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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Calvin Griffith was one of the last members of a fading breed of baseball owners...co-founder of the American League and owner of the Senators. Calvin Griffith worked in various capacities in the minors and majors before...
Although Calvin Griffith went through more than his share of difficult times as owner of the Minnesota Twins, his passing Wednesday was an occasion for...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Calvin Griffith, the baseball owner who moved the Washington Senators to Minnesota, died today in Melbourne, Fla. He was 87. Griffith moved the Senators after the 1960 season and the team became the Minnesota Twins.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- To those who say Calvin Griffith was a tightwad, Julio Becquer said the former Twins owner may have been slow to part with his money, but his generosity knew...
WASHINGTON -- The first thing to remember about Calvin Griffith, who died Wednesday at the age of 87, is that he was not Clark Griffith. Clark gave big league baseball to Washington. Calvin...
...honoring Schulz, a Minnesota native who died last month. The ceremony will feature a tribute to former Twins owner Calvin Griffith. Former Twins stars Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva will participate in the Griffith tribute, along with fans who...
...pre-game ceremony Aug. 12, are Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek, Kirby Puckett and the late Calvin Griffith. Voting for the Twins Hall of Fame will be conducted by a 24-person committee of Minnesota media members, team...
...I don't know what's going to happen, but I know this much," said Clark Griffith, son of former Twins owner Calvin Griffith. "I'm going to all the games this week." "Because it might be a long, cold winter," he said. Tom Mee...
...sleeves, and the team will pay tribute to him in opening day festivities on April 3. ''All of this is to remember Calvin Griffith for what he brought to Minnesota and baseball,'' team president Jerry Bell said Friday. ''Calvin was a Minnesota...
...Connie Newman of Minneapolis, said her father often told the story of how he was referred by a friend to Twins owner Calvin Griffith before the 1977 season. "He was hired with a hand-shake," she said. "Music was his life, and he really loved...