Griffey passes Sosa with 610th homer Sep 24, 2008
The drive also broke a tie with Sammy Sosa and gave Griffey sole possession of fifth place on the all-time list. But after watching his team's American League Central lead slip to 1 1/2 games over the Twins, Griffey understandably didn't want to focus on his historic achievement. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Vazquez loses as Twins close on Sox Sep 24, 2008
Griffey's two-run homer. Griffey's two-run homer. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Aaron nomination for Cubs' 'Mr. Clutch' Sep 24, 2008
Ramirez was the first Cubs player to reach 100 RBIs before September since Sammy Sosa did so in 2001. He leads the NL in batting average with two strikes and ranks among the N 00001710 L leaders in "close and late situations," hitting. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Tuesday's AL Capsules Sep 24, 2008
Chicago's Ken Griffey Jr. passed Sammy Sosa for sole possession of fifth place on the career list with his 610th home run, a two-run shot off Matt Guerrier in the ninth. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Marquis grand in win over Mets Sep 23, 2008
" The Cubs were trailing, 2-1, when Geovany Soto doubled to lead off the fourth. DeRosa singled and Soto scored on Reed Johnson's single, his second RBI hit of the night. Ryan Theriot singled to load the bases, and Marquis cleared them with his second homer of the season and fifth of his career to chase starter Jonathon Niese (1-1). Two outs later, Lee connected on his 20th home run, off Nelson Figueroa. The Cubs now have five players with at least 20 for the third time in franchise history, in... (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
2003 Cubs gave fans a roller-coaster ride Sep 19, 2008
Sammy Sosa joined the 500 home run club on April 4, connecting in the seventh inning off Cincinnati's Scott Sullivan at Great American Ball Park. Sosa also notched his 2,000th career hit June 8 with a single off the Yankees' Juan Acevedo. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Offense wakes up late to lift Yanks Sep 18, 2008
It marked his 12th career season of at least 35 home runs, tying Babe Ruth, and he has hit 35 or more homers in 11 consecutive seasons, passing Sammy Sosa for the all-time mark. "He's a big offensive player, year in and year out," Girardi said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Phils set sights on forging Wild Card tie Sep 14, 2008
The last NL player to do that was Sammy Sosa, who did it in four consecutive seasons, from 1998-2001. Tickets. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
Fukudome to get start soon Sep 10, 2008
09/10/2008 12:05 AM ET Fukudome to get starting chance soon Chicago (86-58) at St. Louis (78-66), Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. CT By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com. ST. LOUIS -- Kosuke Fukudome will likely return to the Cubs' lineup on Wednesday. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Game On! blog: Michelle Wie heading to Q school? Sep 9, 2008
USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale takes us of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Racing team says Lance is back. (USA Today -- Sports)
Soriano's three jacks help Cubs win Sep 7, 2008
Soriano joins Aramis Ramirez, Sammy Sosa, Dave Kingman, Ernie Banks and Hank Sauer as Cubs players with multiple three-homer games. Piniella tried to get the offense going by inserting rookie Micah Hoffpauir in right field in place of Kosuke Fukudome. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Thome, Junior seek elusive ring Aug 29, 2008
He's tied with Sammy Sosa for fifth all-time, followed by Thome's 535 (15th place) and Thomas with 521 (tied for 17th). Take into account all these individual accolades and accomplishments, though, and Thomas still possesses something that the other two in the picture are missing. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Bobblehead mania Aug 29, 2008
(tie) Sammy Sosa, 1990, 15 homers, 150 Ks. (tie) Juan Samuel, 1984, 15 homers, 168 Ks. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Baseball Today Aug 26, 2008
2001 -- Sammy Sosa hit his 50th and 51st home runs to power Chicago to a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals. Sosa joined Mark McGwire and Babe Ruth as the only major leaguers with four 50-homer seasons. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Fenway's best games now on DVD Aug 22, 2008
After nearly a decade, fans still marvel at the dominating two-inning performance of MVP Pedro Martinez, who struck out Barry Larkin, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Jeff Bagwell. It marked the first time a pitcher struck out the side in the first inning of an All-Star Game. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Griffey ties Sosa on HR list in White Sox rout Aug 21, 2008
Griffey hit one of Chicagos four homers to move into a tie with Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list and the surging White Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 15-3 on Wednesday. Its weird, Griffey said. (MSNBC -- Politics)
GAME REPORT: White Sox 15, Mariners 3 Aug 21, 2008
AL Seattle at Chicago White Sox Ken Griffey, Jr.'s 609th career home run today ties him for fifth all-time with Sammy Sosa ... Griffey hit one of Chicago's four homers to move into a tie with Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list and the surging White Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 15-3 on Wednesday. (USA Today -- Sports)
Griffey moves into tie for fifth on HR list Aug 21, 2008
