Francis Arthur "Pug" Griffin (April 24, 1896 - October 12, 1951) was a Major League Baseball

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 player. He debuted in for the Philadelphia Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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, playing mostly as a pinch hitter

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 but also appearing in three games as a first baseman

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. After spending in the minor leagues with the Baltimore Orioles

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 and out of organized baseball, Griffin returned to the majors in with the New York Giants

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 as an outfielder

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, appearing in five games.

Griffin continued to play in the minor leagues until . In , he became a player-manager, taking over the Omaha Crickets. He continued to manage on and off in the minors until the year of his death, winning a pair of league championships along the way. Griffin managed the Lincoln Links

Lincoln Links

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 to the Nebraska State League

Nebraska State League

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 title in , and guided the Pueblo Rollers to the championship of the Western League in .

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