CINCINNATI - Ken Griffey Jr. postponed his season-ending injury until September 4th, two months later than Las Vegas odds makers had predicted.

Griffey injured his right foot while routinely running the bases in a game in Atlanta. Although initially listed as day-to-day, Griffey would not play again.

At Thursday's press conference, fans stood and cheered for Griffey and the five-month caution that allowed him to hit .301 with 35 homers and 92 RBIs in 128 games.

"Somehow he managed to avoid freakish injuries for most of the season," Reds manager Jerry Narron said.

Odds makers had initially listed Griffey as a 25-1 long shot to make it this far. He was a 2-1 favorite to pull a hamstring and odds were 10-1 that he would hurt himself playing GameCube at home with his kids.

"My money was on the steps in the dugout," teammate Adam Dunn said. "A trip on one of those steps could have sent me to Hawaii this winter. But I'm glad he had such a great season."

The Reds were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs in January.