Alfredo Griffin turns 65 today. Alfredo Griffin was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Cleveland signed him as an amateur free agent in 1973 at 16. He made the majors with Cleveland in 1976...
. Caudill had one good season with the Jays and one lousy season, but the trade worked out for the Jays because it cleared the way for Fernandez to play short. Griffin played three seasons for the A’s, leading off too much for the team’s good. He won the Gold Glove in his first season with the A’s, in a ‘what the hell are they thinking’ vote. He hit better for the A’s than he had for the Jays, still not great but better than he had.
He had a long career for a pretty marginal player, playing 18 years in the majors. Any player with 3 World Series rings has to be considered a success. He had consecutive games played streak of 392 games that ended May 27, 1984. He is also remembered for his kamikaze base running style, scoring from 2nd on a fly ball or going first to third on a ground out or just as often getting thrown out trying to do the same..
His line as a Jay: .249/.280/.327. Ranks last on Jays’ list for OPS at .307 of players with 2000 or more plate appearances. He was a coach for theHis biggest claim to fame, as least as far as Jays fans are concerned, was that he is who we got from thePerson pitched parts of 3 seasons with the Jays. He went 8-13 with a 6.18 ERA in 22 games, 21 starts with the Jays.. Person was much better for the Phillies, pitching in 108 games, 99 starts over four seasons. He had a 38.24 record and a 4.23 ERA.
In total, he played for 9 MLB teams and hit .268/.315/.450 with 306 home runs over a 20-year MLB career.Oliver spent the last two seasons of a 20-year MLB career with the Blue Jays. He filled the LOOGY role for us in 2012 and 2013, pitching in 112 games, and had a 2.90 ERA as a 41 and 42-year-old. He had 24 holds and 2 saves in those two seasons.
In total, he pitched in 766 games, 229 starts. He had a 118-98 record and a 4.51 ERA, pitching 1915 innings.
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