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Mudcat Grant

Mudcat Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2021)

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Born
August 13, 1935
Died
June 11, 2021
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1935

About Mudcat Grant

James Timothy "Mudcat" Grant Jr. was an American baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1958 to 1971. He was a two-time All-Star. In 1965, Grant became the first black pitcher to win 20 games in a season in the American League and the first black pitcher to win a World Series game for the American League. Grant was awarded a scholarship to play football and baseball at Florida A&M University. Grant was the starting pitcher for the Montreal Expos in their first-ever game on April 8, 1969. His best season in Cleveland was in 1961 when he had a win-loss record of 15–9 and a 3.86 earned run average.

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Mudcat Grant timeline

  1. His best season in Cleveland was in 1961 when he had a win-loss record of 15–9 and a 3.86 earned run average.
  2. In 1965, Grant became the first black pitcher to win 20 games in a season in the American League and the first black pitcher to win a World Series game for the American League.
  3. Grant was the starting pitcher for the Montreal Expos in their first-ever game on April 8, 1969.

The world when Mudcat Grant was born

Mudcat Grant was born in 1935. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mudcat Grant's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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