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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Team Record in Appearances: 8-8 / in Starts: 6-5

Days of Rest

1904 Pitching Game Log

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1904 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	388	27	May 23	NYY		CHW	L,2-6			99	5.0	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	1.80	5.22						18
2	389	31	May 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-7	CG	L(0-1)	3	8.0	13	7	5	0	2	0	1	4.15	3.42	37	34				36	2	1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
3	390	36	Jun 2	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4		W(1-1)	5	5.0	3	0	0	1	3	0	1	3.00	3.14						18
4	391	44	Jun 12	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-0	SHO	W(2-1)	9	9.0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.00	2.83	30	76				30	1	0
5	392	51	Jun 22	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-6	CG	W(3-1)	9	9.0	13	6	6	0	5	0	0	3.00	2.45	39	42				38	1	3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
6	393	61	Jul 4(2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	W(4-1)	11	9.0	8	2	2	0	5	0	0	2.80	2.22	32	68				32	1	0
7	394	69	Jul 13	NYY		CLE	L,3-16	GS-	L(4-2)	8	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	3.26	2.29		35				10
8	395	73	Jul 17	NYY		DET	W,3-1	CG	W(5-2)	3	9.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	2.89	2.20	31	80				31	2	0
9	396	77	Jul 21	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	CG	L(5-3)	3	9.0	10	5	3	2	2	1	0	2.91	2.47	39	51				36	1	1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	397	84	Aug 1	NYY	@	DET	L,6-8	GS-	L(5-4)	10	3.0	5	3	2	1	1	0	1	3.04	2.52		39				14
11	398	107	Aug 27(1)	NYY		SLB	L,2-7			25	5.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.84	2.46						17
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
12	399	118	Sep 6(2)	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	W(6-4)	9	9.0	4	1	1	3	1	0	0	2.63	2.54	31	73				27	0	0
13	400	123	Sep 9(2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	L(6-5)	2	8.0	7	5	3	3	3	0	1	2.70	2.60	33	52				28	2	0
14	401	129	Sep 15(1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3			5	1.2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.65	2.62						6
15	402	133	Sep 17	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	GS-		1	5.0	7	5	5	1	2	1	0	2.98	2.73		34				22
16	403	148	Oct 3	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-0		W(7-5)	15	3.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.87	2.69						13
							8-8		W-L:7-5	5.2	100.1	91	40	32	16	36	3	4	2.87	2.69	272	53				376	10	5

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