600 Home Run Club Exclusive Articles

Ken Griffey Inspires The League To Wear #42 For A Day

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:53:16 +0100

It's been 13 years since Ken Griffey Jr. reminded us all that he is no longer “The Kid”, but a man who not only respects baseball’s history but can also help make some history of his own.

HOW 600 HRC MEMBERS STACKED UP

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:03:02 +0100

Interactive Stat Chart Lets You Compare 600 HRC Members Throughout Their Career Utilizing the “Paths to the Top of the Home Run Charts (http://bit.ly/NYTimes500hrcHittingComparison)” homerun charting tool, it’s easy to compare the home run production of the three members of the 600 Home Run Club: “Say Hey” Willie Mays (660),...

“Say Hey” Willie Mays Tutors President Obama On Baseball and The Game Of Life

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:50:48 +0100

As one of the first African-Americans to play Major League Baseball, Willie Mays has a unique place in baseball history and a rare perspective on the vital importance of racial equality in U.S. history. So it’s not surprising that the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President...

FANS WANT GRIFFEY BACK IN 2010

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:30:12 +0100

Ken Griffey, Jr. No Longer “Kid”, But Still Loves Playing After spending more than half of his 40 years on earth in a Major League Baseball uniform, Ken Griffey, Jr. doesn’t want to give up the game that’s made him a household name and a future Hall-of-Famer. And...

Griffeys Go Yard “Back-To-Back” in September

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:32:03 +0100

On August 29, 1990, Griffey, Sr. signed with the Mariners after being released by the Cincinnati Reds. The Griffeys made history by being the first father and son to play in a game together, but perhaps the most memorable event of their brief time playing together cam on September 14th...

Willie Mays Learned To Hit Curveball Playing Stickball with Kids During Rookie Year In The Bigs

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:53:49 +0100

“You don’t hit 660 home runs without knowing how to hit a breaking ball, and I learned to hit curve balls playing stickball with youngsters in Harlem” – Willie Mays

With 660 Career Homers, “Say Hey” Willie Mays Was a GIANT Among Men

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:26:28 +0100

When the San Francisco Giants made the decision to build a new, privately financed downtown stadium to replace venerable Candlestick Park, its plans included highly visible honors to its two most beloved players “Say Hey” Willie Mays and “Willie Mac” McCovey.

600 HRC All-Star Memories

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:25:46 +0100

600 HRC Members Ruled All-Star Competition It comes as no surprise that the only major leaguer to ever win All-Star MVP honors on two occasions was “Say Hey” Willies Mays (660 career homers), who took home the Most Valuable Player honors in both 1963 and 1968. After all, Willie...

600 HRC Members Square Off For First Time in MLB History

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:40:12 +0100

Years before Sammy Sosa (609) un-retired to hit #600 on June 20, 2007, and Ken Griffey Jr. (616+) crashed through the 600 home run barricade with what is perhaps the most graceful swing MLB fans have seen since Ted Williams; these two All-Stars achieved another baseball first by joining with...

LIFE AFTER BASEBALL FOR "SAY HEY" WILLIE MAYS

Sun, 03 May 2009 01:14:46 +0100

After hanging up his glove in 1973, Willie Mays remained for a time with the Mets organization, before becoming a public relations executive with Bally's Resorts and Colgate-Palmolive.