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American baseball player (1901–1981)

Baseball player

Grant Gillis
Gillis with Alabama in 1925
Infielder
Born: (1901-01-24)January 24, 1901 Grove Hill, Alabama, U.S.
Died: February 4, 1981(1981-02-04) (aged 80) Thomasville, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1927, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
June 25, 1929, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.245
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	23

Teams
Washington Senators (1927–1928) Boston Red Sox (1929)

Grant Gillis (January 24, 1901 – February 4, 1981) was a utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1927 through 1929 for the Washington Senators (1927–28) and Boston Red Sox (1929). Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 165 lb., Gillis batted and threw right-handed. A native of Grove Hill, Alabama, he was signed by Washington out of the University of Alabama. At Alabama he was the first quarterback under Wallace Wade.

In a three-season career, Gillis was a .245 hitter (48-for-196) with 10 RBI and 26 runs in 62 games, including 12 doubles and two triples. He did not hit a home run. As an infielder, he made 59 appearances at second base (30), shortstop (26) and third base (3).

Gillis died in Thomasville, Alabama, at age 80.

Trivia

In a five-for-one trade, Gillis was dealt by the Senators to Boston along with Elliot Bigelow, Milt Gaston, Hod Lisenbee and Bobby Reeves, in the transaction that brought Buddy Myer to Washington on December 15, 1928.

References

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- Career statistics from Baseball Reference

External links

Grant Gillis at Find a Grave

v t e 1923 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
Backfield	QB Grant Gillis HB Gil Reese HB Ark Newton FB Doug Wycoff
Line	E Lynn Bomar E Henry Wakefield T Joe Bennett T W. M. Robinson G Goldy Goldstein G Everett E. Kelley C Clyde Propst

v t e 1925 Alabama Crimson Tide football—national champions
10 Pooley Hubert 17 Johnny Mack Brown 58 Hoyt "Wu" Winslett 72 Fred Pickhard Red Barnes Jim Bowdoin Tolbert "Red" Brown Bill Buckler Herschel Caldwell Grant Gillis Gordon Holmes Bruce Jones Claude Perry Melvin Vines Head coach Wallace Wade Assistant coaches Russ Cohen Hank Crisp Clyde "Shorty" Propst William T. Van de Graaff

1925 Alabama Crimson Tide football—national champions

Head coach: Wallace Wade

Assistant coaches: Russ Cohen; Hank Crisp; Clyde "Shorty" Propst; William T. Van de Graaff

v t e Alabama Crimson Tide starting quarterbacks
Walker (1892–1894) Burr (1895–1896) Tutwiler (1897) Johnston (1899) Drennen (1900–1901) Wyatt (1902–1903) Ward (1904) T. Smith (1905) Hannon (1906–1907) Peebles (1908–1910) Moody (1909–1912) Joplin (1912, 1914) Harsh (1914–1915) Creen (1916) Hagan (1913, 1917) Lenoir (1917) Sewell (1919) Hovater (1920) Bartlett (1920–1922) Rosenfeld (1921) Gillis (1923–1924) Hubert (1924–1925) Barnes (1925–1926) Brasfield (1927) McClintock (1927–1928) Vines (1929) J. Tucker (1930–1931) Campbell (1930–1931) R. Smith (1934–1935) Riley (1936) Bradford (1936–1938) Hughes (1937–1938) DeShane (1939–1940) McWhorter (1941–1942) Gilmer (1944–1947) Self (1945–1946) Morrow (1947) Brown (1948) Salem (1948–1950) Avinger (1949–1950) Hobson (1951–1952) Starr (1953–1955) Walls (1956) B. Smith (1956–1957) Jackson (1958) Trammell (1959–1961) Namath (1962–1964) Sloan (1962–1965) Stabler (1966–1967) Trimble (1966) Hunter (1968–1970) Hayden (1970) Davis (1971–1972) G. Rutledge (1973) Todd (1974–1975) J. Rutledge (1976–1978) Shealy (1979) Jacobs (1980) Coley (1981) Gray (1981) Lewis (1981–1983) Shula (1984–1986) Sutton (1984, 1987–1988) D. Smith (1987–1988) Dunn (1987–1989) Hollingsworth (1989–1990) Woodson (1991) Barker (1991–1994) Burgdorf (1993, 1995) Kitchens (1995–1997) L. Tucker (1997) Phillips (1998) Zow (1998–2001) Watts (1999–2002) Croyle (2002–2005) Pennington (2003–2004) Avalos (2003) Guillon (2004) Wilson (2006–2008) McElroy (2009–2010) McCarron (2011–2013) Sims (2014) Coker (2015) Bateman (2015) Barnett (2016) Hurts (2016–2017) Tagovailoa (2018–2019) Jones (2019–2020) Young (2021–2022) Milroe (2022–2024) Buchner (2023)

Alabama Crimson Tide starting quarterbacks

Walker (1892–1894)
Burr (1895–1896)
Tutwiler (1897)
Johnston (1899)
Drennen (1900–1901)
Wyatt (1902–1903)
Ward (1904)
T. Smith (1905)
Hannon (1906–1907)
Peebles (1908–1910)
Moody (1909–1912)
Joplin (1912, 1914)
Harsh (1914–1915)
Creen (1916)
Hagan (1913, 1917)
Lenoir (1917)
Sewell (1919)
Hovater (1920)
Bartlett (1920–1922)
Rosenfeld (1921)
Gillis (1923–1924)
Hubert (1924–1925)
Barnes (1925–1926)
Brasfield (1927)
McClintock (1927–1928)
Vines (1929)
J. Tucker (1930–1931)
Campbell (1930–1931)
R. Smith (1934–1935)
Riley (1936)
Bradford (1936–1938)
Hughes (1937–1938)
DeShane (1939–1940)
McWhorter (1941–1942)
Gilmer (1944–1947)
Self (1945–1946)
Morrow (1947)
Brown (1948)
Salem (1948–1950)
Avinger (1949–1950)
Hobson (1951–1952)
Starr (1953–1955)
Walls (1956)
B. Smith (1956–1957)
Jackson (1958)
Trammell (1959–1961)
Namath (1962–1964)
Sloan (1962–1965)
Stabler (1966–1967)
Trimble (1966)
Hunter (1968–1970)
Hayden (1970)
Davis (1971–1972)
G. Rutledge (1973)
Todd (1974–1975)
J. Rutledge (1976–1978)
Shealy (1979)
Jacobs (1980)
Coley (1981)
Gray (1981)
Lewis (1981–1983)
Shula (1984–1986)
Sutton (1984, 1987–1988)
D. Smith (1987–1988)
Dunn (1987–1989)
Hollingsworth (1989–1990)
Woodson (1991)
Barker (1991–1994)
Burgdorf (1993, 1995)
Kitchens (1995–1997)
L. Tucker (1997)
Phillips (1998)
Zow (1998–2001)
Watts (1999–2002)
Croyle (2002–2005)
Pennington (2003–2004)
Avalos (2003)
Guillon (2004)
Wilson (2006–2008)
McElroy (2009–2010)
McCarron (2011–2013)
Sims (2014)
Coker (2015)
Bateman (2015)
Barnett (2016)
Hurts (2016–2017)
Tagovailoa (2018–2019)
Jones (2019–2020)
Young (2021–2022)
Milroe (2022–2024)
Buchner (2023)

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