Featuring Alfredo Griffin with the Oakland Athletics, this Alfredo Griffin autographed 1987 Donruss Opening Day #28 Oakland Athletics card comes from the inaugural Donruss Opening Day set. The release highlighted players from Major League Opening Day lineups and captures Griffin during his tenure as Oakland's starting shortstop.
Griffin established himself with the Toronto Blue Jays, batting .287 with 179 hits, 10 triples and 21 stolen bases in 1979. His performance earned him a share of the American League Rookie of the Year Award with Minnesota's John Castino. Griffin remained a fixture in Toronto's infield and earned an All-Star selection in 1984.
Griffin joined Oakland for the 1985 season and immediately appeared in all 162 games while providing the Athletics with outstanding defense at shortstop. He earned the American League Gold Glove Award that season and remained Oakland's regular shortstop through 1987.
Following the 1987 season, Griffin joined the Los Angeles Dodgers and became part of the club that captured the 1988 World Series championship. He later returned to Toronto and added another championship as a member of the 1992 World Series-winning Blue Jays.
Griffin played 18 Major League seasons and appeared in more than 1,900 games during a career that included Toronto, Oakland and Los Angeles. The 1987 Donruss Opening Day #28 is an appealing addition for Athletics collectors, Alfredo Griffin fans, Rookie of the Year collections, Gold Glove collections, Donruss Opening Day set collectors or collectors assembling comprehensive autographed player runs.
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