Play Ken Griffey Jrs. Winning Run Baseball Online

You start with a scrub team in MLB Challenge mode, grinding through games while learning to time Griffey's swing just right—those super fast pitches still catch me off guard. The fielding's snappy, and messing with pitch types never gets old.

Developer: Rare

Genre: Sports

Released: 1996

File size: 4 KB

Game Overview

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run is one of those SNES baseball games that just feels right—arcade-y enough to pick up fast, but with enough depth to keep you tweaking lineups and chasing that perfect pitch. You get all 28 MLB teams from '96 (with fake player names, except Griffey himself, of course), and the modes are solid: exhibition, full World Series, All-Star games, and even a league where you can play full seasons with up to eight players.

What I love is the MLB Challenge mode—you start with a terrible team and have to claw your way up against every club in the league. And the pitching? Not just fastballs and curves. You’ve got screwballs, knuckleballs, even a "Super Fast" pitch that feels borderline unfair when you nail it. Fielding’s simple but responsive, and batting has that sweet spot where timing matters more than button mashing.

It’s not a sim, but it’s not mindless either—just a really well-balanced baseball game that holds up way better than it should for a mid-'90s SNES title. If you’re into classic sports games, this one’s a home run.