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Junior achievement:
Griffey joins 500 club
Ken Griffey Jr. became just the 20th player in history to reach 500 career homers with a solo shot off Matt Morris on June 20, 2004. More >
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BY THE NUMBERS |
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| Junior's Favorites |
| Opponents |
| Twins ... 38
Blue Jays ... 34 | | Yankees ... 33
Tigers ... 32 | | Indians ... 30
Rangers ... 30 |
| Ballparks |
| Kingdome ... 198
Cinergy Field ... 38
Metrodome ... 22
Edison Field ... 18
Yankee Stadium ... 18 | | Great American BP ... 16
SAFECO ... 14
SkyDome ... 14
Network Associates ... 11
Cleveland Municipal ... 11 |
| Opposing Pitchers |
| David Wells ... 8
Roger Clemens ... 6
Tom Gordon ... 6
Andy Benes ... 5
| | Jimmy Key ... 5
Dave Stewart ... 5
Woody Williams ... 5 |
| Complete list of Junior's career homers > |
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Bauman: Back on Hall of Fame track
The Hall of Fame status of Ken Griffey Jr. has gone from definite to "whatever happened to him," back to probable again, all within the span of about four years. More >
Griffey's special Father's Day gift
Reaching over the camera well next to the Cincinnati Reds' dugout at Busch Stadium, Ken Griffey Jr. hugged his dad and said, "Happy Father's Day." And then he told him, "I love you." More >
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GRIFFEY SHOP |
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS |
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 PHOTO GALLERY: Career Highlights
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 CHASING 500
MLB.com looks at Ken Griffey Jr.'s chase for immortality.
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Griffey talks with MLB.com about No. 500: 56K | 350K
MLB Productions' 500-homer club: 56K | 350K
MLB.com's Seth Everett reports from Cleveland on No. 499: 56K | 350K
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--- M O R E M I L E S T O N E S ---
• SEPT. 14, 1990
Junior & Senior become the only father/son combo
to hit back-to-back HRs: 56K | 350K
• JUNE 15, 1993
HR #100 vs. Brewer, KC: 56K | 350K
• MAY 21, 1996
HR #200 vs. Eshelman, BOS: 56K | 350K
• APRIL 25, 1997
Youngest to 250 vs. Clemens, TOR: 56K | 350K
• 1997
A record 13 HRs in April: 56K | 350K
• APRIL 13, 1998
HR #300 vs. Mesa, CLE: 56K | 350K
• JUNE 14, 1998
1,500th career hit, a homer: 56K | 350K
• SEPTEMBER 25, 1998
HR #350 vs. Gunderson, TEX: 56K | 350K
• APRIL 10, 2000
HR #400 vs. Arrojo, COL: 56K | 350K
• AUGUST 9, 2001
HR #450 vs. Ortiz, SF: 56K | 350K
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