Ivy Griffin
Appearance
Ivy Griffin | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Thomasville, Alabama, U.S. | November 16, 1896|
Died: August 25, 1957 Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 60)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 9, 1919, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 28, 1921, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .257 |
Home runs | 0 |
RBI | 39 |
Teams | |
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Ivy Moore Griffin (November 16, 1896 – August 25, 1957) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1919 to 1921 for the Philadelphia Athletics.
Griffin was a manager in the minor leagues from 1935 to 1955, winning four league championships. While Griffin managed a Class D team in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, he signed future all-star player Andy Pafko. Pafko, who had never played baseball in high school, was signed while working on his father's nearby farm.[1] Griffin died in an automobile accident in Gainesville, Georgia.
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Braves favorite Pafko dies at 92". The Post Crescent. October 10, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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