Clark Griffith
Clark Calvin Griffith ( born November 20, 1869 in Clear Creek, Missouri; † October 27, 1955 in Washington, DC) was an American baseball player, baseball manager and club owner in Major League Baseball. His nickname was The Old Fox.
Biography
Griffith began his career as a pitcher in Minor League Baseball in 1888 in Milwaukee. On April 11, 1891 he made his debut in the American Association with the St. Louis Browns (American Association). In the same year he joined the Boston Reds (American Association). After setting the league he played in the Pacific Coast League for the Oakland Oaks. Cap Anson then undertook Griffith in 1893 for the Chicago Cubs.
In 1894, then began for him a series of six seasons with at least 20 victories. In 1898 he had his ERA from 1.88 the lowest value in the entire National League.
In 1901 he joined the newly formed American League, where she won with the Chicago White Sox the championship. This year, he also reached the last time the number of 20 wins for a pitcher. In 1903 he then moved to New York, where he became the first baseball manager of the New York Highlanders. The dual function as a player and manager, he practiced there until 1907, his last year in New York he worked only as a manager.
From 1909-1911 he was then at the Cincinnati Reds worked before he moved to the Washington Senators in 1912. The Reds Griffith was the first committed the Cuban baseball players for the Major Leagues. In the Washington Senators, he played on October 7, 1914 his last game in active baseball. By 1920, he was still working as a manager at the senator. As a manager, he won 1491 games in his career.
In 1920 he took over the Senators as the owner, he should retain until his death in 1955. After his death, his adopted son, Calvin Griffith took over the fortunes of the team.
1946 Clark Griffith was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.