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Shortstop blues
Shortstop blues

Shortstop blues

Date7/4/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Shortstop blues: Alfredo Griffin hopes the strike will help him get his batting power back. The Blue Jay shortstop hit well in spring training but was a disappointment when the season started.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0051886F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Happy birthday, Tony: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernande, who will be 25 Thursday, could become the first Blue Jay to compile an average of 300 or better for 1,000 at-bats
Happy birthday, Tony: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernande, who will be 25 Thursday, could become the first Blue Jay to compile an average of 300 or better for 1,000 at-bats
3/5/1986
Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez poses at his home in the Dominican Republic with sons (left to right) Joel, 4 1/2, Abraham, seven months, and Jonat(...)
Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez poses at his home in the Dominican Republic with sons (left to right) Joel, 4 1/2, Abraham, seven months, and Jonat(...)
2/10/1989
His skills honed in his native Dominican Republic, Toronto Blue Jay shortstop Tony Fernandez leaps high to get off a throw to first base. He hails fro(...)
His skills honed in his native Dominican Republic, Toronto Blue Jay shortstop Tony Fernandez leaps high to get off a throw to first base. He hails fro(...)
9/11/1983
Yikes! Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez made sure he was out of th eway when an untrussed chicken suddenly appeared
Yikes! Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez made sure he was out of th eway when an untrussed chicken suddenly appeared
6/23/1990
Beginning and the end: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez grimaces after a pitch hit him in the posterior in the first inning of last night's game against Cleverland
Beginning and the end: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez grimaces after a pitch hit him in the posterior in the first inning of last night's game against Cleverland
4/24/1990
On the move: Shortstop Tony Fernandez, left, and first baseman Fred McGriff are San Diego-bound after the Blue Jays' big deal yesterday
On the move: Shortstop Tony Fernandez, left, and first baseman Fred McGriff are San Diego-bound after the Blue Jays' big deal yesterday
5/12/1988
Bell's blues
Bell's blues
6/5/1985
It's rookie against rookie as shortstop Alfredo Griffin takes throw to catch Ted Wilborn
It's rookie against rookie as shortstop Alfredo Griffin takes throw to catch Ted Wilborn
3/7/1979
Alfredo Griffin: Shortstop's single knocked in winning run against the Twins in Metrodome
Alfredo Griffin: Shortstop's single knocked in winning run against the Twins in Metrodome
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Alfredo Griffin: Jays' shortstop has been mentioned in trade talks in Hawali
Alfredo Griffin: Jays' shortstop has been mentioned in trade talks in Hawali
12/7/1982
Wizard of Ozzie: Chicago shortstop Ozzie Guillen beat Toronto baserunner Robbie Alomar to the second base bag for the out, but failed to turn two in last night's game at the SkyDome
Wizard of Ozzie: Chicago shortstop Ozzie Guillen beat Toronto baserunner Robbie Alomar to the second base bag for the out, but failed to turn two in last night's game at the SkyDome
5/10/1991
Could have been disastrous: A somersaulting George Bell missed serious injury on this play in '85 when he collided with shortstop Tony Fernandez while both were going for a popup in short left field
Could have been disastrous: A somersaulting George Bell missed serious injury on this play in '85 when he collided with shortstop Tony Fernandez while both were going for a popup in short left field
8/20/1989