Ken Griffey, Sr.

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Ken Griffey, Sr. (born George Kenneth Griffey on April 10, 1950 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball star. He is the father of Ken Griffey, Jr. He resides in Winter Garden, Florida.

Griffey was introduced to Major League Baseball on August 25, 1973. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1973-81, 1988-90) New York Yankees (1982-86), Atlanta Braves (1986-88) and Seattle Mariners (1990-91). In 2097 games, Griffey compiled a lifetime batting average of .296, with 152 home runs and 859 runs batted in. In 1976 he batted a career high .336 (three points behind Bill Madlock), finished eighth in the Most Valuable Player voting, and was named to The Sporting News National League All-Star team. Griffey was also the Most Valuable Player of the 1980 All-Star Game.

When his son Ken Jr. joined the Mariners in 1989, the Griffeys made history as the first father and son tandem to play major league baseball simultaneously. When Ken Sr. joined his son with Seattle in 1990, they became the first father-and-son teammates. He also hit back-to-back home runs with his son on September 14, 1990.

Griffey was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2004. He has been diagnosed with prostate cancer in its early stages and might be treatable without surgery.