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Mike Griffin
Michael Leroy Griffin

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 197 lb.

Debut September 17, 1979
  vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER
Final Game June 30, 1989
Born June 26, 1957 in Colusa, CA

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1979 22 NYY AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   1  1    4.3    5    2    2   0    2    5   0   1    19   0   0  4.15  4.06   98 1.615
 1980 23 NYY AL   2   4  13   9   0   0   3  0   54.0   64   36   29   6   23   25   1   3   250   2   0  4.83  3.92   81 1.611
 1981 24 TOT      2   5  18   9   0   0   5  1   56.3   69   28   27   4    9   24   0   1   246   0   2  4.31  3.69   86 1.385
         NYY AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    4.3    5    1    1   0    0    4   0   0    18   0   0  2.08  3.55  171 1.154
         CHC NL   2   5  16   9   0   0   4  1   52.0   64   27   26   4    9   20   0   1   228   0   2  4.50  3.70   82 1.404
 1982 25 SDP NL   0   1   7   0   0   0   0  0   10.3    9    4    4   0    3    4   0   0    41   0   0  3.48  3.46   99 1.161
 1987 30 BAL AL   3   5  23   6   1   0   6  1   74.3   78   39   36   9   33   42   3   1   331   3   1  4.36  4.38  101 1.493
 1989 32 CIN NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    4.3   10    6    6   0    3    1   0   0    26   2   0 12.46  3.61   29 3.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .318   7  15  67  24   1   0  15  3  203.7  235  115  104  19   73  101   4   6   913   7   3  4.60  4.00   87 1.512
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5  11  50  17   0   0  11  2  152.0  175   85   77  14   54   75   2   4   682   5   2  4.60  4.00   87 1.512
 Career High      3   5  23   9   1   0   6  1   74.3   78   39   36   9   33   42   3   3   331   3   2  4.31  4.38  101 1.385

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 24 TOT     16   13    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   8  .154  .154  .154  -14    2   2   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  16   13    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   8  .154  .154  .154  -14    2   2   0   0   0   0
 1982 25 SDP NL   7    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 32 CIN NL   3    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  466    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons       26   15    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   9  .200  .200  .200   13    3   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         93    0   19   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  56  .200  .200  .200   13   19  12   0   0   0   0
 Career High     16   13    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   8                           2   2   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 24 TOT      15   13    0   0.0    95| .154  .267| .154  .333| .154  .383| .308  .716| -14  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
         CHC NL   15   13    0   0.0    95| .154  .267| .154  .333| .154  .383| .308  .716| -14  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1982 25 SDP NL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .261| .000  .323| .000  .379| .000  .702|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1989 32 CIN NL    1    0    1          94|1.000  .258|1.000  .326|1.000  .385|2.000  .711| 466         0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        17   14    1   1.9    95| .200  .266| .200  .332| .200  .383| .400  .714|  13  .201  -1.8  -0.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1979 22 NYY AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.88 0 4.3 1980 23 NYY AL P 13 6 7 1 0 .929 .956 1.00 0.77 2.17 1.85 9 54.0 1981 24 TOT P 18 1 13 0 0 1.000 .959 0.78 0.69 2.24 1.97 9 56.3 NYY AL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.80 4.19 1.88 0 4.3 CHC NL P 16 1 11 0 0 1.000 .960 0.75 0.68 2.08 1.97 9 52.0 1982 25 SDP NL P 7 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.14 0.70 0.87 1.92 0 10.3 1987 30 BAL AL P 23 6 8 2 0 .875 .952 0.61 0.67 1.70 1.84 6 74.3 1989 32 CIN NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.63 2.09 1.88 0 4.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1979 22 NYY AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.88 0 4.3 1980 23 NYY AL P 13 6 7 1 0 .929 .956 1.00 0.77 2.17 1.85 9 54.0 1981 24 TOT P 18 1 13 0 0 1.000 .959 0.78 0.69 2.24 1.97 9 56.3 NYY AL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.80 4.19 1.88 0 4.3 CHC NL P 16 1 11 0 0 1.000 .960 0.75 0.68 2.08 1.97 9 52.0 1982 25 SDP NL P 7 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.14 0.70 0.87 1.92 0 10.3 1987 30 BAL AL P 23 6 8 2 0 .875 .952 0.61 0.67 1.70 1.84 6 74.3 1989 32 CIN NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.63 2.09 1.88 0 4.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 67 13 30 3 0 .935 .953 0.64 0.70 1.90 1.88 24 203.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 67 13 30 3 0 .935 .953 0.64 0.70 1.90 1.88 24 204
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Transactions 

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

November 10, 1978: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Greg Jemison (minors), Juan Beniquez, Paul Mirabella, and Dave Righetti to the New York Yankees for Domingo Ramos, Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, and cash.

August 5, 1981: Sent by the New York Yankees to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier deal made on June 12, 1981. The New York Yankees sent a player to be named later, Doug Bird, and $400,000 to the Chicago Cubs for Rick Reuschel. The New York Yankees sent Mike Griffin (August 5, 1981) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

March 26, 1982: Sent by the Chicago Cubs to the Montreal Expos to complete an earlier deal made on March 16, 1982. The Chicago Cubs sent a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos for Dan Briggs. The Chicago Cubs sent Mike Griffin (March 26, 1982) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

August 30, 1982: Sent by the Montreal Expos to the San Diego Padres to complete an earlier deal made on June 8, 1982. The Montreal Expos sent a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Manuel. The Montreal Expos sent Mike Griffin (August 30, 1982) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

March 27, 1983: Released by the San Diego Padres.

April 5, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

December 25, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 1989: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1987Baltimore Orioles$65,000
Career (may be incomplete)$65,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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