1883
Born December 10, 1883
Topeka, KS, USA
Art Griggs Notable
b. December 10, 1883 · St. Louis Browns 1909–1910, Cleveland Naps 1911–1912, Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914–1915, Detroit Tigers 1918
Art Griggs played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1909 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1918.
Across 442 games he batted .277, with 379 hits and 127 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 73 doubles and 36 stolen bases.
He played 195 games at first base, with 1,853 putouts and 34 errors. He turned 85 double plays.
He was born in Topeka, KS, USA on December 10, 1883, and died on December 19, 1938. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | SLB | 108 | 364 | 38 | 102 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 38 | 11 | .280 |
| 1910 | SLB | 123 | 416 | 28 | 98 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 25 | 51 | 11 | .236 |
| 1911 | CLE | 27 | 68 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .250 |
| 1912 | CLE | 89 | 273 | 29 | 83 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 33 | 37 | 10 | .304 |
| 1914 | BTT | 40 | 112 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .286 |
| 1915 | BTT | 27 | 38 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .289 |
| 1918 | DET | 28 | 99 | 11 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .364 |
| Career | — | 442 | 1370 | 127 | 379 | 73 | 20 | 5 | 152 | 105 | 157 | 36 | .277 |
On this day & linked events
1938
Died December 19, 1938
1909
Major-league debut: Art Griggs
Art Griggs made a major-league debut on May 2, 1909.
1918
Final major-league game: Art Griggs
Art Griggs played a final major-league game on September 2, 1918.
Image: Bain News Service, public domain