Gair Allie
Gair Allie | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Statesville, North Carolina | October 28, 1931|
Died: October 4, 2016 San Antonio, Texas | (aged 84)|
Batted: Right[1] Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 13, 1954, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1954, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .199 |
Hits | 83 |
RBI | 30 |
Teams | |
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Gair Roosevelt Allie (October 28, 1931 – October 4, 2016)[2] was an American professional baseball player. A shortstop and third baseman born in Statesville, North Carolina, he appeared in 121 games in Major League Baseball for the 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates. Allie threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Allie attended Wake Forest University and began his pro career with the Pittsburgh organization in 1952. After two years with the Double-A New Orleans Pelicans, he spent the entire 1954 National League season with the Pirates, starting 92 games at shortstop while incumbent Dick Groat was serving in the military. Allie also started 18 games at third base.[3] He collected 83 hits, including eight doubles, six triples and three home runs, batting .199 with 30 runs batted in. He returned to New Orleans in 1955 and spent the rest of his baseball career in the minor leagues, retiring in 1961.
Gair Allie died in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 84.
References
- ^ Gair Allie at ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2009-11-07.
- ^ Gair Allie Obituary
- ^ Retrosheet
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1931 births
- 2016 deaths
- United States Army personnel of the Korean War
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Columbus Jets players
- Hollywood Stars players
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Memphis Chickasaws players
- New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
- People from Statesville, North Carolina
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Sportspeople from San Antonio
- United States Army soldiers
- American baseball infielder stubs