document_title: Grand slam (baseball)

question_text: who has hit the most grand slams in mlb history

text: Grand slam (baseball)

text: Notable highlights[edit]

text: Roger Connor is believed to have been the first major league player to hit a grand slam, on September 10, 1881, for the Troy Trojans. Although Charlie Gould hit one for the Boston Red Stockings (now the Atlanta Braves) in the National Association (NA) on September 5, 1871,[1] the NA is not recognized by MLB as a major league.

text: Alex Rodriguez has 25 career grand slams, the most by any player in Major League Baseball history, passing Lou Gehrig's 23 on September 20, 2013. Meanwhile, Don Mattingly set the one-season record with six grand slams in 1987 – remarkably, the only grand slams of his major league career. Travis Hafner tied Mattingly's Major League record in 2006, while in 2009, Albert Pujols tied the one-season National League record of five grand slams set by Ernie Banks in 1955.[2]

text: Several grand slams, the first being Connor's in 1881, consisted of a player hitting a walk-off grand slam for a one-run victory; some baseball observers call this an "ultimate grand slam".[3] Steve Pearce was the most recent to do so in an 11-10 victory by the Toronto Blue Jays over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on July 30, 2017. Roberto Clemente is the only player to have hit a walk-off inside-the-park grand slam in a one-run victory;[citation needed] the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 9–8 on July 25, 1956 at Forbes Field, a park known for its spacious outfield.

text: On April 10, 1980 - on Opening Day, the Milwaukee Brewers' Sixto Lezcano hit a walk-off Grand Slam, reportedly the first such feat on an Opening Day. (Lezcano also has the distinction of hitting a Grand Slam the previous year, also on Opening Day.)

text: During the 2005 major league season, grand slams accounted for 132 of the 5017 home runs hit (2.6%). On June 13–14, 2006, the Minnesota Twins hit grand slams in consecutive games against the Boston Red Sox, including a walk-off grand slam by Jason Kubel in the 12th inning on June 13.

text: In 2006, the Chicago White Sox hit grand slams in three consecutive games against the Houston Astros (June 23–25). Scott Podsednik hit the only grand slam of his career in the series opener. Joe Crede followed up with a slam of his own on Saturday, and Tadahito Iguchi hit a game tying grand slam in the bottom of the ninth with two outs in the series finale. (This followed a three run blast by Iguchi in the bottom of the eighth.) The White Sox became the first team to accomplish this since the Detroit Tigers in 1993. On the other hand, the 2007 Kansas City Royals surrendered grand slams in three straight games; two against the Baltimore Orioles (April 13–14) and one against the Tigers (April 16).

text: Also in 2006, Travis Hafner of the Cleveland Indians set a major league record by hitting five grand slams prior to the All-Star break, on his way to tying Mattingly for one season (his sixth was on August 13.) On July 16, Carlos Beltrán and Cliff Floyd of the New York Mets hit grand slams during an 11-run sixth inning against the Chicago Cubs, marking the eighth time two grand slams were hit in a team's at-bat (the fourth time in National League history).

text: Four players hit a grand slam in their first Major League at-bat: Bill Duggleby (1898), Jeremy Hermida (2005), Kevin Kouzmanoff (2006), and Daniel Nava (2011). Kouzmanoff, Nava, and Duggleby hit theirs on the first pitch; Hermida's grand slam was in a pinch-hit at bat.

text: Tony Cloninger is the only pitcher to hit two grand slams in one game, for the Atlanta Braves in a 1966 contest against the San Francisco Giants.

