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KEN Griffey Jr. KEN GRIFFEY JR. (24) POSITION: Outfielder BORN: 11-21-69 in Donora, PA BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 230 ML SERVICE: 21 years, 60 days. CAREER HOME RUNS: 630 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: GRIFFEY’s CAREER HIGHS • Announced retirement from MOST HITS: 5 — 2 times; baseball June 2, 2010, capping last 7/2/94 at NYY 22-season career. MOST HOME RUNS: 3 — 2 times; • Inducted into the Mariners Hall of 5/24/96 vs. NYY & 4/25/97 at TOR Fame on Aug. 10, 2013, joining 53 2-HR games; last 6/24/07 at SEA (with CIN) Alvin Davis (1997), Dave Niehaus MOST RBI: 8 — 7/8/00 vs. CLE (with CIN) (2000), Jay Buhner (2004), Edgar MOST STOLEN BASES: Martinez (2007), Randy Johnson 3 — 7/26/98 at BAL (2012) and Dan Wilson (2012). LONGEST HITTING STREAK: • Retired from baseball on the same 16 — 5/10-28/99 date he was selected first overall in CAREER GRAND SLAMS: the 1987 June Draft (6/2/87). 15 — last 5/20/06 at DET (with CIN) • Ended career ranked among baseball’s all-time leaders in home runs (5th/630), multi-homer games (T7th/55), extra base hits (T6th/1,192), total bases (12th/5,271), RBI (14th/1,836), runs scored (31st/1,662), doubles (36th/524), intentional walks (4th/246) and hits (46th/2,781). • On the all-time HR list, he trails only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), Willie Mays (660) and Alex Rodriguez (647), and is 3rd amongst left-handed hitters. • Ranks near the top of every offensive category in the Mariners record book, including home runs (1st/417), slugging percentage (2nd/.553), RBI (2nd/1,216), hits (3rd/1,843), doubles (2nd/341), total bases (2nd/3,495), runs (2nd/1,113), games (2nd/1,685) and at- bats (2nd/6,317). • Became only 12th player in Major League history to notch double-digits in home runs 20 times in a career (every year but 2002, 2010). • One of 29 players to play in at least four decades (1980’s, 90’s, 2000’s, 2010’s). • Holds several Mariners single-season and career records, including most career home runs (417), single-season home runs (56, 2x), single-season RBI (147) and single-season extra base hits (93). • Hit 198 home runs in the Kingdome, including 20 into the third deck in RF, and hit 29 homers at Safeco Field. • Was the youngest member of MLB’s All-Century Team…was only 29-years-old when voted to the team in 1999 and joined Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Cal Ripken Jr. as the only active players on the roster. • Named the 1997 American League MVP, only the 13th player ever voted that award unanimously. • Voted to the All-Star Game starting lineup 13 times, including 11 consecutive seasons from 1990-2000…the 13 selections by fan voting are the 3rd-most in history behind Ripken (17) and Rod Carew (15)…led the Majors in All-Star voting 5 times. • Made 8 appearances in the All-Star Game’s Home Run Derby, winning 3 times (1994, ‘98-99)…only 3-time winner (Prince Fielder has won twice). • Was the 1992 All-Star Game MVP…the Griffey’s are the only father-son duo to both homer and ALL-TIME HOME RUNS receive MVP honors in an All-Star Game (Ken Sr. Player HR accomplished both feats in 1980). 1. Barry Bonds (L) ....................762 • Won 10 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards (1990-99) and 2. Hank Aaron+ ........................755 is a member of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award All- 3. Babe Ruth+ (L) .....................714 Time Team. 4. Willie Mays+ ........................660 5. Alex Rodriguez .....................647 • Won 7 Silver Slugger Awards (‘91, ‘93-94, ‘96-99). 6. Ken Griffey Jr. (L) ................630 • Led the AL in home runs 4 times (1994, ‘97-99). + Hall of Famer GRIFFEY JR. (continued) • Was the youngest player ever at the time to hit 250 homers (28 years, 308 days), 400 homers (30 years, 141 days) and 450 homers (31 years, 261 days). • One of 6 players to hit 40 home runs in both leagues (Darrell Evans, McGwire, David Justice, Shawn Green and Jim Thome) and one of 6 to hit 40 homers in consecutive seasons for different teams (Andres Galarraga, Rafael Palmeiro, Greg Vaughn, Alex Rodriguez and Thome). • One of 3 players with at least 140 RBI in at least 3 consecutive seasons (Babe Ruth, 1926-31; Lou Gehrig, 1930-32). • One of only 4 players to hit 50 homers and win a Gold Glove in the same season (1997, 1998), joining Willie Mays (1965), Alex Rodriguez (2002) and Andruw Jones (2005). • Hit 351 homers during Bill Clinton’s presidency (1993-2000), the most by any Major League player and 2nd-highest total by any player during a presidency (Jimmie Foxx hit 353 HR while Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office). • Recorded 55 multi-homer efforts, including 53 two-homer games and 2 three-homer efforts (5/24/96 vs. the Yankees and 4/25/97 at Toronto). • Homered against every ML team except Cincinnati and hit a longball in every existing ballpark and in 44 