Since dimaggio set the team record, three men have cracked three grand slams in a season. Most grand slam home runs in a major league baseball career. List of major league baseball singlegame grand slam leaders. Most grand slams career record holder state data media 10. In the top of the third inning of the cardinals 125 win over the dodgers, tatis did something that no major league player had ever done before, or has done since. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for grand slams including career grand slam records, single season grand slam records and game related grand slam records. The names of active players appear in boldface for their career totals and currently active streaks. Excluding records that are literally unachievable in the modern game i. Don mattingly 1987 and travis hafner 2006 share the singleseason record. Only one of his gamewinning rbi came on a walkoff home run, on july 19 in a 53 win over texas in the 12 th inning. Apr 23, 2020 but a 24yearold third baseman hitting behind him in the lineup, on that night, pulled off an even more extraordinary feat a singular one, never matched in major league baseballs long, meticulously recorded history.
Fernando tatis not only hit two grand slams in one day, and not only in one game, but he did it in the same inning. Grand slam records by teams including most grand slams in a season, most consecutive. On the anniversary of fernando tatis blasting two grand slams in one inning, we ask. Many teams have hit two grand slams in one game, but on august 25, 2011, the. Three of the four were grand slams, and two of those grand slams came in one inning.
Mccoveys 18 slams remain a record among players who spent their careers exclusively in the nl, with 10 of them cutting through the wind at candlestick park. Jul 14, 2019 the only area in which djokovic still trails them is the most widely publicized of them all. Jul 23, 2015 the story about mason fisher, the 12yearold who hit two grand slams in the same inning for the jackson county allstars in a little league game, got me thinking about the grand slam and major. Junker, however, did get an additional 15 minutes of fame some years later when st. But he also left a total of six runners on base in a 21 loss. Besides those sluggers they brought a 25yearold pitcher named tony cloninger, who on july 3, 1966, became the first national league player to hit two grand slams in a game.
Cano, martin, and granderson blast three grand slams vs the as today. Most grand slam home runs in a major league baseball. Grand slam records major league baseball records for grand slams. The major league baseball ultimate book of records catalogs the games most remarkable achievements, as well as some of the less traditional and quirky stats that all play a part in the game. Mlb s team of inhouse writers, researchers and historians have scoured the history of the game and written the most accurate, complete and definitive. Want to read about a truly rare and fabulous batting grand slam feat.
Ultimate grand slams just 28 players in major league history have connected for an ultimate grand slam a grand slam coming with players team down by three runs in final atbat. Thirteen players have hit two grand slams in a single major league baseball mlb game to date, the most. List of major league baseball career records wikipedia. One of the rarest events in baseball is hitting two grand slams in the same game by the same player and they are all listed along with box scores, positional breakdowns, and trivia items in our fabulous feats section on may 26, 1929, new york giants pinchhitter pat crawford hit a grand slam. Fernando tatis hit two, i cant ever see someone hitting 3. Baseball almanac is pleased to present the top 1,000 alltime career leaders in grand slams. Andrew friedman doesnt believe one reported mlb plan is more. Mlb leaders 2019 mlb batting, 2019 mlb pitching, career war leaders, singleseason home run leaders, active strikeout leaders, upcoming player milestones. May 24, 2019 the list of tenniss biggest winnersincluding the recordholders for singles, doubles, and grand slamsdates back decades.
In fact, no cardinal had ever hit two home runs in one inning. Reds, brewers hit three grand slams in slugfest in. Apr 28, 2009 the most grand slams in one major league game, by both teams is 3 done twice. Alex rodriguez has 25 career grand slams, the most by any player in mlb history. List of grand slam related tennis records wikipedia. The major league baseball ultimate book of records. Nolan ryan leads 5 candidates for strongest mlb record never. The singleseason leaders with 6 grand slams each are don mattingly of the new york yankees in 1987 and travis hafner of the cleveland indians in 2006. After seasons in milwaukee, the ballclub moved to establish itself in downtown atlanta, bringing hank aaron, joe torre, and eddie mathews to their new home. See which major league ballplayers have hit two grand slams during a single game davey johnson of the philadelphia phillies and mike ivie of the san francisco giants are the only two national league hitters to ever have two pinchhit grand slams during a single season and they both did it during the 1978 season. Mlbs team of inhouse writers, researchers and historians have scoured the history of the game and written the most accurate, complete and definitive. The alltime leaders in grand slams is alex rodriguez with 25 in his career.