text: Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners became the first American League pitcher since the designated hitter rule went into effect in 1973 to hit a grand slam when he did so on June 23, 2008, off New York Mets ace Johan Santana in an interleague game.[4]

text: The only major leaguer to hit two grand slams in one inning is Fernando Tatís of the St. Louis Cardinals, on April 23, 1999 at Dodger Stadium, with both grand slams coming off Los Angeles' Chan Ho Park in the third inning. Tatis was only the second National League player to hit two grand slams in one game, joining Cloninger. Park was only the second pitcher in major league history to give up two grand slams in one inning; Bill Phillips of the Pittsburgh Pirates did it on August 16, 1890, one to Tom Burns and one to Malachi Kittridge, but Park was the first to give up both to the same batter. Tatis had never hit a grand slam before in his career. Bill Mueller is the only player to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in the same game, when he hit 2 on July 29, 2003 for the Boston Red Sox vs. the Texas Rangers. Robin Ventura is the only player to hit a grand slam in both games of a doubleheader, when he did so on May 20, 1999 for the New York Mets against the Milwaukee Brewers.

text: In Japan's professional league, the feat of multiple grand slams in a single inning by a team has been accomplished three times; most recently on April 1, 2007 by José Fernández and Takeshi Yamasaki of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The Daiei Hawks accomplished the feat in 1999.[5]

text: On August 25, 2011, the New York Yankees, hosting the Oakland A's, became the first team in MLB history to hit three grand slams in one game. Robinson Canó, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson took pitchers Rich Harden, Fautino de los Santos, and Bruce Billings deep, with each grand slam being hit in a different inning. Coming back from a 7−1 deficit, the second grand slam gave the Yankees their first lead of the game; they went on to win 22–9.[6][7][8]

text: On July 13, 2014, Buster Posey and batterymate Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants hit grand slams against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It marked the first time in Major League Baseball history that batterymates hit grand slams in the same game.[9]

text: On June 3rd, 2017, a record-breaking seven grand slams were hit by teams in the MLB: one for the Los Angeles Dodgers, one for the Milwaukee Brewers, one for the Atlanta Braves, one for the Colorado Rockies, one for the Chicago Cubs, one for the Seattle Mariners, and most notably, by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, as Albert Pujols hit his 600th career home run.

text: Notable calls[edit]

text: "Get out the rye bread and mustard, Grandma, it is grand salami time!"- used by longtime Seattle Mariners lead commentator Dave Niehaus from the 1995 season until his death in November 2010.[10] Currently used by Niehaus' longtime partner Rick Rizzs.

text: However, archives have surfaced showing Milwaukee Brewers longtime announcer Bob Uecker using the term "Grand Salami" back in 1982, when the offense-tending team were dubbed "Harvey's Wallbangers" (a reference to manager Harvey Kuenn, and a takeoff of the cocktail Harvey Wallbanger).

text: World Series[edit]

text:
Year
Game
Batter
Site
Pitcher
Inning
Score after HR
Final score
Series standing
Notes

1920
Game 5, October 10
Elmer Smith, Cleveland
League Park
Burleigh Grimes, Brooklyn
1st
4–0
8–1, W
3–2 CLE
The first slam in Series history, hit with none out in the 1st, is overshadowed when, in the 5th inning, Bill Wambsganss turns the only unassisted triple play ever in the Series.

1936
Game 2, October 2
Tony Lazzeri, New York (AL)
Polo Grounds
Dick Coffman, New York (NL)
3rd
9–1
18–4, W
1–1
With President Roosevelt in attendance, Lazzeri hits a 2–2 pitch with one out to give the Yankees a sizable lead.

1951
Game 5, October 9
Gil McDougald, New York (AL)
Polo Grounds
Larry Jansen, New York (NL)
3rd
5–1
13–1, W
3–2 NYY
McDougald puts the Yankees up with 2 out in the 3rd. McDougald became the first rookie to get a postseason grand slam.

1953
Game 5, October 4
Mickey Mantle, New York
Ebbets Field
Russ Meyer, Brooklyn
3rd
6–1
11–7, W
3–2 NYY
After a two-out error by Gil Hodges, a hit batter and a walk, Mantle hits reliever Meyer's first pitch out of the park.

1956
Game 2, October 5
Yogi Berra, New York
Ebbets Field
Don Newcombe, Brooklyn
2nd
6–0
13–8, L
2–0 BKN
Berra's blast with 2 out is not enough to hold off the Dodgers in what becomes, at 3 hours 26 minutes, the longest 9-inning game in Series history until 1993.

