On April 13, 1998 – – Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Seattle Mariners hits his 300th career home run to become the second-youngest player to reach the milestone. Griffey’s 300th, a two-run shot to right off the Cleveland Indians’ Jose Mesa, is his second homer of the game and sixth of the season. At 28 years, 143 days old, Griffey is second only to Jimmie Foxx, who hit his 300th at 27 years, 328 days. Foxx hit 534 homers during his Hall of Fame career.

“Growing up watching my dad he never was a power hitter” said Griffey who homered twice Monday night in Seattle’s 6-5 loss to Cleveland and became the second-youngest player to hit 300 homers “He was a contact line-drive getting-guys-over kind of hitter That’s the ballplayer that I wanted to be I wanted to be just like my dad” Griffey’s mother and younger brother were on hand to see his 300th homer estimated at 391 feet off Jose Mesa They also had to watch Seattle’s bullpen blow another lead and waste Griffey’s third homer in two days and sixth of the year “I just don’t like losing” Griffey said after the Mariners dropped to 3-9 the second-worst start in franchise history “No matter what happened a loss is a loss” Griffey who had his 31st career multihomer game.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOMERUN HISTORY

3 Homerun Games
4 Homerun Games
Homerun History
Grand Slams
40 Homerun Seasons
50 Homerun Seasons
60 Homerun Seasons
70 Homerun Seasons
Lost Homeruns

Milestones Homeruns

300 Homerun
400 Homerun
500 Homerun 
600 Homerun
700 Homerun

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