Jack Graney

Jack Graney
Outfielder
Born: June 10, 1886 St. Thomas, Ontario
Died: April 20, 1978(1978-04-20) (aged 91) Louisiana, Missouri
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 30, 1908 for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
June 28, 1922 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Batting average	.250
Hits	1178
Runs batted in	420
Teams
Cleveland Naps/Indians (1908, 1910-1922)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion: 1920

John Gladstone Graney (June 10, 1886 – April 20, 1978) was a Canadian left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Cleveland Indians (1908, 1910–1922). He was born in St. Thomas, Ontario.

On June 26, 1916, the Cleveland Indians used numbers on their uniforms on an experimental basis in a home game against the White Sox. The numbers, which were worn on the players' uniform sleeves, corresponded with information in the scorecards. Jack Graney was the first major league player to appear in a game with a number on his uniform. He was also the first batter to face Babe Ruth.

After retiring from playing, Graney became a play-by-play broadcaster for the team, thus being the first former major league player to become a broadcaster in the United States. He died at age 91 in Louisiana, Missouri. He has been inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

In the 1980s, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame instituted an award in Graney's name, presented periodically to journalists deemed to have made notable contributions to promoting baseball in Canada.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players from Canada
• List of Major League Baseball doubles champions

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)