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George Kenneth Griffey Jr.

George Kenneth Griffey Jr. By ALEX. Where he was born. HE was born in Donora ,PA Close up. Ken ‘s child life. Ken Griffey Jr. was born on November 21,1969.He lived in Donora ,Pa until he was

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George Kenneth Griffey Jr.

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  1. George Kenneth Griffey Jr. By ALEX

  2. Where he was born • HE was born in Donora ,PA Close up

  3. Ken ‘s child life Ken Griffey Jr. was born on November 21,1969.He lived in Donora ,Pa until he was 5 years old. He move to Cincinnati for his dad because he got traded to the Reds. Ken griffey Sr. bought Ken to the games. Ken Jr. would go to the dug out meet the players ,go sneaking in the team’s frigerator and meet his friends that have a dad on the team. They Would run a run the riverfront stadium.

  4. Ken Griffey Jr. in high school Ken Griffey Jr. went to Moeller high school in Cincinnati, OH. Ken griffey Jr. was not a star in baseball he was a star in football. Ken was the star running back he also played wide receiver. Ken was the started three seasons in a row until his senior year. Moeller won the state championship his Junior year.

  5. Start of career Ken griffey Jr. Started his career with the Seattle Mariners. His rookie season started on June 2, 1987 at the draft. 20 minutes after he got drafted he signs with the Mariners with a $160,000 bonus. One month into Griffey’s rookie season, the Pacific Trading Cards Company marketed the “Ken Griffey Jr. Milk Chocolate Bar.”

  6. Ken griffey’s favorite homeruns Griffey entered the batter’s box for the first time at the ‘Dome. White Sox starter Eric King threw a first-pitch fastball on the outside part of the strike zone and Junior lined it into the seats in left-center field, helping the Mariners win the game, 6-5. With one poignant crack of the bat, Griffey hit his 500th home run leading off the sixth inning of the Reds' 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

  7. Fun facts • George Kenneth Griffey Jr. was born November 21, 1969, in Donora, Pennsylvania, the oldest of two boys. He shares the same birthday with Stan Musial(1920), Earl Monroe(1944), and Troy Aikman(1966 • Ken is part owner of the All-Star Cafe chain with Shaquille O'Neal, Andre Agassi, Tiger Woods, Joe Montana and Wayne Gretzky, among others. • Ken is a regular playing partner with Tiger Woods in the off-season. When they play golf, Junior gets spotted 12 strokes by the 1997 Masters Champion

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