I wouldnt count on anyone joining park in the record books. May 05, 2007 lou gehrig hit 23 grand slams over his career, the most by a player. Which player has hit the most grand slams in mlb history. Lance junker made cal league history with two grand slams. Dillion peters became the first marlins pitcher to. Most grand slams in a month society for american baseball. The record for most in a game by one team remains two, done many times. In 1987 don mattingly set the record for most grand slams in a single season with six. The 9 most obscure baseball records and feats weei. Ranking the most memorable grand slams of the last 20. The braves were visiting the san francisco giants at candlestick park on that sunday afternoon. Each of these greats has hit the really big one not just your regular every day home run, but the all exciting, game altering, grand slam. He laughed a bit while saying the producers figured houston would win, and.
Most grand slams in a season by every major league baseball team. Cleveland and oakland hold the record for most by a team in a single season with 14 per team. The hall of famer smacked 16 of his 521 career home runs off the bench, including a recordtying three grand slams, while his slugging percentage. Lets start here, because this is probably the most. Aug 25, 2019 as they continue to pile up grand slam titles, the big three of roger federer, rafael nadal and novak djokovic have prevented an entire generation of younger players from winning major titles. The major league baseball mlb record for most career grand slam home runs a home run hit with the bases loaded is 25, set by alex rodriguez usa while. Gene freese 1959, bobby abreu 2005, and ryan howard 2009 each took a run at it but fell just short. The switchhitting mueller became the first mlb player to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate. Novak djokovic is very confident he will end his career with a record tally of grand slam titles. Don mattingly 1987 and travis hafner 2006 share the singleseason record with six grand slams each in mattinglys case, these were the only grand slams of his major. Established greats like pete sampras, bjorn borg, jimmy connors, and billie jean king still hold noted spots on the record lists. Players with most tennis grand slam titles 2020 statista. Jun 14, 2019 jim lafountain hit four home runs on march 24, 1976.
Whats the record in baseball for most grand slams in 1. Mueller finished the game 3for5 with three homers and nine runs batted in. The elias 2020 book of baseball records elias sports bureau. Sep 07, 2019 only daniil medvedev stands between rafael nadal and a 19th grand slam title after the spaniard beat italys matteo berrettini 76 86, 64, 61 in the semifinals of the 2019 u. Chan ho park allows 2 grand slams in an inning maybe the only thing more unlikely than a hitter matching tatis grand double dip in a single inning is a pitcher being allowed. There are so many ways and reasons to contextualize botes heroics, but here. Louis a week ago was the 21st anniversary of the night cardinals third baseman fernando tatis made history at dodger stadium. Mike schooler who tied the record for most grand slams given up during a season four in 1992. Peters became the first marlins pitcher to surrender two grand slams in a game when he gave up one to the phillies maikel franco in the first inning and another in the third to aaron altherr. He set the mlb record between july and 20, inclusive, 1986. In baseball, a grand slam is a home run that is hit when all three bases are loaded, thereby scoring four runsthe most possible in one play.
Just as mattinglys six grand slams helped the yankees tie the former team record of 10 in one season, hafners halfdozen helped the 2006 indians tie the current record of 14 alongside the 2000 as. Regular season division series league championship series world series allstar game the elias book of baseball records has been the source for. Barry bonds holds the most hitting records with ten, most notably the career home run and singleseason home run records. But only 24 players have knocked as many as four grand slams in the. Novak djokovic insists that he will win the most grand slam titles and become the longestreigning world no.
