Still, it's worth remembering the sluggers who simply inflicted a ton of damage in one calendar year, even if the moments were fleeting. Below are the players who have bucked the odds and recorded the most grand slams in a single season. 1 (tie). 6 grand slams -- Don Mattingly (1987...
But Brown told me about one particular day at Louisville, after Smith got a call about the high five from a big-city newspaper. "Derek was talking about how this was going to go down in history," Brown says. "It would be something we could tell our kids and grandkids about. I've ...
Cloninger's biggest claim to fame may have been come three months later, when he became the only pitcher to launchtwo grand slams in a game. He didn't do anything with his bat in this one and ultimately took a 13-inning, complete-game loss on Willie Stargell's two-run homer. 11-ti...
1 in the ATP, has won four grand slams since turning 30. And that, you guessed it, ties a record. --Dan Hajducky Annika Sorenstam LPGA Dominance Rating: 10.3 Stop us if you've heard this before: How can a golfer who hasn't picked up a club professionally in the past ...
The sport is quickly developing thanks to the tournaments held in the biggest cities, like Beijing and Chengdu. The golden era of tennis in China happened during the 2010s when Li Na won both the French Open and Australian Open grand slams. Number of Tennis licensed players in China: 14,00...
The 5-hour, 50 minute game was the longest playoff game ever (since broken by the 18-inning Giants-Nationals matchup of 2014) and featured two grand slams by Lance Berkman and Adam LaRoche, but it was Burke who ended up the hero. Jim Edmonds, Cardinals, 2004 NLCS, Game 6 After ...
"The Iron Horse" is well known for all the stats he put up in the regular season—the 23 career grand slams, the .340 batting average, 1,995 RBIs, and his 2,130 consecutive games played—but his work in the postseason made him one of the most illustrious pressure hitters in history....
Filed under Grand Slams Tagged as Nadal, WawrinkaJanuary 24, 2014 An Emotional Feeling Australian Open, Semifinal (1) Nadal d. (6) Federer, 7/6 6/3 6/3 The Australian Open provides those of us who otherwise avoid commercial television with plenty of excellent reasons not to alter our ...
He removes his left boot and slams it on the floor. He removes his right boot and - "Wait a minute... this is what they were talking about, isn't it?" he says to himself in his drunken stupor. He gently places the right boot next to the left one and goes to bed. An hour ...
Some theme restaurants put you behind bars. AtThe Lock-Up Shinjuku, the staff throws you inside a prison cell and slams the door. The “jail food” menu includes pieces of chicken inside metal cages, and cocktails in syringes. Meet your idol at a Character cafe ...