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Mike Griffin (outfielder)
American baseball player (1865–1908) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Joseph Griffin (March 20, 1865 – April 10, 1908) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who was born in Utica, New York. He played in 1,511 games over 12 seasons for teams in the American Association, Players' League, and National League. He had 1,755 hits, resulting in a .296 batting average, and was a prolific base stealer who swiped 473 bases during his career. In his last year in the majors, he was also a player-manager for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.[1]
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Mike Griffin | |
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![]() Griffin in 1898 | |
Center fielder | |
Born: (1865-03-20)March 20, 1865 Utica, New York, U.S. | |
Died: April 10, 1908(1908-04-10) (aged 43) Utica, New York, U.S. | |
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 | |
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As manager |
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