1956
Game 7, October 10
Moose Skowron, New York
Ebbets Field
Roger Craig, Brooklyn
7th
9–0
9–0, W
4–3 NYY
The Yankees score all their runs on 4 HRs to seal the Series, with Skowron's wallop on the first pitch with none out ending the scoring.

1960
Game 3, October 8
Bobby Richardson, New York
Yankee Stadium
Clem Labine, Pittsburgh
1st
6–0
10–0, W
2–1 NYY
Richardson's HR with 1 out in the 1st starts him toward a Series-record 6 RBI.

1962
Game 4, October 8
Chuck Hiller, San Francisco
Yankee Stadium
Marshall Bridges, New York
7th
6–2
7–3, W
2–2
With 2 out, Hiller hits the first grand slam by a National Leaguer in the Series.

1964
Game 4, October 11
Ken Boyer, St. Louis
Yankee Stadium
Al Downing, New York
6th
4–3
4–3, W
2–2
With men on 1st and 2nd, Bobby Richardson's error with 1 out while seeking a double play opens the gate for Boyer to hit his pivotal blast.

1964
Game 6, October 14
Joe Pepitone, New York
Sportsman's Park
Gordie Richardson, St. Louis
8th
8–1
8–3, W
3–3
With 2 out, Pepitone hits one onto the roof of the right field pavilion to help force Game 7.

1968
Game 6, October 9
Jim Northrup, Detroit
Busch Stadium
Larry Jaster, St. Louis
3rd
8–0
13–1, W
3–3
Northrup's HR with none out is the highlight of a 10-run inning which puts the Tigers ahead 12–0.

1970
Game 3, October 13
Dave McNally, Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Wayne Granger, Cincinnati
6th
8–1
9–3, W
3–0
Besides his 2-out HR, McNally also pitches a complete game to put Baltimore within one win of the title.

1987
Game 1, October 17
Dan Gladden, Minnesota
Metrodome
Bob Forsch, St. Louis
4th
7–1
10–1, W
1–0 MIN
Gladden's HR with none out caps a 7-run inning which ends the Cardinals' 25-inning shutout streak.

1987
Game 6, October 24
Kent Hrbek, Minnesota
Metrodome
Ken Dayley, St. Louis
6th
10–5
11–5, W
3–3
With 2 out, Hrbek hits reliever Dayley's first pitch out of the park.

1988
Game 1, October 15
José Canseco, Oakland
Dodger Stadium
Tim Belcher, Los Angeles
2nd
4–2
5–4, L
1–0 LAD
With 2 out, Canseco hits his first major league grand slam on a 1–0 pitch; but Kirk Gibson's walk-off home run wins it for the Dodgers.

1992
Game 5, October 22
Lonnie Smith, Atlanta
SkyDome
Jack Morris, Toronto
5th
7–2
7–2, W
3–2 TOR
With 2 out, Smith's HR helps keep the Braves alive in the Series.

1998
Game 1, October 17
Tino Martinez, New York
Yankee Stadium
Mark Langston, San Diego
7th
9–5
9–6, W
1–0 NYY
Martinez' 2-out HR follows Chuck Knoblauch's 3-run game-tying shot earlier in the inning.

2005
Game 2, October 23
Paul Konerko, Chicago
U.S. Cellular Field
Chad Qualls, Houston
7th
6–4
7–6, W
2–0 CHW
Konerko's 2-out shot to left on reliever Qualls' first pitch gives the White Sox a 6–4 lead, but Scott Podsednik later wins it with a walk-off home run, after Houston tied it at 6 with two outs in the top of the 9th.

