Grant Gillis
Infielder, Baseball Player
1901 – 1981
Who was Grant Gillis?
Grant Gillis was a utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1927 through 1929 for the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox. Listed at 5 ft 10 in, 165 lb., Gillis batted and threw right-handed. A native of Grove Hill, Alabama, he was signed by Washington out of the University of Alabama.
In a three-season career, Gillis was a .245 hitter with 10 RBI and 26 runs in 62 games, including 12 doubles and two triples. He did not hit a home run. As an infielder, he made 59 appearances at second base, shortstop and third base.
Gillis died in Thomasville, Alabama, at age 80.
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- Born
- Jan 24, 1901
Grove Hill, Alabama - Profession
- Education
- University of Alabama
- Lived in
- Grove Hill, Alabama
- Died
- Feb 4, 1981
Thomasville
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on July 23, 2013
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