Happy 143rd Birthday, Clark Griffith!

[jimivintage]

The Old Fox would have been 143 years old today.

From the Baseball Hall of Fame:

Known as The Old Fox, Clark Griffith was an imaginative player, manager and owner. As a pitcher, he topped the 20-victory mark six years in a row for the White Stockings, amassing 237 career victories. In 1901, as a player-manager, he led Chicago to the first American League pennant. An innovative owner, Griffith worked within a limited budget, signing many Latino players, reworking the waiver rules, courting publicity, and keeping the Senators franchise afloat from his arrival in Washington in 1912 to his death in 1955.

Lets see some of those Griffith cards you've got lying around, shall we?

Jimi


PS. I do NOT own this card!

[dog*dirt]

This one is not the greatest.

[atx840]

[bn2cardz]

[docpatlv]

Have always been a FAN of Griffith

[Bicem]

[Bosox Blair]

Another one:

[Hankphenom]

One of the truly monumental figures in baseball history. I met him when I was 9 years old, an indelible early memory of mine as he took me by the hand and we rode together in a tiny elevator to the second floor of the Washington team offices. It blows my mind that I remember being with this man who was born four years after the end of the Civil War.

[Iwantmorecards77]

My only Griffith:

[Brian Van Horn]

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[ValKehl]

A few of these haven't been shown yet.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Here's mine.

I just noticed that it is a slight variation from Val's. Has this been previously documented before?

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Here's mine.

I just noticed that it is a slight variation from Val's. Has this been previously documented before?

I believe yours is the Batting looking at the camera pose, whereas Val's is the batting looking at ball pose. Both are documented.