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Earl
Griffin		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: November 16, 1923 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 KC PL $ 350,000  
1953 29 KC PL $ 350,000  
1954 30 KC PL $ 350,000  
1955 31 KC PL $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 KC PL $ 350,000  
1953 29 KC PL $ 350,000  
1954 30 KC PL $ 350,000  
1955 31 KC PL $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 28 AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.3 4 2 1 3 1 5.41 .286 .412 .571 .983  
    AA   4 14 .222 25 25 5 0 0 176.3 179 91 19 82 168 4.64 .259 .337 .393 .730  
1953 29 KC PL 1 10 .091 16 14 6 1 0 93.7 104 60 17 52 50 5.77 .290 .380 .496 .876 2.0
1954 30 KC PL 6 22 .214 38 38 13 1 0 275.7 300 175 34 170 126 5.71 .289 .386 .452 .838 7.3
1955 31 AAA   10 10 .500 27 27 1 0 0 171.3 221 104 19 108 107 5.46 .317 .408 .467 .875  
2 Years Sim 7 32 .179 54 52 19 2 0 369.3 404 235 51 222 176 5.73 .289 .385 .464 .848 9.3
2 Years AAA 10 11 .476 28 28 1 0 0 174.7 225 106 20 111 108 5.46 .316 .408 .469 .877  
1 Years AA 4 14 .222 25 25 5 0 0 176.3 179 91 19 82 168 4.64 .259 .337 .393 .730  
3 Years Minors 14 25 .359 53 53 6 0 0 351.0 404 197 39 193 276 5.05 .288 .374 .432 .805  
Season Average 3 16 .158 27 26 9 1 0 184.7 202 117 25 111 88 5.73 .289 .385 .464 .848  
Career Highs 6 22 .214 38 38 13 1 0 275.7 300 175 34 170 126 5.77 .290 .386 .496 .876  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   196 114 25 89 95   .287 .369 .462 .831
vs LH   208 121 26 133 81   .291 .403 .465 .868
Home 3 16 .158 25 23 8 0 0 173.0 190 110 22 109 87 5.72 .288 .389 .453 .842
Away 4 16 .200 29 29 11 2 0 196.3 214 125 29 113 89 5.73 .290 .384 .473 .857
Mar/Apr 2 1 .667 5 5 1 1 0 33.7 32 16 4 18 14 4.28 .274 .370 .462 .832
May 2 8 .200 12 12 6 1 0 89.7 95 51 9 52 40 5.12 .278 .373 .404 .777
June 1 9 .100 11 11 6 0 0 76.7 84 49 14 33 37 5.75 .285 .357 .498 .855
July 1 7 .125 12 12 2 0 0 80.3 103 61 12 56 39 6.83 .322 .423 .513 .935
August 1 4 .200 9 7 4 0 0 59.3 48 29 10 36 27 4.40 .234 .349 .420 .768
Sep/Oct 0 3 .000 5 5 0 0 0 29.7 42 29 2 27 19 8.80 .353 .473 .496 .968
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 29 KC PL 16 33 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 12 .061 .061 .152 .212 -0.8 0.0
1954 30 KC PL 38 98 3 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 44 .092 .135 .112 .247 -1.2 0.0
2 Years Sim 54 131 4 11 2 0 1 7 0 0 5 56 .084 .117 .122 .239 -2.0 0.0
162 Game Average 393 12 33 6 0 3 21 0 0 15 168 .084 .117 .122 .239 -5.9  
Career Highs 38 98 3 9 2 0 1 5 0 0 5 44 .092 .135 .152 .247 -0.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   87 1 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 5 33 .069 .120 .115 .235 -1.9
vs LH   44 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 .114 .111 .136 .247 -1.0
Home 25 55 3 10 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 22 .182 .224 .273 .497 3.1
Away 29 76 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 34 .013 .038 .013 .051 -6.0
RISP   35 0 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 15 .086 .108 .114 .222 -1.0
Close/Late   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Mar/Apr 5 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .273 .606 1.1
May 12 29 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 13 .034 .094 .138 .232 -0.6
June 11 29 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .069 .069 .103 .172 -1.4
July 12 31 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .032 .032 .032 .065 -2.4
August 7 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .100 .143 .100 .243 -0.4
Sep/Oct 5 11 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1953 29 KC PL P 16 14 93.7 2 13 1 2 .938 1.44    
1954 30 KC PL P 38 38 275.7 14 38 2 2 .963 1.70    
Career Totals   54 52 369.3 16 51 3 4 .957 1.63    
Career Highs   38 38 275.7 14 38 2 2 .963 1.70    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1954-1-22
 Games Started
1954-3-38
 Complete Games
1954-8-13
 Innings Pitched
1954-8-275.7
 Hits Allowed
1954-5-300
 Homeruns Allowed
1954-3-34
Walks Allowed
1954-1-170
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 6
 
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History
Drafted in 57th round, 1133rd overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Injured on 5/21/1952 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/16/1953, off Alexander Lenihan (OKC)
Earned first career win on 5/23/1953
 
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