Frederick Stanley McGriff (Crime Dog)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 31, 1963 in Tampa, FL
High School: Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1986 (Age 22)   vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Braves/BlueJays/DevilRays/Padres/Cubs/... 1986-2004
Agents: Jim Krivacs [*]
Final Game: July 15, 2004 (Age 40)   vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Relatives: Cousin of Charles Johnson and Cousin of Terry McGriff
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• 2/18 SocraticGadfly: Is Gary Sheffield a HOFer? Is Crime Dog?: Long-time OF/DH slugger Gary Sheffield has officially announced his retirement. Re the Hall of Fame, first issue/question...
• 2/2 Tomahawk Take: How Wrong Can I Be Today: RoY- Freddie Freeman: A week away from pitchers and catchers reporting and everywhere you look pundit predictions are in bloom. Who will be rookie of...

• 1/13 The Golden Sombrero: The Baseball Show: Hall of Fame, Garza, Bryce Harper, Reds and White Sox: On Wednesday night, co-host Clint Evans from Diamond Hoggers and I were back at it with 2011’s first episode...
• 1/13 Call to the Pen: Pen Polls (Hall of Fame Edition) Murph, Cobra and Crime Dog: What do Dale Murphy, Dave Parker and Fred McGriff all have in common? Well, among other things, if you read my article from last...
• 1/11 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Biggest Differences Between HR Leader and Runner-Up: Here's a question from Ehud: "Jose Bautista was the AL home run king in 2010, while the second-place HR leader (Paul Konerko)...
• 1/11 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 2012 HOF Ballot Preview – Punch and Judy Edition: It’s never too early to start griping about something, so let’s get this one out of the way early.  Here at PH8, I’m...
• 1/7 MLBTradeRumors: Jack Of All Trades: Bert Blyleven: Wednesday's announcement that Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar earned election to the Hall of Fame was notable not merely for...
• 1/5 Call to the Pen: Alomar, Blyleven, Hall of Fame Voting, Consistency and Emotion: The results are in and we now know that Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer. Today’s...
• 1/5 Pitchers Hit Eighth: RoBerto AlomBlyleven – Cooperstown Calls To Thee: Why the title?  Let’s face it.  Their names are forever linked.  According to Bert Blyleven: ”It’s been...
• 1/5 Jason's Baseball Blog: Hall of Fame Announcement Reactions: Well, after all the posturing and writing about the ballots of the Hall of Fame, the BBWAA released their tallies this morning,...
• 1/5 NY Baseball Digest: HOF Prediction: Alomar In, Blyleven Short, Palmeiro Goodbye: Later today the BBWAA will announce the latest member(s) to join the Baseball Hall of Fame. A year ago everyone assumed Roberto...
• 1/4 Baseball Musings: Alomar in the IBWAA Hall of Fame: Roberto Alomar was the only player elected by the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) in their second annual...

• 12/31 Subjective Baseball: 2011 Hall of Fame: Just missing it (aka "The Hall of Very Good"): Today: players who merit serious consideration from me, but still get a "no."Note: I was originally going to pare my "players...
• 12/28 Pitchers Hit Eighth: I Dreamed A BBA Hall of Fame Ballot: Please do not be alarmed.  Nobody has been foolish enough to actually entrust yours truly with a vote that actually helps determine...
• 12/27 Jason's Baseball Blog: Hall of Fame Ballot Review 2010 – Conclusions: Well, over the last month and change, I have been reviewing many of the candidates for the Hall of Fame. You can find all of the...
• 12/21 Braves Journal: My Hall of Fame ballot (UPDATED because I **** up): 2011 Official/Potential Hall of Fame Ballot – Baseball-Reference.com. For some reason, I don’t get a vote, but if...
• 12/18 B-R Blog: 8+ Games In A Post-Season With 1+ RBI: How many players had at least 1 RBI in at least 8 games in the same post-season? Here's the list - Rk Player Year #Matching  ...
• 12/17 B-R Blog: 7+ Games In A Post-Season With WPA>=.05: There's two things that jump out at me when I look at this list. Link to query used to derive the list below. Rk Player Year #Matching...
• 12/16 Jason's Baseball Blog: Hall of Fame Ballot Review – Mark McGwire: Last year, I went through and reviewed the case for a number of players for the Hall of Fame, and whether or not I thought that...
• 12/15 Jason's Baseball Blog: Hall of Fame Ballot Review – Fred McGriff: Last year, I went through and reviewed the case for a number of players for the Hall of Fame, and whether or not I thought that...
• 12/13 The Writer's Journey: The best Blue Jays outside of Cooperstown: When I think of the Blue Jays, I think of their awesome 1980s uniforms in contrast to their boring duds worn today. There are...
• 12/7 B-R Blog: What to expect from Adrian Gonzalez: As Adrian Gonzalez heads to the Red Sox, let's take a look at his career so far and guess about what we might expect going forward....
• 12/6 NY Baseball Digest: Vets Committee Gets It Wrong: Although the Veterans Committee named a deserving Pat Gillick to the Hall of Fame, their snub of George Steinbrenner and Marvin...

