Alex Grammas | |
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Infielder / Manager | |
Born: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | April 3, 1926|
Died: September 13, 2019 Vestavia Hills, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 93)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 13, 1954, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1963, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .247 |
Home runs | 12 |
Runs batted in | 163 |
Managerial record | 137–191 |
Winning % | .418 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Alexander Peter Grammas (April 3, 1926 – September 13, 2019) was an American professional baseball infielder, manager and coach. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Grammas played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Redlegs and Chicago Cubs. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg). Grammas's family origins are from Agios Dimitrios, Greece.[1]