Earl Grace

Template:Infobox MLB retired Robert Earl Grace was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors between 1929 and 1937.

Grace made his debut for the Chicago Cubs in 1929, playing in 27 games and batting .250. After a season back in the minor leagues, he returned to the Cubs for 7 games in 1931 before being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for fellow catcher Rollie Hemsley.

After batting .280 in 47 games for the Pirates after the trade, Grace was made the Pirates' regular catcher in 1932. Over the next three seasons, Grace's playing time decreased in favor of Tom Padden, and after the 1935 season, he was traded along with pitcher Claude Passeau for another fellow catcher, Al Todd.

Grace played two seasons for the Phillies, splitting time with Jimmie Wilson and Bill Atwood, Grace was traded a third time. Like each of the previous two trades, he was traded for another catcher, this time to the St. Louis Browns for Cap Clark. However, Grace never played for the Browns, nor anywhere else in the majors, after the trade.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

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