Jim Palmer - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) (born 1945). With a lifetime earned-run average (ERA) of 2.86, a 268-152 record, and 2,212 career strikeouts, U.S. pitcher Jim Palmer was selected in 1990 to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Griffin, Georgia. Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643. Griffin was founded in 1840 and named for landowner Col. Lewis Lawrence Griffin.
Tornado activity: Griffin-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 1/2/2006, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.4 miles away from the Griffin city center injured 3 people and caused $1 million in damages.