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McGriff finished his career just seven homers short of the 500 home run club, tied with Lou Gehrig for 26th all-time. He had a career .284 batting average, 2,490 hits, 441 doubles and 1,550 RBI. He and Gary Sheffield are the only players to hit 30 home runs for five different major league teams.
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High School: Debut: (Age 22-198d, 15,155th in major league history) 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. Last Game: (Age 40-258d) 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2023. View Fred McGriff's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
- Tampa, FL, United States
- October 31, 1963
As of 2019, McGriff stood as one of only 16 players to record a career .280 batting average, .375 on-base percentage, and .500 slugging percentage along with at least 490 home runs. [29] He became eligible for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Jul 23, 2023 · -- At turns funny and sentimental, Fred McGriff formally accepted baseball immortality on Sunday. In his induction speech for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, McGriff thanked the dozens upon dozens of people who helped him along the way while drawing connections to many Hall of Famers seated
- Matthew Leach
Dec 4, 2022 · McGriff was recognized for a 19-season career in which he finished with 2,490 hits, 493 homers, 1,550 RBIs and 1,305 walks -- a combination of numbers that only 12 players had reached at the time of his retirement.
- Anthony Castrovince
Jul 23, 2023 · A consistent power source and a brilliant defender respectively, they became the latest inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, accepting their plaques in this idyllic village and taking their places among the greatest who’ve ever played the game.
Dec 4, 2022 · (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) – Five-time All-Star and 1995 World Champion Fred McGriff earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday via the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee process, it was announced today on MLB Network.
