Ken Griffey Jr. salutes the crowd after smashing his 494th career homer.
Ken Griffey Jr. passed Lou Gehrig on the career home run list with a go-ahead, three-run drive in the seventh inning that helped the Cincinnati Reds beat the Florida Marlins 9-7 Monday. Griffey's home run was his 13th this season and the 494th of his career, moving him into sole possession of 20th place.
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