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Baseball player
George Edward Greer (born October 18, 1946) is an American baseball coach . He has served as the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) and was a head coach in college baseball for the Davidson Wildcats and Wake Forest Demon Deacons .
Playing career [ edit ]
Greer was raised in Westerly, Rhode Island , and graduated from Westerly High School , where he was named an All-State baseball player.[1] University of Connecticut , where he played college baseball for the Connecticut Huskies . While at Connecticut, Greer played collegiate summer baseball for three seasons (1965–1967) with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and was named a league all-star in 1965 and 1966.[2] [3]
Greer played as a right fielder for the United States national baseball team at the 1967 Pan American Games , hosted by Winnipeg . In the deciding game for the gold medal, Greer drove in the winning run as the U.S. defeated Cuba , 2–1.[4]
Greer was selected by the Cardinals in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft ,[5] Triple-A with the Tulsa Oilers in 1971.[6]
Coaching career [ edit ]
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 .[7]
Greer 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.[8] [9] [5] [10] [11] [12]
Personal [ edit ]
Greer's wife, Becky, served as the superintendent of public schools in Radford, Virginia .[5]
References [ edit ]
^ "All-Star Rosters". Cape Cod Standard-Times . Hyannis, MA. July 20, 1965. p. 10.
^ "Chatham Places 7 on Cape League All Star Team" . The Cape Codder . Orleans, MA. August 4, 1966. pp. 2:3.
^ "U.S Wins Baseball Title at Pan-Am" . The Kansas City Star AP . Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ a b c "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 .
^ "Mike Anthony: UConn Grad George Greer Living Major League Dream with Cardinals 50 Years After Being Drafted" .
^ "Twelve Legends to be inducted into CCBL Hall of Fame" . capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 1, 2019 .
^ Collins, Dan. "For hitting coach Greer, timing is everything | WFU" . journalnow.com. Retrieved December 5, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ "Greer adapting to role in Cardinals' organization | Sports" . johnsoncitypress.com. July 23, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2020 .
^ Post-Dispatch store. "Matheny out: Cardinals chairman DeWitt says 'it was time for a fresh voice' | Cardinal Beat" . stltoday.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Cards notebook: Longtime aide Greer dismissed, new hitting coordinator hired | St. Louis Cardinals" . stltoday.com. September 24, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020 .
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