Earl Grace | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Barlow, Kentucky, U.S. | February 24, 1907|
Died: December 22, 1980 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 73)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 23, 1929, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 1937, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .263 |
Home runs | 31 |
Runs batted in | 251 |
Teams | |
Robert Earl Grace (February 24, 1907 – December 22, 1980) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1929 through 1937 for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies. During World War II, 1LT Robert E. Grace served as baseball coach for servicemen assigned to the Welch Army Convalescent Center in Daytona Beach.[1]