Major League Baseball Player, Coach, Manager. For ten seasons (1954 to 1963), he played at the shortstop, third baseman and second baseman positions with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs. Born Alexander Peter Grammas, he served with the United States Military during World War II and following his return home, he enrolled at Mississippi State University, where he played collegiate baseball. Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949, he was acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals and made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954. During that year (1954), he produced a career high 106 hits. In 913 career regular season games, he compiled 512 hits, with a lifetime .247 batting average. After retiring as a player, he remained in the sport and began a lengthy career as a coach and manager, initially at the Minor League level in 1964. He returned to the Major Leagues as a coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1965 to 1969) and briefly served as interim manager in 1969. From 1970 until 1975, he served on Sparky Anderson's coaching staff with the Cincinnati Reds and experienced three pennant winning years (1970, 1972 and 1975) which included the 1975 World Champion season. He served as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1976 until 1977 and returned to the Reds as a coach in 1978. Grammas was a coach with the Atlanta Braves in 1979 and from 1980 until 1991, he was reunited with Sparky Anderson with the Detroit Tigers and experienced another world championship with the 1984 Tigers team.
Major League Baseball Player, Coach, Manager. For ten seasons (1954 to 1963), he played at the shortstop, third baseman and second baseman positions with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs. Born Alexander Peter Grammas, he served with the United States Military during World War II and following his return home, he enrolled at Mississippi State University, where he played collegiate baseball. Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949, he was acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals and made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954. During that year (1954), he produced a career high 106 hits. In 913 career regular season games, he compiled 512 hits, with a lifetime .247 batting average. After retiring as a player, he remained in the sport and began a lengthy career as a coach and manager, initially at the Minor League level in 1964. He returned to the Major Leagues as a coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1965 to 1969) and briefly served as interim manager in 1969. From 1970 until 1975, he served on Sparky Anderson's coaching staff with the Cincinnati Reds and experienced three pennant winning years (1970, 1972 and 1975) which included the 1975 World Champion season. He served as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1976 until 1977 and returned to the Reds as a coach in 1978. Grammas was a coach with the Atlanta Braves in 1979 and from 1980 until 1991, he was reunited with Sparky Anderson with the Detroit Tigers and experienced another world championship with the 1984 Tigers team.
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