2016
Game 6, November 1
Addison Russell, Chicago
Progressive Field
Dan Otero, Cleveland
3rd
7–0
9–3, W
3–3
With the grand slam Russell tied a MLB record of 6 RBI by one player in one game, as well the most on a team facing elimination from the World Series. This is the first MLB grand slam to happen in November.[11]

text: Other major league postseason grand slams[edit]

text:
Series
Game
Batter
Site
Pitcher
Inning
Score after HR
Final score
Series standing
Notes

1970 ALCS
Game 1, October 3
Mike Cuellar, Baltimore
Metropolitan Stadium
Jim Perry, Minnesota
4th
7–2
10–6, W
1–0 BAL
In the first grand slam in the history of the LCS, Cuellar, who batted only .089 in the regular season, pulls the ball down the right field line with one out; clearly foul when passing first base, the 29 mph wind carries it fair. Cuellar himself does not last through the fifth inning.

1977 NLCS
Game 1, October 4
Ron Cey, Los Angeles
Dodger Stadium
Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
7th
5–5
7–5, L
1–0 PHI
With two out, Cey fouls off three full-count pitches before tying the game, but three singles and a balk in the 9th give the Phillies the win.

1977 NLCS
Game 2, October 5
Dusty Baker, Los Angeles
Dodger Stadium
Jim Lonborg, Philadelphia
4th
5–1
7–1, W
1–1
After Steve Garvey is walked intentionally with one out, Baker gives the Dodgers their second grand slam in as many nights.

1982 ALCS
Game 4, October 9
Don Baylor, California
Milwaukee County Stadium
Moose Haas, Milwaukee
8th
5–7
9–5, L
2–2
After Haas takes a no-hitter into the 6th in a game delayed twice by rain, Baylor brings the Angels within two runs with one out in the 8th.

1989 NLCS
Game 1, October 4
Will Clark, San Francisco
Wrigley Field
Greg Maddux, Chicago
4th
8–3
11–3, W
1–0 SF
With two out, Clark hits the first pitch for his second HR of the game; he also singles, doubles and walks, picking up an NLCS-record 6 RBI.

1992 NLCS
Game 2, October 7
Ron Gant, Atlanta
Fulton County Stadium
Bob Walk, Pittsburgh
5th
8–0
13–5, W
2–0 ATL
With two out, Gant hits his first career grand slam to double the Braves' lead.

1995 NLDS
Game 3, October 6
Mark Lewis, Cincinnati
Riverfront Stadium
Mark Guthrie, Los Angeles
6th
7–1
10–1, W
3–0 CIN
After Guthrie enters the game with none out, Lewis hits the first pinch-hit grand slam in postseason history, propelling the Reds to their eighth straight playoff victory and their eighth NLCS.

1995 ALDS
Game 4, October 7
Edgar Martínez, Seattle
Kingdome
John Wetteland, New York
8th
10–6
11–8, W
2–2
After hitting a 3-run HR in the 3rd to cut NY's lead to two runs, Martinez hits another to center field to take the lead for good, finishing with a postseason-record 7 RBI. A walk, bunt single and hit batter had loaded the bases with none out.

1996 ALDS
Game 1, October 1
Bobby Bonilla, Baltimore
Camden Yards
Paul Shuey, Cleveland
6th
9–3
10–4, W
1–0 BAL
After two walks, a single, a sacrifice fly and a hit batter, Shuey enters the game and is greeted by Bonilla's blast with two out.

1996 ALDS
Game 3, October 4
Albert Belle, Cleveland
Jacobs Field
Armando Benítez, Baltimore
7th
8–4
9–4, W
2–1 BAL
After Orioles starter Mike Mussina is controversially pulled after six innings, Jesse Orosco walks the bases loaded and is replaced; Belle crushes an 0–2 pitch with none out to keep the Indians alive in the series. It would be Belle's final hit as an Indian.

1996 NLCS
Game 2, October 10
Gary Gaetti, St. Louis
Fulton County Stadium
Greg Maddux, Atlanta
7th
8–3
8–3, W
1–1
In an inning featuring two walks, an error and a wild pitch, Gaetti wallops the first pitch with two out. Maddux surrenders his second grand slam in 34.2 NLCS innings after allowing only one in 2365.2 regular season innings.

