About: Calvin Griffith

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Calvin Robertson Griffith (December 1, 1911 – October 20, 1999), born Calvin Griffith Robertson, was a Canadian-born American Major League Baseball team owner. As president, majority owner and de facto general manager of the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise of the American League from 1955 through 1984, he orchestrated the transfer of the Senators after 60 years in Washington, D.C., to Minneapolis–Saint Paul in the autumn of 1960 to create the Twins. He was famous for his devotion to the game and for his sayings.

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  • كالفين غريفيث (بالإنجليزية: Calvin Griffith)‏ هو لاعب كرة قاعدة أمريكي، ولد في 1911، وتوفي في 1999. (ar)
  • Calvin Robertson Griffith (December 1, 1911 – October 20, 1999), born Calvin Griffith Robertson, was a Canadian-born American Major League Baseball team owner. As president, majority owner and de facto general manager of the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise of the American League from 1955 through 1984, he orchestrated the transfer of the Senators after 60 years in Washington, D.C., to Minneapolis–Saint Paul in the autumn of 1960 to create the Twins. He was famous for his devotion to the game and for his sayings. On June 19, 2020, the Minnesota Twins removed his statue from Target Field regarding what the Twins called "racist comments he made in Waseca in 1978." (en)
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  • A batboy holding a baseball bat on his shoulder while sitting down (en)
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  • Calvin Griffith Robertson (en)
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  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada (en)
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  • Thirteen-year-old Griffith as a batboy for the Washington Senators in 1925 (en)
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  • 1999-10-20 (xsd:date)
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  • Melbourne, Florida, U.S. (en)
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  • Owner of the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (en)
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  • Calvin Griffith (en)
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  • Relocated the Senators to Minneapolis–Saint Paul to create the Twins (en)
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  • كالفين غريفيث (بالإنجليزية: Calvin Griffith)‏ هو لاعب كرة قاعدة أمريكي، ولد في 1911، وتوفي في 1999. (ar)
  • Calvin Robertson Griffith (December 1, 1911 – October 20, 1999), born Calvin Griffith Robertson, was a Canadian-born American Major League Baseball team owner. As president, majority owner and de facto general manager of the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise of the American League from 1955 through 1984, he orchestrated the transfer of the Senators after 60 years in Washington, D.C., to Minneapolis–Saint Paul in the autumn of 1960 to create the Twins. He was famous for his devotion to the game and for his sayings. (en)
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  • Calvin Griffith (en)
  • كالفين غريفيث (ar)
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