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Mike Griffin
Mike Griffin
	Center fielder
	Born: March 20, 1865; Utica, New York
	Died: April 10, 1908 (aged 43); Utica, New York
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 16, 1887, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	October 15, 1898, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
MLB statistics
Batting average	.296
Runs scored	1406
Runs batted in	720
Teams
	As Player Baltimore Orioles (1887–1889); Philadelphia Athletics (1890); Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1891–1898); As Manager Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1898);
Career highlights and awards
	6 seasons with a .300+ batting average; 10 seasons with 100+ runs scored; 8 seasons with 30+ stolen bases;

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Michael Joseph Griffin (March 20, 1865 – April 10, 1908) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who hailed from Utica, New York. He played in 1511 games spread over 12 seasons for teams in the American Association, Players' League, and National League. He had 1755 hits, resulting in a .296 batting average, and was a prolific base stealer who swiped 473 bases during his career. In his last year in the majors, he was also the player-manager for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for a short period of time.^[1]

Career

Scouted and signed by Billy Barnie of the Baltimore Orioles, while playing for the local Utica professional team, he was one of the premiere ball players at the time, leading his league in runs scored in 1889 and doubles in 1891. On April 16, 1887, he became the first major league player to hit a home run in his first plate appearance.

Griffin was team captain of Bridegrooms in 1897 and 1898 and served as interim manager for a part of 1898, a total of four games, winning one. After the 1898 season, Brooklyn signed him to a $3,500 contract to manage the following season. But before the season started, Brooklyn and Baltimore merged and Baltimore manager Ned Hanlon was named Brooklyn's manager instead. Griffin was offered a $2,800 contract to play by Brooklyn, but he refused to sign. Brooklyn released him to the Cleveland Spiders, who then released him to the St. Louis Perfectos. After failing to receive a contract he felt he was worth from any team, he sued Brooklyn for the salary he believed they owed him from the contract he had signed and won a judgment of $2,300 from the club. He then unofficially retired from major league baseball.^[2]

Griffin returned to Utica where he became involved in the management of local breweries. It was here that he died from pneumonia, at age 43, and was laid to rest at St. Agnes Cemetery.^[3]

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
SABR Biography

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[3] Baseball Almanac player page

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 [[Scout (sport)|Scouted]] and signed by [[Billy Barnie]] of the [[Baltimore Orioles (19th century)|Baltimore Orioles]], while playing for the local Utica professional team, he was one of the premiere ball players at the time, leading his league in [[Run (baseball)|runs scored]] in [[1889 in baseball|1889]] and [[Double (baseball)|doubles]] in [[1891 in baseball|1891]]. On April 16, 1887, he became the first major league player to hit a [[home run]] in his first plate appearance.
-Griffin was team captain of Bridegrooms in {{By|1897}} and {{By|1898}} and served as interim [[manager (baseball)|manager]] for a part of 1898, a total of four games, winning one. After the 1898 season, Brooklyn signed him to a $3,500 contract to manage the following season. But before the season started, Brooklyn and Baltimore merged and Baltimore manager [[Ned Hanlon (baseball player)|Ned Hanlon]] was named Brooklyn's manager instead. Griffin was offered a $2,800 contract to play by Brooklyn, but he refused to sign. Brooklyn released him to the [[Cleveland Spiders]], who then released him to the [[St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Perfectos]]. After failing to receive a contract he felt he was worth from any team, he sued Brooklyn for the salary he believed they owed him from the contract he had signed and won a judgment of $2,300 from the club. He then unofficially retired from major league baseball.<ref>[http://pages.prodigy.net/scottfiesthumel/player~1.htm Article by Scott Fiesthumel]{{Dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref>
+Griffin was team captain of Bridegrooms in {{By|1897}} and {{By|1898}} and served as interim [[manager (baseball)|manager]] for a part of 1898, a total of four games, winning one. After the 1898 season, Brooklyn signed him to a $3,500 contract to manage the following season. But before the season started, Brooklyn and Baltimore merged and Baltimore manager [[Ned Hanlon (baseball player)|Ned Hanlon]] was named Brooklyn's manager instead. Griffin was offered a $2,800 contract to play by Brooklyn, but he refused to sign. Brooklyn released him to the [[Cleveland Spiders]], who then released him to the [[St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Perfectos]]. After failing to receive a contract he felt he was worth from any team, he sued Brooklyn for the salary he believed they owed him from the contract he had signed and won a judgment of $2,300 from the club. He then unofficially retired from major league baseball.<ref>[http://pages.prodigy.net/scottfiesthumel/player~1.htm Article by Scott Fiesthumel] {{wayback|url=http://pages.prodigy.net/scottfiesthumel/player~1.htm |date=20050901143307 }}</ref>
 Griffin returned to Utica where he became involved in the management of local breweries. It was here that he died from [[pneumonia]], at age 43, and was laid to rest at St. Agnes Cemetery.<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=griffmi01 Baseball Almanac player page]</ref>

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