Claude Grier Explained

Claude Grier
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:March 24, 1904
Birth Place:Catawba County, North Carolina
Death Place:Newton, North Carolina
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1924
Debutteam:Washington/Wilmington Potomacs
Finalyear:1928
Finalteam:Bacharach Giants
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Highlights:
  • Pitched a no-hitter on October 3, 1926

Claude Bonds Grier (March 24, 1904  - March 1, 1967), nicknamed "Red", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.

A native of Catawba County, North Carolina, Grier attended North Carolina A&T State University. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1924 for the Washington Potomacs, and split time between Wilmington and the Bacharach Giants the following season. Grier went on to play three more seasons with the Bacharach club, where he spun a historic no-hitter in the 1926 Colored World Series, and finished his career in 1928.[1] [2] He died in Newton, North Carolina in 1967 at age 62.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claude Grier . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Red Grier . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.