Tom Grieve

Thomas Alan Grieve
(TAG)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
• High School Pittsfield (MA) High School
• Debut July 5, 1970
• Final Game May 1, 1979
• Born March 4, 1948 in Pittsfield, MA USA

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Biographical Information

Tom Grieve is the father of Ben Grieve. Like his son, he was a top-10 draft pick, going 6th overall in the 1966 amateur draft. He is also the father of former Kansas City Royals 1994 draft pick, Tim Grieve.

Grieve was the Texas Rangers' Assistant Director of Player Procurement and Development in 1981-1982 and the Director of Player Procurement and Development in 1983. He was the Farm Director in 1984 and the General Manager of the Rangers from September 1984 to 1994. Since 1995, he has been a Rangers television broadcaster.

TAG was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame in 2010.

Notable Achievements

• 20-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1976)

Preceded by Joe Klein

Texas Rangers General Manager 1984-1994

Succeeded by Doug Melvin

Further Reading

• Steve West: "Tom Grieve", in Steve West and Bill Nowlin, eds.: The Team That Couldn't Hit: The 1972 Texas Rangers, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2019, pp. 73-79. ISBN 978-1-943816-93-4

Related Sites

• Tom Grieve at the SABR Bio Project