Clark Griffith

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-6, 156lb (168cm, 70kg)

Born: November 20, 1869 in Clear Creek, MO us

Died: October 27, 1955 in Washington, DC

Buried: Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD

School: Illinois State University (Normal, IL)

Debut: April 11, 1891 (Age 21-142d, 1,588th in major league history)

Last Game: October 7, 1914 (Age 44-321d)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Pioneer/Executive in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Clark Griffith's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1891 season

Full Name: Clark Calvin Griffith

Nicknames: The Old Fox

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Relatives: Uncle of Sherry Robertson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

63.8

237

146

ERA

3.31

453

372

3385.2

955

WHIP

1.313

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-14 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

RBI Opportunities

1905 Batting Game Log

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1905 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	434	10 (9)	Apr 27	NYY		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.000	.333	.000	.333	9			P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
2	435	14 (3)	May 3	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.333	.000	.333	9			P
3	436	17 (2)	May 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-8	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9			P
4	437	26 (8)	May 18	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9			P
5	438	29 (2)	May 22	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9			P
6	439	30	May 23	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9			P
7	440	31	May 24	NYY	@	DET	L,6-12	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9			P
8	441	36 (4)	May 30	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9			P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
9	442	47 (10)	Jun 17	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9			P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
10	443	59 (11)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-5	0-GF	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	1				0		.111	.200	.333	.533	9			P
11	444	64 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.100	.182	.300	.482	9			P
12	445	65	Jul 8 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	T,5-5	0-0	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.143	.200	.357	.557	9			P
13	446	69 (3)	Jul 13	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	0-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.250	.294	.438	.732	9			P
14	447	70	Jul 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.250	.294	.438	.732	5			LF
15	448	80 (9)	Jul 25	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-4	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.294	.333	.471	.804	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
16	449	85 (4)	Aug 3	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.278	.316	.444	.760	9			P
17	450	104 (18)	Aug 24 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	0-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.250	.318	.400	.718	9			P
18	451	108 (3)	Aug 29	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.227	.292	.364	.655	9			PH P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
19	452	113 (4)	Sep 4 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	0-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.227	.292	.364	.655	9			P
20	453	115 (1)	Sep 6	NYY	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.192	.250	.308	.558	9			P
21	454	118 (2)	Sep 8	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.192	.250	.308	.558	9			P
22	455	119	Sep 9 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-6	GS-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.222	.300	.333	.633	9			P
23	456	127 (7)	Sep 16 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,0-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.233	.324	.333	.657	9			P
24	457	129 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,0-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.233	.324	.333	.657	9			P
25	458	148 (18)	Oct 3 (2)	NYY		DET	W,10-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	1				0		.212	.297	.303	.600	9			P
26	459	152 (3)	Oct 7 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-12	0-GF(5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.212	.297	.303	.600	9			P
							11-14		39	33	2	7	1	1	0	4	4		11	0	2		0		0		.212	.297	.303	.600

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