Mike Griffin (outfielder)
Mike Griffin | |
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Center fielder | |
Born: Utica, New York, U.S. | March 20, 1865|
Died: April 10, 1908 Utica, New York, U.S. | (aged 43)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1887, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 15, 1898, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .296 |
Home runs | 42 |
Runs batted in | 720 |
Stolen bases | 473 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager
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Michael Joseph Griffin (March 20, 1865 – April 10, 1908) was an American
Career
While playing for the local Utica professional team, Griffin was
Griffin was team captain of Bridegrooms in 1897 and 1898 and served as interim manager for a part of 1898, a total of four games, winning one. After the 1898 season, Brooklyn signed him to a $3,500 contract to manage the following season. But before the season started, Brooklyn and Baltimore merged, and Baltimore manager Ned Hanlon was named Brooklyn's manager instead. Griffin was offered a $2,800 contract to play by Brooklyn, but he refused to sign. Brooklyn released him to the Cleveland Spiders, who then released him to the St. Louis Perfectos. After failing to receive a contract he felt he was worth from any team, he sued Brooklyn for the salary he believed they owed him from the contract he had signed and won a judgment of $2,300 from the club. He then unofficially retired from major league baseball.[2]
Griffin returned to Utica where he became involved in the management of local breweries. It was there that he died from pneumonia, at age 43, and was buried at St. Agnes Cemetery.[3]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
- List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat
- List of Major League Baseball player-managers
References
- ^ "Mike Griffin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Article by Scott Fiesthumel Archived September 1, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mike Griffin Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- SABR Biography