George Greer (baseball)

George Edward Greer (born October 18, 1946) is a former American professional baseball coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. He was also a right fielder in the 1967 Pan American Games in which the United States won the gold medal.

George Greer
Greer in 2018
Coach
Born: (1946-10-18) October 18, 1946
Westerly, Rhode Island
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Playing career

Greer played college baseball for the Connecticut Huskies. While at Connecticut, Greer played collegiate summer baseball for three seasons (1965-67) with Chatham of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). He was selected by the Cardinals in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft,[1] and played in the Cardinals system for four years, reaching Triple-A Tulsa in 1971.

Coaching career

In 1979 he returned to the CCBL as manager of the Cotuit Kettleers. Greer led the Kettleers to three league titles between 1979 and 1987, and managed several future major leaguers including Will Clark, Ron Darling, John Franco, and Joe Girardi. In 2002, Greer was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame.[2]

He served as the coach of the Davidson Wildcats from 1982 to 1987 and for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from 1988 to 2004. With Wake Forest, he had a 608-382-4 win-loss record. He joined the New York Mets organization as a minor league manager.[3][4] He joined the Cardinals as a minor league baseball coach in 2015.[1][5] He was promoted to the major league coaching staff on July 15, 2018.[6]

Personal

Greer's wife, Becky, served as the superintendent of public schools in Radford, Virginia.[1]

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References
  1. "Former Wake Forest baseball coach Greer lands job with St. Louis Cardinals | Winston-Salem State Baseball". journalnow.com. May 26, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  2. "Twelve Legends to be inducted into CCBL Hall of Fame". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  3. https://www.journalnow.com/sports/wfu/baseball/for-hitting-coach-greer-timing-is-everything/article_2d3fee10-219b-5983-bdba-62362e2ade77.html
  4. Hansen, Scott (June 12, 2013). "Former Brooklyn Cyclones managers Wally Backman and George Greer tasked with righting Ike Davis • Brooklyn Paper". Brooklynpaper.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  5. https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2015/07/24/Greer-adapting-to-role-in-Cardinals-organization
  6. Post-Dispatch store. "Matheny out: Cardinals chairman DeWitt says 'it was time for a fresh voice' | Cardinal Beat". stltoday.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
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