Ken Griffey Jr. Hits His First HR for the Reds -- Random HR History for Week of 11/11
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Monday, 11/11
4/9/2000: Ken Griffey Jr. slugged his first of 210 homers as a member of the Reds. The 2000 season was also his first and only 40-homer campaign in Cincy.
10/26/1995: Albert Belle gave Cleveland a lead during Game 5 of the World Series with this home run.
4/7/2002: Frank Thomas shattered his bat but still muscled this ball over the wall.
Tuesday, 11/12
10/9/1998: Jim Thome had a memorable night during ALCS Game 3 by slugging two homers off Andy Pettitte.
4/28/1993: Tim Salmon slugged his second career walk-off home run.
4/6/2009: Tony Clark began his year by hitting a homer from both sides of the plate.
Wednesday, 11/13
4/20/2004: Barry Bonds hit a home run in his seventh straight game. He slashed a ridiculous .722/.828/2.167 during the streak. Lol.
6/14/1996: Raul Mondesi took Mark Wohlers deep to dead central.
9/21/2010: Freddie Freeman hit his first career big-league home run.
Thursday, 11/14
7/20/2003: Jeff Bagwell slugged his 400th home run for the Astros. He’d finish his Hall of Fame career with 449 taters.
10/23/1997: Moises Alou gave the Marlins a World Series Game 5 lead with this sixth-inning home run.
10/16/2014: Travis Ishikawa sent the Giants to the World Series with this NLCS-ending home run.
Friday, 11/15
9/16/1998: Mike Piazza gave the Mets a ninth-inning lead over the Astros by showing off his power to the opposite field. This blast got a great reaction in the booth, too.
5/7/2016: Aaron Hill capped off a three-homer performance for the Brewers with a 10th-inning grand slam.
8/20/2006: Jason Giambi helped the Yankees beat the Red Sox with a two-homer day.
Saturday, 11/16
7/13/2004: Manny Ramirez helped the AL All-Stars jump out to an early 3-0 lead with this two-run homer off Roger Clemens. The AL would go on to win, 9-4.
10/8/2015: Kendrys Morales got his postseason with the Royals off to a good start with two homers in ALDS Game 1.
10/21/1997: Gary Sheffield gave the Marlins a first-inning lead in World Series Game 3 with a solo homer.
Sunday, 11/17
8/9/1997: Andres Galarraga went back-to-back with Larry Walker to hit his 30th home run of the year. He’d finish the year with 41 homers and 140 RBI.
4/13/2005: The Mariners combined to hit four homers in a game vs. the Dodgers. Nelson Cruz, Kyle Seager, and Dustin Ackley joined in on the fun.
6/26/2009: Andre Ethier enjoyed a three-homer, six-RBI performance for the Dodgers.
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