Tommy Griffith Notable

b. October 26, 1889 · Boston Braves 1913–1914, Cincinnati Reds 1915–1918, Brooklyn Robins 1919–1925, Chicago Cubs 1925

Tommy Griffith played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Boston Braves in 1913 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1925. His longest stay was with the Brooklyn Robins, from 1919 to 1925.

Across 1,401 games he batted .280, with 1,383 hits and 589 runs. He finished with 52 home runs, 208 doubles, 72 triples and 70 stolen bases.

He played 1,333 games in the outfield, with 2,164 putouts and 108 errors.

He was born in Prospect, OH, USA on October 26, 1889, and died on April 13, 1967. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1913	BSN	37	127	16	32	4	1	1	12	9	8	1	.252
1914	BSN	16	48	3	5	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	.104
1915	CIN	160	583	59	179	31	16	4	85	41	34	6	.307
1916	CIN	155	595	50	158	28	7	2	61	36	37	16	.266
1917	CIN	115	363	45	98	18	7	1	45	19	23	5	.270
1918	CIN	118	427	47	113	10	4	2	48	39	30	10	.265
1919	BRO	125	484	65	136	18	4	6	57	23	32	8	.281
1920	BRO	93	334	41	87	9	4	2	30	15	18	3	.260
1921	BRO	129	455	66	142	21	6	12	71	36	13	3	.312
1922	BRO	99	329	44	104	17	8	4	49	23	10	7	.316
1923	BRO	131	481	70	141	21	9	8	66	50	19	8	.293
1924	BRO	140	482	43	121	19	5	3	67	34	19	0	.251
1925	BRO/CHC	83	239	40	67	12	1	7	27	24	13	3	.280
Career	—	1401	4947	589	1383	208	72	52	619	351	262	70	.280

On this day & linked events

1889

Born October 26, 1889

Prospect, OH, USA

1967

Died April 13, 1967

1913

Major-league debut: Tommy Griffith

Tommy Griffith made a major-league debut on August 19, 1913.

1925

Final major-league game: Tommy Griffith

Tommy Griffith played a final major-league game on September 22, 1925.

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