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Alex Grammas
Alexander Peter Grammas

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 178 lb.
School Mississippi State University

Debut April 13, 1954
Final Game September 29, 1963
Born April 3, 1926 in Birmingham, AL

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 28 STL NL 142  401   57  106  17  4   2   29   6  1  40  29  .264  .335  .342   77  137   4   5       5  12
 1955 29 STL NL 128  366   32   88  19  2   3   25   4  1  33  36  .240  .308  .328   69  120   5   1   9   3   9
 1956 30 TOT NL  83  152   18   37  11  0   0   17   0  1  17  19  .243  .322  .316   70   48  10   1   1   1   0
         STL NL   6   12    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   1  .250  .308  .250   53    3   0   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL  77  140   17   34  11  0   0   16   0  1  16  18  .243  .323  .321   71   45  10   1   1   1   0
 1957 31 CIN NL  73   99   14   30   4  0   0    8   1  3  10   6  .303  .364  .343   88   34   1   1   0   0   4
 1958 32 CIN NL 105  216   25   47   8  0   0   12   2  2  34  24  .218  .329  .255   54   55   7   0   1   2   6
 1959 33 STL NL 131  368   43   99  14  2   3   30   3  3  38  26  .269  .337  .342   78  126   5   3   6   1   9
 1960 34 STL NL 102  196   20   48   4  1   4   17   0  1  12  15  .245  .290  .337   66   66   3   1   1   1   8
 1961 35 STL NL  89  170   23   36  10  1   0   21   0  1  19  21  .212  .293  .282   48   48   6   1   3   1   4
 1962 36 TOT NL  44   78    3   16   3  0   0    4   1  1   3  13  .205  .244  .244   29   19   0   0   1   1   4
         STL NL  21   18    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   6  .111  .158  .111  -29    2   0   0   1   0   1
         CHC NL  23   60    3   14   3  0   0    3   1  1   2   7  .233  .270  .283   47   17   0   0   0   1   3
 1963 37 CHC NL  16   27    1    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .185  .185  .185    5    5   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     913 2073  236  512  90 10  12  163  17 14 206 192  .247  .318  .317   67  658  41  13  22  15  56
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        368   42   91  16  2   2   29   3  2  37  34  .247  .318  .317   67  117   7   2   4   3  10
 Career High    142  401   57  106  19  4   4   30   6  3  40  36  .269  .337  .342   78  137  10   5   9   5  12
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 28 STL NL  455  317   46   3.9   110| .264  .275| .335  .347| .342  .426| .677  .772|  77  .405 -12.9  -1.3  85%
 1955 29 STL NL  408  294   37   3.4   105| .240  .265| .308  .336| .328  .420| .636  .757|  69  .354 -15.8  -1.5  80%
 1956 30 TOT NL  181  127   17   3.6   107| .243  .269| .322  .337| .316  .425| .638  .762|  70  .400  -5.9  -0.6   0%
         STL NL   13    9    1   3.0   103| .250  .264| .308  .331| .250  .417| .558  .748|  53  .321  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         CIN NL  168  118   16   3.6   107| .243  .270| .323  .337| .321  .426| .644  .763|  71  .405  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1957 31 CIN NL  111   78   11   3.8   108| .303  .275| .364  .340| .343  .426| .707  .766|  88  .413  -1.4  -0.1  25%
