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a basis for his trade to the Angels was the fact that both he and
Griffith agreed that he should play a team which could pay him better, stating, "When he traded me prior to the 1979 season, Calvin told me he wanted me to be paid what I was worth. Later that year the Angels made me the highest paid player in baseball. A racist wouldn't have done that." Carew went on to say he had forgiven Griffith for his mistake and did not believe that he was a racist, noting he believed Griffith's “thoughts on race evolved over time”. While Carew always supported the statue of Griffith, he stated that he understood and respected the Twins' decision to remove it.
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778:, its real purpose was to attract a major league team to the Twin Cities. It had been built to major league specifications, and could easily be doubled in size to 40,000 seats in order to accommodate a major league team. Griffith had initially been skeptical of moving the Senators there because of Minnesota's harsh winters, but was sold on the area when the Senators played an exhibition against the
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further stating, "He respects nobody and expects nobody to respect him. Spit on Calvin
Griffith." Carew's anger seemed to lessen by 1991 when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and called Griffith to thank him for jump-starting his career. Carew claimed that Griffith was "the first person" he called after being inducted.
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on August 15. Calvin and Thelma's controlling 52 percent stake reportedly fetched $ 32 million, a handsome return on their uncle's purchase of a stake in the then-Senators in 1912 for $ 27,000 (he effectively acquired controlling interest in 1919). Pohlad then acquired Murphy's 40.4 percent interest
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Even before his uncle's death, Calvin had doubts about whether the
Senators could survive in Washington. Not only was Griffith Stadium the smallest stadium in the majors, but the surrounding neighborhood had already gone to seed. At the 1956 World Series, Griffith, not even a year into his tenure as
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listed eight scouts on the
Senators' staff. But by 1960, the team's last year in Washington, the same annual listed 23 full-time talent hunters working on the Senators' behalf. The changes to the farm system were less dramatic. Historically, Clark Griffith's farm system was concentrated on low-level
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Circuit's longest-serving owners, Griffith was elected vice president of the American League, a post once held by his late uncle Clark; he served in the position into the 1980s. However, by the 1980s, the changes in baseball brought about by free agency proved too much
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enjoyed new on-field success thanks to its young talent base. Although it was still a below-.500 outfit (at 73–81), the
Senators rose from eighth and last place to fifth in the league, and attendance exceeded 743,000. But when the 1960 season ended, Griffith was able to come to terms with Minnesota
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in 1983: "Griffith long ago established himself as one of sport's most accessible and quotable owners. Reporters could rap on his door, enter and fill their note pads with sentences so coarse in honesty and so magnificently mangled in syntax that some began to enjoy him. He was quoted last year as
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Stadium, which had been the biggest factor in Griffith's move west, was already obsolete despite being just over 20 years old. However, there weren't enough revenue streams available to extend its useful life. There were only bleacher seats along the third base line, but
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American League schedule. But they drew 1.26 million fans to Metropolitan Stadium, 200,000 more than their most successful season in Washington. (Meanwhile, the Twins' second-largest shareholder, Washington
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He went on to call Carew a "damn fool" for accepting a below-market $ 170,000 annual salary when he was actually worth "a lot more than that." Griffith denied charges of bigotry, but his Waseca remarks allegedly spurred Carew's trade before the 1979 season and "haunted Calvin for the rest of his
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for a package of prospects. Carew downplayed the significance of Griffith's remarks in later years, stating that he "saw no signs racism whatsoever" when he played for the Twins under Griffith and that he and Griffith did in fact agree that he should play for a bigger market team which had enough
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in 1976 meant the family-owned Twins had to compete with wealthier teams to keep their stars. Griffith was known for being a penny-pincher, as his uncle had been, and was either unable or unwilling to compete with owners who had access to more money. Some of the club's best young players, such as
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staff writer Nick Coleman was attending the gathering. The meeting proceeded in a question and answer format. Griffith began to make comments about specific players and about race in general. Coleman is quoted as saying “I was wincing the whole time thinking, you don’t want to say that.” At that
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his first manager job after the 1968 season. A year later, Griffith became the first owner to fire Martin, despite Martin's having led the Twins to 97 victories and the 1969 American League West Division title. The firing—which stemmed from Martin's well-publicized, alcohol-fueled assaults on
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finished seventh in the AL MVP balloting for 1967 and played all nine positions in a single game on September 22, 1968, and Carew, a future Hall of Famer and seven-time AL batting champion, also figured heavily in the Twins' successful
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By this time, it was an open secret that the Senators were a candidate for relocation. Like his uncle before him, Griffith had no income apart from the Senators. However, American League owners were reluctant to antagonize the
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point, Griffith interrupted himself, lowered his voice and asked if there were any blacks around. After he looked around the room and assured himself that his audience was white, Griffith resumed his answer stating:
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power hitters. The original dimensions were favored by the late Clark Griffith, who, as a former moundsman, built his successful early 20th-century teams on pitching, speed, gap-to-gap hitting, and defense. The
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laws) by moving the Senators out of town without a suitable succession plan. Indeed, Griffith himself publicly testified that he intended to keep the Senators in the capital as long as he could make ends meet.