Nolan ryan leads 5 candidates for strongest mlb record. He set an alltime mlb record for scoring eight runs batted in rbis. The statistic depicts the tennis players with the most grand slam tournament titles. List of major league baseball singlegame grand slam. How the big three of mens tennis has taken grand slam. These are records for grand slam tournaments, also known as majors, which are the four most prestigious annual tennis events. Dunn hit 12 career grand slams, but his basesloaded deep fly on a. 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. The list of grand slams hit in world series history with player, team, date and inning. The major league baseball mlb record for most career grand slam home runs a home run hit with the bases loaded is 25, set by alex rodriguez usa while playing for the seattle mariners, texas rangers and new york yankees usa since 1994. Ichiro suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking george sisler s 84yearold record for most hits in a season.
The national league record of 5 grand slams is shared by ernie banks of the chicago cubs in 1955 and albert pujols of the st. First time ever that three grand slams were hit in one game. In addition to the hitting record, pete rose led the league in hits for seven seasons, which was one shy of cobbs record. Novak djokovic reveals clear goals to rewrite tennis. Roger federer has won the most grand slam titles, most recently the australian open in 2018, with a total of 20. The most eyepopping record from each 2019 college world.
Baseball almanac is pleased to present a yearbyyear leaderboard in major league grand slams for every season from 1901 through 2019. According to sabr home run guru david vincent, beltran tied the record for most slams in a month. Apr 23, 2020 the chances of a hitter getting this opportunity, and seizing it with another grand slam as tatis did, were calculated at 12 million to one by it got the staff here at yahoo sports thinking about the wildest things players have done in the span of a single game. In major league baseball mlb, records play an integral part in evaluating a players impact on the sport. They are the only players in history to get more than 4,000 hits. Hafner was 10 years old when mattingly assaulted the record books.
Besides those sluggers they brought a 25yearold pitcher named tony cloninger, who on july 3, 1966, became the first national league player to hit two grand slams in a. Top10 pinch hitters in mlb history the grueling truth. When he was third baseman for the st louis cardinals fernando tatis pulled off a once in a life time feat. The 1966 baseball season was the first for the braves in atlanta. After tatis first grand slam, park got a groundout, surrendered a. Dillion peters became the first marlins pitcher to surrender. Roger federer equals pete sampras record 14 grand slam. Lance junker made cal league history with two grand slams in. In the early days of baseball, a grand slam was often an insidethepark home run, but nowadays that is exceedingly rare. Jun 07, 2009 roger federers straightsets win over robin soderling in the french open final draws him level with pete sampras on 14 grand slam titles and makes him the sixth man to win all four majors 1. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the baseball hall of fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.
Les bell, from the boston braves, pinchhit and also hit a grand slam. Grand slams by teams record book by baseball almanac. Manny rank right behind rodriguez on alltime list, march 29, 2020. He nearly hit a goahead grand slam in the sixth, but his deep fly ball to right was caught on the warning track. The majors alltime leader in grand slams spread his damage far and wide. All records are based on official data from the majors. Now back to the business of mlb records and the superheroes in socks. Fernando tatis hit two grand slams in the same inning. Dougherty stephen strasburg twice mentioned that the world series documentary produced by mlb had a clear astros angle. No player has ever hit more grand slams in a game, and his two in an inning and 14 total rbi were both di baseball records that have since been matched or broken. The first active player on the list, cc sabathia, is 1774 behind nolan ryan. Carlos beltran hit his third grand slam for the month on july 30, 2006.
Whats the record in baseball for most grand slams in 1 game. Tatis became the 10th player in major league history to hit two grand slams in one game only the second national league player to do so but his two in the same inning was and still remains alone in the record books. Djokovic has 17 major triumphs to his name after retaining his australian open title in january. According to sabr home run guru david vincent, beltran tied. Those who homered were burgess whitehead, manny salvo, jojo moore.
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