Bill Greason

Bill Greason
Greason on his 100th birthday in 2024
Pitcher
Born: (1924-09-03) September 3, 1924 (age 100)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NgL: 1948, for the Birmingham Black Barons
MLB: May 31, 1954, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
June 20, 1954, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB[a] statistics
Win–loss record3–3
Earned run average4.62
Strikeouts36
Teams
Negro leagues
Major League Baseball
Career highlights and awards
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service1943–1945, 1951–1952
UnitV Amphibious Corps
Battles / warsWorld War II (Battle of Iwo Jima)
Korean War

William Henry Greason (born September 3, 1924) is an American former professional baseball player who years later became a Baptist minister in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] Greason played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro leagues from 1948 to 1951 and for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League in 1954.

  1. ^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Negro League Baseball Players Association Archived September 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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