 1958 32 CIN NL  259  184   20   2.9   111| .218  .277| .329  .346| .255  .432| .584  .778|  54  .298 -13.7  -1.4  50%
 1959 33 STL NL  415  289   43   4.0   110| .269  .277| .337  .344| .342  .429| .679  .773|  78  .432 -11.4  -1.1  50%
 1960 34 STL NL  213  161   17   2.8   106| .245  .272| .290  .339| .337  .418| .627  .757|  66  .312 -10.1  -1.0   0%
 1961 35 STL NL  197  146   15   2.8   114| .212  .282| .293  .349| .282  .438| .575  .788|  48  .275 -13.0  -1.3   0%
 1962 36 TOT NL   82   67    4   1.6   108| .205  .276| .244  .344| .244  .420| .488  .764|  29  .128  -8.1  -0.8  50%
         STL NL   19   17    0   0.0   112| .111  .282| .158  .351| .111  .429| .269  .780| -29  .000  -3.5  -0.3   0%
         CHC NL   63   50    4   2.1   106| .233  .275| .270  .342| .283  .417| .553  .759|  47  .200  -4.6  -0.5  50%
 1963 37 CHC NL   27   22    1   1.2    94| .185  .261| .185  .323| .185  .390| .370  .713|   5  .106  -3.5  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2348 1685  211   3.4   109| .247  .274| .318  .342| .317  .425| .635  .768|  67  .357 -95.8  -9.5  54%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 28 STL NL SS 142 252 432 24 100 .966 .959 4.82 4.63 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.80 1955 29 STL NL SS 126 235 340 19 76 .968 .964 4.56 4.57 1956 30 TOT NL SS 17 15 18 1 3 .971 .962 1.94 4.54 3.41 4.93 8 87.0 STL NL SS 5 3 9 0 1 1.000 .960 2.40 4.54 3.48 4.94 3 31.0 CIN NL 3B 58 41 79 4 8 .968 .956 2.07 2.64 3.16 3.05 43 342.3 SS 12 12 9 1 2 .955 .963 1.75 4.53 3.38 4.93 5 56.0 2B 5 4 8 0 1 1.000 .984 2.40 4.66 4.11 5.34 3 26.3 1957 31 CIN NL SS 42 23 33 2 3 .966 .957 1.33 4.34 4.54 4.82 4 111.0 2B 20 31 27 1 6 .983 .976 2.90 4.97 4.42 5.37 13 118.0 3B 9 6 15 0 1 1.000 .950 2.33 2.71 3.48 2.97 6 54.3 1958 32 CIN NL SS 61 55 84 1 21 .993 .964 2.28 4.57 5.08 5.11 23 246.3 3B 38 35 60 4 4 .960 .952 2.50 2.86 3.11 3.18 35 274.7 2B 14 36 30 1 7 .985 .975 4.71 4.76 5.50 5.33 11 108.0 1959 33 STL NL SS 130 216 373 22 80 .964 .966 4.53 4.53 5.27 5.11 123 1006.0 1960 34 STL NL SS 46 56 81 4 12 .972 .960 2.98 4.23 5.01 4.81 27 246.0 2B 38 38 63 4 16 .962 .974 2.66 4.48 4.85 5.20 17 187.3 3B 13 8 27 1 5 .972 .951 2.69 2.61 3.63 2.97 10 86.7 1961 35 STL NL SS 65 81 136 9 29 .960 .959 3.34 4.28 5.57 4.92 35 350.7 2B 18 31 43 1 11 .987 .976 4.11 4.89 6.57 5.51 9 101.3 3B 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 1.00 2.60 1.50 2.90 2 18.0 1962 36 TOT NL SS 29 31 59 2 13 .978 .963 3.10 4.43 4.89 5.05 13 165.7 TOT NL 2B 5 3 7 0 1 1.000 .971 2.00 4.68 4.29 5.31 2 21.0 STL NL SS 16 11 17 2 2 .933 .962 1.75 4.43 4.69 5.04 1 53.7 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 CHC NL SS 13 20 42 0 11 1.000 .963 4.77 4.43 4.98 5.05 12 112.0 2B 3 3 7 0 1 1.000 .971 3.33 4.67 4.74 5.31 2 19.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1963 37 CHC NL SS 13 8 13 1 1 .955 .959 1.62 4.22 3.20 4.84 5 59.