| 词条 | Mike Griffin (outfielder) |
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|name=Mike Griffin |image=1898 Michael Griffin.jpeg |width=175 |position=Center fielder |bats=Left |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1865|3|20}} |birth_place=Utica, New York |death_date={{death date and age|1908|4|10|1865|3|20}} |death_place=Utica, New York |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 16 |debutyear=1887 |debutteam=Baltimore Orioles |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 15 |finalyear=1898 |finalteam=Brooklyn Bridegrooms |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.296 |stat2label=Runs scored |stat2value=1,406 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=720 |stat4label=Stolen bases |stat4value=473 |teams=As Player
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}}Michael Joseph Griffin (March 20, 1865 – April 10, 1908) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who hailed from Utica, New York. He played in 1511 games spread 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 the player-manager for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for a short period of time.[1] CareerScouted and signed by Billy Barnie of the Baltimore Orioles, while playing for the local Utica professional team, he was one of the premiere ball players at the time, leading his league in runs scored in 1889 and doubles in 1891. On April 16, 1887, he became the first major league player to hit a home run in his first plate appearance. Griffin was team captain of Bridegrooms in {{Baseball year|1897}} and {{Baseball year|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 here that he died from pneumonia, at age 43, and was laid to rest at St. Agnes Cemetery.[3] See also
References1. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffmi01.shtml Baseball Reference player page] 2. ^Article by Scott Fiesthumel {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050901143307/http://pages.prodigy.net/scottfiesthumel/player~1.htm |date=September 1, 2005 }} 3. ^Baseball Almanac player page External links{{Baseballstats|br=g/griffmi01|brm=griffi001mik}}
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