This blast represented the 609th home run of Griffey's illustrious career, tying him with one-time White Sox and Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa for fifth on the all-time list. Only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714) and Willie Mays (660) have gone deep more frequently than Griffey. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Homer-happy White Sox finish swee00002193p Aug 21, 2008
He sent Dickey's 2-2 offering 390 feet over the right-field wall to bring his career total to 609, tying him with Sammy Sosa for fifth place on the all-time list. Griffey's humility after the game was in contrast to the way his manager poked fun at him. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
White Sox continue home run tear Aug 21, 2008
Swisher's blast on Wednesday was the 100th of his career, leaving him just 509 behind Griffey and Sammy Sosa for fifth place on the all-time list. "So I have my work cut out for me," said Swisher with a laugh. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Mariners overpowered in Chicago Aug 21, 2008
" Second baseman Alexei Ramirez capped the barrage with a three-run home run to left field. After a brief visit from Riggleman, Dickey retired the next two batters, but the Major League's most powerful team flexed its muscles again in the s 00001C4E econd when Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two-run home run to right field. It was Junior's first homer since joining the White Sox, his 16th overall this season and 609th of his career, tying him with Sammy Sosa for fifth place on the all-time list. It also... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Riggleman returns to Chicago Aug 20, 2008
Already one of the most feared hitters in the NL, Sammy Sosa slugged a career-high 66 home runs that season and drove in 158 runs to power a productive offense, beating out Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire for the league's MVP Award, although it was McGwire who broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record. "We had a lot of great contributions," Riggleman added. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Several Cubs on edge of NL MVP talk Aug 20, 2008
But this team doesn't have a Sammy Sosa. Maybe that's what makes this team so good. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Please, let Michael Phelps be for real Aug 15, 2008
I documented McGwire's home-run chase with Sammy Sosa, and I remember this exact feeling. You shake your head with every swing, because nobody ever swung that way before. (Los Angeles Times)
Retired Glanville remains on the go Aug 12, 2008
Glanville still cherishes his playing days, getting called up in 1996 and sharing Wrigley Field with Ryne Sandberg, Sammy Sosa and Mark Grace. The Cubs tabbed Glanville in the first round of the 1991 First-Year Player Draft. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
'Barry Unlikely': Bonds Makes Surprise Cameo, Denies Retirement Aug 11, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008, 6:25 am. Get breaking news, daily headlines and more. (NBC 11, CA)
Starters need to come to relievers' aid Aug 10, 2008
Griffey needs one home run to tie Sammy Sosa for fifth all time at 609 and one total base to tie George Brett for 16th at 5,044. Tickets. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Media/ESPN: Daily reach grows starting tomorrow morning (Today) Aug 10, 2008
ESPN executives had to scramble five years ago when slugger Sammy Sosa got caught with a corked bat. A major news story was developing, but all the network had scheduled to air early the next day were replays of the previous night's SportsCenter. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
ESPN expanding coverage Aug 9, 2008
ESPN executives had to scramble five years ago when slugger Sammy Sosa got caught with a corked bat. A major news story was developing, but all the network had scheduled to air early the next day were replays of the previous night s SportsCenter. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
WHERE'S BARRY?: Five contenders that could use Bonds Aug 8, 2008
The Rangers have been willing to take their chances with troubled players in the past, most notably Sammy Sosa and , and a Bonds experiment would make a certain amount of sense. has hardly been that great to begin with and is substantially outperforming his minor league track record. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Then and Now... Trading Power Aug 5, 2008
Since F. Robby was dealt three times after he reached 500 home runs (exactly what that says is a little hard to figure at this point), prior to July 31, 2008, just five individual big hitters have been part of an actual trade Henry Aaron, Willie Mays, Sammy Sosa, Robinson and Eddie Mathews. Leaving aside Robinsons case(s) for the moment, the other four were all under unusual circumstances. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
Lawrence: Ziegler getting it done from A's to zeroes Aug 3, 2008
o Trivial answer: Before Griffey Jr. was shipped from Cincy to Chicago and Ramirez traded in his red socks for Dodger blue this week, Sammy Sosa was the last member of the 500 Homer Club to be traded. Groundhog Day three years ago - Feb. 2, 2005 - Slammin' Sammy was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot and minor leaguer Dave Crouthers. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Griffey traded from Reds to White Sox Aug 2, 2008
Last Update: 7/31 6:05 pm. Cincinnati Reds CINCINNATI (AP) - Ken Griffey Jr. is leaving home to get back in a pennant race. (WKRC.com, OH)
Ready for chase Aug 2, 2008
