George Greer

George Edward Greer

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 185 lb.
• School University of Connecticut

• Born October 18, 1946 in Westerly, RI USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder George Greer reached AAA as a minor league player, was a college coach for over 30 years, and has also been a minor league coach and manager.

Greer was a star for Team USA in the 1967 Pan American Games. He led the tournament with six doubles. In the bottom of the 9th of the final game of the Games, he came to bat with the bases loaded against Cuban ace Manuel Alarcón and promptly delivered a single for the game-winner. It was the first time the US ever beat the Cuban national team in the Gold Medal game of an international competition and it has been the US's only Gold in baseball at the Pan American Games through 2008.

He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 17th round of the 1968 amateur draft. Assigned inititally to the St. Petersburg Cardinals, he hit .310 in '68. In 1969, George hit .245/~.306/.299 in a return trip to St. Pete and had 17 outfield assists. 1970 was his best season as a player. With the Modesto Reds, Greer put up a .304/~.377/.493 line. He was seventh in the California League in average, tied for fourth with 21 homers and led the league with 96 RBI while splitting the year between 1B and the outfield. In '71, Greer hit .239/~.332/.360 for the Arkansas Travelers and .316/~.381/.500 in his only taste of AAA, 12 games for the Tulsa Oilers.

He became the head baseball coach at the University of Connecticut-Avery Point in 1972. He was also the basketball coach and athletic director. He was inducted into the UConn Avery Point Hall of Fame in 2001 [1]. After nine seasons there, he moved on to Davidson College from 1981 to 1987. From 1979 to 1987 Greer was manager of the Cotuit Kettleers of the summer collegiate Cape Cod League, where he won three championships. In 1988, he became head coach at Wake Forest University. Greer spent 17 seasons with the Demon Deacons, who posted a 608-382-4 record under his guidance. He was also a coach for the Modesto Reds in 1973. He became manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York-Penn League for the 2006 season. Greer was a coach for the Kingsport Mets in 2007, Savannah Sand Gnats in 2008, and St. Lucie Mets in 2009-2011. He moved up to the Buffalo Bisons in 2012 and Las Vegas 51s in 2013-2014. Greer moved to the St. Louis Cardinals' chain as a coach for the Johnson City Cardinals in 2015.

In 2018, he was promoted in mid-season to assistant hitting coach with the major league Cardinals following the firing of manager Mike Matheny and of hitting coaches John Mabry and Bill Mueller.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1972	UConn Avery Point
1973	UConn Avery Point
1974	UConn Avery Point
1975	UConn Avery Point
1976	UConn Avery Point
1977	UConn Avery Point
1978	UConn Avery Point
1979	UConn Avery Point
1980	UConn Avery Point
1981	UConn Avery Point
1982	Davidson College	13-26	2-12
1983	Davidson College	11-24	3-11
1984	Davidson College	12-16-1	5-12
1985	Davidson College	24-19	11-5	SoCon
1986	Davidson College	21-20-1	10-8	SoCon
1987	Davidson College	25-17	10-7	SoCon
1988	Wake Forest University	32-26	7-12	ACC
1989	Wake Forest University	35-23	9-10	ACC
1990	Wake Forest University	35-24-2	10-10	ACC
1991	Wake Forest University	37-22	10-10	ACC
1992	Wake Forest University	36-22	11-13	ACC
1993	Wake Forest University	31-22	9-13	ACC
1994	Wake Forest University	37-20	10-14	ACC
1995	Wake Forest University	34-24	13-11	ACC
1996	Wake Forest University	26-32	7-16	ACC
1997	Wake Forest University	37-20	10-13	ACC
1998	Wake Forest University	43-23	13-10	ACC / CWS Regionals
1999	Wake Forest University	47-16	16-7	ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2000	Wake Forest University	41-20-1	14-10	ACC / CWS Regionals
2001	Wake Forest University	44-18	16-8	ACC / CWS Regionals
2002	Wake Forest University	47-13-1	17-6	ACC / CWS Regionals
2003	Wake Forest University	29-24	8-15	ACC
2004	Wake Forest University	17-33	4-20	ACC