• 10/28 B-R Blog: 3+ XBH In Post-Season Game With No HR: How many players have produced 3+ extra base hits in a post-season game where none of them were homeruns? Here's the list of those...
• 10/12 PaulLebowitz.com: The Bobby Cox Legacy: Going out the way he came in: There's no question that Bobby Cox is deserving of going to the Hall of Fame as a baseball...

• 8/26 B-R Blog: Worst 100 RBI seasons: We all know that not every 100-RBI season is a great one. You'd think, though, that any 100-RBI season is worth at least something...
• 8/9 B-R Blog: Perfect Games – For Batters: How many batters, since 1920, have had 12+ "perfect days" at the plate in games where they had 4+ At Bats? By this, I mean, going...
• 8/4 B-R Blog: Most HRs In 1st 2,267 Career Games: Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career HR today in his 2,267th career game. Coming into today, who has hit the most HRs in their...

• 7/27 Baseball Press: Ten Signs of a Trade Deadline Obsession: The final day of July is a special time of year for baseball fans, as it marks the final day of the non-waiver trade period. ...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Jack Of All Trades: Fred McGriff: What do you think of when you hear Fred McGriff's name? For me, the answer is Terry McGriff, whose baseball card I often pulled...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Dodgers, Giants, Fielder, Lee: On this date in 2001, Fred McGriff invoked his no-trade clause to block a deal that would have sent him from the last place Devil...
• 7/14 PaulLebowitz.com: George Steinbrenner's Unappreciated, Underreported Attributes: There was a heart in there....somewhere: Because he acquired such a re**** as a raving lunatic capable of coming unhinged...
• 7/13 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Harper, Ortiz, Crawford: Links for Tuesday, before the National League tries to win an All-Star Game for the first time since Fred McGriff was their cleanup...
• 7/7 MLBTradeRumors: Astros Sign Dominican Outfielder Ariel Ovando: The Astros signed top Dominican outfield prospect Ariel Ovando, according to the team. The 16-year-old bats left-handed and plays...
• 7/7 B-R Blog: The 400 Career HR & [RBI > 3*HR] Club: Just goofing around with Play Index this morning, I asked it show me all batters with HR>=400 and RBI>3*HR in their career....

• 6/25 MLBTradeRumors: Remembering the 1993 Trade Deadline: Ah, 1993 was a rough year. The Branch Davidian cult taught us to love again, sure, but not to excess. So did the crazed Steffi...
• 6/5 B-R Blog: Card of the Week: 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr.: (click images for larger versions) I had another card planned for this week but with Ken Griffey Jr. retiring I decided to pinch-hit...

• 5/19 B-R Blog: WAR Data: Best Position Players Not In the Hall of Fame: Here's a post concept that's sure to be a lightning rod for discussion: who are the best position players not to be inducted into...
• 5/1 B-R Blog: Card of the Week: 1997 Score #172 Fred McGriff: (Images courtesy of Great Sports Names Hall of Fame) I love Fred McGriff. I rarely write about him on this blog but he ranks...