Acie Griggs Explained

Acie Griggs
Position:Second baseman
Birth Date:September 13, 1923
Birth Place:Union Springs, Alabama
Death Place:Birmingham, Alabama
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1948
Debutteam:New York Cubans
Finalyear:1957
Finalteam:Birmingham Black Barons
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Asa Griggs (September 13, 1923  - June 11, 2007), nicknamed "Skeet", was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s and 1950s.

A native of Union Springs, Alabama, Griggs was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Wiley Griggs. Older brother Acie graduated from A. H. Parker High School and Alabama A&M University,[1] [2] and served in the US Navy during World War II.[3] He played for the New York Cubans in 1948, and joined the Birmingham Black Barons in 1949, where he played through 1957.[4] Griggs died in Birmingham, Alabama in 2007 at age 83.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acie Griggs . nlbemuseum.com . August 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: Acie Griggs . seamheads.com . August 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: William Dahlberg . Wiley Griggs . sabr.org . August 4, 2020.
  4. Web site: Acie 'Skeet' Griggs . nlbpa.com . August 4, 2020.