Harvey Grubb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1890
Place of Birth: Lexington, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 25-Jan-1970
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Harvey Grubb
- Harvey Harrison Grubb (September 18, 1890 – January 25, 1970) was a Major League Baseball third baseman for one game on September 27, 1912.
- He also had a long minor league career which lasted from 1909 to 1924.
- He batted and threw right-handed, and was 6 feet tall and 165 pounds. Grubb made his professional debut with the Greensboro Champs of the Carolina Association in 1909, and had a .180 batting average in 14 games with them.
- In 1910, he played for the Winston-Salem Twins of the Carolina Association, and hit .116 in 12 games.
- Grubb spent the 1911 and 1912 seasons with the Morristown Jobbers of the Appalachian League and had a .275 average both years, playing in 97 and 101 games, respectively.
- At the end of the season, Grubb was brought onto the Cleveland Naps major league roster.
- He played in a game on September 27, 1912 and was hit by pitch in his only plate appearance after coming into the game in relief of Terry Turner in a 16-5 win against the Detroit Tigers.It ended up being the only major league game of his career, as the following year he was sent back to the minor leagues.
- After not playing professionally in 1913, he played for the Waco Navigators from 1914 to 1917, appearing in a career-high 158 games in 1917.
- He did not play in 1918, but returned to Waco in 1919, then joined the Wichita Falls Spudders during the 1920 season.
- He played for the Galveston Pirates in 1921, and had a career-high batting average of .291.
- He spent the final three seasons of his career with the Corsicana Oilers, and served as the team's manager in 1923 as well.
- In his final season, Grubb had a batting average of .288 in 109 games.
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