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Rivera and Halladay were elected in their first year of eligibility, while Martínez was elected in his last year of eligibility. Rivera became the first player to be unanimously elected, appearing on all 425 ballots; he broke Ken Griffey Jr.'s record of 99.32 percent (437 out of 440), set in 2016. [2]
The play also inspired the title of the video game Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run for the Super NES. Griffey bats for the Mariners, 1997. In 1997, Griffey led the Mariners to the AL West crown and captured the American League Most Valuable Player Award, hitting .304 with 56 home runs and 147 runs batted in during 157 games. [14]
Ken Griffey Jr. (left) and Mike Piazza, the two inductees of 2016 Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2016 proceeded according to rules most recently amended in 2015. . As in the past, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players, with results announced on January 6, 2016; Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were ...
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In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest Major League Baseball (MLB) players from the 20th century. Over two million fans then voted on the players using paper and online ballots. [1]
Throughout his 22-year MLB career, Ken Griffey Jr. did a lot of damage to opposing pitchers. Still, that doesn’t mean there weren’t a few guys who made it tough for “The Kid.” We spoke to ...
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All-Star Game MVP Ken ... Team Record; Ken Griffey Jr. (48, 1999) RBI. Ken Griffey Jr. (147, 1997) Team Record; Edgar Martínez (145, 2000) Bret Boone (141, 2001)