CAN SPRING BE FAR BEHIND?Ken Griffey is getting himself ready, taking part in the first drill of the winter. The Reds will work three times a week until it's truly time to head south. The initial workout drew only Griffey, pitcher Jack Billingham and shortstop Darrel Chaney, but then again the only two missing players who live here were Johnny Bench and Pete Rose.
DATE: 1974
ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot
TEAM: Cincinnati Reds
SUBJECT: Ken Griffey Sr
PHOTOGRAPHER: Fred Straub
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7-1/4"x10"
MARKS / STAMPING: Clipped caption from unidentified publication in which the photo ran remains affixed to the verso.
NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1
COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends.
BIO: George Kenneth Griffey Sr. was born in 1950 in Donora, PA. He played major league baseball from 1973 to 1991 as outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds and the Seattle Mariners, and was selected 3 times as an All-Star. Following his playing days, Griffey remained with the Mariners as a coach in 1993 and was a member of the coaching staff of the 1996 Colorado Rockies. He returned to the Reds as a coach from 1997 to 2001 and was joined by his son, Ken Griffey Jr. (who the Reds acquired in a trade) for his last two seasons on the team's staff. Another son, Craig Griffey, played several seasons in the minors.
SKU: XP13090
Item: XP13090