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Name	Team	Age
Vance Griffin	Retired (1983, Age 37)	Died (2014, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12 (1965)	RP	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Duke Snider League	0	15 years (52 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	F	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	D	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	B-	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
D	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	2/22/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	5	9
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1965	D+	C-	C+
1966	D+	C-	C+
1967	D+	C	B-
1968	D+	C	B-
1969	D+	C	B
1970	D+	C+	B
1971	D+	C+	B
1972	C-	C+	B+
1973	C-	C+	B+
1974	C	B-	B+
1975	C	B-	B+
1976	C	B-	B+
1977	C	B-	B+
1978	C	B-	B+
1979	C	B-	B+
1980	C	B-	B+
1981	C	B-	B+
1982	C	B-	B+
1983	C	B-	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1983-11-01	Vance Griffin has retired from the Detroit Dirtballs
1983-08-31	Vance Griffin of the Detroit Dirtballs is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1983-06-12	Vance Griffin of the Detroit Dirtballs is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1981-06-01	Vance Griffin of the Detroit Dolphins is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1977-04-18	Vance Griffin of the Detroit Thugs is injured and is expected to be out 54 days.
1970-04-30	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Del Ortiz to the minors.
1969-09-26	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team.
1969-09-19	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Cliff Roman to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Vance Griffin to the minors.
1969-08-27	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Jerry Blowers to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Cliff Roman to the minors.
1969-06-10	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Cliff Roman to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Vance Griffin to the minors.
1968-09-20	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Cliff Roman to the minors.
1968-08-13	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Cliff Roman to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Vance Griffin to the minors.
1968-08-03	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Cliff Roman to the minors.
1968-06-17	The Detroit Thugs have sent Vance Griffin to the minors.
1968-05-23	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Cliff Roman to the minors.
1968-04-15	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Cliff Roman to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Vance Griffin to the minors.
1967-08-29	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Cliff Roman to the minors.
1967-07-29	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Cliff Roman to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Vance Griffin to the minors.
1967-05-27	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Cliff Roman to the minors.
1967-04-04	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Cliff Roman to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Vance Griffin to the minors.
1967-04-04	The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Bill Householder to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Gordon Marrero to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Footsie Prim to the minors.