Known as "Junior", this Cincinnati high school superstar joined the Reds in 2000
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Junior comes home - Reds page - Cincinnati Enquirer  Feb 11, 2000 ... The Cincinnati Reds brought baseball's premier center fielder back to the city ... $112.5 million contract from 2000-2008 that includes an option for a 10th ... They received no cash from the Mariners to help pay the superstar's ... was the Enquirer's Player of the Year in 1987 as a Moeller High School senior.
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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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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, ... Following his playing career, Griffey joined the Mariners' front office as a...
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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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Experts say Junior a lock for the Hall of Fame - WCPO.com  Nov 24, 2015 ... Join In + Give Back. ... CINCINNATI -- Although Reds fans didn't get to see the best of Ken ... if not bittersweet -- the former Moeller High School superstar will waltz ... a Red on Opening Day, 2000, may get into the Hall of Fame on the ... It doesn't take a sabermetrician to know in his or her bones that Junior...
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90 World Series - MLB.com  Apr 25, 2015 ... CINCINNATI -- It's been 25 years since the Reds went wire to wire and ... "Eric starting the game off with a home run in Game 1 kind of ... Benzinger, playing first base, didn't need to do all that much to field ... (You know, business in front, party in the back.) ... Sabo also makes a case for MVP consideration
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Johnny Bench - Wikipedia  Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 ... His 102 assists in 1968 marked the first time in 23 years that a catcher had .... 1,376 RBI during his 17-year Major League career, all spent with the Reds.
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The Oklahoman's 50 greatest baseball players from Oklahoma ...  Jul 14, 2008 ... Oklahoma connection: Born in Spavinaw, raised in Commerce.2. ... Note/quote: "I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him with Johnny ... Paul "Big Poison Waner, of, Baseball Hall of Famer .... Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds baseball player; Pittsburgh's Lloyd Waner shakes hands with...
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Timeline: 23 years of Ken Griffey Jr. | The Seattle Times  Jun 19, 2010 ... July 20-28: Ties major-league record by hitting home runs in eight straight ... The Mariners send him to Cincinnati for outfielder Mike Cameron, ... July 8-12: Griffey hits home runs in five straight games, tying a Reds record.
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Pete Rose facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  He was born Peter Edward Rose in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 14, 1941. .... was "Mule," played out the rest of the season despite the broken shoulder. ... on Rose as he edged ever closer to Ty Cobb's career hitting record of 4,192 hits. ... On August 16, Charlie Hustle was traded back to the Reds, this time as player-manager.
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar Facts - Biography - YourDictionary  Kareem Abdul Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., on April 16, ... As a sophomore averaging 19 points per game, Jabbar led his team to 27 straight ... The UCLA Bruins again won the national championship in 1967, beating Dayton in the final game. ... He became a history major and enjoyed reading and music.
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Alex Rodriguez - Wikipedia  Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an ... The 10-year, $252 million contract he signed was the richest in baseball history. ... He became the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs, reaching the ... Rodriguez and his parents moved to the Dominican Republic, then to Miami,...
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#TBT: When the Cincinnati Reds became Redlegs - SweetSpot- ESPN  Apr 9, 2015 ... It's not that anybody actually thought slugger Ted Kluszewski was a ... Mr. Redlegs lasted just one year, as the team went to a plain "C" on both its home ... as seen above, here and here -- which revealed his 15-inch biceps. ... And here's a Sports Illustrated cover from 1956 lauding the "Redleg Musclemen.".
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Cy Young : A Life In Baseball Book Review - Baseball Almanac  His love of baseball soon developed and he became famous around his local ... a pitcher through the birth of the modern pitching era noting that only Young, Rusie, ... On May 5, 1904 he beat Rube Waddell and the Philadelphia Athletics by ... Young achieved great success in each major league winning 290 games in the...
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Big Red Machine - Wikipedia  The Big Red Machine were the baseball teams of the Cincinnati Reds that dominated the ... Rookie and future-Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson headed the team, ... The starting lineup of Bench, Rose, Morgan, Prez, Concepcin, Foster, ... Despite that, the Reds finished second in the National League West in both...
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Alex Rodriguez - Wikipedia  Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American professional baseball shortstop, third baseman and designated hitter who is currently a free agent. He has played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle ... He became the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs, reaching the...
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Big Red - The Big Red Machine  And yet the "Great Eight" -- the starting eight players of the Cincinnati Reds reds ... "Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, George Foster ... The Great Eight played only 88 games together as a starting lineup in 1975-76. ... Both will eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame, even if it takes the...
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Jeopary Questions page 2231 - THE EVOLUTIONARY WAR ...  WHEN THEY WERE TEENS: This "boulder" sized wrestler & movie star was a star football player at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pa.
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Reds Timeline - Cincinnati Reds - MLB.com  Nuxhall  at 15 years, 10 months and 11 days  yields five runs and retires ... 18: The Reds set a team record (since broken) by hitting eight homers in one ... It's the most victories recorded by the Reds at home in the modern era. ... 1978, -, July 31: Pete Rose extends his hitting streak to 44 consecutive games, a mark topped...
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Once a star basketball player for USC, from 1997 to 2000 she ...  Jul 7, 2016 ... Once a star basketball player for USC, from 1997 to 2000 she ... She's the sitcom star heard laughing here (once a TV nanny) # Quiz # Question.
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The New York Times: This Day In Sports  May 4, 1965 NEW YORK-Lew Alcindor, the nation's most sought-after high school ... the 7-foot-3/4-inch, 18- year-old Power Memorial High senior said he chose the ... basketball team won its second straight National Collegiate championship. ... As the boy's fame increased (he led Power to 71 straight victories and set the...