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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 ...
In 2020, following a wave of protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd, the Minnesota Twins announced the removal of Griffith's statue at Target Field, stating "While we acknowledge the prominent role Calvin Griffith played in our history, we cannot remain silent and continue ignoring the racist comments he made in Waseca in 1978.
Calvin Griffith inherited the team from uncle and family patriarch Clark Griffith in 1956 and moved it to the Twin Cities in 1961. Pohlad bought the team for $43.5 million—$32 million for the controlling 52% stake held by Calvin and his sister, Thelma Griffith Haynes , and $11.5 million for minority owner H. Gabriel Murphy 's 40.4% interest.
Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame members1958: Bernie Bierman, Tommy Gibbons, Frank Goheen, Fortune Gordien, Walter Hoover, Harrison "Jimmy" Johnston, George Mikan, Tommy Milton, John ...
Calvin Griffith moved the Twins to Minnesota from Washington because "you only had 15,000 blacks here." Skip to main content. News. Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726. Login / Join. Mail ...
Henry Gabriel Murphy (January 8, 1903 – November 1, 2001) [1] was an American businessman, sportsman and Major League Baseball club owner. From June 1950 through April 1984, he was a minority stockholder in the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise of the American League. [2]
Calvin Griffith, 87, American Major League Baseball team owner. [86] Mae Street Kidd, 95, American businesswoman, civic leader and politician. [87] Jack Lynch, 82, Irish Fianna Fáil politician and fourth Taoiseach (1966–1973, 1977–1979), cerebrovascular disease. [88] Willi Schröder, 70, German football player. [89]
Calvin Griffith; Howard Fox; Andy MacPhail (1985-1994; Won WS in 1987 and 1991) Terry Ryan (1995-2007, again from 2012) Bill Smith (2008-2011) Terry Ryan (after first ...