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Mike Griffin
Michael Leroy Griffin
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 197 lb.

Born: June 26, 1957 in Colusa, CA
High School: Woodland (Woodland, CA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1979
Final Game: June 30, 1989
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1979 22 NYY AL 0 0 4.15 3 0 1 0 0 1 4.1 5 2 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 19 98 1.615 10.4 0.0 4.2 10.4 2.50
1980 23 NYY AL 2 4 .333 4.83 13 9 3 0 0 0 54.0 64 36 29 6 23 2 25 1 0 3 250 81 1.611 10.7 1.0 3.8 4.2 1.09
1981 24 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 4.31 18 9 5 0 0 1 56.1 69 28 27 4 9 0 24 0 2 1 246 86 1.385 11.0 0.6 1.4 3.8 2.67
1981 24 NYY AL 0 0 2.08 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 171 1.154 10.4 0.0 0.0 8.3
1981 24 CHC NL 2 5 .286 4.50 16 9 4 0 0 1 52.0 64 27 26 4 9 0 20 0 2 1 228 82 1.404 11.1 0.7 1.6 3.5 2.22
1982 25 SDP NL 0 1 .000 3.48 7 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 9 4 4 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 41 99 1.161 7.8 0.0 2.6 3.5 1.33
1987 30 BAL AL 3 5 .375 4.36 23 6 6 1 0 1 74.1 78 39 36 9 33 3 42 3 1 1 331 101 1.493 9.4 1.1 4.0 5.1 1.27
1989 32 CIN NL 0 0 12.46 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 10 6 6 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 26 29 3.000 20.8 0.0 6.2 2.1 0.33
6 Seasons 7 15 .318 4.60 67 24 15 1 0 3 203.2 235 115 104 19 73 7 101 4 3 6 913 87 1.512 10.4 0.8 3.2 4.5 1.38
162 Game Avg. 5 11 .318 4.60 50 18 11 1 0 2 152 176 86 78 14 55 5 75 3 2 4 682 87 1.512 10.4 0.8 3.2 4.5 1.38
NYY (3 yrs) 2 4 .333 4.60 18 9 5 0 0 1 62.2 74 39 32 6 25 2 34 1 0 4 287 85 1.580 10.6 0.9 3.6 4.9 1.36
SDP (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.48 7 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 9 4 4 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 41 99 1.161 7.8 0.0 2.6 3.5 1.33
CIN (1 yr) 0 0 12.46 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 10 6 6 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 26 29 3.000 20.8 0.0 6.2 2.1 0.33
CHC (1 yr) 2 5 .286 4.50 16 9 4 0 0 1 52.0 64 27 26 4 9 0 20 0 2 1 228 82 1.404 11.1 0.7 1.6 3.5 2.22
BAL (1 yr) 3 5 .375 4.36 23 6 6 1 0 1 74.1 78 39 36 9 33 3 42 3 1 1 331 101 1.493 9.4 1.1 4.0 5.1 1.27
AL (4 yrs) 5 9 .357 4.47 41 15 11 1 0 2 137.0 152 78 68 15 58 5 76 4 1 5 618 93 1.533 10.0 1.0 3.8 5.0 1.31
NL (3 yrs) 2 6 .250 4.86 26 9 4 0 0 1 66.2 83 37 36 4 15 2 25 0 2 1 295 75 1.470 11.2 0.5 2.0 3.4 1.67

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 24 CHC NL 16 15 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .154 .154 .154 .308 -14 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1982 25 SDP NL 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1989 32 CIN NL 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 466 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 26 17 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .200 .200 .200 .400 13 3 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 106 93 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 .200 .200 .200 .400 13 19 0 0 12 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 466 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 16 15 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .154 .154 .154 .308 -14 2 0 0 2 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 NYY AL 22 P 3 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.87 0.80
1980 NYY AL 23 P 13 9 54.0 14 6 7 1 0 .929 2.17 1.00 .957 1.85 0.77
1981 TOT MLB 24 P 18 9 56.1 14 1 13 0 0 1.000 2.24 0.78 .957 1.97 0.69
1981 NYY AL 24 P 2 0 4.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.15 1.00 .950 1.87 0.80
1981 CHC NL 24 P 16 9 52.0 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.75 .958 1.97 0.68
1982 SDP NL 25 P 7 0 10.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.87 0.14 .900 1.92 0.70
1987 BAL AL 30 P 23 6 74.1 16 6 8 2 0 .875 1.70 0.61 .956 1.84 0.67
1989 CIN NL 32 P 3 0 4.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.33 .900 1.87 0.63
6 Seasons P 67 24 203.2 46 13 30 3 0 .935 1.90 0.64 .954 1.88 0.70
6 Seasons TOT 67 24 203.2 46 13 30 3 0 .935 1.90 0.64 .889 1.88 0.70

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

November 10, 1978: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Greg Jemison (minors), Juan Beniquez, Paul Mirabella and Dave Righetti to the New York Yankees for Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, Domingo Ramos and cash.

August 5, 1981: Sent by the New York Yankees to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier deal made on June 12, 1981. The New York Yankees sent a player to be named later, Doug Bird and $400,000 to the Chicago Cubs for Rick Reuschel.

March 26, 1982: Sent by the Chicago Cubs to the Montreal Expos to complete an earlier deal made on March 16, 1982. The Chicago Cubs sent a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos for Dan Briggs.

August 30, 1982: Sent by the Montreal Expos to the San Diego Padres to complete an earlier deal made on June 8, 1982. The Montreal Expos sent a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Manuel.

March 27, 1983: Released by the San Diego Padres.

April 5, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

December 25, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Baltimore Orioles$65,000
Career (may be incomplete)$65,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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