Alfredo Claudino Griffin (born October 6, 1957 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He played shortstop. October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Santo Domingo from space, May 1992 Plaza Colón Santo Domingo de Guzmán, population 2,061,200 (2003), estimated 2,253,437 in 2006, is the capital and the largest city of the Dominican Republic. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ...

Playing career

Alfredo began his career as a member of the Cleveland Indians, who signed him as an amateur free agent in 1973. On December 5, 1978, before having played a full season in the majors, he was traded along with Phil Lansford (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays for Victor Cruz. Alfredo made an immediate impact, co-winning the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1979 with John Castino. This article is becoming very long. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Ballpark Rogers Centre (f. ... In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given to the best first-year players in the American and National Leagues. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... John Anthony Castino (born on October 23, 1954 in Evanston, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player. ...

In 1984 he was named to the All-Star team. This was explained by John Feinstein of the Washington Post as: "Making the All-Star team the hard way: Major league baseball pays the expenses for each player here and for one guest. In most cases, players bring wives or girlfriends. Damaso Garcia, the Toronto Blue Jays' second baseman, brought his shortstop, Alfredo Griffin. When the Tigers' Alan Trammell hurt his arm and could not play tonight, Manager Joe Altobelli named Griffin to the team, partly because he's a fine player, but mostly because he was here."^[1] 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Feinstein is an American sportswriter and commentator, in addition to a real garbage-mouth. ... ... Dámaso Domingo García Sánchez (born February 7, 1955 in Moca, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball player best known for his time spent with the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980s. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium(1961-1999) a. ... Alan Trammells last home at-bat during the 1995 season at Tiger Stadium Alan Stuart Trammell (born February 21, 1958 in Garden Grove, California) was an American baseball shortstop of the Detroit Tigers from 1977 to 1996. ... Joseph Salvatore Altobelli (born May 26, 1932, Detroit, Michigan) is a former player, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball. ...

Griffin won the AL Gold Glove Award for a shortstop in 1985, and was the starting shortstop of the 1988 World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers team, and called one of the overachieving "stunt men" of that team who helped win the championship. In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most superior individual fielding performance at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 12 - Former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell is the only player elected this year to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,2,4,19,20,24,32,39,42,53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1912), (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) (Also referred to as Trolley Dodgers 1911-1931) Brooklyn...

Coaching career

He is currently a coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in MLB, and also for the Estrellas Orientales (Eastern Stars) in his native Dominican Republic's Winter League. Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 11,26,29,30,50 Name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–present) Anaheim Angels (1997-2005) California Angels (1965-1996) Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) Ballpark Angel Stadium of Anaheim (1966–present) a. ... Estrellas Orientales (also known as Estrellas de Oriente) is a baseball team in the Dominican Winter League. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Teams

• Cleveland Indians (1976-1978)
• Toronto Blue Jays (1979-1984, 1992-1993)
• Oakland Athletics (1985-1987)
• Los Angeles Dodgers (1988-1991)

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Trivia

• Griffin's signature dish is made up of diced Slim Jims and peas, which are mixed inro a bowl of mashed potatoes. Heroes Restaurant in Toronto was the first known establishment to serve the "Alfredo Griffin".
• During the game in which his consecutive game streak ended, Griffin scored the winning run. This oddity happened because an official appearance in a major league game requires the player to either play an inning of defense or have a plate appearance (per Rule 10.24(c) of baseball's Official Rules). As a pinch runner, Griffin had neither.

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See also

• Players from Dominican Republic in MLB

This is an alphabetical list of 410 baseball players from the Dominican Republic who have played in Major League Baseball between 1956 and 2005. ...

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
• Biography

Notes

1. ^ Merron, Jeff. These guys weren't stars. Page2 (ESPN). Retrieved on July 11, 2006.