About Acie Griggs
Lived 1923 – 2007 (aged 83). Acie Griggs was an American baseball player.
Asa Griggs (September 13, 1923 – June 11, 2007), nicknamed "Skeet", was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s and 1950s.
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, and served in the US Navy during World War II. He played for the New York Cubans in 1948, and joined the Birmingham Black Barons in 1949, where he played through 1957. Griggs died in Birmingham, Alabama in 2007 at age 83.
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Who was Acie Griggs?
American baseball player
When was Acie Griggs born?
Acie Griggs was born on 13 September 1923 in Union Springs.
When did Acie Griggs die?
Acie Griggs died on 11 June 2007 in Birmingham, Alabama.
What was Acie Griggs's occupation?
Acie Griggs was a baseball player.
What nationality was Acie Griggs?
Acie Griggs was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Acie Griggs. https://biography.guide/acie-griggs/
MLA: "Acie Griggs." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/acie-griggs/.
Chicago: "Acie Griggs." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/acie-griggs/.
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