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Name Team Age
Mel Griffith Retired (1987, Age 35) Died (2029, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20
(1970)		 RF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lou Whitaker League 0 14 years (116 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ C+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B- D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 11/20/1951
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 3 6
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
D+ (25.9 %) D- (4.8 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1973 LHP 21 34 12 0 0 1 9 3 3 .862 .421 .441 .353
1973 RHP 68 140 32 5 1 1 10 19 20 .625 .325 .300 .229
1974 LHP 45 108 32 6 1 0 10 10 22 .737 .367 .370 .296
1974 RHP 121 390 100 24 0 8 51 44 61 .711 .332 .379 .256
1975 LHP 39 98 27 3 0 1 10 5 19 .654 .317 .337 .276
1975 RHP 109 315 65 9 2 6 34 42 52 .608 .303 .305 .206
1976 LHP 55 108 35 7 0 2 12 13 14 .851 .407 .444 .324
1976 RHP 135 484 126 23 4 5 45 47 76 .681 .326 .355 .260
1977 LHP 40 78 20 4 0 0 10 11 9 .663 .356 .308 .256
1977 RHP 136 455 121 16 6 11 61 57 72 .753 .353 .400 .266
1978 LHP 55 108 38 5 2 1 21 7 10 .860 .397 .463 .352
1978 RHP 141 477 127 26 7 14 74 50 62 .775 .336 .438 .266
1979 LHP 71 120 31 7 1 2 14 16 18 .729 .346 .383 .258
1979 RHP 145 464 153 28 5 17 90 59 57 .930 .408 .522 .330
1980 AHP 69 238 72 12 0 10 45 28 31 .854 .375 .479 .303
1980 HHP 72 243 69 14 2 3 36 37 47 .772 .377 .395 .284
1980 LHP 55 111 36 4 1 3 14 7 21 .826 .367 .459 .324
1980 RHP 125 370 105 22 1 10 67 58 57 .809 .379 .430 .284
1981 AHP 64 270 79 19 3 13 48 34 33 .901 .372 .530 .293
1981 HHP 62 240 65 4 0 5 25 29 30 .700 .350 .350 .271
1981 LHP 50 115 31 1 1 4 10 9 15 .723 .323 .400 .270
1981 RHP 120 395 113 22 2 14 63 54 48 .830 .372 .458 .286
1982 AHP 74 262 73 15 1 6 39 37 37 .780 .368 .412 .279
1982 HHP 73 261 81 10 1 9 44 20 35 .826 .366 .460 .310
1982 LHP 64 149 46 8 0 3 17 14 23 .789 .366 .423 .309
1982 RHP 127 374 108 17 2 12 66 43 49 .808 .367 .441 .289
1983 AHP 74 279 76 9 2 6 36 22 43 .712 .329 .384 .272
1983 HHP 74 264 67 11 0 10 49 28 39 .735 .325 .409 .254
1983 LHP 77 171 43 5 1 5 21 13 25 .688 .308 .380 .251
1983 RHP 131 372 100 15 1 11 64 37 57 .739 .336 .403 .269
1984 AHP 8 274 74 9 3 5 37 28 36 .714 .334 .380 .270
1984 HHP 8 256 78 15 2 3 40 26 38 .779 .365 .414 .305
1984 LHP 66 138 45 5 2 1 13 15 23 .805 .392 .413 .326
1984 RHP 138 392 107 19 3 7 64 39 51 .724 .334 .390 .273
1985 AHP 74 244 70 12 4 5 35 37 32 .809 .379 .430 .287
1985 HHP 70 226 72 14 3 2 27 25 23 .826 .392 .434 .319
1985 LHP 56 73 22 2 1 2 9 11 11 .822 .384 .438 .301
1985 RHP 129 397 120 24 6 5 53 51 44 .816 .385 .431 .302
1986 AHP 73 294 77 13 5 6 43 27 39 .724 .323 .401 .262
1986 HHP 73 273 72 14 2 5 34 39 53 .740 .356 .385 .264
1986 LHP 66 142 38 8 1 2 18 18 28 .728 .348 .380 .268
1986 RHP 138 425 111 19 6 9 59 48 64 .734 .336 .398 .261
1987 AHP 65 150 33 4 0 3 18 21 23 .621 .314 .307 .220
1987 HHP 65 159 41 2 1 2 14 26 21 .683 .362 .321 .258
1987 LHP 47 93 22 2 1 0 5 15 14 .622 .343 .280 .237
1987 RHP 114 216 52 4 0 5 27 32 30 .666 .337 .329 .241
Total AHP 501 2011 554 93 18 54 301 234 274 .771 .350 .420 .275
Total HHP 497 1922 545 84 11 39 269 230 286 .761 .361 .400 .284
Total LHP 807 1646 478 67 12 27 193 167 255 .753 .358 .395 .290
Total RHP 1877 5666 1540 273 46 135 828 680 800 .759 .351 .408 .272
Total 2051 7312 2018 340 58 162 1021 847 1055 .757 .353 .405 .276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Mel Griffith has retired from the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks
1987-05-08Mel Griffith of the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1981-05-12Mel Griffith of the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1980-06-28Mel Griffith of the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1975-07-31Mel Griffith of the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1974-04-19The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have promoted Mel Griffith to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have sent Skinny Farmer to the minors.
1974-04-19A trade has been completed between the Colorado Colossus and the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks receive Ken Richardson, Mel Griffith, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 5 (COL), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 4 (COL), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 3 (COL), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 2 (COL) from the Colorado Colossus in exchange for Bob Pittsley.
1974-04-01The Colorado Colossus have promoted Johnny Musial to the major league team. The Colorado Colossus have sent Mel Griffith to the minors.
1974-03-25The Colorado Colossus have promoted Mel Griffith to the major league team. The Colorado Colossus have promoted Scott Mattingly to the major league team.
1973-07-13The Colorado Colossus have promoted Larry Clark to the major league team. The Colorado Colossus have sent Mel Griffith to the minors. The Colorado Colossus have designated Tim McCarthy for assignment.
1973-07-03The Colorado Colossus have promoted Mel Griffith to the major league team. The Colorado Colossus have designated David Donalds for assignment.
1973-07-03The Colorado Colossus have sent Mel Griffith to the minors.
1973-03-25The Colorado Colossus have promoted Mel Griffith to the major league team. The Colorado Colossus have sent John Behrman to the minors.
1972-05-19A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati River Cats and the Colorado Colossus. The Colorado Colossus receive Mel Griffith from the Cincinnati River Cats in exchange for Fred Jones.