Jim Greengrass

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Jim Greengrass

Outfielder
Born: (1927-10-24) October 24, 1927 Addison, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1952 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1956 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average	.269
Home runs	69
Runs batted in	282
Teams
Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs (1952–55) Philadelphia Phillies (1955–56)

James Raymond Greengrass (born October 24, 1927) is a former professional baseball player. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1952 until 1956, for the Cincinnati Reds (known as the Redlegs for part of his tenure) and Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as an outfielder. Greengrass shares with Pop Dillon the record for the most doubles hit on the opening day of the Major League Baseball season, with four doubles for the Reds on the 13th of April, 1954.^[1]

References

↑ "Doubles Records: Game Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Greengrass, Jim
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 24, 1927
Place of birth	Addison, New York
Date of death
Place of death

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