Ken griffey, jr his father, outfielder ken griffey, sr. Griffey, a 1987 moeller graduate, will be inducted into the national baseball hall of fame july 24 in cooperstown, new york. They played their first game together for the seattle mariners on august 31, 1990. A member of the baseball hall of fame and a time allstar, griffey is one of the most.
Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. Its pretty clear that the injuries took a serious toll on him. Trey griffey college stats college football at sports. Today, griffey is about to be inducted into the national. He would debut for the mariners in 1989 and produce one of the best eleven year stretches in the history of the game. Miller banter about an anecdote in david halberstams book the teammates about. He shares a birthday with another donora native and halloffamer, stan musial. Get the latest updated stats and splits for seattle mariners designated hitter ken griffey jr.
Back on august 31, 1990, two generations of griffeys suited up for the seattle mariners and made history. See more ideas about ken griffey, griffey jr and baseball players. A member of the baseball hall of fame and a time allstar, griffey is one. By 1989, griffey was in the major leagues with the mariners at age 19. The son of a reds legend and arguably the best player in baseball at the time, griffey jr.
Ps store preorders will be live in ps store next tuesday, 1st november. By the time he reached moeller high school, juniors big league future seemed secure. This list was compiled during the 1998 season, counting only statistics through 1997. To him, it was about playing the game the only way he knew, the way he had been taught in clubhouses and by his father and idol ken griffey sr. Other advertising baseball cards book shelf feedback fun. Like other donora children of that time, griffey grew up playing baseball and dreamed of following in musials footsteps. Should you have a psa graded card that does not appear in this set composite, login to my set registry, go to your set in my sets and use the link called report a cert that should match this composite to report the item you would like added. Clicking on an indivdiual season will display the teams roster for that season. Griffey was a member of the famed big red machine, and a threetime allstar. Baseball heroes sports families mills, j elizabeth on. For information regarding statistical abbreviations, please view the statistics legend. His mastery of both the offensive and defensive aspects of the game, coupled with his childish enthusiasm and glittery smile, made him one of the games most popular heroes.
Several of those 630 homers were historic, but eight of them once came in eight consecutive games, tying an incredibly rare major league record matched previously by dale. Drafted by the seattle mariners in the 1st round 1st of the 1987 mlb june amateur draft from archbishop moeller hs cincinnati, oh high school. Shop comcs extensive selection of baseball cards matching. Griffey led the league in home runs four times, while bonds did it twice. According to baseball almanac, the alltime itphr record is held by. Mlb sports news, scores, schedules, and videos fox sports. The greatest fatherson duo in baseball, ken griffey sr. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on ken griffey sr. In 1969, the cincinnati reds drafted griffey in the 29th round. When you preorder through ps store you will receive 10 bonus standard packs, a ken griffey jr. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Jimmy wynn might be the most overlooked player in hall of fame history, and he deserves second look. Dual signed on rawlings adirondack big stick pro ring baseball bat. Nov 24, 2008 music from ken griffey jrs major league baseball for the snes console.
Baseball almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for home runs in a. On september 14 at anaheim they did even better, hitting backtoback home runs off kirk mccaskill. Drafted by the seattle mariners in the 1st round 1st of the 1987 mlb june amateur draft from archbishop moeller hs cincinnati, oh. Music from ken griffey jrs major league baseball for the snes console. Bats induction annuals bats hof career statistics bats hof silver. Subscribe to the play index and get access to more data than you can imagine. Card for the show and you will instantly receive 11,000 in stubs for the show 16. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching.
On september 14, 1990 father and son hit back to back. He spent most of his career with the seattle mariners and cincinnati reds, along with a short stint with the chicago white sox. Mlb home sports news, scores, schedules, and videos fox. My book hardball retrospective is available in digital format on. Griffey nearly duplicated his 1997 statistics, finishing with 56 home runs and 146 rbi. He is the father of hall of fame outfielder ken griffey jr. I am a new jersey native with a passion for baseball, statistics. Juan gonzalez society for american baseball research. For his father, also a former player and coach, see ken griffey sr. This offensive output, coupled with his sparkling defense in center, made him a modern day willie mays. Apr 16, 2020 explore sirjuggernauts board ken griffey jr. In the final 85 atbats of his career, often playing beside his son, he hit. Baseball almanac is an indepth website with the tagline where what happened yesterday is being preserved today.
Ken griffey baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. However, when tsn updated their list for a new book in 2005, despite having. Baseball, fatherhood, and my life in the big red machine throughout the cincinnati area from may. A member of the baseball hall of fame and a time allstar, griffey is one of. A hall of fame game new, 40 comments by colin okeefe jan 6, 2016, 9.
The younger griffey never planned to play baseball, and its believed the pick was the mariners way of honoring their longtime star, griffey jr. His family moved to cincinnati, ohio, where his father, ken griffey sr. Oct 27, 2016 the show 17 launches 28th march, 2017. Griffey was born in donora, pennsylvania, on november 21, 1969. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits.
Baseball heroes paperback january 21, 20 by elizabeth mills author. This griffey averaged one homerun every 24 plate appearances, a walk every 9, a strikeout every 6, and a hit every 5. He played alongside star shortstop alex rodriguez on the seattle mariners. With his leapingoverthewall catches and powerpacked home run swing, ken griffey, jr. See more ideas about ken griffey, griffey jr and seattle mariners.
1491 352 184 85 230 1176 274 828 1272 111 1450 1576 479 623 813 1079 61 794 1583 1631 815 276 612 77 842 1246 593 522 958 830 773 1122 194