Ken Griffey Sr.
Ken Griffey, Sr. (born George Kenneth Griffey on April 10, 1950 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball star. He is the father of Ken Griffey, Jr.
Griffey was introduced to Major League Baseball on August 25, 1973. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1973-81, 1988-90) New York Yankees (1982-86), Atlanta Braves (1986-88) and Seattle Mariners (1990-91). When his son joined the Mariners in 1989 the Griffeys made history as the first father and son to play major league baseball simultaneously, and when he joined his son there in 1990 they became the first father-and-son teammates.He also hit back to back home runs with his son Ken Griffey jr on September 14,1990.
Griffey was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2004.
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- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet
- Major league players from Pennsylvania
- 1950 births
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- African American baseball players
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- Major league left fielders
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- 1976 National League All-Stars
- 1977 National League All-Stars
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