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Alex Grammas (Alexander Peter Grammas) was born on 3 April, 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., is an American baseball player and manager (1926–2019). Discover Alex Grammas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

Popular As Alexander Peter Grammas
Occupation miscellaneous
Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 3 April 1926
Birthday 3 April
Birthplace Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Date of death 13 September, 2019
Died Place Vestavia Hills, Alabama, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Alex Grammas Height, Weight & Measurements

At 93 years old, Alex Grammas height is 6' (1.83 m) .

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Height 6' (1.83 m)
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Who Is Alex Grammas's Wife?

His wife is Demetra Triantos (29 January 1950 - 27 January 2018) ( her death) ( 4 children)

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Wife Demetra Triantos (29 January 1950 - 27 January 2018) ( her death) ( 4 children)
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Alex Grammas Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alex Grammas worth at the age of 93 years old? Alex Grammas’s income source is mostly from being a successful Miscellaneous. He is from United States. We have estimated Alex Grammas's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Miscellaneous

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1926

Alexander Peter Grammas (April 3, 1926 – September 13, 2019) was an American professional baseball infielder, manager and coach.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Grammas played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Redlegs and Chicago Cubs.

He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 ft tall and 175 lb. Grammas's family origins are from Agios Dimitrios, Greece.

1949

Grammas attended Mississippi State University and signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1949.

1951

During his third season in the ChiSox' farm system, he was acquired by Cincinnati in 1951 and continued his minor league apprenticeship in the Reds' organization.

1953

Loaned to the New York Yankees' Kansas City Blues affiliate in 1953 (Cincinnati at the time lacked a Triple-A farm team), Grammas collected a career-high 179 hits and batted .307.

He was named the American Association's All-Star shortstop.

With Roy McMillan blocking his path in Cincinnati, the Redlegs traded Grammas in December 1953 to the St. Louis Cardinals; the trade marked an unusual "ping-pong" trend in Grammas' playing career, as he would bounce between Cincinnati (prior to 1954; 1956–58) and St. Louis (1954–56; 1959–62) during the 1950s.

1962

The Cardinals finally broke the pattern in June 1962 by trading Grammas to the Cubs, where he finished his career (1962–63).

Grammas was the Cardinals' starting shortstop in, and and ranked no lower than third in fielding percentage among National League shortstops each season; he finished his career with a .969 overall fielding mark.

He was a reserve infielder with the Redlegs and Cubs.

All told, he appeared in 913 games played over ten MLB seasons, collecting 512 hits, with 90 doubles, ten triples, 12 home runs and 163 runs batted in.

He batted .247 lifetime.

1964

In 1964, Grammas began his managing career as skipper of the Cubs' Double-A affiliate, the Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League.

Although he spent the entire year at Fort Worth, as one of the Cubs' minor league pilots he was listed as a member of the Cubs' College of Coaches that season.

1965

He then joined Harry Walker's staff as the third base coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1965, staying on following Walker's dismissal in mid-1967.

1969

He began his big-league managerial career when he was asked finish out the Pirates' 1969 season after Larry Shepard was fired as the team's manager on September 26.

Although Grammas guided the 1969 Bucs to a 4–1 finish, Danny Murtaugh took over as the team's manager in 1970.

1970

Grammas then returned to the Cincinnati Reds as third base coach under Sparky Anderson, spending six seasons in that post during the "Big Red Machine" era, including service on Cincinnati's 1970 and 1972 National League champions and the 1975 world champions.

1975

After the Milwaukee Brewers fired Del Crandall as manager near the end of the 1975 season, his place was taken on an interim basis by Harvey Kuenn.

But following the 1975 World Series, the Brewers set their sights on Grammas as their next skipper, and signed him to a three-year contract in November 1975.

Milwaukee Brewers President Bud Selig said that Grammas was the only manager they wanted.

He added, "There is no question in our mind, we got the best man available. In the years I've been in baseball, never has anybody been recommended by as broad a spectrum of people as Alex Grammas."

Grammas was, however, unable to bring the success he had seen with the Reds to Milwaukee.

1976

In 1976 and 1977, Grammas led the Brewers to consecutive sixth-place finishes in the American League Eastern Division, in which the Brewers finished 32 and 33 games, respectively, out of first place.

A 10–5 start in 1976 led Sports Illustrated to publish a story praising Grammas' positive attitude and mental approach to the game.

But the Brewers faded soon thereafter, losing 22 of their last 26 games.

1977

Only the expansion 1977 Toronto Blue Jays, who lost 107 games in their inaugural season, kept the Brewers from consecutive last-place finishes under Grammas.

Internal signs of trouble were evident by mid-season in 1977.

With the Brewers at 39–45, Brewers reserve first baseman Mike Hegan, who was dissatisfied with his playing time under Grammas, made national news by saying "Grammas is a nice guy, but as a manager, he makes a good third base coach".

Hegan added, "I think that we all expected that, when he came over here, he was going to provide motivation and leadership...but that hasn't happened".

Grammas, for his part said some players were not putting out as much effort as they had earlier in the season, that every team has players who "cop out", including the Brewers, that the team had not played up to its potential, and that "I would say there have been times that we could have put out a lot harder".

After this point, the Brewers went 27–50.

On November 21, 1977, Brewers President Bud Selig fired both Grammas and General Manager Jim Baumer.

Grammas ended his managerial career with a record of 137–191.

1978

Grammas then returned to the coaching ranks and the Reds in 1978 as a member of Anderson's staff; then, after Anderson's controversial firing, Grammas coached under Bobby Cox with the 1979 Atlanta Braves.

1979

In mid-June of 1979, Anderson was hired as skipper of the Detroit Tigers, and during his first off-season as Detroit's manager, he added Grammas to his staff as third base coach, where Grammas served for 12 consecutive years (1980–91), including on the Tigers' 1984 world championship season.

2019

Grammas died at his home in Birmingham, Alabama on September 13, 2019.