On July 14, 1988 Ken Griffey singles for his 2,000th career hit in the Atlanta Braves’ 9 – 8 loss to the New York Mets.
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Baseball Reference July 14
As Dae-Sung Koo stands in against Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza confides to David Wright in the dugout, “If he gets a hit, I’ll donate a million dollars to charity.” The Korean reliever, batting lefty off the Yankee fire-balling southpaw, was afraid to stand in the batter’s box in a previous game, but promptly hits a 91-mph fastball to the wall in center for a double, causing the Mets catcher to say he will be making a significant donation to a charity over the next 20 years.
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May 21, 2005
