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August 16, 1890 |
Bill Phillips becomes the first pitcher to allow two grand slams in the same inning when Tom Burns and Malachi Kittridge take the Alleghenys' right-hander deep in the same frame of an 18-5 loss to the Chicago Colts. In 1999, Chan Ho Park will match the dubious feat, having the distinction of giving up both bases-full homers to the same batter, Fernando Tatis of the Cardinals. |
July 18, 1962 |
For the first time this century, teammates hit grand slams in the same inning when Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew each go deep with the bases full in the first frame at Metropolitan Stadium. The Twins sluggers' four-baggers contribute to the 11-run inning, a team record, in the 14-3 rout of the Indians. |
April 12, 1980 |
En route to an 18-1 rout of the Red Sox, the Brewers become the third team this century to hit grand slams in the same inning when Cecil Cooper and Don Money each go deep with the bases loaded in the second frame of the County Stadium contest. Twins teammates Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew accomplished the feat against Cleveland in 1962, and Denis Menke and Jim Wynn did it for the Astros in 1969 against the Mets. |
August 6, 1986 |
In the game that establishes a new record for bases-full homers in one game, Texas beats Baltimore, 13-11. Rangers infielder Toby Harrah hits a second-inning grand slam, and Larry Sheets and Jim Dwyer each go deep with the bases loaded in the Orioles' nine-run fourth frame. |
April 23, 1999 |
Fernando Tatis becomes the only player in baseball history to hit two grand slams in one inning when he collects eight RBIs in one frame to break the old record of six. The Cardinal third baseman hits both off Dodger starter Chan Ho Park in an 11-run third of the team's 12-5 victory at Chavez Ravine.
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July 16, 2006 |
Mets outfielders Cliff Floyd and Carlos Beltran each hit grand slams during a franchise-record 11-run inning in the sixth, defeating the Cubs at Wrigley Field, 13-7. The pair of four-run homers marks only the seventh time a team has accomplished the feat in one inning. |
September 11, 2015 |
In the bottom of the eighth inning against the Royals, the Orioles score ten runs in the span of eight batters off three relievers before making an out in a barrage that includes grand slams by Nolan Reimold and Steve Clevenger. Baltimore becomes the first team to hit two bases-loaded homers in one inning twice, having accomplished the rare feat in a 13-11 loss to the Rangers at Memorial Stadium in 1986. |
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