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Ken Griffey, Jr. homered in new Busch Stadium Monday night. Twice in fact, the last one being a 3-run game-winning shot off of Jason Isringhausen to put the Reds up 8-7. It was the 43rd different park, Griffey had homered in, tying him with Fred McGriff for the Major League record
He's homered in the (using present names for parks, except for Candlestick Park):
Kingdome
County Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Arlington Stadium
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
McAfee Coliseum
Memorial Stadium
Cleveland Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
U.S. Cellular Field
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Rogers Centre
Tiger Stadium
Fenway Park
Ameriquest Field
Jacobs Field
Dodger Stadium
Tropicana Field
Candlestick Park
Qualcomm Stadium
Chase Field
Coors Field
Safeco Field
Cinergy Field
Shea Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium
Minute Maid Park
Stade Olympique
Wrigley Field
AT&T Park
Busch Stadium II
Miller Park
Veterans Stadium
PNC Park
Great American Ballpark
Dolphins Stadium
PETCO Park
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Turner Field
Citizens Bank Park
Busch Stadium III
Comerica Park
I know some place he hasn't homered:
Comiskey Park
Exhibition Stadium
Those two stadiums are the only ones Griffey played a game in and didn't hit a homer. He played only one game at Exhibition Stadium.
To break McGriff's record, Griffey will need one of two things:
1) a game to be played in a neutral site
2) a new stadium to be built as he has homered in all 30 existing parks
If MLB has another season opener overseas, he could get a chance, but I don't think the Reds would be a likely team to be chosen for such a game.
Of course, the New York papers keep saying that Griffey is a Yankee trade target. Despite the fact that the Reds are in contention.
This achievement by Griffey blows a huge hole in Fred McGriff's main Hall of Fame argument though! :(
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