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Mattingly's grand slams in 1987 were also the only six grand slams of his career. In addition, Mattingly had tied Dale Long's major league record by hitting home runs in eight consecutive games (record later tied again by Ken Griffey Jr., of Seattle in 1993), as well as stroking an extra base hit in ten consecutive games. Mattingly had a record ...
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 ]
Tony Lazzeri was the first player to hit two grand slams in a single game, doing so for the New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Athletics on May 24, 1936. [3] Every team which had a player hit two grand slams won their milestone games. These games have resulted in other single-game MLB records being set due to the prodigious offensive ...
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 ...
Two years later, Nintendo released another game featuring Griffey, Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr., for the Nintendo 64. The game's title is derived from the final play of the 1995 American League Division Series featuring the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees. On a play that is sometimes credited with "saving baseball in ...
Hall of Famer and former Moeller High School standout and Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. handed Cam Collier his All-Star Futures Game MVP trophy.
In 1987, Mattingly tied Dale Long's major-league record by hitting home runs in eight consecutive games, from 8–18 July (the All-Star game occurred in the middle of the streak; Mattingly, starting at first base, was 0 for 3). [24] This record was later tied again by Ken Griffey Jr., of Seattle in 1993. Mattingly also set a record by recording ...
Ken Griffey Jr. is making good on his pledge to support LeBron and Bronny James! The retired Hall of Fame slugger plans to be in attendance on opening night of the NBA season on Tuesday, Oct. 22 ...