Player Report for #55 Walter Griffith

04/26/1981

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LF Walter Griffith #55

Age: 35

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	8	7	8	8
Gap	6	6	7	7
Power	8	7	9	9
Eye	6	5	7	8
Avoid K's	8	8	8	9

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	6
Errors:	-	1	8
Arm:	2	1	8
Turn DP:	-	1	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	5
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	3
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	6
Stealing Ability:	13
Baserunning Inst.:	15
Sacrifice Bunt:	18
Bunt for Hit:	9

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	Very Low
Work Ethic:	High

Walter Griffith
Birthday:	06/16/1924
Born in:	Crystal Lake (Illinois)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 9"
Weight:	204 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	10 Years, 103 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	12 Years, 41 Days
Pro Service:	15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1951 Chicago - ABA	26	110	337	92	14	2	19	64	49	34	4	3	59	4	4	.273	.344	.496	.839	121	10.3
1952 Chicago - ABA	27	53	118	25	3	0	2	9	11	8	0	1	13	0	0	.212	.260	.288	.548	60	-4.7
1953 Chicago - ABA	28	17	16	4	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	.250	.278	.438	.715	102	-0.0
1954 Chicago - ABA	29	7	3	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333	536	3.0
1955 Chicago - ABA	30	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	450	0.0
1956 Chicago - ABA	31	13	10	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	-1.3
1957 Chicago - ABA	32	13	6	2	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.833	1.167	213	0.5
Total ABA		215	491	128	17	2	24	82	69	43	4	5	75	4	5	.261	.322	.450	.772	109	7.9

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1953 Uxbridge - AAA	28	3	8	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.400	.625	1.025	172	1.0
1954 Uxbridge - AAA	29	41	153	40	4	1	5	19	19	20	1	0	11	3	1	.261	.351	.399	.749	107	4.4
1955 Uxbridge - AAA	30	102	377	103	11	4	14	45	41	38	2	4	30	0	4	.273	.340	.435	.775	109	15.4
1956 Uxbridge - AAA	31	20	51	14	1	1	2	5	7	9	1	1	6	0	0	.275	.387	.451	.838	126	3.1
1958 Eagle Pass - AA	33	21	68	10	0	0	3	10	5	5	1	0	10	0	0	.147	.216	.279	.496	41	-5.8
1958 Uxbridge - AAA	33	5	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	7	-1.5
1959 Eagle Pass - AA	34	64	210	63	9	3	15	45	35	23	1	2	29	1	0	.300	.369	.586	.954	161	23.0
Total GHL		171	599	160	17	6	22	70	69	70	4	5	48	3	5	.267	.345	.426	.771	109	22.4
Total STL		85	278	73	9	3	18	55	40	28	2	2	39	1	0	.263	.332	.511	.843	133	17.3

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1953 Chicago - ABA	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0
1954 Chicago - ABA	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0
Total ABA		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Chicago - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.0	0.00	-0.7	.000
1951 Chicago - ML	LF	10	8	10	0	0	11	1	.909	71.0	1.27	+0.5	1.081
1951 Chicago - ML	CF	57	49	123	0	0	125	2	.984	443.2	2.50	-9.0	.912
1951 Chicago - ML	RF	30	29	41	0	0	41	0	1.000	261.1	1.41	+2.6	1.093
1952 Chicago - ML	LF	6	3	14	0	0	14	0	1.000	47.1	2.66	+2.0	1.248
1952 Chicago - ML	CF	9	8	26	0	0	26	0	1.000	74.2	3.13	-1.9	.915
1952 Chicago - ML	RF	15	12	16	0	0	16	0	1.000	116.0	1.24	-0.5	.957
1953 Chicago - ML	LF	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	3.2	4.91	-0.0	.979
1953 Chicago - ML	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1953 Chicago - ML	RF	7	2	13	0	0	13	0	1.000	28.2	4.08	+0.3	1.026
1954 Chicago - ML	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	-0.4	.000	0	2	0	0.0
1954 Chicago - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1955 Chicago - ML	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3.1	0.00	0.0	.000
1956 Chicago - ML	LF	3	0	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	16.1	2.76	-0.0	.988
1956 Chicago - ML	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1957 Chicago - ML	1B	2	0	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	8.0	5.63	0.0	.000
1957 Chicago - ML	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1957 Chicago - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 24, Pick 6, 374th overall pick) by the Chicago Hitmen.
06/09/1951	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
10/13/1954	Won the 1954 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Chicago Hitmen!
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 6 (6).
06/04/1955	Injured (mild groin strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/10/1955	Was selected to the 1955 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
08/19/1955	Injured (heat exhaustion), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 7 (7).
06/14/1958	Injured (partially torn labrum), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (8).
04/24/1959	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/23/1959	Hits three home runs against the Corpus Christi Giants, going 5-5 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored!
06/23/1959	Goes 5-5 against the Corpus Christi Giants, with 3 HR, 7 RBI and 4 R.
06/29/1959	Wins the STL RGL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1959	Wins the STL RGL Batter of the Month Award.
07/11/1959	Injured (hip strain), out for 6 weeks.
07/12/1959	Was selected to the 1959 South Texas League All-Star Game.
09/08/1959	Retired from professional baseball.