1947
Born June 4, 1947
South Gate, CA, USA
Doug Griffin Notable
Doug Griffin divided eight seasons between two clubs as a second baseman: the California Angels from 1970, then the Boston Red Sox through 1977.
Across 632 games he batted .245, with 524 hits and 209 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 70 doubles and 33 stolen bases.
He played 614 games at second base, with 1,551 assists and 57 errors. He turned 371 double plays.
He was born in South Gate, CA, USA on June 4, 1947, and died on July 27, 2016. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Glove | 1 | 1972 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CAL | 18 | 55 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .127 |
| 1971 | BOS | 125 | 483 | 51 | 118 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 45 | 11 | .244 |
| 1972 | BOS | 129 | 470 | 43 | 122 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 45 | 48 | 9 | .260 |
| 1973 | BOS | 113 | 396 | 43 | 101 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 42 | 7 | .255 |
| 1974 | BOS | 93 | 312 | 35 | 83 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 2 | .266 |
| 1975 | BOS | 100 | 287 | 21 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 2 | .240 |
| 1976 | BOS | 49 | 127 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | .189 |
| 1977 | BOS | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 632 | 2136 | 209 | 524 | 70 | 12 | 7 | 165 | 158 | 204 | 33 | .245 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Died July 27, 2016
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