Ivy Griffin
Ivy Moore Griffin
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
- School Auburn University
- Debut September 9, 1919
- Final Game August 28, 1921
- Born November 16, 1896 in Thomasville, AL USA
- Died August 25, 1957 in Gainesville, GA USA
Biographical Information[edit]
First baseman Ivy Griffin played three years in the majors. His offensive performance wasn't terrible in 1919 and 1921, but dropped in 1920 when he was the regular first baseman for the 1920 Athletics.
Griffin collected 2,821 hits in the minors between 1919 and 1942, with 416 2B, 189 SB and a .320 BA. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association from 1922 to mid-1929, hitting .362 in 1923 and .335 in both 1925 and 1926. He played for the Little Rock Travelers in the Southern Association for three years (1930-1932), hitting .361 in 1930.
Griffin won four league championships and took five other teams to the finals series in his thirteen years of managing. He scouted for the Chicago Cubs from 1953 to 1957 (signing Billy Williams), briefly managing their Macon farm club in 1955 taking over for Pepper Martin.
Griffin was killed in a car accident on a Highway 136 about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, GA.
He is one of three players with the first name Ivy. The others are Ivy Olson and Ivy Andrews.
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