Has there ever been an inside-the-park grand slam homerun?
Has there ever been an inside-the-park grand slam homerun?
On April 27, 1949, Pete Milne hit an inside-the-park grand slam for his only career home run. It gave the New York Giants an 11–8 lead over the Brooklyn Dodgers, which was also the final score.
Who hit an inside-the-park grand slam?
Roberto Clemente
The 20-year-old Roberto Clemente brought his exciting style to Pittsburgh in his 1955 rookie season and earned a spot in the Pirates outfield. On this night, he clouted an inside-the-park grand slam off Cubs relief pitcher Jim Brosnan to end the game in a victory for the Pirates, right then and there.
How many inside-the-park grand slams have been hit?
There have been 224 inside the park grand slams dating back to 1881. The two most notable, I think, are in 1956 the great outfielder Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit the only walk-off inside the park grand slam beating the Chicago Cubs 9–8 in old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Has a baseball player ever hit a ball out of the park?
According to Statcast, that ball traveled a projected 475 feet with an exit velocity of 114 mph. And, sure, he joins a short list of people to ever hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium: Mark McGwire in May of ’99, Mike Piazza in September of ’97 and Willie Stargell, who did it twice, including a 506-foot (!!) bomb in 1969.
How many unassisted triple plays have there been in major league baseball?
15 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.
Did Roberto Clemente hit an inside-the-park grand slam?
There has been just one inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam in Major League history, and it was done by Clemente. His historic trip around the bases gave the Pirates a 9-8 victory over the Cubs, making it one of just 28 “ultimate grand slams” in the Modern Era (since 1901) and the only one that was inside-the-park.