Today's blog post has us adding Ken Griffey Sr. to my long-running 1977 N.L. Centennial sub-set, creating cards featuring stars of the Senior League during the 100th anniversary 1976 season with the special patch designed for the occasion:
As for the Senior Griffey, he put in a brilliant 19-year career that saw him
hit .296 with 2143 hits in 7229 at-bats, with 1129 runs scored, 152
homers and 859 runs batted in.
He was named to three all-star games during his career, and was a member of the “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds of the 1970’s, taking home two consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976.
Of course, we HAVE to mention something else he did, which was father a kid who would become one of the players of his generation, Ken Griffey Jr, recent Hall of Fame inductee and super-star extraordinaire.
I still think one of the coolest moments in baseball history was when Griffey Sr and Griffey Jr BOTH hit homers for the same team in the same game! I just couldn’t believe it actually happened.
He was named to three all-star games during his career, and was a member of the “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds of the 1970’s, taking home two consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976.
Of course, we HAVE to mention something else he did, which was father a kid who would become one of the players of his generation, Ken Griffey Jr, recent Hall of Fame inductee and super-star extraordinaire.
I still think one of the coolest moments in baseball history was when Griffey Sr and Griffey Jr BOTH hit homers for the same team in the same game! I just couldn’t believe it actually happened.
