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Are 40 homers in the cards for McGriff? Slugger Fred McGriff dealt the Royals their lone setback - a monster solo homer - in a lopsided 11-1 Jay loss (...)
Are 40 homers in the cards for McGriff? Slugger Fred McGriff dealt the Royals their lone setback - a monster solo homer - in a lopsided 11-1 Jay loss (...)

Are 40 homers in the cards for McGriff? Slugger Fred McGriff dealt the Royals their lone setback - a monster solo homer - in a lopsided 11-1 Jay loss (...)

Date8/5/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Are 40 homers in the cards for McGriff? Slugger Fred McGriff dealt the Royals their lone setback - a monster solo homer - in a lopsided 11-1 Jay loss yesterday. It was No. 27 for McGriff. But is a 40-homer season too much to ask in the Jays' long, hard summer?
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0066985F
Three-Run homers like Fred McGriff's effort, above, as a rookie during spring training in March, 1984, could be harder to come by in SkyDome. The uniq(...)
Three-Run homers like Fred McGriff's effort, above, as a rookie during spring training in March, 1984, could be harder to come by in SkyDome. The uniq(...)
5/8/1989
Bo Jackson drives in seven runs on two homers for the Royals
Bo Jackson drives in seven runs on two homers for the Royals
5/19/1986
Anything you can do . . . Kelly Gruber, left, had a pair of homers for the Blue Jays but ex-Jay Cecil Fielder countered with three of his own for the Tigers at SkyDome yesterday
Anything you can do . . . Kelly Gruber, left, had a pair of homers for the Blue Jays but ex-Jay Cecil Fielder countered with three of his own for the Tigers at SkyDome yesterday
5/6/1990
Jays star Joe Carter has a worried look, but fans at the SkyDome last night were ebuilient, even after back-to-back homers from Mark McGwire and Terry Steinbach put the visiting A's up 3-0 early
Jays star Joe Carter has a worried look, but fans at the SkyDome last night were ebuilient, even after back-to-back homers from Mark McGwire and Terry Steinbach put the visiting A's up 3-0 early
10/7/1992
Jays pitcher Jack Morris, deprived of a win last night by three A's homers at the SkyDome, has to settle for towels, an icepack and a beer after squandering a Toronto rally from a 3-0 deficit
Jays pitcher Jack Morris, deprived of a win last night by three A's homers at the SkyDome, has to settle for towels, an icepack and a beer after squandering a Toronto rally from a 3-0 deficit
10/8/1992
Well done, Kirby, Kirby Puckett is welcomed home by Kent Hrbek after the Twins outfielder smacked one of his two homers against the Jays yesterday
Well done, Kirby, Kirby Puckett is welcomed home by Kent Hrbek after the Twins outfielder smacked one of his two homers against the Jays yesterday
8/12/1993
Solo shot: Kelly Gruber gets high-fived by Dave Winfield after clubbing a bases-empty homer in the first inning of Jays' 3-1 win in Detroit
Solo shot: Kelly Gruber gets high-fived by Dave Winfield after clubbing a bases-empty homer in the first inning of Jays' 3-1 win in Detroit
4/9/1992
Stretch dive: Oakland's Rickey Henderson desperately reaches for first base as Jays' Fred McGriff gets set to apply the tag after a perfect pickoff toss by pitcher John Corutti yesterday
Stretch dive: Oakland's Rickey Henderson desperately reaches for first base as Jays' Fred McGriff gets set to apply the tag after a perfect pickoff toss by pitcher John Corutti yesterday
10/7/1989
Hit it! Fred McGriff takes Mookie Wilson's advice and hits the deck as he scores Jays' third run in a four-raun fourth inning. A's catcher Terry Steinbach wits for the late throw
Hit it! Fred McGriff takes Mookie Wilson's advice and hits the deck as he scores Jays' third run in a four-raun fourth inning. A's catcher Terry Steinbach wits for the late throw
10/6/1989
Sweet-swinging Fred McGriff compiled some fancy numbers last year in his first season as the Blue Jays' everyday first baseman
Sweet-swinging Fred McGriff compiled some fancy numbers last year in his first season as the Blue Jays' everyday first baseman
8/5/1988
On the move: Shortstop Tony Fernandez, left, and first baseman Fred McGriff are San Diego-bound after the Blue Jays' big deal yesterday
On the move: Shortstop Tony Fernandez, left, and first baseman Fred McGriff are San Diego-bound after the Blue Jays' big deal yesterday
5/12/1988
Homer's tale of Ulysses voyage was based on true history, says author Tim Severin, who retraced the trip
Homer's tale of Ulysses voyage was based on true history, says author Tim Severin, who retraced the trip
11/17/1987