1999 — Tampa Bay’s first baseman Fred McGriff sets a major league record by homering in his 34th major league ballpark. 1999 — Carlos Lee becomes the first player in Chicago White Sox history to hit a ...

1960 — Norm Sherry, a replacement catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, hit a home run in the 11th inning ... 1999 — Tampa Bay’s first baseman Fred McGriff sets a major league record by ...

Fred McGriff ... Wade Boggs. McGriff's career 52.6 Wins Above Replacement, per Baseball-Reference, rank higher than Hall of Famers such as Ted Simmons (50.3), Orlando Cepeda (50.1) and Jim Rice (47.7) ...

That left-handed, all-out-pull swing. He often finished ... Whitt led off with a home run. Jesse Barfield doubled, and Rance Mulliniks homered. After a Fred McGriff strikeout and a Willie Upshaw ...

“When I first started playing we didn’t have a team,” McGriff said. “Finally, the Rays come along, and for me to have an opportunity to play here at home in front of family and friends and now to go ...

When we think of all-time first basemen, two names that instantly get mentioned are Todd Helton and Fred ... swing and ability to drive the ball out of any park, McGriff led the league in home ...

One of the most consistent run producers and clutch performers ... no one in Major League Baseball hit more home runs than Fred McGriff. Teammates changed. Scenery changed. Fred McGriff remained ...

Former first baseman Fred McGriff hit a home run in his first game with the team all the way back in 1993, and those big hits kept coming. Saturday, McGriff was one of the four men who will have ...

Former World Series Champion with the Atlanta Braves, Fred McGriff, was inducted into the ... MLB commissioner Rob Manfred read McGriff’s plaque, the plaque reads: “Crushed the ball with consistency ...

named Fred McGriff and wanted some ... the Blue Jays that his remarkable run of steadiness began. The first three of his seven straight years with 30 home runs happened with the Blue Jays ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The Cubs acquired Fred McGriff from the Devil Rays ... used a helicopter-like swing to hit 493 home runs. He likely would’ve broken 500 had injuries not ...