Gracie Pierce
Major League Baseball player, umpire
Grayson S. "Gracie" Pierce (before 1865 – August 28, 1894) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and center fielder for three seasons, playing for five teams from 1882 to 1884. He later became a regular umpire in both the National League and the Players' League.
Playing career
1882
Pierce began his major league career on May 2, 1882, for the Louisville Eclipse of the American Association. He played a total of nine games, all as a second baseman, and batted .303 in 33 at bats. He scored three runs, and hit one double. Later that season, he played in 41 games for the Baltimore Orioles, also of the American Association. His batting average dropped to .199 in 151 at bats with Orioles, as well as his production, scoring just eight runs, two doubles, and one triple. His season average between the two teams was .217, and he led the league among second basemen with 65 errors.
1883
He began the season with the Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association, hitting .171 in 41 at bats, scored five runs, and did not gather one extra-base hit. Later in the season, he joined the New York Gothams of the National League, playing in 18 games, totaling just five hits in 62 at bats for a .080 batting average.
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