Dan Griner Stats

Dan Griner was born on Wednesday, March 7, 1888, in Centerville, Tennessee. Griner was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 17, 1912, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dan Griner baseball stats page.

"(Rube) Marquard has a good, fast waist-high ball for the right-hand sluggers. (Dan) Griner, the new St. Louis pitcher, has the same slant for right-handers and can also throw it to a left-handed hitter - a trick nobody else seems to possess, and one which makes this Griner a far better pitcher than many critics have imagined." - Baseball Magazine (August 1913)

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Dan Griner
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Donald Dexter Griner
Nickname:   Dan or Rusty
Born On:   03-07-1888
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Centerville, Tennessee
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-03-1950
Place of Death Data Died In:   Bishopville, South Carolina
Cemetery:   Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery, Bishopville, South Carolina
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   08-17-1912 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-08-1918
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dan Griner

Dan Griner Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1912 Cardinals 12 7 5 3 4 .429 3.17 2 0 0 54.0 234 59 19 35 3 15 - 20 0 3 0 -
1913 Cardinals 34 34 0 10 22 .313 5.08 18 1 0 225.0 992 279 127 150 12 66 - 79 4 10 2 -
1914 Cardinals 37 16 16 9 13 .409 2.51 11 2 2 179.0 727 163 50 66 3 57 - 74 3 3 0 -
1915 Cardinals 37 18 16 5 11 .313 2.81 9 3 3 150.1 610 137 47 59 4 46 - 46 3 8 2 -
1916 Cardinals 4 0 3 0 0 .000 4.09 0 0 1 11.0 49 15 5 5 0 3 - 3 0 1 0 -
1918 Robins 11 6 3 1 5 .167 2.15 3 1 0 54.1 205 47 13 16 0 15 - 22 1 7 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 135 81 43 28 55 .337 3.49 43 7 6 673.2 2,817 700 261 331 22 202 - 244 11 32 4 -
Dan Griner

Dan Griner Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1912 Cardinals 12 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 6 0 - 0 - .077 .250 .077
1913 Cardinals 34 81 7 21 3 2 0 0 8 5 - 25 2 - 0 - .259 .302 .346
1914 Cardinals 37 55 4 14 4 0 0 0 2 6 - 18 3 - 0 - .255 .328 .327
1915 Cardinals 39 52 4 14 4 0 0 0 5 4 - 17 2 - 0 - .269 .321 .346
1916 Cardinals 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 - .250 .250 .250
1918 Robins 12 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 8 0 - 0 - .071 .188 .071
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 138 219 18 52 11 2 0 0 16 20 - 76 7 - 0 - .237 .301 .306
Dan Griner

Dan Griner Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1912 Cardinals P 12 7 162 9 0.8 9 1 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50 -
1913 Cardinals P 34 34 675 78 2.3 76 7 69 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 3.04 -
1914 Cardinals P 37 16 537 49 1.3 48 7 41 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.41 -
1915 Cardinals P 37 18 451 39 1.1 38 3 35 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.27 -
1916 Cardinals P 4 0 33 3 0.8 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45 -
1918 Robins 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1918 Robins P 11 6 163 17 1.5 17 0 17 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.82 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 135 81 2,021 195 1.4 191 18 173 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.55 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
6 Years 136 81 2,021 195 1.4 191 18 173 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.55 --
Dan Griner

Dan Griner Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1912 Cardinals 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.2 13.0 1.33 3.33 2.50
1913 Cardinals 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 10.1 1.20 3.16 2.64
1914 Cardinals 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.1 27.5 1.30 3.72 2.87
1915 Cardinals 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.1 10.4 1.00 2.75 2.75
1916 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.00 2.45 2.45
1918 Robins 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.47 3.64 2.48
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 2 2 .500 - - n/a 0.0 2.9 13.7 1.21 3.26 2.70
Dan Griner

Dan Griner Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1912 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1913 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -


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