Alex Grammas
[edit] Biography
Alex Grammas (Alexander Peter Grammas) was born on April 3, 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .264 with 2 home runs and 29 RBI. Grammas played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 10 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 142
| 401
| 57
| 106
| 2
| 29
| .264
| .335
| .342
| 17
| 4
| 40
| 29
| 5
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 12
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| 128
| 366
| 32
| 88
| 3
| 25
| .240
| .308
| .328
| 19
| 2
| 33
| 36
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 9
| 9
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .308
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 77
| 140
| 17
| 34
| 0
| 16
| .243
| .323
| .321
| 11
| 0
| 16
| 18
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| 83
| 152
| 18
| 37
| 0
| 17
| .243
| .322
| .316
| 11
| 0
| 17
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| 73
| 99
| 14
| 30
| 0
| 8
| .303
| .364
| .343
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 105
| 216
| 25
| 47
| 0
| 12
| .218
| .329
| .255
| 8
| 0
| 34
| 24
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| 131
| 368
| 43
| 99
| 3
| 30
| .269
| .337
| .342
| 14
| 2
| 38
| 26
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 6
| 9
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 102
| 196
| 20
| 48
| 4
| 17
| .245
| .290
| .337
| 4
| 1
| 12
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 89
| 170
| 23
| 36
| 0
| 21
| .212
| .293
| .282
| 10
| 1
| 19
| 21
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 21
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .158
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 23
| 60
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 3
| .233
| .270
| .283
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| 44
| 78
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 4
| .205
| .244
| .244
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 27
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .185
| .185
| .185
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 913
| 2073
| 236
| 512
| 12
| 163
| .247
| .318
| .317
| 90
| 10
| 206
| 192
| 15
| 41
| 17
| 22
| 56
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| STL
| N
| SS
| 142
| 128
| 1089
| 252
| 432
| 24
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| SS
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 235
| 340
| 19
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 79
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 6
| 54.1
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 42
| 4
| 111
| 23
| 33
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 20
| 13
| 118
| 31
| 27
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 14
| 11
| 108
| 36
| 30
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 61
| 23
| 246.1
| 55
| 84
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 38
| 35
| 274.2
| 35
| 60
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| SS
| 130
| 123
| 1006
| 216
| 373
| 22
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| SS
| 46
| 27
| 246
| 56
| 81
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 38
| 17
| 187.1
| 38
| 63
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 10
| 86.2
| 8
| 27
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| SS
| 66
| 35
| 350.2
| 81
| 136
| 9
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 18
| 9
| 101.1
| 31
| 43
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| SS
| 16
| 1
| 53.2
| 11
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 13
| 12
| 112
| 20
| 42
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 2
| 21
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 29
| 13
| 165.2
| 31
| 59
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 13
| 5
| 59
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 100
| 52
| 535.2
| 143
| 178
| 7
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 123
| 53
| 435.2
| 91
| 184
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 672
| 358
| 3273.2
| 972
| 1569
| 85
| 338
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1949).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jack Crimian and $100000 (December 2, 1953).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Joe Frazier to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Chuck Harmon (May 16, 1956).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with George Crowe and Alex Kellner to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bob Mabe, Eddie Kasko and Del Ennis (October 3, 1958).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Don Landrum to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bobby Smith and Daryl Robertson (June 5, 1962).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (October 4, 1963).
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