World Series
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| 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 NY(AL) | 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 NY | 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 isn't 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 NY | 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 NY | 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 LA | 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 NY | 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 Chi | 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. |
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