Tommy Griffith

American baseball player
Baseball player
Tommy Griffith
Outfielder
Born: (1889-10-26)October 26, 1889
Prospect, Ohio, U.S.
Died: April 13, 1967(1967-04-13) (aged 77)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 25, 1913, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1925, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.280
Home runs52
Runs batted in619
Teams
  • Boston Braves (1913–1914)
  • Cincinnati Reds (1915–1918)
  • Brooklyn Robins (1919–1925)
  • Chicago Cubs (1925)
Griffith, about 1921.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Tommy Griffith top performances at retrosheet". retrosheet.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tommy Griffith career statistics at baseball-reference". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)


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