Michael Joseph Griffin

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Full Name: Michael Joseph Griffin	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 7"/160	First Game: April 16, 1887
Birthdate: March 20, 1865	Final Game: October 15, 1898
Birthplace: Utica, New York	MLB Experience: 12 years
Died: April 10, 1908
Deathplace: Utica, New York
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
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7 See Also
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Mike Griffin (Michael Joseph Griffin) was born on March 20, 1865 in Utica, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1887 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1887, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 3 home runs and 94 RBI. Griffin played for the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Bridegrooms over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Mike Griffin's best season was 1887, when he stole 94 bases, hit for a .301 average and knocked in 94 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1887	BAL	a	136	532	142	160	3	94	.301	.375	.427	32	13	55	0	8	0	94	0	0
1888	BAL	a	137	542	103	139	0	46	.256	.331	.336	21	11	55	0	5	0	46	0	0
1889	BAL	a	137	531	152	148	4	48	.279	.387	.394	21	14	91	29	3	0	39	0	0
1890	PHI	P	115	489	127	140	6	54	.286	.377	.407	29	6	64	19	7	0	30	0	0
1891	BRO	N	134	521	106	139	3	65	.267	.340	.388	36	9	57	31	1	0	65	0	0
1892	BRO	N	129	452	103	125	3	66	.277	.376	.383	17	11	68	36	4	0	49	0	0
1893	BRO	N	95	362	85	103	6	59	.285	.396	.431	21	7	59	23	8	0	30	0	0
1894	BRO	N	107	402	122	144	5	75	.358	.467	.485	28	4	78	14	4	5	39	0	0
1895	BRO	N	131	519	140	173	4	65	.333	.444	.457	38	7	93	29	10	9	27	0	0
1896	BRO	N	122	493	101	152	4	51	.308	.380	.424	27	9	48	25	9	6	23	0	0
1897	BRO	N	134	534	136	169	2	56	.316	.416	.416	25	11	81	0	10	12	16	0	0
1898	BRO	N	134	537	88	161	2	40	.300	.379	.367	18	6	60	0	8	5	15	0	0
Total	PL		115	489	127	140	6	54	.286	.377	.407	29	6	64	19	7	0	30	0	0
Total	NL		986	3820	881	1166	29	477	.305	.399	.416	210	64	544	158	54	37	264	0	0
Total	AA		410	1605	397	447	7	188	.279	.364	.385	74	38	201	29	16	0	179	0	0
Total			1511	5914	1405	1753	42	719	.296	.388	.407	313	108	809	206	77	37	473	0	0

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1887	BAL	a	OF	136	0	0	256	13	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.924
1888	BAL	a	OF	137	0	0	274	27	20	6	0	0	0	0	0	.938
1889	BAL	a	2B	5	0	0	14	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1889	BAL	a	OF	109	0	0	246	17	26	5	0	0	0	0	0	.910
1889	BAL	a	SS	25	0	0	38	68	22	7	0	0	0	0	0	.828
1890	PHI	P	OF	115	0	0	278	33	15	10	0	0	0	0	0	.954
1891	BRO	N	OF	134	0	0	353	31	16	7	0	0	0	0	0	.960
1892	BRO	N	OF	127	0	0	267	25	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	.986
1892	BRO	N	SS	2	0	0	1	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.769
1893	BRO	N	2B	2	0	0	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1893	BRO	N	OF	93	0	0	232	19	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1894	BRO	N	OF	106	0	0	297	14	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1895	BRO	N	SS	1	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1895	BRO	N	OF	131	0	0	349	23	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1896	BRO	N	OF	122	0	0	316	8	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.961
1897	BRO	N	OF	134	0	0	353	13	17	6	0	0	0	0	0	.956
1898	BRO	N	OF	134	0	0	314	20	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	.974
Total			SS	28	0	0	39	83	27	8	0	0	0	0	0	.819
Total			2B	7	0	0	16	12	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.848
Total			OF	1478	0	0	3535	243	173	75	0	0	0	0	0	.956

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Brooklyn Superbas to Cleveland Spiders for $4000 (March 11, 1899).

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