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Mike Griffin (outfielder)

Michael Joseph Griffin (March 20, 1865 – April 10, 1908) was an American Major League Baseballcenter fielder who was born in Utica, New York. He played in 1,511 games over 12 seasons for teams in the American Association, Players' League, and National League. He had 1,755 hits, resulting in a .296 batting average, and was a prolific base stealer who swiped 473 bases during his career. In his last year in the majors, he was also a player-manager for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. He scored 1,406 runs in his career; only Billy Hamilton recorded more runs than Griffin in the span of his career.
He recorded ten seasons with 100 runs scored in his career; in the Pre-Liveball Era, Griffin was one of only six players with ten 100-run seasons in league history.