Alex Grammas
1954–1963 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals
913G
.247AVG
.318OBP
.317SLG
More career statistics
512H
12HR
163RBI
17SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,073 | 2,074 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 14 | 13 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 193 | 190 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,348 | 2,352 |
| Batting · Walks | 206 | 209 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 913 | 2,348 | 2,073 | 236 | 512 | 90 | 10 | 12 | 163 | 206 | 193 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 658 | .247 | .318 | .317 | .635 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1954-09-02 to 1954-09-13
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1955-04-17 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1959-07-11 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1957-09-17 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 461 | 1177 | 283 | 6 | 95 | 110 | 86 | .275 | .334 | .347 |
| Away | 452 | 1175 | 229 | 6 | 68 | 99 | 104 | .219 | .279 | .288 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 84 | 215 | 44 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 19 | .229 | .270 | .297 |
| May | 149 | 341 | 72 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 33 | .235 | .299 | .288 |
| June | 133 | 330 | 57 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 26 | .193 | .252 | .264 |
| July | 169 | 444 | 98 | 0 | 23 | 39 | 29 | .251 | .309 | .300 |
| August | 204 | 537 | 124 | 2 | 33 | 45 | 47 | .262 | .315 | .330 |
| September | 173 | 485 | 117 | 6 | 47 | 55 | 36 | .281 | .355 | .388 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-braves | 135 | 363 | 79 | 1 | 25 | 34 | 34 | .247 | .311 | .297 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 129 | 333 | 91 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 25 | .293 | .318 | .367 |
| chicago-cubs | 121 | 293 | 50 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 26 | .203 | .300 | .309 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 119 | 300 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 16 | .225 | .313 | .269 |
| cincinnati-reds | 101 | 281 | 63 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 15 | .246 | .302 | .301 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 69 | 165 | 37 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | .257 | .315 | .361 |
| san-francisco-giants | 63 | 160 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 9 | .248 | .294 | .333 |
| new-york-giants | 61 | 171 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | .261 | .304 | .359 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 401 | 106 | 2 | 29 | 6 | .264 | – | – |
| 1955 | St. Louis Cardinals | 128 | 366 | 88 | 3 | 25 | 4 | .240 | – | – |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 152 | 37 | – | 17 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 99 | 30 | – | 8 | 1 | .303 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 105 | 216 | 47 | – | 12 | 2 | .218 | – | – |
| 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 369 | 99 | 3 | 30 | 3 | .268 | – | – |
| 1960 | St. Louis Cardinals | 102 | 196 | 48 | 4 | 17 | – | .245 | – | – |
| 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 170 | 36 | – | 21 | – | .212 | – | – |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | 78 | 16 | – | 4 | 1 | .205 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Chicago Cubs | 16 | 27 | 5 | – | – | – | .185 | – | – |