KC@SEA: Griffey Sr., Jr. hit back-to-back singles

8/31/90: In their first game playing as teammates for the Mariners, father and son Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. hit back-to-back singles


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[pvtparts]

I can only imagine playing in the majors with my father... wow

[cash]

This would be so amazing. So much fun to be able to play baseball with your dad. That would also be a fun time in the clubhouse

[AEMoreira]

Both good players in their own right, although the son had much more power.


Ken Sr. - 2143 hits (152 HR), .296/.359/.431, 3x All-Star
Ken Jr. - 2781 hits (630 HR), .284/.370/.538, 13x All-Star, 1997 MVP

[homiefromfl]

Who in the blue hell would dislike this?!?!?

[TheMidnightPhil]

Griffey Jr flashing a big ol' silly "ain't ya proud of me?" grin to his dad over on 2nd base is about the most pure, adorable moment in all of baseball.

[seahawks]

The feeling in that stadium, this was epic...

[chrissund]

Jr. Had such a awsome swing, he could always find a way to get extended on his hits!

[hatcher]

As a kid I seen KG sr hit a chopper directly at the 2nd baseman and beat the throw, that’s how fast he was in his early years. He did not try to steal a lot of bases but a tough by the shortstop or 3rd baseman almost never got him at first.

[DowntownCanon]

Griffey Sr. was a very good player for a long time but was completely eclipsed by his son.

[Guyzo]

They should have used Dave Niehaus' call, it's better

[Yumi_Jay]

"Anything you can do I can do better. Anything you do I can do better than you"

[rkakarkii]

Griffey Sr. hit over 300 in his time with Seattle. It was a small sample space but when you look at his batting averages per team that he was with (Reds, Yankees, Braves, Mariners), the highest batting average was in a Mariners uniform. Why didn't he get to stay on the team longer or play more? He was obviously happy and the fans loved it and he was playing well for a bargain salary. Age and rebuilding for the future shouldn't matter when you just brought a guy in (even if they partially did it to pair up father and son). Respect to the Griffey family...

[flame-sky]

That’s got to be the coolest thing in the world, the only thing better than that is “if both of them were to ever go back to back home runs.”

[seahawks]

Professional sports had class back then. Feeling.

[EchoesDistant]

From the law firm Griffey and Griffey.

[teacherdavid--eatplaylearn]

Blessings from Taiwan 🇹🇼🎁

BEAUTIFUL memory and hopefully there will be ANOTHER Father and Son playing in the MLB TOGETHER in the future. 🎉❤

Jesus loves everyone 😇🥰

[RonnieAlexander-sq]

He earned it to play alone side his father. 😢😢 Nothing given to him or strings pull.

[glennlbs]

I was at this game. Think i was 8 or 9 years old. My grandma took me.

[alexhastings]

Damn they just started roasting Griffey Sr’s swing at the end there💀

[JohnnyB_]

The Mariners, at one time, had Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, and Randy Johnson and couldn’t win. Unbelievable.