He departed Cincinnati on a 12-game hitting streak, going 14-for-44 with three homers and nine RBIs, and has 608 career homers, leaving him one behind Sammy Sosa for fifth on the all-time list. Griffey didn't take long to help out his new team. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Griffeyto ChiSox Aug 1, 2008
His 608th homer left him one behind Sammy Sosa for fifth place on the career list. 1. (MSNBC -- Sports)
White Sox get Griffe0000294Cy from Reds Aug 1, 2008
Two more home runs will move Griffey to 610 for his career and push him into fifth place past Sammy Sosa, a little extra guilty pleasure for White Sox fans, who might get to watch this accomplishment happen at home. Through 102 games this season, Griffey is batting. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Like Rose, Griffey not always loved Aug 1, 2008
On Wednesday at Houston, he hit career homer No. 608 to land one spot behind Sammy Sosa for fifth place all time. Disappointed fans often blamed Griffey, sometimes unfairly, for all the Reds' woes because he was unable to play. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Reds snap 8-game skid against Astros with 9-5 win Jul 31, 2008
Griffey's homer was the 608th of his career, moving him within one of Sammy Sosa for fifth all-time. Griffey also extended his hitting streak to 12 games and now has 1,139 extra-base hits, one behind Ty Cobb for 10th all-time. (Anchorage Daily News)
From computer science to RBIs, Q&A with Sean Forman Jul 31, 2008
You can look it up (Mark Prior got the win; Sammy Sosa and Moises Alou had three RBIs apiece). The man behind the website is a former Hawkeye. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Griffey, Dunn chip in to end skid Jul 31, 2008
Griffey is one homer behind Sammy Sosa for fifth place on the all-time home run list. Two batters later with two outs, Dunn went deep again with another solo homer over the yellow line on the left-center-field wall. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Griffey moves one step closer to Sosa Jul 31, 2008
Now at 608 for his career, he is one behind Sammy Sosa for fifth place all-time ... Sammy Sosa holds the Major League record with 45. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Is Ray's dog-food line too much? Jul 30, 2008
(Or either, for that matter, because you refuse the title "chef," preferring the more humble, and correct, "cook.") It's like Sammy Sosa trying to coach competitive diving; it might work, and be tolerable, but is it really the best move. I'm going to have to say no, and put my right foot down on the dog-food idea and my left on the cat food line you have in the works. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Charging Rockies Pound Bailey, Reds Jul 28, 2008
The home run upped his career total to 607, two behind Sammy Sosa for fifth place on the all-time list, and tied the game at one. Game Notes The start of the game was delayed 46 minutes due to rain. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Manny says he’d accept a trade Jul 28, 2008
He quickly turned them into cheers, however, with a double to the gap that drove in his career RBI No. 1,668, moving him past Sammy Sosa for 23rd on baseball s career list. In typical Manny fashion, he then scored from second on Mike Lowell s single up the middle, running straight through third base coach DeMarlo Hale s stop sign. (New Haven Register, CT)
With 0-fer, latest chapter in Ramirez saga appears over Jul 27, 2008
It was Ram rez's 1,667th RBI, tying him for 23d on the all-time list with Sammy Sosa. Ram rez finished 0 for 4. (Boston Globe)
Rockies get 15 hits off Bailey, beat Reds 5-1 Jul 27, 2008
Griffey's 14th homer of the season left him two behind Sammy Sosa for fifth place on the career list. De La Rosa hadn't gone more than five innings in any of his five previous road starts this season. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ramirez returns to lineup after missing 2 games Jul 27, 2008
It was the 1,667th RBI of his career, tying Sammy Sosa for 23rd place on the all-time list. Francona said he didn't want to discuss medical issues. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Commentary: Rose should never make the Hall Jul 27, 2008
People like Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa should be left out of the Hall because without the drugs which I believe they used they don t have Hall-of-Fame resumes. Look at the numbers. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Sox send Lester to salvage finale Jul 27, 2008
Manny Ramirez recorded his 1,667th career RBI in the first inning of Saturday's contest, tying him with Sammy Sosa for 23rd all time. David Ortiz logged his 686th RBI with Boston in that same first inning, ranking him 16th all time with the club. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Ten Worthy Of Cooperstown Jul 26, 2008
Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Jason Giambi fall into this tent. Voters, weighing numbers against ethics, will ultimately have to make their own choices. (Forbes -- Business)
Buehrle fitting 000028FDace role for White Sox Jul 25, 2008
But Buehrle threw a no-hitter against Texas last April 18, coming one Sammy Sosa walk away from hurling a perfect game. After 12 starts this season, his ERA checked in at 5. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Rangers' Hamilton racking up RBIs Jul 23, 2008
" The other players to have at least 98 RBIs after 100 games are Luis Gonzalez and Sammy Sosa in 2001, Carlos Delgado in 2003, and Alex Rodriguez in 2007. Sosa, Delgado and Rodriguez went on to lead their league in RBIs at the end of the year. Hamilton has plenty of wiggle room, too, leading Minnesota's Justin Morneau by 25 RBIs. Before the series in Chicago began Monday, Hamilton answered questions from a smattering of Chicago media about overcoming his drug addiction and consequently becoming... (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Griffey makes good on his promise Jul 23, 2008
