After finishing runner-up in the 1992 and 1993 Home Run Derbies, Ken Griffey Jr. broke through and claimed his first Derby title at the 1994 All-Star Game in Pittsburgh.
Griffey went on to win the Home Run Derby again in 1998 and 1999. While the Derby has undergone multiple format changes over the years, Griffey remains the only three-time Derby champion since at least 1985.
Griffey’s first homer of the ’94 Derby was a towering blast off the windows of The Allegheny Club, a restaurant on the third level of Three Rivers Stadium.
Chris Berman and Joe Morgan had the call of the Derby on ESPN.