Grant Gillis
Grant Gillis was a utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1927 through 1929 for the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox. Listed at, 165 lb., Gillis batted and threw right-handed. A native of Grove Hill, Alabama, he was signed by Washington out of the University of Alabama. At Alabama he was the first quarterback under Wallace Wade.
In a three-season career, Gillis was a.245 hitter with 10 RBI and 26 runs in 62 games, including 12 doubles and two triples. He did not hit a home run. As an infielder, he made 59 appearances at second base, shortstop and third base.
Gillis died in Thomasville, Alabama, at age 80.Trivia
