Mike Griffin

Michael Joseph Griffin

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: March 20, 1865 in Utica, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1887
Teams (by GP): Grooms/Orioles/Bridegrooms/Athletics 1887-1898

Final Game: October 15, 1898
Died: April 10, 1908 in Utica, NY
Buried: St. Agnes Cemetery, Utica, NY
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1887	BAL	AA	22	OF	136				291	256	13	22	1	.924		1.98	.898		2.04	1-135-0
1888	BAL	AA	23	OF	137				321	274	27	20	6	.938		2.20	.907		1.83	0-137-0
1889	BAL	AA	24	OF	109				289	246	17	26	5	.910		2.41	.903		2.00	0-109-0
1889	BAL	AA	24	SS	25				128	38	68	22	7	.828		4.24	.873		5.13
1889	BAL	AA	24	2B	5				24	14	6	4	0	.833		4.00	.917		5.64
1890	PHQ	PL	25	OF	115				326	278	33	15	10	.954		2.70	.904		2.11	4-100-13
1891	BRO	NL	26	OF	134				400	353	31	16	7	.960		2.87	.912		1.92	2-132-0
1892	BRO	NL	27	OF	127				296	267	25	4	7	.986		2.30	.912		1.89	0-126-1
1892	BRO	NL	27	SS	2				13	1	9	3	1	.769		5.00	.897		5.35
1893	BRO	NL	28	OF	93				260	232	19	9	8	.965		2.70	.915		2.18	0-93-0
1893	BRO	NL	28	2B	2				9	2	6	1	0	.889		4.00	.933		5.95
1894	BRO	NL	29	OF	107				322	297	14	11	5	.966		2.91	.915		2.28	0-107-0
1895	BRO	NL	30	OF	132				392	357	23	12	12	.969		2.88	.917		2.18	0-132-0
1895	BRO	NL	30	SS	1				8	0	6	2	0	.750		6.00	.899		5.60
1896	BRO	NL	31	OF	122				337	316	8	13	1	.961		2.66	.933		2.16	0-122-0
1897	BRO	NL	32	OF	134				383	353	13	17	6	.956		2.73	.936		2.09	0-134-0
1898	BRO	NL	33	OF	134				343	314	20	9	7	.974		2.49	.937		2.08	0-134-0
	12 Seasons			OF	1480				3960	3543	243	174	75	.956		2.56	.916		2.06	7-1461-14
	3 Seasons			SS	28				149	39	83	27	8	.819		4.36	.876		5.16
	2 Seasons			2B	7				33	16	12	5	0	.848		4.00	.922		5.73
	12 Seasons			TOT	1515				4142	3598	338	206	83	.950		2.60	.915		2.13	7-1461-14
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	Batting	2B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF
1887	BAL	AA	22	136	136	0	0	1	135	0	136
1888	BAL	AA	23	137	137	0	0	0	137	0	137
1889	BAL	AA	24	137	137	5	25	0	109	0	109
1890	PHQ	PL	25	115	115	0	0	4	100	13	115
1891	BRO	NL	26	134	134	0	0	2	132	0	134
1892	BRO	NL	27	129	129	0	2	0	126	1	127
1893	BRO	NL	28	95	95	2	0	0	93	0	93
1894	BRO	NL	29	108	108	0	0	0	107	0	107
1895	BRO	NL	30	132	132	0	1	0	132	0	132
1896	BRO	NL	31	122	122	0	0	0	122	0	122
1897	BRO	NL	32	134	134	0	0	0	134	0	134
1898	BRO	NL	33	134	134	0	0	0	134	0	134
	12 Seasons			1513	1513	7	28	7	1461	14	1480

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as OF s c a p y 1887 AA 136 (2nd) 1888 AA 137 (1st) 1891 NL 134 (2nd) 1895 NL 132 (2nd) 1897 NL 134 (4th)	Putouts as OF s c a p y 1888 AA 274 (2nd) 1890 PL 278 (3rd) 1891 NL 353 (1st) 1895 NL 357 (1st) 1896 NL 316 (2nd) 1897 NL 353 (2nd)	Assists as OF s c a p y 1888 AA 27 (3rd) 1890 PL 33 (3rd) 1891 NL 31 (2nd) Career 243 (23rd)	Errors Committed as OF s c a p y Career 174 (49th)
Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y 1888 AA 2.20 (5th) 1889 AA 2.41 (5th) 1890 PL 2.70 (2nd) 1891 NL 2.87 (1st) 1892 NL 2.30 (5th) 1893 NL 2.70 (5th) 1894 NL 2.91 (2nd) 1895 NL 2.88 (1st) 1896 NL 2.66 (4th) 1897 NL 2.73 (2nd) 1898 NL 2.49 (4th) Career 2.56 (60th)	Fielding % as OF s c a p y 1887 AA .924 (5th) 1890 PL .954 (2nd) 1891 NL .960 (1st) 1892 NL .986 (1st) 1893 NL .965 (1st) 1894 NL .966 (2nd) 1895 NL .969 (1st) 1896 NL .961 (5th) 1898 NL .974 (1st)

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