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affiliates, first in 1956 and then, for good, in 1960. Even then, the team usually fielded 6–8 affiliates throughout the 1950s, and the 1960 Senators actually sponsored one fewer team than the 1951 club.
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through the Tampa Bay Baseball Group for a reported $ 11.5 million. The transaction ended almost 65 years of Griffith family ownership. He stayed on for a time as chairman of the board.
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public officials. At the same time, the American League seemingly solved the potential antitrust issue (and helped to scuttle the Continental League) by voting to add two new teams for
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slumped to a below-.500 season (79–83) and seventh place in the ten-team AL. But during both 1963 and 1964, Griffith continued to add young players to the Twins' lineup:
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shut out the Twins, 2–0, to deny Griffith a world championship. The 102 wins are still the most the franchise has ever won in either Washington or Minnesota.
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for Griffith; by this time, he was the last MLB owner who had no income apart from his baseball team. In 1984, Griffith sold the Twins to Minneapolis banker
545:) established a new Senators' single-season home run record with 42 blasts to lead (or, in Killebrew's case, co-lead) the American League in that category.
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as the Texas Rangers. Meanwhile, Griffith took his young talent, along with the heritage of the 1901–60 Senators, to the Twin Cities.
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ring and put up such a chant it'll scare you to death. We came here because you've got good, hardworking white people here."
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Minnesota Public Radio - Calvin Griffith Dead at 87
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1884:"Former Twins Owner Griffith is Dead at 87"
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1971:"The Last of the Pure Baseball Men,"
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2362:"And we'll see you tomorrow night!"
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1364:Richman, Milton (March 11, 1979).
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663:Off the field: Relocation efforts
5718:Major League Baseball executives
5708:Deaths from pneumonia in Florida
2288:Major League: Back to the Minors
2026:Calvin: Baseball's Last Dinosaur
2010:, interviewed by Stew Thornley,
2008:Calvin: Baseball's Last Dinosaur
1976:profile by Michael Lenehan, 1981
1861:. University of Arkansas Press.
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740:District of Columbia Stadium
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413:George Washington University
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4077:Executive of the Year Award
1994:- Leaving for the Last Time
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837:1965 Minnesota Twins season
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1020:Orioles, going winless in
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429:executive vice president
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2004:Interview with Jon Kerr
1404:Lancaster, Pennsylvania
913:Mincher, and in 1964,
5738:Minnesota Twins owners
5607:London Tecumsehs, 1877
2102:Minneapolis, Minnesota
1439:University of Kentucky
1345:Sharp, Andrew (2017).
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748:United States Congress
433:Thelma Griffith Haynes
392:Washington (1955–1960)
383:(who won the series).
269:Minneapolis–Saint Paul
165:Member of the Canadian
146:Minneapolis–Saint Paul
3954:Washington Senators (
3707:Washington Senators (
2300:We're Gonna Win Twins
2169:Owners and executives
2014:TV Series #176 (1991)
1451:Box score: 1945-09-07
1313:Deveaux, Tom (2001).
