Wednesday, June 13, 2001
Griffey could win spot on All-Star team
Ken Griffey Jr. is only 1,340 votes shy of winning a spot on the National League All-Star team even though he hasn't played a full game all season.
The injured Reds star is fourth among outfielders with 301,126 votes and could pass Arizona' Luis Gonzalez (302,466) for a starting position. The top two outfielders are San Francisco's Barry Bonds (634,548) and Chicago's Sammy Sosa (510,993).
No other Reds have much chance to be voted to the starting lineup. Shortstop Barry Larkin, who has been on the disabled list for a month, is the closest. He trails Rich Aurilia of San Francisco by 47,037.
Mets catcher Mike Piazza leads the NL voting with 679,287 votes in balloting released Tuesday.
First Base - 1, Todd Helton, Colorado, 316,668. 2, Mark McGwire, St. Louis, 291,445. 3, Jeff Bagwell, Houston, 269,584. 4, J.T. Snow, San Francisco, 109,868. 5, Sean Casey, Cincinnati, 105,413.
Second Base - 1, Jeff Kent, San Francisco, 323,638. 2, Craig Biggio, Houston, 224,982. 3, Edgardo Alfonzo, New York, 151,707. 4, Jay Bell, Arizona, 124,263. 5, Todd Walker, Colorado, 121,683.
Third Base - 1, Chipper Jones, Atlanta, 394,150. 2, Robin Ventura, New York, 186,129. 3, Phil Nevin, San Diego, 126,359. 4, Scott Rolen, Philadelphia, 122,624. 5, Matt Willaims, Arizona, 121,002.
Shortstop - 1, Rich Aurilia, San Francisco, 305,902. 2, Barry Larkin, Cincinnati, 247,865. 3, Rey Ordonez, New York, 206,545. 4, Rafael Furcal, Atlanta, 152,893. 5, Edgar Renteria, St. Louis, 115,139.
Catcher - 1, Mike Piazza, New York, 679,287. 2, Charles Johnson, Florida, 178,189. 3, Jason Kendall, Pittsburgh, 129,825. 4, Javier Lopez, Atlanta, 120,434. 5, Mike Matheny, St. Louis, 76,139.
Outfield - 1, Barry Bonds, San Francisco, 634,548. 2, Sammy Sosa, Chicago, 510,993. 3, Luis Gonzalez, Arizona, 302,466. 4, Ken Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 301,126. 5, Larry Walker, Colorado, 272,557. 6, Jim Edmonds, St. Louis, 202,760. 7, Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal, 188,560. 8, Andruw Jones, Atlanta, 162,072. 9, J.D. Drew, St. Louis, 161,528. 10, Tony Gwynn, San Diego, 132,017. 11, Moises Alou, Houston, 121,386. 12, Gary Sheffield, Los Angeles, 115,300. 13, Jeromy Burnitz, Milwaukee, 87,736. 14, Benny Agbayani, New York, 75,848. 15, Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia, 65,465.
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Griffey could win spot on All-Star team
