Bill Greason

Bill Greason
Greason on his 100th birthday in 2024
Pitcher
Born: (1924-09-03) September 3, 1924
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NgL: 1948, for the Birmingham Black Barons
MLB: May 31, 1954, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
June 20, 1954, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record3–3
Earned run average4.62
Strikeouts36
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
Negro leagues
Major League Baseball
Career highlights and awards
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service1943–1945, 1951–1952
UnitV Amphibious Corps
Battles / warsWorld War II (Battle of Iwo Jima)
Korean War

William Henry Greason (born September 3, 1924) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who years later became a Baptist minister in Birmingham, Alabama. Greason played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro leagues from 1948 to 1951 and for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League in 1954.