ɡɹˈaɪmz wʌzðə twˈɪn bɹˈʌðɚɹ ʌv sˈɛkənd bˈeɪsmən ɹˈɔɪ ɡɹˈaɪmz, hˌuː plˈeɪd bɹˈiːfli fɚðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk dʒˈaɪənts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ wʌzðə fˈɑːðɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːskɚ ɡɹˈaɪmz, ɐn ɪnfˈiːldɚ hˌuː plˈeɪd wɪððə klˈiːvlənd ˈɪndiənz, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk jˈæŋkiːz, ænd fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə æθlˈɛɾɪks bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.
Grimes was the twin brother of second baseman Roy Grimes, who played briefly for the New York Giants in 1920, and also was the father of Oscar Grimes, an infielder who played with the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Athletics between 1938 and 1946.