Calvin Griffith

Calvin Griffith (1911 - October 20, 1999), born Calvin Robertson in Montreal, Canada, was a Major League Baseball team owner (1955 - 1984). He was famous for his devotion to the game and for his sayings.

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1911 - October 20 - 1999 - Montreal - Canada - Major League Baseball - 1955 - 1984

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He was the nephew son of Clark Griffith, who raised Calvin from the age of 11. After Calvin's father died a year later, Clark adopted the boy. The senior Griffith owned the Washington Senators from 1920 until his death in 1955; upon his death, the team passed into the hands of Calvin, who had worked up through a variety of positions with the team, starting as a batboy.

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Clark Griffith - Washington Senators - 1920 - 1955

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Under Calvin Griffith's ownership, the Senators moved to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota in 1961, and were renamed the Minnesota Twins. Famous for his sayings, one of his most infamous landed him in trouble in 1978, drawing charges of racism. In 1984, buffeted by the changes in baseball brought about by free agency, Griffith sold the Twins to Minneapolis banker Carl Pohlad; Griffith wept at the signing ceremony.

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Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota - 1961 - Minnesota Twins - 1978 - Carl Pohlad

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