Art Griggs

Arthur Carle Griggs (December 10, 1883 – December 19, 1938) was an American professional baseball player. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball in Major League Baseball between 1909 and 1918, compiling a .277 batting average. He appeared in 442 major league games, including 195 games as a first baseman, 96 games as an outfielder, and 60 games as a second baseman.

Early years

Griggs was born in 1883 in Topeka, Kansas. He attended Washburn University and later the University of Pittsburgh where he played college football at the halfback and fullback positions.^[1][2]

Professional baseball player

Griggs played professional baseball for 22 years from 1905 to 1926. He played four years in the minors from 1905 to 1908, including stints with Ellsworth in the Kansas state League (1905) and with the

He made his major league debut in May 1909 with the St. Louis Browns. He appeared in 231 games for the Browns during the 1909 and 1910 seasons, compiling a .256 batting average. He played games at every position except pitcher and catcher for the Browns, including 66 games as a first baseman, and 49 games as a second baseman, 45 games as a right fielder, and 42 games as a left fielder.^[4][5]

Griggs next spent the 1911 and 1912 seasons with the

He spent the 1913 season playing for the Montreal Royals in the International League, compiling a .293 batting average in 40 games.^[3]

In 1914, he signed with the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League. He appeared in 67 games for the Tip-Tops, including 32 games at first base, during the 1914 and 1915 seasons. He compiled a .287 batting average with Brooklyn.^[4]

During the 1916 and 1917 seasons, he played in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) for the Vernon Tigers and Portland Beavers.^[3]

In 1918, Griggs began the season with the

Griggs returned to Sacramento in 1919, appearing in 148 games with nine home runs and a .288 batting average.[3]

From 1920 to 1923, he played for the

During the 1924 and 1925 seasons, Griggs played for the Omaha Buffaloes of the Western League. He hit a career-high 28 home runs for Omaha in 1925. He concluded his playing career in 1926 with the Seattle Indians of the PCL.^[3]

Later years

After retiring as a player, Griggs was president and owner of teams in the Western and Texas Leagues. He became the owner of the Wichita team in the Western League in 1927. In 1932, he moved his club to Tulsa. He then transferred the Tulsa team from the Western League to the Texas League in 1933.^[1][7]

Griggs died in 1938 at age 55 at his home in