Gair Allie
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).
| Gair Allie | |||
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| Infielder | |||
| Born: October 28, 1931 Statesville, North Carolina | |||
| Died: October 4, 2016 (aged 84) San Antonio, Texas | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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)