1997 NLDS
Game 3, October 3
Devon White, Florida
3Com Park
Wilson Álvarez, San Francisco
6th
4–1
6–2, W
3–0 FLA
With two out, Florida gets a pair of singles and a walk before White hits Alvarez' 113th pitch to left field. The Marlins advance to their first NLCS, in their fifth year of play.

1997 ALDS
Game 3, October 4
Paul O'Neill, New York
Jacobs Field
Chad Ogea, Cleveland
4th
6–1
6–1, W
2–1 NYY
After starter Charles Nagy walks the bases loaded, O'Neill greets Ogea with a blast to center field with two out as rain begins to fall.

1998 NLDS
Game 1, September 30
Ryan Klesko, Atlanta
Turner Field
Matt Karchner, Chicago
7th
7–0
7–1, W
1–0 ATL
Klesko's homer with two out, following three walks, secures the win for the Braves.

1998 NLDS
Game 3, October 3
Eddie Pérez, Atlanta
Wrigley Field
Rod Beck, Chicago
8th
6–0
6–2, W
3–0 ATL
After Andruw Jones is walked intentionally, Pérez hits a homer with one out to wrap up the series for the Braves, sending the Cubs to their sixth straight playoff loss.

1998 NLCS
Game 4, October 11
Andrés Galarraga, Atlanta
Qualcomm Stadium
Dan Miceli, San Diego
7th
8–3
8–3, W
3–1 SD
After Miceli enters the game, Galarraga caps a 6-run inning with a 459-foot blast to left-center with two out, helping to force a Game 5.

1998 ALCS
Game 6, October 13
Jim Thome, Cleveland
Yankee Stadium
David Cone, New York
5th
5–6
9–5, L
4–2 NYY
Thome's shot into the third deck with one out pulls the Indians within a run, but it isn't enough for the defending AL champions as the Yankees advance to the World Series.

1999 NLDS
Game 1, October 5
Edgardo Alfonzo, New York
Bank One Ballpark
Bobby Chouinard, Arizona
9th
8–4
8–4, W
1–0 NYM
Alfonzo hits his second HR of the game inside the left field foul pole with two out, after Robin Ventura was forced out at the plate one play earlier.

1999 ALDS
Game 2, October 7
Jim Thome, Cleveland
Jacobs Field
John Wasdin, Boston
4th
11–1
11–1, W
2–0 CLE
After a 6-run 3rd inning highlighted by Harold Baines' 3-run HR, Thome makes it a blowout, ending a 5-run inning with a two-out shot and becoming the first player to hit two postseason grand slams.

1999 ALDS
Game 5, October 11
Troy O'Leary, Boston
Jacobs Field
Charles Nagy, Cleveland
3rd
7–5
12–8, W
3–2 BOS
O'Leary homers with one out to give Boston the lead, and later hits a 3-run HR in the 7th to break an 8–8 tie and send the Red Sox to the ALCS; both homers come after intentional walks to Nomar Garciaparra.

1999 ALCS
Game 4, October 17
Ricky Ledée, New York
Fenway Park
Rod Beck, Boston
9th
9–2
9–2, W
3–1 NYY
Ledee hits a pinch-hit HR with one out to wrap up a 6-run inning and the victory. Ledee became the second rookie to hit a postseason grand slam.

1999 NLCS
Game 5, October 17
Robin Ventura, New York
Shea Stadium
Kevin McGlinchy, Atlanta
15th
4–3
4–3, W
3–2 ATL
The Mets tie the score at 3–3 with a bases-loaded walk with one out, bringing up Ventura, who with 13 career grand slams is tied for the lead among active players with Harold Baines and Mark McGwire. He comes through with the first walk-off grand slam – and the first grand slam in extra innings – in postseason history, clearing the right-center field wall, but is officially credited with only a 1-run single after being mobbed by teammates upon passing first base.

