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Claude Grier
Pitcher
Born: (1904-03-24)March 24, 1904 Catawba County, North Carolina
Died: March 1, 1967(1967-03-01) (aged 62) Newton, North Carolina
Batted: LeftThrew: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1924, for the Washington/Wilmington Potomacs
Last appearance
1928, for the Bacharach Giants
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Washington/Wilmington Potomacs (1924–1925) Bacharach Giants (1925–1928)
Career highlights and awards
Pitched a no-hitter on October 3, 1926

Claude Bonds Grier (March 24, 1904 – March 1, 1967), nicknamed "Red", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.

A native of Catawba County, North Carolina, Grier attended North Carolina A&T State University. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1924 for the Washington Potomacs, and split time between Wilmington and the Bacharach Giants the following season. Grier went on to play three more seasons with the Bacharach club, where he spun a historic no-hitter in the 1926 Colored World Series, and finished his career in 1928. He died in Newton, North Carolina in 1967 at age 62.

See also

• List of Negro league baseball no-hitters

References

1. "Claude Grier". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. "Red Grier". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads

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