Professional baseball player. Biras played for the 1944 Cleveland Indians. He singled in both games which represented his entire professional baseball career & had a batting average of 1,000. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre(Eastern) for the 1945 season, Biras refused to report because he was dissatisfied with the contract that had been offered him. The Indians suspended Biras in April 1945 & released him in June 1945. Although he never appeared in any other professional game, he continued to play semi-pro ball in the St. Louis area for many years. He returned to his former career in the shipbuilding industry in St. Louis, Missouri & remained with the St. Louis Shipbuilding Company until the time of his death.
Professional baseball player. Biras played for the 1944 Cleveland Indians. He singled in both games which represented his entire professional baseball career & had a batting average of 1,000. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre(Eastern) for the 1945 season, Biras refused to report because he was dissatisfied with the contract that had been offered him. The Indians suspended Biras in April 1945 & released him in June 1945. Although he never appeared in any other professional game, he continued to play semi-pro ball in the St. Louis area for many years. He returned to his former career in the shipbuilding industry in St. Louis, Missouri & remained with the St. Louis Shipbuilding Company until the time of his death.
Bio by: Connie Nisinger
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