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1129:Allegations of racism
1078:Griffith's roster in
915:AL rookie of the year
835:Further information:
829:Further information:
825:Minnesota (1961–1984)
780:Philadelphia Phillies
396:Further information:
358:Takoma Park, Maryland
308:minor league baseball
234:Major League Baseball
187:Baseball Hall of Fame
109:Major League Baseball
5523:William Shuttleworth
3839:Washington Senators/
2803:Cedar Rapids Kernels
2752:Wild Card titles (1)
2666:Division titles (13)
2440:Wall of Fame members
2307:Marching On Together
2215:Metropolitan Stadium
2200:American League Park
964:, the Twins and the
954:Most Valuable Player
768:Metropolitan Stadium
421:Chattanooga Lookouts
339:New York Highlanders
5433:George "Knotty" Lee
2132:in Washington, D.C.
2094:Washington Senators
1982:– career highlights
1888:OrlandoSentinel.com
1563:The Washington Post
1538:Gary Olson (2017).
1177:Minneapolis Tribune
1159:and team executive
1140:saying that rookie
991:, 1965 acquisition
966:Los Angeles Dodgers
776:Minneapolis Millers
732:Washington Redskins
719:The Washington Post
347:Washington Senators
245:Washington Senators
129:Washington Senators
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4843:Players, managers,
2795:Wichita Wind Surge
2294:Continental League
1966:Baseball Reference
1788:Hennessey, Kevin,
1697:Sports Illustrated
1666:The New York Times
1261:Williams, Brandt.
1212:Melbourne, Florida
1136:Sports Illustrated
958:The Sporting News.
791:Continental League
782:shortly after the
607:teams. For years,
550:earned run average
533:and Hall of Famer
481:pennant-contending
381:Pittsburgh Pirates
97:Melbourne, Florida
5673:Canadian adoptees
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5617:Team Canada, 2011
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5017:Vladimir Guerrero
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2367:0-18 finally ends
2281:Little Big League
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1941:Succeeded by
1771:978-0-544-02294-2
1709:"Calvin Griffith"
1673:. August 15, 2014
1399:Lancaster New Era
1303:Biography Project
1210:Griffith died in
1172:Waseca, Minnesota
1062:California Angels
962:1965 World Series
935:Cleveland Indians
864:H. Gabriel Murphy
856:Mississippi River
841:1965 World Series
819:Dallas–Fort Worth
582:The Sporting News
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369:1924 World Series
335:Chicago White Sox
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5498:Ron Roncetti
5473:Bob Prentice
5397:
5323:Andy Bilesky
5313:Paul Beeston
5257:Larry Walker
5202:Steve Rogers
5142:Wayne Norton
5137:Rocky Nelson
5132:Lloyd Moseby
5117:Larry McLean
5072:Corey Koskie
5057:Arthur Irwin
5022:Roy Halladay
5007:Roland Gladu
4987:Jeff Francis
4952:Andre Dawson
4932:Frank Colman
4887:Reno Bertoia
4872:Jimmy Archer
4330:Le. MacPhail
4322:Ca. Griffith
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4146:Cl. Griffith
4114:La. MacPhail
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2624:Pennants (6)
2596:World Series
2575:Derek Falvey
2486:
2416:Bucky Harris
2411:Goose Goslin
2406:Herb Carneal
2342:
2328:Damn Yankees
2327:
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2247:Tinker Field
2233:
2226:Target Field
2224:
2174:Broadcasters
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2011:
2007:
2006:, author of
1991:
1973:
1943:
1931:Owner of the
1930:
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1891:. Retrieved
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1821:. Retrieved
1817:the original
1812:Star Tribune
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1713:the original
1703:
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1636:the original
1631:
1623:Carew, Rod.
1594:
1583:. Retrieved
1581:. 2021-09-20
1578:
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1414:December 16,
1412:. Retrieved
1397:
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1376:. Retrieved
1371:Miami Herald
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1152:Billy Martin
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970:Sandy Koufax
957:
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931:Mudcat Grant
896:1963 edition
884:Bernie Allen
880:Rich Rollins
868:
862:businessman
860:
849:
811:new Senators
795:
788:
757:
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717:
714:Ebbets Field
690:
672:move of the
666:
657:Jack Kralick
629:bonus babies
626:
605:minor league
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476:right-handed
465:
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377:United Press
362:
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324:Hall of Fame
293:
280:Target Field
273:
237:
229:
225:
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157:
140:Notable work
91:(1999-10-20)
23:(1869–1955).
