From the minute they first pick up a bat, kids dream about stepping to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, with the bases loaded and their team down by three, and cranking the game-winning home run. Players rarely ever get such an opportunity for a one-run victory, much less capitalize on it. There have been only 21 grand slams of this variety, called “ultimate” grand slams, in major league history. Here is the complete list:
» September 9, 1881 — Roger Connor
» September 24, 1925 — Babe Ruth
» May 23, 1936 — Sammy Byrd
» July 8, 1950 — Jack Phillips
» June 16, 1952 — Bobby Thomson
» July 15, 1952 — Eddie Joost
» September 11, 1955 — Del Crandall
» May 11, 1956 — Danny Kravitz
» July 25, 1956 — Roberto Clemente
» August 31, 1963 — Ellis Burton
» August 2, 1970 — Tony Taylor
» August 11, 1970 — Carl Taylor
» April 22, 1973 — Ron Lolich
» May 1, 1979 — Roger Freed
» April 13, 1983 — Bo Diaz
» August 31, 1984 — Buddy Bell
» April 13, 1985 — Phil Bradley
» August 29, 1986 — Dick Schofield
» June 21, 1988 — Alan Trammell
» May 17, 1996 — Chris Hoiles
