Tommy Griffith Explained

Tommy Griffith
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:26 October 1889
Birth Place:Prospect, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 25
Debutyear:1913
Debutteam:Boston Braves
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 22
Finalyear:1925
Finalteam:Chicago Cubs
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.280
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:52
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:619
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Thomas Herman Griffith (October 26, 1889 – April 13, 1967) was an American professional baseball player from 1913 to 1925. He was a right fielder who mainly played with the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Robins. While with these teams he never hit below .250 and had over 100 hits in a season eight times.

Griffith, who was born in Prospect, Ohio, also played briefly for the Boston Braves and Chicago Cubs.

In 1401 games played, Griffith batted .280 (1383-4947) with 589 runs, 52 home runs and 619 RBI over a 13-year major-league career. His on-base percentage was .328 and slugging percentage was .382. He appeared in the 1920 World Series, batting .190 (4-21) with one run scored and three RBI for the Brooklyn Robins. He had three 5-hit games in his MLB career, all as a member of the Robins.[1] He surpassed the .300 batting mark three times. His career fielding percentage as an outfielder was .956.[2]

He died in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tommy Griffith top performances at retrosheet. retrosheet.org. October 3, 2022.
  2. Web site: Tommy Griffith career statistics at baseball-reference. baseball-reference.com. October 3, 2022.