Clark Griffith: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1946

Born: November 20, 1869

Debut: April 11, 1891 (St. Louis Browns)

1891: Jumped to Milwaukee

1891: Signed by the Boston Reds as a free agent

1893: Signed by Chicago Colts as a free agent

1901: Led players exodus to the American League

1901: Jumped to the White Sox as player-manager (157-113 record)

1901: White Sox won Pennant (No World Series)

1903: Traded to the New York Highlanders (Yankees) as player-manager (419-370 record)

1907: Retired as a player, but made occasional appearances until 1914

1909: Managed Reds (222-238 record)

1912: Managed Senators and purchased a stake in the franchise (693-646 record)

1920: Moved to Senators Front Office. He rented out his stadium to the Redskins for additional income.

1924: Senators win World Series

1925: Senators win Pennant (Lose World Series to Pirates)

1933: Senators win Pennant (Lose World Series to Giants)

1946: Elected to Hall of Fame

Died: October 27, 1955

1955: Ownership of the Senators passed to his son

1961: Senators move to Minnesota

Accomplishments:

Owned Washington Senators (1912-1955)

As a manager:

1491-1367 (.522) and 1 pennant

Claimed to have invented the screwball

Known for doctoring the balls

As a player:

237-146 record

3.31 ERA

.619 Win %

Won 15+ games: 8x

Won 20+ games: 7x

Led league in win % (.774): 1901

Led league in ERA (1.88): 1898

Sub 3 ERA: 6x

Sub 2 ERA: 2x

372 GS

Led league in GF: 3x

337 CG

Led league in CG (38): 1897

10+ CG: 11x

20+ CG: 10x

30+ CG: 5x

22 Shutouts

Led league in Shutouts: 2x

3385.2 IP

200+ IP: 11x

300+ IP: 5x

955 Strikeouts

1.313 WHIP

0.954 WHIP (1905)