2003 NLCS
Game 4, October 11
Aramis Ramírez, Chicago
Pro Player Stadium
Dontrelle Willis, Florida
1st
4–0
8–3, W
3–1 CHC
After Willis walks the bases loaded with one out, Ramírez gets the Cubs off to an early lead by hitting a 2–2 pitch into the left field seats. This was the first time in Cubs history, that a player hit a grand slam in the postseason

2004 ALDS
Game 3, October 8
Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim
Fenway Park
Mike Timlin, Boston
7th
6–6
8–6, L
3–0 BOS
Guerrero ties the score with a two-out HR to right on a 0–1 pitch, but the Red Sox score two in the 10th to advance to the ALCS.

2004 ALCS
Game 7, October 20
Johnny Damon, Boston
Yankee Stadium
Javier Vázquez, New York
2nd
6–0
10–3, W
4–3 BOS
Damon homers to right on reliever Vázquez' first pitch with one out, staking Boston to an early lead; he homers again in the 4th for an 8–1 lead as the Red Sox complete their comeback after being down 3 games to 0.

2005 NLDS
Game 1, October 4
Reggie Sanders, St. Louis
Busch Stadium
Jake Peavy, San Diego
5th
8–0
8–5, W
1–0 STL
With one out, Sanders homers on a 3–0 fastball from Peavy, who was unknowingly pitching with a fractured rib.

2005 NLDS
Game 4, October 9
Adam LaRoche, Atlanta
Minute Maid Park
Brandon Backe, Houston
3rd
4–0
7–6, L
3–1 HOU
LaRoche, battling stomach flu, homers with two out, after two walks and a hit batter, to give the Braves an early lead, but the Astros tie the game 6–6 in the 9th and win in 18 innings to advance to the NLCS.

2005 NLDS
Game 4, October 9
Lance Berkman, Houston
Minute Maid Park
Kyle Farnsworth, Atlanta
8th
5–6
7–6, W
3–1 HOU
With one out, Berkman hits an opposite-field homer to left on a 2–1 pitch to bring the Astros within a run; it is the first time that two grand slams are hit in the same postseason game. After tying the game in the 9th, the Astros win the series on Chris Burke's walk-off homer in the 18th, making it the second longest game in postseason history.

2007 NLDS
Game 2, October 4
Kaz Matsui, Colorado Rockies
Citizens Bank Park
Kyle Lohse, Philadelphia Phillies
4th
6–3
10–5, W
2–0 COL
Matsui's slam gives the Rockies a 6–3 lead on the way to winning the game 10–5 and giving Colorado a 2–0 series lead.

2007 ALCS
Game 6, October 20
J. D. Drew, Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
Fausto Carmona, Cleveland Indians
1st
4–0
12–2 W
3–3
Drew gave the Red Sox an early lead in the must-win game as the Red Sox tied the series.

2008 NLDS
Game 1, October 1
James Loney, Los Angeles Dodgers
Wrigley Field
Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs
5th
4–2
7–2, W
1–0 LAD
After Dempster walked the bases loaded, Loney hits it to center to give the Dodgers a 4–2 lead.

2008 NLDS
Game 2, October 2
Shane Victorino, Philadelphia Phillies
Citizens Bank Park
CC Sabathia, Milwaukee Brewers
2nd
5–1
5–2, W
2–0 PHI
Victorino's slam, the first in Phillies postseason history, broke a 1–1 tie after pitcher Brett Myers drew a two-out walk in a nine-pitch at-bat.

2011 ALDS
Game 1, October 1
Robinson Canó, New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Al Alburquerque, Detroit Tigers
6th
8–1
9–3, W
1–0 NYY
Gardner singled, Jeter stole second, Granderson walked. After a pitching change, Robinson Canó hit a 375-foot blast to give the Yankees an 8–1 lead over the Tigers. Cano hit six RBIs this game, barely missing another homer in the previous inning. He tied the Yankees post-season single game record. This was the first home run hit off of Alburquerque this season.

