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Ken Griffey Jr., best player in Seattle Mariners history, is ...  Feb 1, 2016 ... Griffey, who started his professional career and had his best years with the ... He is the first player drafted and developed by the Mariners to achieve Major ... George Kenneth Griffey Jr. grew up around baseball greatness. His father, Ken Griffey Sr. (b. 1950), played for the Cincinnati Reds from 1973 to 1981.
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Ken Griffey Jr.'s Cincinnati homecoming was supposed to be ... - Slate  Jul 22, 2016 ... You can't go home again: Ken Griffey Jr. sits in the Cincinnati Reds ... But by the time he left, in 2008, Griffey's experience had morphed into a cautionary tale. ... would swing by to pick up his son whenever the Reds were in town. ... The next year, he and his 40-year-old father suited up together in Seattle...
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Ken Griffey Jr. - Wikipedia  George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey Jr. (born November 21, 1969) nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 22 years in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent most of his career with the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds, .... Not only did Griffey want to live closer, but he wanted to be able to raise his...
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Cincinnati Reds - MLB.com  Feb 4, 2016 ... CINCINNATI -- No matter who makes up the Reds' pitching staff this season, it will be ... "They wanted to get these guys out there, get a good look at ... Braves teammate Deion Sanders' foray in the world of baseball, he pictures ... Sanders had dabbled in baseball during his freshman year, but that was the...
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Ken Griffey Sr. - Wikipedia  Griffey made his Major League Baseball debut on August 25, 1973 with the Cincinnati Reds. That season, Griffey played in only 25 games, but batted .384 with...
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Joe Niekro, 61, a Master of the Knuckleball, Is Dead - The New York ...  Oct 29, 2006 ... Joe Niekro being thrown out of a game in 1987 while with the Twins. ... Phil to win more games than any pair of brothers in major league ... and each pitching into their 40s, combined for 539 victories, pitching from the 1960s into the 1980s. ... In addition to his brother Phil, Joe Niekro's survivors include a son...
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For Both Grieses, This Rose Bowl Was an Emotional Call - latimes  Bob Griese wanted to get down to the Michigan locker room to embrace his son ... 31 years after broadcaster Bob led Purdue to victory in Pasadena, son Brian repeats feat with Michigan. January 02, 1998|LARRY STEWART | TIMES STAFF WRITER ... Rose Bowl commentator, was finally alone in the TV booth and able to...
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A Little Respect For The Splendid Splinter - TIME  Jul 7, 2002 ... Officially he was the Kid, the Splendid Splinter, Thumper, but the best ballplayer to make Boston his home received less flattering sobriquets...
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fact sheet on the 87th all - star game - City of San Diego  having also done so at Jack Murphy Stadium in 1978 and 1992 (named ... In addition, Griffey, along with his dad, Ken Sr., became the only father-son duo to both win All-Stare Game MVP honors (Ken Sr. won in 1980). ... 1980  Dave Winfield .... MLB Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig awarded the 2016 All-Star Game to...
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Ken Griffey Jr. Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com  07/25/1993, Seattle, AL .... Joined Alex Rodriguez with home runs July 1 at NYY...only 2nd game in ML history in which 2 .... first 97 starts batting third before hitting cleanup on 8/28 at LAD...hit fourth in 3 straight games and ... in each of those parks to tie Fred McGriff's Major League record (43 parks)...on 5/20 at Comerica hit...
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1918 Cincinnati Reds season - Wikipedia  The 1918 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third ... Midway through the season, Reds first baseman Hal Chase allegedly paid pitcher Jimmy Ring $50 to throw ... Manager Christy Mathewson got wind of it and suspended Chase for the ..... You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
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Bridgewater's favorite son: A run through Mickey Cochrane's ...  Jul 31, 2014 ... On Oct. 20, 1931, in the town of Spavinaw, Okla., the oldest son of Lovell and Elvin ... Elvin Mantle, a lead miner and fervent baseball fan, named his son ... Stanley 'Mickey' Cochrane, born April 6, 1903 in Bridgewater, Mass. ... Bevis, author of "Mickey Cochrane, The Life of a Baseball Hall of Fame Catcher.
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Ken Griffey Jr. - Wikipedia  George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey Jr. (born November 21, 1969) nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 22 years in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent most of his career with the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds, ... He is tied for the record of most consecutive games with a home run (8...
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Ken Griffey Jr.: Road to Cooperstown by The News Tribune - issuu  Jul 21, 2016 ... Ken Griffey Jr.'s greatness was evident when The Kid was a kid. ... heads to the Hall of Fame as one of the most popular players ever. ...... Jr. and Ithat Ken Griffey Jr. Griffey to he Reds for the 2001 powerhouse ..... Seen in 1987, Ken Griffey Jr. was a standout player for Moeller High in ... Kansas City Royals.
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Moeller welcomes most famous alum - Reds page - Cincinnati ...  Friday, February 11, 2000. Moeller welcomes most famous alum ... As a senior at Moeller High School  Ken Griffey Jr.'s alma mater  John Medl is angling for a way to meet the Reds' new superstar. It would be nice to ... Join the discussion on our Reds forum  Griffey video clips ... Know Junior? tell us your story - Moeller...
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Sports - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  During his 22-year baseball career (18901911), he pitched for five different teams. Young .... In '81, he got $12 mil. for beating welterweight Thomas Hearns.
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BASEBALL; Anonymity Strikes Out as Griffey Joins Reds - The New ...  Feb 22, 2000 ... BASEBALL; Anonymity Strikes Out as Griffey Joins Reds. By JACK CURRY FEB. 22, 2000 .... Both Larkin and Griffey played at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, ... Junior, you're on TV,'' when his well-known face flashed across the screen. ... ''We've had superstars with strong personalities come in here...
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Riverfront Stadium - Ballparks of Baseball  Information and pictures of Riverfront Stadium, former home of the Cincinnati Reds. ... of the best teams in in baseball during the 1970s with the Big Red Machine. ... In 1996 the naming rights were sold to Cinergy Corporation and Riverfront...
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Truly Beastly ; Lynch Lived Up to His Nickname in Keying Seattle's ...  Jan 20, 2015 ... Truly Beastly ; Lynch Lived Up to His Nickname in Keying Seattle's Comeback ... The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); March 12, 2004.
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THE HAL CHASE CASE - SABR  There can be little doubt that Chase was a complex person. ... his coach was Joe Corbett, ex-major league pitcher and brother of boxer Gentleman Jim. ... Yankees until May 3, when he was presented with a silver loving cup by his teammates. ... On August 9, 1918, Chase was suspended by the Reds for "indifferent playing.
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Brooks Robinson - Wikipedia  Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. (born May 18, 1937) is an American former professional baseball ... In the 1970 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, Robinson had a .429 batting average with 2 home runs; however, it was his defensive...