Craig Grebeck

Craig Grebeck
Craig Grebeck
	Grebeeck in 1988
	Infielder
	Born: December 29, 1964; Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 13, 1990, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	June 2, 2001, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	187
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1990–1995); Florida Marlins (1996); Anaheim Angels (1997); Toronto Blue Jays (1998–2000); Boston Red Sox (2001);

Craig Allen Grebeck (born December 29, 1964) is an American former professional baseball middle infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Anaheim Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, and Boston Red Sox.

In 1989, Grebeck led the Southern League with 153 base hits.

Grebeck was mainly used as a backup in his career. Known for not wearing batting gloves, he hit .261, 19 home runs, 187 RBIs, and 518 hits in 752 major league games. Grebeck hit his first major league home run off of Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who then proceeded to plunk Grebeck in his ribs the following week,[1] breaking a rib. As a member of the White Sox, the 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 148 lb Grebeck had his locker right in between two of the biggest men in MLB history, Frank Thomas and Bo Jackson.

Grebeck was nicknamed 'The Little Hurt to our offense' by White Sox announcer Ken Harrelson.[2]

References

Chesterton, Eric (4 August 2018). "Robin Ventura fought Nolan Ryan in 1993". MLB.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
Kuenster, Robert (20 September 2018). "Across More Than 50 Years In Baseball, Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson Was An Entertainer". Forbes. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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[1] Chesterton, Eric (4 August 2018). "Robin Ventura fought Nolan Ryan in 1993". MLB.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

[2] Kuenster, Robert (20 September 2018). "Across More Than 50 Years In Baseball, Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson Was An Entertainer". Forbes. Retrieved 29 December 2018.