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Alex Grammas
Class of 1993
Category: Baseball
Born: 4/3/1927
Birthplace: Birmingham, AL
Alex Grammas was born April 3, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama. Alex was an outstanding baseball player at Phillips High School and Mississippi State University. He signed a pro contract in 1949, and reached the Major Leagues in 1954, where he stayed for the next 37 years as a player, manager or coach. He played 10 years with St. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago with a lifetime batting average of .247, as a Golden Glove-type shortstop. His greatest fame came as a coach. For years he was considered the premier third base coach, working for Sparky Anderson at Cincinnati and Detroit. Served briefly as the manager at Pittsburgh and Milwaukee. He is retired and living in Birmingham, Alabama.
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