Ed Greer
Edward Richard Greer "Bear Tracks; Concrete Caveman"
Born: April 4, 1901
Grant, VA US
Deceased: April 11, 1955
Pueblo, CO US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180
Career: 1923-1946
Ed Greer compiled a career record of 287 wins and 265 losses and a 2.37 ERA in his 778-game pitching career with the Denver Bears, Houston Buffaloes, Columbus Red Birds, Memphis Chickasaws, Fort Worth Cats, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chicks, Texarkana Bears and Gadsden Pilots. He began playing during the 1923 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 7.0 | 17 | 16 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1925 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 10 | 26.0 | 31 | 27 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 1926 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 21 | 15 | .583 | 0.00 | 58 | 344.0 | 369 | 187 | 102 | |||||||||||||
| 1927 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 14 | 22 | .389 | 0.00 | 46 | 277.0 | 295 | 138 | 85 | |||||||||||||
| 1928 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 13 | 20 | .394 | 0.00 | 48 | 287.0 | 315 | 168 | 84 | |||||||||||||
| 1929 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 11 | 19 | .367 | 0.00 | 47 | 230.0 | 297 | 162 | 90 | |||||||||||||
| 1930 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 19 | 9 | .679 | 3.97 | 39 | 238.0 | 266 | 133 | 105 | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.75 | 35 | 223.0 | 238 | 115 | 93 | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 21 | 12 | .636 | 0.00 | 38 | 261.0 | 275 | 139 | 89 | |||||||||||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 22 | 10 | .688 | 2.75 | 37 | 272.0 | 260 | 94 | 83 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.51 | 39 | 251.0 | 249 | 115 | 98 | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | A | SOUA | Memphis Chickasaws | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.58 | 41 | 236.0 | 234 | 112 | 94 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.40 | 39 | 33 | 270.0 | 272 | 120 | 102 | 85 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3.88 | 39 | 35 | 278.0 | 292 | 141 | 120 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.17 | 18 | 17 | 149.0 | 124 | 44 | 36 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2.28 | 36 | 35 | 288.0 | 248 | 95 | 73 | 63 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 7 | 17 | .292 | 4.39 | 42 | 211.0 | 242 | 128 | 103 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 14 | 17 | .452 | 3.18 | 40 | 232.0 | 231 | 109 | 82 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.42 | 27 | 163.0 | 176 | 76 | 62 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 12 | 13 | .480 | 4.22 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 179.0 | 208 | 102 | 84 | 39 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 22 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.74 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 125.0 | 148 | 70 | 52 | 25 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 | C | ETXL | Texarkana Bears | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49.0 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 | B | SEAL3 | Gadsden Pilots | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0.00 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27.0 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Totals | 287 | 265 | .520 | 2.37 | 778 | 166 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 4623.0 | 4876 | 2337 | 1215 | 0 | 1327 | 0 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1926 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 59 | 130 | 130 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .177 | .177 | .246 | .423 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1927 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 47 | 93 | 93 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .108 | .129 | .237 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1928 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 48 | 102 | 102 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .294 | .461 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1929 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 47 | 82 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .207 | .220 | .427 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 39 | 87 | 87 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .218 | .391 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 35 | 84 | 84 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .262 | .321 | .583 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 38 | 94 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .096 | .096 | .106 | .202 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 37 | 98 | 98 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .184 | .184 | .214 | .398 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 39 | 83 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .108 | .133 | .241 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | A | SOUA | Memphis Chickasaws | 39 | 75 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .093 | .093 | .120 | .213 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 39 | 96 | 96 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .135 | .135 | .271 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 39 | 90 | 90 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .144 | .144 | .144 | .289 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 18 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .289 | .533 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 36 | 104 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .221 | .231 | .452 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 42 | 70 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 40 | 73 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .110 | .110 | .123 | .233 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 26 | 54 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .093 | .093 | .167 | .259 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 30 | 73 | 61 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .148 | .212 | .148 | .360 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | (+) Little Rock Travelers | 25 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .186 | .186 | .372 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | (+) Memphis Chicks | 25 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .186 | .186 | .372 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 27 | 50 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .227 | .306 | .250 | .556 | 11 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 735 | 1590 | 1572 | 8 | 245 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | .156 | .161 | .188 | .349 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Houston Buffaloes | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | A | SOUA | Memphis Chickasaws | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 30 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 4 | .953 | 1.367 |
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | B | SEAL3 | Gadsden Pilots | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | C | ETXL | Texarkana Bears | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 488 | 3 | 64 | 2 | 5 | .971 | .137 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | |||
| 1925 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | |||
| 1926 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | |||
| 1927 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | |||
| 1928 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | |||
| 1929 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | |||
| 1930 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | |||
| 1931 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | |||
| 1932 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | SLN | ||
| 1933 | A | Texas League | Houston Buffaloes | SLN | ||
| 1934 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1935 | A | Southern Association | Memphis Chickasaws | |||
| 1936 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1937 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1938 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1939 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1940 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1941 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1942 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1943 | A1 | Southern League | Little Rock Travelers | |||
| 1944 | A1 | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
| 1944 | A1 | Southern League | Little Rock Travelers | |||
| 1945 | A1 | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
| 1946 | C | East Texas League | Texarkana Bears | CHA | ||
| 1946 | B | Southeastern League | Gadsden Pilots |
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