Chicago Cubs Grace made his major league debut for the
Chicago Cubs in 1929, playing in 27 games and batting .250. After a season back in the
minor leagues with the Keystones, he returned to the Cubs for 7 games in 1931 before being traded to the
Pittsburgh Pirates for fellow catcher
Rollie Hemsley.
Pittsburgh Pirates After batting .280 in 47 games for the Pirates after the trade, Grace was made the Pirate's regular catcher in 1932. He finished the season having committed only 1
error in 413
total chances, to establish a
National League fielding record with a .998
fielding percentage, breaking the record set by
Shanty Hogan just one year earlier. Over the next three seasons, Grace's playing time decreased in favor of
Tom Padden, and after the 1935 season, he was traded along with pitcher
Claude Passeau for another fellow catcher,
Al Todd.
Philadelphia Phillies Grace played two seasons for the Phillies, splitting time with
Jimmie Wilson and
Bill Atwood, Grace was traded a third time. Like each of the previous two trades, he was traded for another catcher, this time to the
St. Louis Browns for
Cap Clark. However, Grace never played for the Browns after the trade. Instead, he returned to
minor league baseball, splitting the 1938 season between the
Minneapolis Millers and the
Columbus Red Birds. He continued to play in the minors until 1940. ==References==