1926
Born April 3, 1926
Birmingham, AL, USA
Alex Grammas Notable
b. April 3, 1926 · St. Louis Cardinals 1954–1956, 1959–1962, Cincinnati Redlegs 1956–1958, Chicago Cubs 1962–1963
Alex Grammas played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1963.
Across 913 games he batted .247, with 512 hits and 236 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 90 doubles and 17 stolen bases.
He played 671 games at shortstop, with 1,569 assists and 85 errors. He turned 338 double plays. He also played 123 games at third base and 100 games at second base.
He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on April 3, 1926, and died on September 13, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | STL | 142 | 401 | 57 | 106 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 6 | .264 |
| 1955 | STL | 128 | 366 | 32 | 88 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 33 | 36 | 4 | .240 |
| 1956 | CIN/STL | 83 | 152 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 0 | .243 |
| 1957 | CIN | 73 | 99 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .303 |
| 1958 | CIN | 105 | 216 | 25 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 24 | 2 | .218 |
| 1959 | STL | 131 | 368 | 43 | 99 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 38 | 26 | 3 | .269 |
| 1960 | STL | 102 | 196 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .245 |
| 1961 | STL | 89 | 170 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 0 | .212 |
| 1962 | CHC/STL | 44 | 78 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .205 |
| 1963 | CHC | 16 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .185 |
| Career | — | 913 | 2073 | 236 | 512 | 90 | 10 | 12 | 163 | 206 | 192 | 17 | .247 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died September 13, 2019
1954
Major-league debut: Alex Grammas
Alex Grammas made a major-league debut on April 13, 1954.
1963
Final major-league game: Alex Grammas
Alex Grammas played a final major-league game on September 29, 1963.