Ivy Griffin

Ivy Griffin
Ivy Griffin
	First baseman
	Born: November 16, 1896; Thomasville, Alabama, U.S.
	Died: August 25, 1957 (aged 60); Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 9, 1919, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	August 28, 1921, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.257
Home runs	0
RBI	39
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1919–1921);

Ivy Moore Griffin (November 16, 1896 – August 25, 1957) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1919 to 1921 for the Philadelphia Athletics.

Griffin was a manager in the minor leagues from 1935 to 1955, winning four league championships. While Griffin managed a Class D team in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, he signed future all-star player Andy Pafko. Pafko, who had never played baseball in high school, was signed while working on his father's nearby farm.^[1] Griffin died in an automobile accident in Gainesville, Georgia.

References

^ "Former Braves favorite Pafko dies at 92". The Post Crescent. October 10, 2013.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[Post_Crescent_dies_at_92-1] "Former Braves favorite Pafko dies at 92". The Post Crescent. October 10, 2013.

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