Acie Griggs

Asa Griggs (September 13, 1923 – June 11, 2007), nicknamed "Skeet", was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s and 1950s.

Acie Griggs
Second baseman
Born: (1923-09-13)September 13, 1923
Union Springs, Alabama
Died: June 11, 2007(2007-06-11) (aged 83)
Birmingham, Alabama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1948, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1957, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams

A native of Union Springs, Alabama, Griggs was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Wiley Griggs. Older brother Acie graduated from A. H. Parker High School and Alabama A&M University,[1][2] and served in the US Navy during World War II.[3] He played for the New York Cubans in 1948, and joined the Birmingham Black Barons in 1949, where he played through 1957.[4] Griggs died in Birmingham, Alabama in 2007 at age 83.

References
  1. "Acie Griggs". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Acie Griggs". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. William Dahlberg. "Wiley Griggs". sabr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. "Acie 'Skeet' Griggs". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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