Al Niemiec

Alfred Joseph Niemiec (May 18, 1911 – October 29, 1995) was an American baseball second basemen and shortstop who played two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1934 and 1936, for the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, respectively. Listed at 5' 11", 158 lb., Niemiec batted and threw right-handed. A native of Meriden, Connecticut, he attended College of the Holy Cross from 1931-1933. He is also famous for a precedent-setting legal case about returning veterans of World War II. Niemiec went to the College of the Holy Cross from 1931-1933. He played baseball with future Major League players Hank Garrity, Joe Mulligan, Ed Moriarty, and Bob Friedrichs. Following Niemiec's college career, he made his Minor League Baseball...