Known as "The Old Fox," Clark Griffith was an imaginative player, manager and owner. As a pitcher,
he topped the 20-victory mark six years in a row for the White Stockings, amassing 237 career victories.
In 1901, as a player-manager, he led Chicago to the first American League pennant. An innovative owner,
Griffith worked within a limited budget, signing many Latino players, reworking the waiver rules,
courting publicity, and keeping the Senators franchise afloat from his arrival in Washington in 1912 to
his death in 1955.