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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1901 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1901 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 28	CHW		CLE	W,13-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	8 (3)	May 2	CHW		DET	L,5-7	CG	0	8.2	0	3	0	3	0
3	12 (3)	May 6	CHW	@	MLA	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
4	15 (2)	May 10	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-4	GF	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	19 (3)	May 14	CHW	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	10	0	10	0
6	23 (3)	May 19	CHW		MLA	W,14-3	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
7	25 (1)	May 23	CHW		PHA	W,11-9	GF	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
8	27 (1)	May 26	CHW		BLA	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
9	31 (3)	May 30 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	35 (3)	Jun 2	CHW		WSH	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
11	38 (2)	Jun 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,15-4	CG	0	9.0	0	1	2	3	0
12	40 (1)	Jun 10	CHW	@	WSH	W,13-10	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	42 (1)	Jun 12	CHW	@	BLA	L,1-8	GS	0	7.0	0	7	0	7	0
14	47 (4)	Jun 18	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	0	5.2	0	1	0	1	0
15	50 (2)	Jun 21	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	53 (2)	Jun 25	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	58 (4)	Jul 2	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG	0	6.0	0	3	0	3	0
18	62 (3)	Jul 5	CHW	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
19	65 (2)	Jul 9	CHW	@	MLA	W,17-9	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
20	70 (4)	Jul 14	CHW		MLA	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
21	74 (3)	Jul 20	CHW		PHA	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
22	77 (2)	Jul 23	CHW		PHA	W,10-6	GF	0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	80 (2)	Jul 26	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
24	83 (2)	Jul 31	CHW		DET	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	87 (3)	Aug 4	CHW		CLE	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
26	90 (2)	Aug 8	CHW	@	DET	W,18-8	CG	0	9.0	0	3	1	4	0
27	94 (3)	Aug 12	CHW	@	CLE	W,17-2	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	98 (3)	Aug 17	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
29	100 (1)	Aug 20	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
30	101	Aug 21	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-8	GF	0	4.1	0	0	0	0	0
31	103 (1)	Aug 23	CHW	@	BLA	W,6-4	GS	0	3.1	1	1	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	122 (18)	Sep 9 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
33	128 (5)	Sep 15 (2)	CHW		MLA	W,9-4	GS	0	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
34	131 (2)	Sep 20	CHW	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	133 (1)	Sep 23	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	1	4	1	6	0
							35gm		267.0	9	78	5	92	3