Derrell Griffith

Derrell Griffith
Derrell Griffith
	Third Baseman
	Born: December 12, 1943 (age 80); Anadarko, Oklahoma, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 26, 1963, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	June 28, 1966, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.260
Home runs	5
Runs scored	33
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1963–1966);

Robert Derrell Griffith (born December 12, 1943) is an

player. The outfielder and third baseman appeared in 124 games played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers over parts of four seasons (1963–1966). Griffith was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma

. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 168 pounds (76 kg).

Griffith graduated from high school in his hometown and attended

home runs

.

But 1964 was Griffith's only sustained service and period of success in the majors. In 1965, he was moved to left field in May when regular Tommy Davis broke an ankle. Griffith was batting .133 in nine games started when he lost the regular job to Lou Johnson and he returned to Triple-A for the heart of the regular season. Then, in 1966, he sustained a shoulder injury that hindered him for the rest of his career. Griffith kept the injury a secret for almost 50 years until revealing it in an interview on an Oklahoma City television station in May 2015.^[2] He collected only one more major league hit in 1966 before returning to the minors.

The Dodgers then packaged Griffith (with Tommy Davis) in a four-player trade to the

minors in the Houston Astros' and Atlanta Braves

' organizations.

As a major leaguer, Griffith collected 77 career hits, batting .260 with five homers and 33

runs batted in. As of 2015, he owned and operated a liquor store in Anadarko.^[2]

References

^ Retrosheet: 1964 NL batting log
^ ^a ^b "KWTV (29 May 2015), "Former Dodger Derrell Griffith Enjoying Life in Anadarko"". Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] Retrosheet: 1964 NL batting log

[Griff26-2] "KWTV (29 May 2015), "Former Dodger Derrell Griffith Enjoying Life in Anadarko"". Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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