5653:1999 deaths
5648:1911 births
5558:Rob Thomson
5458:Doug Melvin
5448:John McHale
5418:Doug Hudlin
5408:Peter Hardy
5393:Pat Gillick
5388:Jim Fanning
5338:Carmen Bush
5287:George Wood
5277:Ernie Whitt
5262:Tim Wallach
5252:Fred Thomas
5232:Rusty Staub
5227:Matt Stairs
5207:Goody Rosen
5157:John Olerud
5147:Tip O'Neill
5052:John Hiller
5047:Pat Hentgen
5032:Bill Harris
5012:Jack Graney
4997:Cito Gaston
4982:Dick Fowler
4937:Murray Cook
4907:Gary Carter
4897:Tom Burgess
4882:George Bell
4862:Felipe Alou
4845:and coaches
4726:Anthopoulos
4530:A. MacPhail
3790:Carl Pohlad
3731:Fred Postal
3727:Ban Johnson
2581:Thad Levine
2542:Frank Viola
2517:Carl Pohlad
2482:Gary Gaetti
2457:Earl Battey
2452:Bob Allison
2275:Homer Hanky
2237:Plant Field
2108:Twin Cities
1945:Carl Pohlad
1117:Carl Pohlad
1100:Frank Viola
1096:Tim Laudner
1092:Gary Gaetti
993:CĂ©sar Tovar
989:Dean Chance
907:Jimmie Hall
772:Bloomington
760:Twin Cities
694:Los Angeles
653:Don Mincher
645:Earl Battey
633:Pedro Ramos
588:Joe Cambria
569:farm system
537:. Sievers (
531:Bob Allison
523:Roy Sievers
322:, a future
5642:Categories
5538:Bill Slack
5518:Dave Shury
5503:Allan Roth
5493:Jim Ridley
5453:Jim McKean
5413:Ron Hayter
5383:Bob Emslie
5378:Bob Elliot
5373:John Ducey
5348:Ray Carter
5308:Nat Bailey
5267:Duane Ward
5247:Ron Taylor
5242:Dave Stieb
5182:Tim Raines
5172:Terry Puhl
5122:Roy Miller
5112:Dave McKay
5077:Tony Kubek
5067:Oscar Judd
5037:Jeff Heath
4917:Nig Clarke
4912:Joe Carter
4710:Cherington
4690:Dombrowski
4482:Schuerholz
4426:Richardson
3893:Jerry Bell
3888:Howard Fox
3847:presidents
3797:Jim Pohlad
2567:President
2563:Jim Pohlad
2527:Brad Radke
2512:Tony Oliva
2492:Kent Hrbek
2149:No-hitters
2024:Jon Kerr,
1893:2020-06-19
1823:August 12,
1719:August 12,
1677:2017-03-23
1585:2021-11-04
1518:Retrosheet
1503:Retrosheet
1488:Retrosheet
1470:Retrosheet
1455:Retrosheet
1441:Libraries.
1326:0786409932
1225:References
1170:dinner in
1168:Lions Club
1161:Howard Fox
1088:Kent Hrbek
942:1965 Twins
923:Tony Oliva
900:1964 Twins
877:infielders
728:Louisville
698:West Coast
676:to nearby
448:Joe Cronin
444:Joe Haynes
316:alcoholism
290:Early life
286:in 1978."
111:team owner
105:Occupation
66:1911-12-01
5403:John Haar
5353:Tom Cheek
5333:Bob Brown
5272:Pete Ward
5237:Ron Stead
5222:Pop Smith
5167:Ron Piché
5042:Tom Henke
4977:Russ Ford
4967:Rob Ducey
4877:Jason Bay
4782:Antonetti
4742:Antonetti
4586:Hunsicker
4402:O'Connell
4338:O'Connell
4194:Carpenter
3988:–present)
3775:–present)
3701:franchise
2824:DSL Twins
2819:FCL Twins
2532:Jim Rantz
2502:Tom Kelly
2477:Bob Casey
2472:Rod Carew
2376:Rivalries
2193:Ballparks
2120:Franchise
2098:Based in
1760:(2016) .
1221:in 2010.
1071:Metrodome
1018:AL East's
997:Rod Carew
927:Jim Perry
798:1960 team
764:hole card
752:antitrust
678:Baltimore
613:Charlotte
527:Jim Lemon
519:1956 club
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