Acie Griggs
Nickname: Skeet
Career: 1946-1951
Positions: 2b, ss, cf
Teams: Atlanta Black Crackers, New York Cubans, Birmingham Black Barons
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' Weight: 200
Born: September 13, 1924, Union Spring, Alabama
He began playing in the City League of Birmingham, Alabama, as a teenager in 1938 and continued during the 1940s, prior to joining the Birmingham Black Barons in 1949. His career with the Black Barons was brief and was during the years when the Negro Leagues had begun to decline.
Baseball Career Highlights:
"My greatest highlight was looking back and remembering that I played with some of the greatest ball players in the world: Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Piper Davis, Buck O'Neil, Luke Easter, "Cool Papa" Bell and my best friend, Minnie Minoso. Also, my other career highlight was hitting .370 or better with the Birmingham Black Barons during my last year in the Leagues."
Professional/Personal Accomplishments:
"After earning a college degree from Alabama A&M College, I worked at Immaculate High School, West End High and Avondale Elementary School. I also coached baseball, football and basketball for 38 years and had some of the best teams in the state. I feel that coaching kids is about the best thing a man can do."
Awards, Honors, Titles, Championships,
Schools, Colleges:
• Won Several Awards at Alabama A&M College
• Won Championships and titles at Immaculate High School
Sources:
NLBM Legacy 2000 Players' Reunion Alumni Book, Kansas City Missouri: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Inc., 2000.
James A. Riley, The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues, New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1994.
Acie Griggs