He is three homers behind Sammy Sosa, who is fifth on the all-time list with 609 homers. is a reporter for MLB.com. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Padres 6, Reds 4 Jul 22, 2008
"Until Cordero failed for the sixth time in 26 save chances, theReds were in position to win because of Griffey's homer and another solid start by 22-year-old Homer Bailey. Griffey snapped a 2-all tie in the sixth with a two-run homeroff Josh Banks, who learned the hard way that a marginal mistake can turn into a home run at Great American Ball Park. Edwin Encarnacion had a solo shot off Banks, who had never pitched at the homer-prone park. Griffey's 13th homer of the season left him three... (WKRC.com, OH)
No cheering in press box: A legend remembered Jul 22, 2008
At age 72, he had interviewed Sammy Sosa, then trudged up the long ramp to file his column ... "Maybe it went on for 10 seconds or so. The windows of the press box were wide open, and people in the stands below us must have wondered where those voices were coming from.The editor at Tribune Tower could hear us, too, and backed down. Jerry hung up the phone and smiled.Who says there's no cheering in the press box?ALSO ON THIS STORY Bill Dedman, an investigative reporter for msnbc.com,... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Mariners' Betancourt the King of Swing Jul 22, 2008
" "It takes a lot of hitters several years, and just all of a sudden, one day they go up there and are not swinging at bad pitches," Riggleman said. "I'm not putting Yuni in the same category, but the first couple of years I was with Sammy Sosa in Chicago, pitchers would tantalize him with pitches out of the strike zone. "And all of sudden he stopped swing at the high fastball and the low-and-away slider, and it was like you could hear a collective gasp from the National League. It was like, 'Oh... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Padres Rally In Ninth To Down Reds And Snap Skid Jul 22, 2008
Griffey sits in sixth place on the all-time home run list, and trails fifth- place Sammy Sosa (609) by three. The Reds had won 12 straight games in which they got a quality start from the pitcher (at least six innings, and three runs or fewer). (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Herrera gets another shot to start Jul 19, 2008
Seth Smith's inside-the-park home run off Tyler Yates in the seventh was the first allowed by the Pirates since Sammy Sosa ran one out off Tony McNight on Oct. 6, 2001. Tickets. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Baseball getting another shot of Hawaiian punch Jul 18, 2008
" Check that -- Komine has the ball. And with a wink and a laugh, the right-hander known as the "Hawaiian Punch-Out" for his proclivity for strikeouts, plans to keep the horsehide for a while. He's the one who faced four Texas Rangers over 1 innings that night, a perfect outing that began with the daunting task of facing Sammy Sosa, and closed out an 11-4 A's loss. "It's definitely an awesome thing," Suzuki said of their feat. "It's good for the fans, good for the people home in Hawaii.... (Modesto Bee, CA)
Baseball (18) Jul 16, 2008
2000 Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs (Turner Field). 1999 Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners (Fenway Park). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Home run derby goes to Morneau with Vavra on mound Jul 15, 2008
That was the third-longest drive in the 19-year history of the derby, behind Sammy Sosa s 524-foot homer in 2002 at Miller Park in Milwaukee and Frank Thomas 519-footer in 1994 at old Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Hamilton s first-round homers totaled 12,458 feet, an average of 445 each. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
All-Star over-35 club a select few Jul 15, 2008
All-Star starters named. NEW YORK -- Billy Wagner is as well known for his bluntness as he is for his blazing fastball so, when asked about the influx of All-Star players who are much younger than him, Wagner answered in typical Wagner style. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Hamilton sets record, but Morneau takes title Jul 15, 2008
ESPN - Hamilton sets record with 28 HRs in first round of Derby; Morneau wins it all - MLB. Hamilton sets record with 28 HRs in first round of Derby; Morneau wins it all - MLB. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Hamilton hits record 28 HRs, loses Home Run Derby Jul 15, 2008
That was the third-longest drive in the 19-year history of the derby, behind Sammy Sosa's 524-foot homer in 2002 at Miller Park in Milwaukee and Frank Thomas' 519-footer in 1994 at old Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh ... " Nobody has ever hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium, but some of baseball's elite boppers took aim at Monument Park and the ballpark's vast upper deck Monday night. One of Hamilton's 500-foot drives hit a wall behind the right-field bleachers, drawing a roar from the... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Hamilton steals the show Jul 15, 2008
That was the third-longest drive in the 19-year history of the derby, behind Sammy Sosa s 524-foot homer in 2002 at Miller Park in Milwaukee and Frank Thomas 519-footer in 1994 at old Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Hamilton s 28 homers in the first round were the second-highest total for an entire derby, behind Abreu s 41 for Philadelphia in 2005. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
