About Claude Grier
Lived 1904 – 1967 (aged 62). Claude Grier was an American baseball player.
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.
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Who was Claude Grier?
American baseball player
When was Claude Grier born?
Claude Grier was born on 24 March 1904 in Catawba County.
When did Claude Grier die?
Claude Grier died on 1 March 1967 in Newton, North Carolina.
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Claude Grier was a baseball player.
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Claude Grier was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Claude Grier. https://biography.guide/claude-grier/
MLA: "Claude Grier." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/claude-grier/.
Chicago: "Claude Grier." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/claude-grier/.
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