» June 7, 1969: The Washington Senators name Jeff Burroughs the number one pick in the June free-agent draft. The Astros choose J.R. Richard as the 2nd pick, and the White Sox follow with 3B Ted Nicholson. Cincinnati picks Ken Griffey on the 29th round, while Kansas City, with a record 90 picks, takes Al Cowens with their 84th choice. The Dodgers select Bill Seinsoth on the first round after selecting him on the 6th round in 1968: the promising lefty slugger is killed in a car accident in September. With the 13th pick, the Red Sox take University of Minnesota's Noel Jenke, who is also drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Minnesota Vikings (12th round). He'll never make the majors (Pawtucket in 1971 is the highest) but he will play four years in the NFL. Montreal picks Tony Scott on the 71st round and Al Cowens, who will play for 13 years in the majors, lasts until the 75th round (Royals). » August 25, 1973: Dan Driessen drives in five runs to pace the Reds to a 6–4 win over the visiting Cardinals. Ken Griffey debuts in the ML with a pair of hits.
» September 11, 1973:
The Reds whip the visiting Dodgers, 6–3, as Ed Armbrister hits a bases loaded double in the 8th inning to drive in three runs. Ken Griffey's 3-run homer in the 4th off Don Sutton starts the Reds scoring. The Reds push their lead to four games over LA in the National League West.
» May 17, 1975: In Montreal, Johnny Bench and Ken Griffey hit homers in the 10th inning as the Reds beat the Expos, 5–3.
» May 9, 1976: The Reds score another 14 runs to beat the Cubs, 14–2. Ken Griffey hits a grand slam, one of six homers hit by the Reds. Tony Perez has a pair with George Foster, Dan Driessen, and Pete Rose leaving the park as well.
» May 29, 1976:
The Reds score three runs in the 9th to edge the Dodgers, 6–5. Ken Griffey's 2-run triple ties the game, and Joe Morgan's single wins it.
» August 11, 1976: At Wrigley, the Cubs take a 10–1 lead after three innings, only to lose to the Reds, 13–10. Cincy scores two runs in the 6th, four in the 7th helped by a Johnny Bench 3-run homer, one in the 8th and two runs in the 9th. Ken Griffey's 2-run homer in the 9th ties the game. The Reds continue scoring with three in the 10th off Bill Bonham to hand the win to Pat Zachry.
» August 29, 1976: In 15 innings, the Reds beat the Phillies, 6–5. Cincy ties the game in the 9th when Pete Rose scores from 2B on a Bob Boone passed ball. Both teams score in the 13th before Ken Griffey drives home the winner in the 15th.
» October 10, 1976:
The Reds win their 2nd NL game 6-2, as
Pedro Borbon saves it with 4 innings of scoreless
relief. Pete Rose and Ken Griffey have 2 hits each.
» September 15, 1977:
The Reds come back from an 8–3 deficit to beat the Dodgers, 9–8. Cincy scores four in the 8th and two more in the 9th on Ken Griffey's homer.
» August 21, 1978: Ken Griffey drives in six runs, on two homers and a single, but it is not enough as his Reds lose, 14–9 to St. Louis.
» May 27, 1980: In the 3rd inning at Riverfront Stadium, Don Sutton serves up consecutive homers to Ken Griffey, George Foster, and Dan Driessen. The homer outage is good for five runs in the Reds 6–1 win over the Dodgers.
» July 8, 1980: At Dodger Stadium, the 51st All-Star Game features J.R. Richard (10–4) and Steve Stone (12–3) are starters, with Richard going just two innings because of various back and shoulder problems he's been having. The National League battles back to wins its 9th consecutive All-Star Game 4–2, pinning the loss on Dodger defector Tommie John. Reds outfielder Ken Griffey goes 2-for-3 with a solo home run to win the game's MVP Award.
» November 4, 1981: The Reds trade OF Ken Griffey to the Yankees for P Fred Toliver and minor-leaguer Brian Ryder. Griffey was about to become a free agent.
» June 30, 1986:
The Yankees trade OF Ken Griffey to the Braves for OF Claudell Washington and SS Paul Zuvella.
» July 22, 1986: Ken Griffey hits three solo home runs but Atlanta falls to Philadelphia 5–4 in 11 innings. Griffey is the 2nd Brave this month to hit three or more home runs in a losing cause.
» July 14, 1988: Ken Griffey singles for his 2,000th career hit in Atlanta's 9–8 loss to the Mets.
» August 31, 1990: Ken Griffeys -- Ken Griffey Jr. in CF and Ken Griffey Sr. in LF -- become the first father-and-son combination in ML history to play as teammates, and they each go 1-for-4 in Seattle's 5–2 win over the Royals, The Mariners had signed the elder Griffey after he was waived by the Reds last week.
» September 14, 1990: Ken Griffey, Sr. and Jr., hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning of a Seattle 7–5 loss to California. Kirk McCaskill serves up both Griffey homers.
» October 4, 2001:
Tim Raines Jr. plays center field and Tim Raines Sr. plays left field in the Orioles' 5-4 loss to Boston. They become the 2nd father-son duo to play in the same game, matching the feat turned by Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. The Orioles acquired the senior Raines yesterday from the Expos.
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