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Name Team Age
Ken Griffey Jr. Retired (1975, Age 38) Died (2002, Age 65)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15
(1956)		 RF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League 0 16 years (53 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B  B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 8/6/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 2 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (94.8 %) C+ (46.9 %) D+ (25.2 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1957 NYA-PHI 5 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 1 0 .472 .250 .222 .167
1958 PHI-DET 24 84 14 26 4 0 4 17 12 15 2 2 0 .902 .402 .500 .310
1959 DET 130 511 72 160 24 3 22 91 45 91 24 6 3 .866 .365 .501 .313
1960 DET 130 521 75 161 25 5 30 97 38 89 19 7 5 .906 .357 .549 .309
1961 DET 130 517 80 150 21 6 30 101 44 97 22 6 4 .874 .346 .528 .290
1962 DET 130 483 78 140 19 5 16 80 71 88 26 9 3 .826 .377 .449 .290
1963 DET 130 505 71 150 19 2 29 100 44 75 17 8 4 .866 .351 .515 .297
1964 DET 130 491 76 144 19 3 24 77 61 85 21 9 4 .861 .371 .491 .293
1965 DET 130 519 78 154 25 4 24 84 56 78 20 11 5 .864 .365 .499 .297
1966 DET 137 505 83 153 23 5 24 74 45 67 36 11 2 .873 .362 .511 .303
1967 DET 111 440 67 147 23 1 25 75 39 61 26 16 3 .949 .388 .561 .334
1968 DET 100 309 55 104 22 6 16 58 33 52 13 5 1 1.002 .400 .602 .337
1969 DET 90 230 32 67 10 3 15 48 18 42 4 2 2 .897 .340 .557 .291
1970 DET-CIN 106 394 59 125 19 4 16 64 37 61 9 4 4 .881 .374 .508 .317
1971 CIN 116 455 87 128 27 3 21 77 46 75 9 0 3 .837 .344 .492 .281
1972 CIN 130 519 107 165 31 2 36 105 52 81 7 3 1 .973 .380 .593 .318
1973 CIN-WAS 117 416 79 122 28 9 14 58 29 79 17 3 2 .844 .339 .505 .293
1974 WAS 125 242 25 58 10 3 6 29 30 41 2 2 1 .704 .324 .380 .240
1975 WAS 93 116 14 37 2 0 4 19 8 17 1 5 2 .810 .370 .440 .319
Total 2064 7275 1153 2194 352 64 356 1255 709 1202 275 110 49 .877 .363 .514 .302
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Ken Griffey Jr. has retired from the Washington Nationals
1973-07-01A trade has been completed between the Washington Nationals and the Cincinnati Black Sox. The Cincinnati Black Sox receive Lefty Clemens, Roe Machemehl, Duke Bethea from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Ken Griffey Jr., Robert Robinson Jr..
1973-03-05The Cincinnati Red Stockings have renamed Roy Hobbs to Ken Griffey Jr..
1970-08-06A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Detroit Cadillacs. The Detroit Cadillacs receive Jim Bozarth, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Red Stockings in exchange for Roy Hobbs, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 2 (DET).
1959-03-03The Detroit Cadillacs have renamed Ralph Wiltse to Roy Hobbs.
1958-09-01The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Ralph Wiltse to the major league team.
1958-05-13A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia domiNATEors and the Detroit Cadillacs. The Detroit Cadillacs receive Mike Smith, Johnny King, Ralph Wiltse, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 5 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1959 Round 4 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (DET), Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (NYN) from the Philadelphia domiNATEors in exchange for Billy O`Dell, Jay White.
1957-09-29The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Harry Brown to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Ralph Wiltse to the minors.
1957-09-23The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Jim Carey to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Ralph Wiltse to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Jim Johnson to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Nails Dykstra to the minors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Wilfredo Pladson to the minors. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have sent Bob (Bubba) Bailor to the minors.
1957-06-17A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia domiNATEors and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Jim Glaiser, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 5 (PHI) from the Philadelphia domiNATEors in exchange for Ralph Wiltse.