Official Site of Ken Griffey Jr.

Griffey alone in sixth place after No. 587
Reds outfielder breaks tie with Hall of Famer Frank Robinson
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Sixth place, all to himself.

Reds right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. hit career home run No. 587 Monday night against the Braves and broke his sixth-place tie with Hall of Famer Frank Robinson.

"He's a guy that I've known since I was little," Griffey said. "You just can't say enough for what he's done on the field and off the field for the game of baseball."

Griffey respects Midsummer Classic
Right fielder to make his first All-Star appearance since 1999
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- When the injuries sprouted and the All-Star votes became less of a foregone conclusion, Ken Griffey Jr. began using the midseason break as an annual excuse to vacation in the Bahamas.

Nearly three million votes from the fans robbed Griffey and his family of that excursion this year. But on Monday afternoon, as the Reds right fielder prepared to make his first All-Star appearance since 1999, he wasn't complaining.

Griffey ties Robinson with No. 586
Slugger moves into sixth place on the all-time home run list
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com

CINCINNATI -- Reds right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. moved into a sixth-place tie with Frank Robinson on the all-time home run list by hitting career homer No. 586 Friday vs. the Diamondbacks.

Cincinnati was already leading by a 4-0 score during the bottom of the fifth, when Griffey launched an 0-1 pitch from Micah Owings into the right-field seats. The Reds won the affair, 8-1, behind a complete game gem by starter Kyle Lohse. It was the 37-year-old's 23rd homer this season, which ranks him third in the National League. Owings became the 372nd different pitcher that Junior has gone deep against in his career.