Reddy Grey

Romer Carl "Reddy" Grey (April 8, 1875 – November 9, 1934) was a professional baseball player. He played one game in Major League Baseball in 1903 for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.

Reddy Grey
Outfielder
Born: (1875-04-08)April 8, 1875 Zanesville, Ohio
Died: November 9, 1934(1934-11-09) (aged 59) Altadena, California
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 28, 1903, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
May 28, 1903, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.333
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1903)

He and his family for several generations grew up in Zanesville, Ohio, the county seat and largest town in Muskingum County, Ohio in the southeastern portion of the state and northwest of the Ohio River. He and his older brother, the famous prolific Western author Zane Grey (1872-1937) (whose short stories and novels inspired numerous radio show dramas during the Golden Age of Radio in the 1930s and 1940s, along with Hollywood adapting for many feature films, and television series episodes), in following decades.

The Grey brothers first began playing for several amateur and collegiate squads followed by various professional small town teams at the lower levels of minor league baseball in the late 1890s and early 20th century.teams

Baseball career

Grey began his baseball career in 1895 with the Jackson Jaxons of the Michigan State League. Overall, he played nine seasons professionally. In his final season, 1903, he was playing for the Worcester Riddlers of the Eastern League when the Pirates acquired him on loan on May 28. He played left field for the Pirates in that day's game, got one hit and one walk in four plate appearances (for a career on-base percentage of .500), then returned to Worcester.

Reddy's brother was famed author Zane Grey, who also played minor league baseball. The two were teammates on both the Jaxons and Findlay Sluggers of the Interstate League in 1895.

Fishing and writing career

R C Grey was also a well known fisherman, like his more famous brother, and held several record catches as described in his book, including a world record Broadbill of 588 lbs. He was the author of a book called "Adventures of a Deep-Sea Angler", published in 1930. There are later re-prints. Zane Grey himself in his own fishing books often refers to his brother, usually as "R.C." Reddy often accompanied his brother on the latter's world-wide fishing expeditions.

Sources

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet  · Baseball Almanac