2011 NLDS
Game 3, October 4
Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
Chase Field
Shaun Marcum, Milwaukee Brewers
5th
7–1
8–1, W
2–1 MIL
Back-to-back singles to Josh Collmenter and Willie Bloomquist. Two outs later, with first base open, Marcum intentionally walked Miguel Montero, who had two RBIs to that point in the game, to get to Goldschmidt. Marcum jumped ahead of Goldschmidt, 1–2, before leaving a fastball out over the plate. Goldschmidt drove the ball the opposite way and over the wall in right to give Arizona a 7–1 lead. Goldschmidt became the third rookie to hit a postseason grand slam.

2011 NLDS
Game 4, October 5
Ryan Roberts, Arizona Diamondbacks
Chase Field
Randy Wolf, Milwaukee Brewers
1st
4–1
10–6, W
2–2
Bloomquist singled out in centerfield. Aaron Hill fouled out to first base. Justin Upton walked, while Montero singled out in the right field. Goldschmidt, who hit a grand slam a day earlier, struck out looking. Wolf jumped behind of Roberts, 2–1, before leaving a 79 mph changeup out over the plate. Roberts drove the ball to opposite and over the wall in left to give Arizona a 4–1 lead. Moments later, Chris Young hit a home run out to centerfield.

2011 ALCS
Game 2, October 10
Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Ryan Perry, Detroit Tigers
11th
7–3
7–3, W
2–0 TEX
In the 11th, after Perry came in to replace Valverde, Michael Young singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ryan Raburn. Adrián Beltré singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson. Michael Young to 2nd.
Coaching visit to mound. Mike Napoli singles on a fly ball to center fielder Austin Jackson, loading the bases. Nelson Cruz hits a grand slam (3) to left field. Young, Beltre, and Napoli score on the home run. First official (see Grand Slam Single) walk-off grand slam in post season history. "[12]

2012 NLDS
Game 5, October 11
Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
Great American Ball Park
Mat Latos, Cincinnati Reds
5th
6–0
6–4, W
3–2 SF
After the Giants scored two runs in the inning, the bases were loaded for Posey. He hit a home run off the upper deck, giving the Giants a 6–0 lead they did not relinquish. The runs proved to be critical, as the Reds rallied to make the game close, but the Giants held on to win 6–4. The win completed the Giants' comeback from being down 2 games to 0 in the series, the first time that happened in NL Divisional play. The Giants won all three on the road, as the series became the second five-game series to not have a single win by a home team (after the 2010 ALDS between the Rangers and Rays).

2013 ALCS
Game 2, October 13
David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
Joaquín Benoit, Detroit Tigers
8th
5–5
6–5, W
1–1
With the Red Sox trailing 5−1 in the bottom of the eighth, David Ortiz came up with the bases loaded and two out. Ortiz lined Benoit's first pitch into the right field bullpen sending outfielder Torii Hunter flying over the wall, tying the game at 5. The Red Sox would go on to win the game 6−5 in the bottom of the ninth on a walk off single by Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

2013 ALCS
Game 6, October 19
Shane Victorino, Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
José Veras, Detroit Tigers
7th
5–2
5–2, W
4–2 BOS
In the bottom of the seventh inning, with the Tigers ahead 2−1 and Victorino down in the count 0–2 on well placed curve balls, he sent the third pitch (also a curve ball, but up in the zone) over the Green Monster. Victorino ended a 2 for 23 slump with this blast becoming only the second player ever, alongside Jim Thome, to have hit two post-season grand slams.

2014 NLWCG
n/a
October 1

Brandon Crawford, San Francisco Giants
PNC Park
Edinson Vólquez, Pittsburgh Pirates
4th
4–0
8-0, W
n/a
After singles by Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence and a walk to Brandon Belt, Crawford unloaded the bases with a 362-foot grand slam to right field, opening the game's scoring. His grand slam was the first to be hit by a shortstop in postseason history.

2016 NLCS
Game 1, October 15
Miguel Montero, Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Joe Blanton, Los Angeles Dodgers
8th
7–3
8-4, W
1-0 CHC
After the Dodgers tied it in the top of the eighth, Montero's pinch hit grand slam breaks the tie.

