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Ken Griffey’s 1,000th Hit

  • 1980
  • Milestones & Records

Ken Griffey gets his 1,000th hit

Mets 13, Reds 3 in Cincinnati

July 19, 80: Ken Griffey got his 1,000th career hit against the Mets at Riverfront Stadium. He hit a RBI single to CF off Roy Lee Jackson driving in Dave Collins in B3.  He went 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, SB. He ended his career with 2,143 hits and 859 RBIs.