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b. April 10, 1950 · Cincinnati Reds 1973–1981, 1988–1990, New York Yankees 1982–1986, Atlanta Braves 1986–1988, Seattle Mariners 1990–1991

He hit .336 in 1976, second in the National League to Bill Madlock by two points, and was the right fielder for the Cincinnati clubs that won the World Series in 1975 and 1976. Nineteen seasons gave him 2,143 hits, 364 doubles, 200 stolen bases, 719 walks and a .296 average, with three All-Star selections and the 1980 All-Star Game award.

In August 1990 Seattle signed him so that he could play beside his son, and on the last day of that month the two of them batted back to back in the same lineup, the first father and son to do it. Two weeks later, in Anaheim, they hit back-to-back home runs.

He was drafted in the twenty-ninth round out of an Ohio high school and was a regular for a decade. Ken Jr. hit 630 home runs and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2016; the father got 22 votes of 473 in 1997.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1976, 1977, 1980
All-Star Game MVP	1	1980
Player of the Week	1	1990
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1976

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1973	CIN	25	86	19	33	5	1	3	14	6	10	4	.384
1974	CIN	88	227	24	57	9	5	2	19	27	43	9	.251
1975	CIN	132	463	95	141	15	9	4	46	67	67	16	.305
1976	CIN	148	562	111	189	28	9	6	74	62	65	34	.336
1977	CIN	154	585	117	186	35	8	12	57	69	84	17	.318
1978	CIN	158	614	90	177	33	8	10	63	54	70	23	.288
1979	CIN	95	380	62	120	27	4	8	32	36	39	12	.316
1980	CIN	146	544	89	160	28	10	13	85	62	77	23	.294
1981	CIN	101	396	65	123	21	6	2	34	39	42	12	.311
1982	NYY	127	484	70	134	23	2	12	54	39	58	10	.277
1983	NYY	118	458	60	140	21	3	11	46	34	45	6	.306
1984	NYY	120	399	44	109	20	1	7	56	29	32	2	.273
1985	NYY	127	438	68	120	28	4	10	69	41	51	7	.274
1986	ATL/NYY	139	490	69	150	22	3	21	58	35	67	14	.306
1987	ATL	122	399	65	114	24	1	14	64	46	54	4	.286
1988	ATL/CIN	94	243	26	62	6	0	4	23	19	31	1	.255
1989	CIN	106	236	26	62	8	3	8	30	29	42	4	.263
1990	CIN/SEA	67	140	19	42	4	0	4	26	12	8	2	.300
1991	SEA	30	85	10	24	7	0	1	9	13	13	0	.282
Career	—	2097	7229	1129	2143	364	77	152	859	719	898	200	.296

On this day & linked events

1950

Born April 10, 1950

Donora, PA, USA

1973

Major-league debut: Ken Griffey

Ken Griffey made a major-league debut on August 25, 1973.

1986

Ken Griffey's Three-Home-Run Game, 1986

Ken Griffey hit three home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 22, 1986.

1991

Final major-league game: Ken Griffey

Ken Griffey played a final major-league game on May 31, 1991.

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