Who hit 2 grand slams?

Why April 23 is Fernando Tatis Day. Saturday marks the 23rd anniversary of the night Cardinals third baseman Fernando Tatis pummeled two grand slams in the same inning at Dodger Stadium, and even more astonishingly, did so off the same pitcher (Chan Ho Park).

Has anyone hit 2 grand slams in a game?

Editor's note: On Friday, April 23, 1999, Cardinals 3rd baseman Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams in one inning, which never had been done before.

How many people have hit 2 grand slams in a game?

Thirteen players have hit two grand slams in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) game to date, the most recent being Josh Willingham of the Washington Nationals on July 27, 2009. No player has accomplished the feat more than once in his career and no player has ever hit more than two in a game.

Who hit the second grand slam?

Cleveland scored nine runs in the second inning, capped off by Ramirez's second grand slam in two weeks. Jose Ramirez delivers again.

How many players have hit 2 grand slams in the same inning?

Did you know that Bill Mueller is the ONLY player in Major League history to hit his two grand slams during the same game from opposite sides of the plate? Positional breakdown: one catcher, one pitcher, one shortstop, one second baseman, one left fielder, two first basemen, two right-fielders and four third basemen.

Tatis hits two grand slams in one inning vs. Dodgers

Who hit four homers in one game?

Lou Gehrig, Yankees, June 3, 1932

Gehrig was the first AL player and the first in the modern era to hit four homers in a single contest during the Yankees' 20-13 win over the Athletics at Shibe Park. Gehrig hit another rocket in the ninth inning that flew to deep center field but was caught short of the wall.

Who hit grand slams in one inning?

Chan Ho Park and the Los Angeles Dodgers found themselves on the wrong end of MLB history on April 23, 1999, when St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Fernando Tatis slugged two grand slams in the same inning. Before that point and in the time since, Tatis stands alone in accomplishing such a feat.

Who hit the first grand slam?

On September 10, 1881, two National League teams, the Troy Trojans and the Worcester Worcesters, played against each other. In the ninth inning bases were loaded. Troy Trojan Roger Connor stepped up to the plate and hit the first grand slam.

Who hit the most grand slams?

The all-time leaders in grand slams is Alex Rodriguez with 25 in his career, spent entirely in the American League, two more than Lou Gehrig, who also only played in the junior circuit. Willie McCovey is the National League leader with 18.

Who has the most grand slams in one game?

Who hit 3 grand slams in one game?

On August 25, 2011, the New York Yankees became the first team in MLB history to hit three grand slams in one game. Robinson Canó, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson took Oakland Athletics pitchers Rich Harden, Fautino de los Santos, and Bruce Billings deep, with each grand slam being hit in a different inning.

Has there ever been 4 home runs in a row?

The feat of four consecutive homers did not occur in the major leagues until 1961, when the Milwaukee Braves did it in a game against the Cincinnati Reds. The Indians were the second team to pull it off, in 1963, and the Twins did so in 1964, making it seem like it might become a relatively regular achievement.

Has any MLB player hit 2 homers in one inning?

But all those walks didn't prevent Willie McCovey from hitting 521 career home runs. And on June 27, 1977, McCovey broke new ground for power hitters when he hit two home runs in one inning – becoming the first player in history to accomplish the feat twice.

What's the hardest pitch ever thrown?

The University of Tennessee pitcher uncorked a pitch at 105.5 mph, breaking the college baseball record for fastest-ever recorded pitch. The pitch broke his own record he set in March when he fired a 104 mph fastball against South Carolina.

How many guys have hit 4 homeruns in a game?

Five-of-the-seventeen men to hit four home runs in a game are in the Hall of Fame (Lou Gehrig, Ed Delahanty, Willie Mays, Chuck Klein, and Mike Schmidt). The RBIs received during a four homer game range from four (Cameron) to twelve (Whiten). Every team needs a leader.

Did Tony Cloninger hit 2 grand slams in one inning?

Cloninger became the first and still only pitcher to hit two grand slams in a game as Atlanta humbled the Giants 17-3. A right-handed hitter, Cloninger came to the plate to face right-hander Bob Priddy with two outs in the first inning.

Who hit the first home run?

The first home run ever hit in the National League was by Ross Barnes of the Chicago White Stockings (now known as the Chicago Cubs), in 1876.

What is a Tiger Slam?

Tiger used the clubs for the four consecutive major victories that make up the “Tiger Slam” – the 2000 U.S. Open, Open Championship, PGA Championship and 2001 Masters – before switching to a new set seven weeks after the '01 Masters.

Who has won all 4 grand slams in same year?

Calendar Year Golden Slam

The Golden Slam, or Golden Grand Slam, is a term created in 1988 when Steffi Graf won all four Grand Slam tournaments and the gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in the same calendar year.

What is the rarest baseball play?

Unassisted triple plays

The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.

What is the longest home run in a game?

Joey Meyer 582 Feet (1987)

Meyer made it to the Majors next year with the Milwaukee Brewers. Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET!

Who has hit the most home runs in one game?

The record for most home runs in a single game is eight, held by Jay Clarke for Corsicana of the Texas League on June 15, 1902. (Clarke's total is still disputed, reported by some newspapers as three homers at the time but with no surviving box score to help confirm or deny his feat.)

Who hit 6 home runs in one game?

One can't mention Marshall McDougall without talking about what he accomplished on May 9, 1999, in FSU's 26-2 win over the Maryland Terrapins in College Park, Maryland. After ripping a single in the first inning, McDougall hit six home runs in his next six at-bats that day.

Has anyone hit 7 home runs in a game?

"The White Sox hit seven home runs during Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field, and made dubious history in the process. Those seven long balls, all amazingly of the solo variety, were not enough to prevent a 10-8 loss.