Other Major League Postseason Grand Slams
Series | Game | Batter | Site | Pitcher | Inning | Score after HR | Final score | Series standing | Notes |
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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 NY | 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 NY | 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 NY | 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 NY | 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 Chi | 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 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 | 6–3, 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 LA | 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 Collmenter and Bloomquist. Two outs later, with first base open, Marcum intentionally walked 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. A. Hill fouled out to first base. 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, 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 | 3–3 | 7–3, W | 2–0 Texas | 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. " |
2012 NLDS | Game 5, October 11 | Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants | Great American Ballpark | Mat Latos, Cincinnati Reds | 5th | 6–0 | 6–4, W | 2–2 | 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). |
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