Willie Grace

Outfielder/Pitcher

Born: June 30, 1917
Memphis, Tennessee

Died: November 18, 2006 (aged 89)
Erie, Pennsylvania

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1943, for the Cleveland Buckeyes

Last appearance

1948, for the Cleveland Buckeyes

Teams

Cleveland Buckeyes (1943–1948)

William "Willie" Grace (June 30, 1917 – November 18, 2006) was an African-American baseball outfielder and pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1943 to 1948 with the Cleveland Buckeyes.^[1] He also played for the Erie Sailors of the Middle Atlantic League in 1951.

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Negro League Baseball Players Association page
NLB museum

Cleveland Buckeyes 1945 Negro World Series Champions

Buddy Armour Gene Bremer Avelino Canizares Frank Carswell Johnnie Cowan Willie Grace Bill Jefferson Jeff Jefferson Sam Jethroe Quincy Trouppe Archie Ware Parnell Woods

Manager Quincy Trouppe

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