1957
Born October 6, 1957
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
Alfredo Griffin Marquee
b. October 6, 1957 · Cleveland Indians 1976–1978, Toronto Blue Jays 1979–1984, 1992–1993, Oakland Athletics 1985–1987, Los Angeles Dodgers 1988–1991
Alfredo Griffin shared the 1979 American League Rookie of the Year award with Minnesota's John Castino, having taken over at shortstop for a Toronto team then in its third year of existence. He would play in the majors for eighteen seasons.
A switch-hitter from Santo Domingo, he arrived with Cleveland in 1976, spent six years in Toronto, then moved to Oakland where he won a Gold Glove in 1985 and played every game of three consecutive seasons. Four years with the Los Angeles Dodgers followed, including the 1988 championship, before he returned to Toronto for a title there in 1992.
Griffin finished with 1,688 hits and 192 stolen bases across 1,962 games, and was an All-Star in 1984.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1984 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 1985 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 1979 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | 1979 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | CLE | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1977 | CLE | 14 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .146 |
| 1978 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1979 | TOR | 153 | 624 | 81 | 179 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 40 | 59 | 21 | .287 |
| 1980 | TOR | 155 | 653 | 63 | 166 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 58 | 18 | .254 |
| 1981 | TOR | 101 | 388 | 30 | 81 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 8 | .209 |
| 1982 | TOR | 162 | 539 | 57 | 130 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 22 | 48 | 10 | .241 |
| 1983 | TOR | 162 | 528 | 62 | 132 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 44 | 8 | .250 |
| 1984 | TOR | 140 | 419 | 53 | 101 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 33 | 11 | .241 |
| 1985 | OAK | 162 | 614 | 75 | 166 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 64 | 20 | 50 | 24 | .270 |
| 1986 | OAK | 162 | 594 | 74 | 169 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 35 | 52 | 33 | .285 |
| 1987 | OAK | 144 | 494 | 69 | 130 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 28 | 41 | 26 | .263 |
| 1988 | LAD | 95 | 316 | 39 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 7 | .199 |
| 1989 | LAD | 136 | 506 | 49 | 125 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 57 | 10 | .247 |
| 1990 | LAD | 141 | 461 | 38 | 97 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 29 | 65 | 6 | .210 |
| 1991 | LAD | 109 | 350 | 27 | 85 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 5 | .243 |
| 1992 | TOR | 63 | 150 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | .233 |
| 1993 | TOR | 46 | 95 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 1962 | 6780 | 759 | 1688 | 245 | 78 | 24 | 527 | 338 | 664 | 192 | .249 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Major-league debut: Alfredo Griffin
Alfredo Griffin made a major-league debut on September 4, 1976.
1993
Final major-league game: Alfredo Griffin
Alfredo Griffin played a final major-league game on October 3, 1993.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0