Ken Griffey Jr made his MLB debut

Ken Griffey Jr. stars in his MLB debut for Mariners from the Baseball Hall of Fame website. Griffey's first at-bat in the Big Leagues was when he took the batter's box in the second inning for the Seattle Mariners. He doubled off the left-center field wall at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum off Oakland Athletics’ ace Dave Stewart. Griffey finished the game going 1for 3 with a run scored at the age of 19.

On this day June 9 in MLB history

The Newsday.com website carries a plethora of June 9 events like:
1935 - The Cards score in every inning
1990 - Eddie Murray tied Mickey Mantle with same game switch hitting HRs
2008 - Ken Griffey Jr. reaches a milestone

Baseball History of June 2

Baseball history on June 2, including every baseball player who was born on June 2, died on June 2, made their debut on June 2, and ended their big league career on June 2, by Baseball Almanac. — www.baseball-almanac.com
The Baseball Almanac carries a plethora of June 2 events like:
1941 - New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig dies of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 37 in New York.
1987 - The Mariners select Cincinnati high schooler Ken Griffey, Jr., the son of Braves outfielder Ken Griffey, with the first overall pick in the free-agent draft.
1995 - John Valentin hits three home runs and has five hits in Boston's 6-3 win over the Mariners. His 15 total bases are a season high.
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