2017 ALDS
Game 2, October 6
Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
Progressive Field
Chad Green, New York Yankees
6th
7–8
9-8, W
2-0 CLE
With two outs in the 6th, Lonnie Chisenhall was grazed by a 2-strike pitch that appeared to have possibly struck the knob of his bat before landing in the catcher's mitt for an inning-ending foul-tip strikeout. The Yankees chose not to challenge the umpire's call that Chisenhall was hit by the pitch to load the bases. Lindor then blasted a towering fly ball high off the right field foul pole to cut the Yankees' 5-run lead down to 1. The Indians later finished their comeback with a walk-off single by Yan Gomes in the 13th inning.

2017 NLDS
Game 4, October 11
Michael A. Taylor, Washington Nationals
Wrigley Field
Wade Davis, Chicago Cubs
8th
5–0
5-0, W
2-2
After inheriting Daniel Murphy on first base from Jon Lester, Carl Edwards Jr. issued back-to-back 2-out walks to Anthony Rendon and Matt Wieters to load the bases. Davis was then brought in to face Taylor with the hope of holding the Nationals' lead at 1-0. Taylor hit a 1-1 fastball from Davis into the chain link net at the top of the right center field wall to clear the bases and expand the lead to 5-0.

text: All-star game[edit]

text:
Year
Batter
Date and Site
Pitcher
Inning
Score after HR
Final score
Notes

1983
Fred Lynn, AL (California)
July 6, Comiskey Park
Atlee Hammaker, NL (San Francisco)
3rd
9–1
13–3, W
In the 50th anniversary game, Lynn hits the first grand slam in All-Star history to right field on a 2–2 pitch with two out, capping a 7-run inning and virtually ensuring the AL's first victory since 1971 and second since 1962. Just before the pitch, NBC put on-screen a graphic indicating that there had never been a grand slam hit in All-Star history.

text: Career grand slam leaders[edit]

text:
Alex Rodriguez currently holds the record for most career grand slams with 25.

With 23 grand slams, Lou Gehrig held the all-time record until 2013.[13]

text: Players in bold are currently active (as of September 22, 2017).[14]

text:
* Alex Rodriguez
25

* Lou Gehrig
23

* Manny Ramírez
21

* Eddie Murray
19

* Willie McCovey
18 [1]

* Robin Ventura
18

* Carlos Lee
17

* Jimmie Foxx
17

* Ted Williams
17

* Hank Aaron
16

* Dave Kingman
16

* Babe Ruth
16

* Ryan Howard
15

* Ken Griffey, Jr.
15

* Richie Sexson
15

* Jason Giambi
14

* Gil Hodges
14

* Mark McGwire
14

* Mike Piazza
14

text: 1 – National League record

text: Single-season grand slam leaders[edit]

text: [citation needed]

text:
* Don Mattingly
6
  1987 (a)

* Travis Hafner
6
  2006 (a)

* Ernie Banks
5
  1955 (n)

* Jim Gentile
5
  1961 (a)

* Jim Northrup
5
  1968 (a)

* Albert Pujols
5
  2009 (n)

* Richie Sexson
5
  2006 (a)

* Albert Belle
4
  1997 (a)

* Ray Boone
4
  1953 (a)

* Robinson Canó
4
  2011 (a)

* Vince DiMaggio
4
  1945 (n)

* Lou Gehrig
4
  1934 (a)

* Scooter Gennett
4
  2017 (n)

* Jason Giambi
4
  2000 (a)

* Sid Gordon
4
  1950 (n)

* Tommy Henrich
4
  1948 (a)

* Ralph Kiner
4
  1949 (n)

* Edgar Martínez
4
  2000 (a)

* Phil Nevin
4
  2001 (n)

* Mike Piazza
4
  1998 (n)

* Alexei Ramírez
4
  2008 (a)

* Al Rosen
4
  1951 (a)

* Babe Ruth
4
  1919 (a)

* Wildfire Schulte
4
  1911 (n)

* Rudy York
4
  1938 (a)

text:
a – American League
n – National League