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 30 CIN NL 2B 5 4 8 0 1 1.000 .984 2.40 4.66 4.11 5.34 3 26.3 1957 31 CIN NL 2B 20 31 27 1 6 .983 .976 2.90 4.97 4.42 5.37 13 118.0 1958 32 CIN NL 2B 14 36 30 1 7 .985 .975 4.71 4.76 5.50 5.33 11 108.0 1960 34 STL NL 2B 38 38 63 4 16 .962 .974 2.66 4.48 4.85 5.20 17 187.3 1961 35 STL NL 2B 18 31 43 1 11 .987 .976 4.11 4.89 6.57 5.51 9 101.3 1962 36 TOT NL 2B 5 3 7 0 1 1.000 .971 2.00 4.68 4.29 5.31 2 21.0 STL NL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 CHC NL 2B 3 3 7 0 1 1.000 .971 3.33 4.67 4.74 5.31 2 19.0 1954 28 STL NL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.80 1956 30 CIN NL 3B 58 41 79 4 8 .968 .956 2.07 2.64 3.16 3.05 43 342.3 1957 31 CIN NL 3B 9 6 15 0 1 1.000 .950 2.33 2.71 3.48 2.97 6 54.3 1958 32 CIN NL 3B 38 35 60 4 4 .960 .952 2.50 2.86 3.11 3.18 35 274.7 1960 34 STL NL 3B 13 8 27 1 5 .972 .951 2.69 2.61 3.63 2.97 10 86.7 1961 35 STL NL 3B 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 1.00 2.60 1.50 2.90 2 18.0 1962 36 CHC NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1954 28 STL NL SS 142 252 432 24 100 .966 .959 4.82 4.63 1955 29 STL NL SS 126 235 340 19 76 .968 .964 4.56 4.57 1956 30 TOT NL SS 17 15 18 1 3 .971 .962 1.94 4.54 3.41 4.93 8 87.0 STL NL SS 5 3 9 0 1 1.000 .960 2.40 4.54 3.48 4.94 3 31.0 CIN NL SS 12 12 9 1 2 .955 .963 1.75 4.53 3.38 4.93 5 56.0 1957 31 CIN NL SS 42 23 33 2 3 .966 .957 1.33 4.34 4.54 4.82 4 111.0 1958 32 CIN NL SS 61 55 84 1 21 .993 .964 2.28 4.57 5.08 5.11 23 246.3 1959 33 STL NL SS 130 216 373 22 80 .964 .966 4.53 4.53 5.27 5.11 123 1006.0 1960 34 STL NL SS 46 56 81 4 12 .972 .960 2.98 4.23 5.01 4.81 27 246.0 1961 35 STL NL SS 65 81 136 9 29 .960 .959 3.34 4.28 5.57 4.92 35 350.7 1962 36 TOT NL SS 29 31 59 2 13 .978 .963 3.10 4.43 4.89 5.05 13 165.7 STL NL SS 16 11 17 2 2 .933 .962 1.75 4.43 4.69 5.04 1 53.7 CHC NL SS 13 20 42 0 11 1.000 .963 4.77 4.43 4.98 5.05 12 112.0 1963 37 CHC NL SS 13 8 13 1 1 .955 .959 1.62 4.22 3.20 4.84 5 59.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 671 972 1569 85 338 .968 .962 3.79 4.50 238 2271.7 3B* 123 91 184 9 18 .968 .953 2.24 2.71 96 777.0 2B* 100 143 178 7 42 .979 .975 3.21 4.71 55 562.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 894 1206 1931 101 398 .969 .963 3.51 4.27
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Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1954 NL-5-6

Intentional Walks
1955 NL-9-9

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

June, 1951: Sent from the Chicago White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 2, 1953: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jack Crimian and $100,000.

May 16, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Joe Frazier to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Chuck Harmon.

October 3, 1958: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with George Crowe and Alex Kellner to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Mabe, Eddie Kasko, and Del Ennis.

June 5, 1962: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Don Landrum to the Chicago Cubs for Bobby Gene Smith and Daryl Robertson.

October 4, 1963: Released by the Chicago Cubs.


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