tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor) (02/22/84)
Well, even us Cub fans make mistakes. In my recent quiz I listed Tony Cloniger as the only player to hit 2 grand slams in 1 game. After getting a couple more answers, I pulled out the record book and found SEVEN players to have hit 2 grannies in 1 game. The players were: Tony Lazzeri 1936 Yankees Jim Tabor 1939 Red Sox Rudy York 1946 Red Sox Jim Gentile 1961 Orioles Tony Cloninger 1966 Braves (only pitcher in the list) Jim Northrup 1968 Tigers Frank Robinson 1970 Orioles I guess I only listed Cloninger cause he`s the only N.L. player. Additional trivia: 5 days after his 2-grannies, Northrup hit ANOTHER. 3 in a week! This has happened 2 times before. Larry Parrish hit 3 in a week in July of `82(4th, 7th, 10th). Lou Gerigh also hit 3 in a week in `31. Here`s how Lou did it: 8/29 Grandslam 8/30 2 run homer 8/31 Grandslam 9/1 Grandslam and a 2 run homer Like they say on the commercial, the word is AWESOME! Gerigh has the lifetime Grandslam title of 23. Willie McCovey has the N.L. title with 18. Break out the bats! Spring training is here! Tom O`Connor ihuxw!tommyo
kaufman@uiucdcs.UUCP (kaufman ) (02/27/84)
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uiucdcs!kaufman Feb 26 21:10:00 1984
Your source may be somewhat dated. If I recall, one other National
Leaguer recently (since 1980 or so - I forget exactly when) has since turned
the trick. It wasn't a pitcher this time. Anyone remember who it was?
(Not intended as a trivia question - I don't remember it).
Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman)