# Greg Briley > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Greg_Briley > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Greg_Briley.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Briley > Source revision: 1350280429 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American baseball player (born 1965)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Greg Briley |image=1987 Best Chattanooga Lookouts - Greg Briley.jpg |position=[Outfielder](/source/Outfielder) |bats=Left |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|5|24}} |birth_place=[Bethel, North Carolina](/source/Bethel%2C_North_Carolina), U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=June 27 |debutyear=1988 |debutteam=Seattle Mariners |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 24 |finalyear=1993 |finalteam=Florida Marlins |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) |stat1value=.253 |stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s |stat2value=29 |stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in) |stat3value=135 |teams= *[Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners) ({{mlby|1988}}–{{mlby|1992}}) *[Florida Marlins](/source/Florida_Marlins) ({{mlby|1993}}) }} '''Gregory Briley''' (born May 24, 1965), nicknamed "'''Pee Wee'''", is an American former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [outfielder](/source/outfielder) who played for the [Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners) and [Florida Marlins](/source/Florida_Marlins) from 1988 to 1993. He was also a minor league hitting coach. Briley attended [North Pitt High School](/source/North_Pitt_High_School) in [Pitt County, North Carolina](/source/Pitt_County%2C_North_Carolina),{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/seattle-mariners-1991-media-guide-c/page/22/ |title=Seattle Mariners 1991 Media Guide |date=1991 |pages=22-24}} then played [college baseball](/source/college_baseball) at [Louisburg College](/source/Louisburg_College) then the [North Carolina State Wolfpack](/source/NC_State_Wolfpack_men's_basketball) for one season iin 1986.{{cite web|title=North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/north_carolina_state_university_baseball_players.shtml |work=Baseball Almanac |accessdate=2 July 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524062312/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/north_carolina_state_university_baseball_players.shtml |archivedate=24 May 2012 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Greg Briley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brilegr01.shtml |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} In 1985, he played [collegiate summer baseball](/source/collegiate_summer_baseball) with the [Hyannis Mets](/source/Hyannis_Mets) of the [Cape Cod Baseball League](/source/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League) and was named a league all-star.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}}{{cite news | title = Cape League Wrapup | pages = 9 | newspaper = Barnstable Patriot | location = Barnstable, MA | date = July 11, 1985 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=BAR%2F1985%2F07%2F11&id=Ar00902&sk=6C31D98C&viewMode=image }} The Mariners drafted Briley in the June secondary phase of the [1986 MLB draft](/source/1986_Major_League_Baseball_draft). He was the [Chattanooga Lookouts](/source/Chattanooga_Lookouts) team most valuable player in 1987 and reached the majors in 1988. He ranked second among [American League](/source/American_League) rookies in 1989 with a .266 batting average and was third in home runs and runs batted in {RBI). He homered in four consecutive games from June 17–20. However, he never matched his rookie marks in home runs, RBI, or at bats in his career.{{Cite web |title=Indians sign Greg Briley to minor league contract - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/02/17/Indians-sign-Greg-Briley-to-minor-league-contract/1046761461200/ |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=UPI |language=en}} He was the Mariners' [opening day](/source/Opening_Day) left fielder in 1990 but hit .246. He had a career-high 23 stolen bases in 1991 though he was caught stealing 11 times. Seattle released him after the 1992 season, and he signed with the expansion [Florida Marlins](/source/Florida_Marlins), playing one season in the [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)). Briley played in the minors through 1995 and also played in the [Mexican League](/source/Mexican_Baseball_League).{{Cite web |title=Greg Briley Minor, Mexican & Independent Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=briley001gre |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} Briley was a minor league hitting coach from 2000 to 2015, beginning in the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) system before moving to the [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) organization in 2009.{{Cite web |title=Greg Briley - MLB, Minor League, Independent, College Baseball Statistics |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player.asp?ID=9216&view=jobs |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=The Baseball Cube}} That year, he was the hitting coach for the [Kannapolis Intimidators](/source/Kannapolis_Intimidators) and later coached the [Great Falls Voyagers](/source/Great_Falls_Voyagers).{{cite web |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-491355 |title=Former Crawdads Managers Assigned to 2009 Posts |access-date=2009-01-22 |author=Mark Parker |authorlink=Hickory Crawdads |date=2009-01-06 |work=MiLB.com |archive-date=2019-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210234336/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&content_id=491355&vkey=news_t448&fext=.jsp&sid=t448 |url-status=live }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=b/brilegr01|brm=briley001gre}} *[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pbrilg001.htm Retrosheet] {{DEFAULTSORT:Briley, Greg}} Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:African-American baseball players Category:American expatriate baseball players in Canada Category:American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Category:Baseball players from North Carolina Category:Bellingham Mariners players Category:Calgary Cannons players Category:Charlotte Knights players Category:Chattanooga Lookouts players Category:Duluth-Superior Dukes players Category:Florida Marlins players Category:Hyannis Harbor Hawks players Category:Indianapolis Indians players Category:Jacksonville Suns players Category:Leones del Caracas players Category:American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Category:Louisburg Hurricanes baseball players Category:Major League Baseball outfielders Category:NC State Wolfpack baseball players Category:Olmecas de Tabasco players Category:Petroleros de Poza Rica players Category:Seattle Mariners players Category:Toledo Mud Hens players Category:20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-outfielder-1960s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Greg Briley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Briley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Briley?action=history)). 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