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Ken Griffey Jr. during his final plate appearance of the 2009 season. Griffey went 1-for-3 with a home run in his regular-season debut on April against the Minnesota Twins . [ 92 ] The home run was Griffey's eighth Opening Day home run; [ 92 ] as of 2013, he is tied with Frank Robinson and Adam Dunn for first place in this category.
Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB).. The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903.. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo to play in MLB at the same time, in 1989 when Ken Jr. was called up by the Seattle Mariners while Ken Sr. was playing with the Cincinnati Reds.
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run was well received by critics. [3] Air Hendrix gave the game a nearly perfect score in GamePro: 5 out of 5 in both graphics and sound, and 4.5 out of 5 in control and FunFactor. He summarized that "With realistic, action-packed gameplay and superb graphics, Winning Run strolls easily over home plate." He felt that ...
Ken's father, Joseph "Buddy" Griffey, was a local athlete who was a teammate of Stan Musial on the Donora High School baseball team. [24] The Griffeys (Ken Sr. and Ken Jr.) became the first father-and-son tandem to play on the same Major League Baseball team at the same time.
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest was the second Ken Griffey Jr. game to use 3D computer graphics. The batting feature in this game is set up differently from most other baseball video games. The batter is given an elongated oval shape to control and in order for the batter to make contact with the ball, he must wait for the pitch location and then ...
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run; Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest; Entries in the MLB: The Show series have included a "Retro Mode" the emulates the gameplay of Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball, complete with music and sound effects in the vein of the game and commentary from Griffey.
Many Griffey cards were returned and the result was that Upper Deck printed many uncut sheets (sheets consisting of 100 cards) of just Ken Griffey, Jr. [14] According to Professional Sports Authenticator, the Ken Griffey, Jr. would become the most graded card of all time with the company. PSA graded over 50,000 of the cards.
In 1987, 17-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. hit his first professional home run while on the road at Everett Memorial Stadium on June 18. [6] A plaque was placed on the sidewalk outside the stadium where the ball landed. [7] Despite on-field success and a steady stream of Mariners prospects, the club struggled with poor attendance.