Jim “Mudcat” Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of Minnesota’s first World Series team in 1965, died June 11 in Los Angeles. He was 85.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant, first Black pitcher to win 20 games in American League, dies at 85
By News Services and Staff Reports
June 12, 2021 at 9:47 p.m. EDT