About Wiley Griggs
Lived 1925 – 1996 (aged 71). Wiley Griggs was an American baseball player.
Wiley Lee Griggs III (March 24, 1925 – August 23, 1996), nicknamed "Diamond Jim", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s and 1950s.
A native of Union Springs, Alabama, Griggs was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Acie Griggs. Younger brother Wiley attended A. H. Parker High School, and served in the US Army during World War II. He broke into the Negro leagues in 1948 with the Birmingham Black Barons, and was a reserve infielder that year as the team reached the Negro World Series. In 1951, he was selected to represent the Houston Eagles in the East–West All-Star Game. Griggs died in Birmingham, Alabama in 1996 at age 71.
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Who was Wiley Griggs?
American baseball player
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Wiley Griggs was born on 24 March 1925 in Union Springs.
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Wiley Griggs died on 23 August 1996 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Wiley Griggs was a baseball player.
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Wiley Griggs was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Wiley Griggs. https://biography.guide/wiley-griggs/
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