Lou Grasmick
American baseball player (1924-2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis Junior Grasmick (September 11, 1924 – May 26, 2016)[1] was an American businessman, philanthropist, and professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 1948 Philadelphia Phillies.
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Lou Grasmick | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1924-09-11)September 11, 1924 Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
Died: May 26, 2016(2016-05-26) (aged 91) Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 22, 1948, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 24, 1948, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 7.20 |
Strikeouts | 2 |
Teams | |
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A Baltimore native, Grasmick was married to former Maryland School Superintendent Nancy Grasmick and lived for many years in Phoenix, Maryland.[2] Long active in Baltimore political and business circles, he often worked closely with former Maryland Governors William Donald Shaefer and Robert Ehrlich on various development projects. Ehrlich recalled that Grasmick was a "very principled, very tough guy".[2]