Tommy Griffith

Tommy Griffith
Tommy Griffith
	Outfielder
	Born: October 26, 1889; Prospect, Ohio
	Died: April 13, 1967 (aged 77); Cincinnati, Ohio
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
Hits	1383
Runs batted in	619
Teams
	Boston Braves (1913–1914); Cincinnati Reds (1915–1918); Brooklyn Robins (1919–1925); Chicago Cubs (1925);

Griffith, about 1921.

Tommy Griffith (October 26, 1889 in Prospect, Ohio, United States – April 13, 1967 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was a 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 also played briefly with 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, all as a member of the Robins. He surpassed the .300 batting mark three times. His career fielding percentage as an outfielder was .956.

References

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