overall, one shy of Sammy Sosa’s record. • Became the first father-son duo to play in the majors in 1989 (Ken Sr. was with the Reds) and the first to appear in the same lineup on Aug. 31, 1990 vs. Kansas City (with Seattle)…hit back-to-back home runs with his father on Sept. 14, 1990 at California (off Kirk McCaskill). • Wore No. 24 in Seattle, No. 30 in his first 6 seasons in Cincinnati (2000-05) like his father with the Reds (1973-81, ‘89-90)…donned No. 3 in 2006 in tribute to his three children and wore No. 17 with the White Sox in 2008…also wore #42 on Jackie Robinson Day. PERSONAL: George Kenneth Griffey Jr…resides in Orlando, FL with wife Melissa and sons Trey Kenneth and Tevin Kendall, and daughter Taryn Kennedy…graduated from Moeller High School in Cincinnati in 1987…played 3 years of football and 4 years of baseball… named his prep league’s Player of the Year in 1986 and 1987…was the Mariners Roberto Clemente Award winner in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and the Reds Clemente Award recipient in 2000 and 2006…finalist for the 2005 and 2006 Hutch Awards for exemplifying the spirit, courage and integrity of Fred Hutchinson…on the national board of directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America…received the 1994 Celebrity Recognition Award from the Make- A-Wish Foundation and the A. Bartlett Giamatti Award from the Baseball Assistance Team (BAT) in recognition for his “caring for fellow citizens”…annually sponsored Christmas dinners for 350 kids from the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Clubs in his first tour with the Mariners…in 1989, a Ken Griffey Jr. Chocolate Bar was introduced and sold over one million bars…toured Japan with a group of Major League All-Stars twice; was MVP in 1990 and also participated in 1992… in 2007 hosted his Stars & Strikes Celebrity Bowl that raised $100,000 for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital…following the 1993 season made his acting debut in the movie Little Big League…also had a part in the 2001 movie release Summer Catch and in episode 52 of The Simpsons…featured in several Nintendo video games…in 2008, released a series of charity wines to support The Ken Griffey Jr. Family Foundation, a fund that supports several causes, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and several children’s hospitals across the United States…hosted This Week in Baseball on Aug. 10, 2002…played for Team USA in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006…named to the WBC All-Tournament…received the first Living Legend Award presented by the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory…the award was created to honor those whose careers in baseball and life outside the game have taken on a legendary quality because of their talents, achievements and personal conduct…named an American Public Diplomacy Envoy by Condoleezza Rice in Nov. 2008, traveling to Panama on behalf of the State Department…prior series vs. Mariners at Safeco Field in 2007, signed 1,000 baseballs that were sold for $100 each, with proceeds benefitting Children’s Hospitals in Seattle, Orlando and Cincinnati…sold all 1,000 balls from the Mariners Team Shop in about 9 hours. GRIFFEY JR. (continued) GRIFFEY’s PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP 1987 Bellingham .313 54 182 43 57 110 9 1 14 40 1 1 0 44 42 13 6 .604 .445 1988 San Bernadino .338 58 219 50 74 126 13 3 11 42 1 0 2 34 39 32 9 .575 .431 Vermont .279 17 61 10 17 30 5 1 2 10 0 0 2 5 12 4 2 .492 .353 1989 SEATTLE .264 127 455 61 120 191 23 0 16 61 1 4 2 44 83 16 7 .420 .329 1990 SEATTLE .300 155 597 91 179 287 28 7 22 80 0 4 2 63 81 16 11 .481 .366 1991 SEATTLE .327 154 548 76 179 289 42 1 22 100 4 9 1 71 82 18 6 .527 .399 1992 SEATTLE .308 142 565 83 174 302 39 4 27 103 0 3 5 44 67 10 5 .535 .361 1993 SEATTLE .309 156 582 113 180 *359 38 3 45 109 0 7 6 96 91 17 9 .617 .408 1994 SEATTLE .323 111 433 94 140 292 24 4 *40 90 0 2 2 56 73 11 3 .674 .402 1995 SEATTLE .258 72 260 52 67 125 7 0 17 42 0 2 0 52 53 4 2 .481 .379 Tacoma# .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 1996 SEATTLE .303 140 545 125 165 342 26 2 49 140 1 7 7 78 104 16 1 .628 .392 1997 SEATTLE .304 157 608 *125 185 *393 34 3 *56 *147 0 12 8 76 121 15 4 *.646 .382 1998 SEATTLE .284 161 633 120 180 387 33 3 *56 146 0 4 7 76 121 20 5 .611 .365 1999 SEATTLE .285 160 606 123 173 349 26 3 *48 134 0 2 7 91 108 24 7 .576 .384 2000 CINCINNATI .271 145 520 100 141 289 22 3 40 118 0 8 9 94 117 6 4 .556 .387 2001 CINCINNATI .286 111 364 57 104 194 20 2 22 65 1 4 4 44 72 2 0 .533 .365 2002 CINCINNATI .264 70 197 17 52 84 8 0 8 23 0 4 3 28 39 1 2 .426 .358 2003 CINCINNATI .247 53 166 34 41 94 12 1 13 26 1 1 6 27 44 1 0 .566 .370 2004 CINCINNATI .253 83 300 49 76 154 18 0 20 60 0 2 2 44 67 1 0 .513 .351 2005 CINCINNATI .301 128 491 85 148 283 30 0 35 92 0 7 3 54 93 0 1 .576 .369 2006 CINCINNATI .252 109 428 62 108 208
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