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Griffey played in his final major league game on May 31, 1991 against the Texas Rangers. [17] In November 1991, Griffey chose to retire after 19 seasons due to a neck injury. [18] In 1,997 games, Griffey compiled a lifetime batting average of .296, with 152 home runs and 859 RBI. [5] Griffey was also the Most Valuable Player of the 1980 All ...
Pete Rose, who died Monday, is in a wheelchair surrounded by former Cincinnati Reds teammates Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Tony Perez and Ken Griffey Sr. at the Music City sports collectibles ...
He enjoyed his best overall season, batting .281, with 14 home runs and 82 RBI, as well as winning his first of five Gold Glove Awards. By 1975, Concepción joined Pete Rose , Johnny Bench , Joe Morgan , Tony Pérez , Ken Griffey, Sr. , George Foster and César Gerónimo in the famous "Great Eight" starting lineup of The Big Red Machine that ...
His family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, as his father, Ken Griffey Sr., made his MLB debut on August 25, 1973 for the Reds. [11] Ken Jr. was only three years old at the time. Ken Jr. was in the clubhouse during his father's back-to-back championships in the 1975 and 1976 World Series. When Griffey was a young child, Ken Sr. instilled in him the ...
Mar. 15—PLAINS TWP. — Ken Griffey Sr. was the last player chosen in the 1969 Major League Baseball player draft — his future teammate on the Cincinnati Reds, Don Gullett, was drafted number ...
Ken Griffey Sr. played in 2,097 major league games in 19 seasons and played two seasons with son Ken Griffey Jr. in Seattle.
Bronny hit 29.7% of his shots in the preseason while averaging 1.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists, playing 16.2 minutes per game. His defensive work was praised by Redick, who sees the 6-foot-2 guard becoming a solid perimeter player in the future.
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.