A new Bloomers…no, wait…Bloomington Cardinals photo. Here we have Ol’ Stubblebeard himself, wearing his Cardinals uniform on May 4, 1935 - the day before they opened the season in Terre Haute, IN against the Tots.

Grimes, the 270 game winner and Hall of Famer, finished his pro career as player/manager for the Cards. He went 10-5 on the mound that year and the Cards finished 75-44 to win the Three I League by one game over the Springfield (IL) Senators.

Fun fact: the uniforms the ‘35 Cards wore were worn by the 1934 STL Cardinals when they won the World Series.