Talk:Grand slam (baseball)

Lou Gehrig

I would like to know how many times Lou Gehrig came to the plate with the bases loaded We know he hit 23 grand slams, but how many opportunities did he have?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.181.229.9 (talk • contribs) 01:43, 19 May 2006.

lead vs body / etymology?

Someone w/ time might want to move much of this article's lead to one or more sub-sections; leaving a pithier, more cogent lead and a visible TOC.

Also, the name--does the term "Grand Slam" come from Bridge, or what? And perhaps the article could list some of the many other nicknames for the four-run-homer, including my personal favorite, Gettysburg Address (four score...) ;-) —Turangalila ^talk 21:58, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

inside the park grand slam

Anybody know of a reliable list we could post of these? All I could find was here, and I know this is an incomplete list, I remember witnessing one by the Brewers inside the Big O back in 2001. Any help is appreciated! 209.105.207.181 20:51, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Players who have hit two grand slams in a single game

This article is completely wrong in its assertion that only two players have hit two grand slams in a single game. According to MLB.com that feat has been accomplished 13 separate times. That section of the article needs a major re-write. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.225.221.49 (talk) 07:17, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

To be clear, the most grand slams in one game at any level was accomplished by 11 year old Sean Doyle of the Lions Little League on approximately June 20th 1974. There are two articles recording feat. One in the Green Bay Press Gazette and one in the Green Bay News Chronicle. Doyle hit 3 consecutive grand slams in a game between Packer Realty and Bertrand's Sporting Goods with a final score believed to be 15-10 final in favor of Doyle's team. Doyle played first base and used a 32 ounce aluminum bat. Doyle now resides in Plano, Texas and is a graduate of Green Bay West High School and The University of Wisconsin . Doyle is self employed and a huge Packers and Badgers fan to this date. Doyle is single and has 4 loving dogs - Lexi, Snoofer, Daisy and Tank. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sean Doyle GOAT (talk • contribs) 16:18, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

Lou Gehrig Photo

I think the photo of Gehrig used in this article (in the section on career leaders) should be changed. It is of him wearing his Columbia University uniform, while the 23 grand slams relevant to the article were profession grand slams, hit as a Yankee, so shouldn't the photograph reflect that? 69.126.230.189 (talk) 23:04, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

It's the clearest photo we currently have. See commons:Category:Lou Gehrig for other photographs of Gehrig that we can use. Mindmatrix 00:27, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Sources

There are no sources listed for the Career Grand Slam Leaders list or the Single Season Grand Slam Leaders list. Someone needs to add citations for those numbers. Tad Lincoln (talk) 00:08, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Here's a long list (apparently current) of career grand slams.[1] And here are various records associated with the subject.[2] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:27, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Josh Willingham

An IP tried to add Wingham's 2 consecutive grand slams. He got the facts wrong and I reverted it, but it did happen:[3] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:52, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Present tense

Why is the present tense used in some of the descriptive notes for the playoff GS's? Seems a little goofy. 173.160.130.14 (talk) 06:00, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

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"Better source needed" tag for Grand Slam reference

I think this tag should be removed. The source work is a serious undertaking published over several editions over an extended period, not a hobbyist newsletter, and the author's credentials are strong, with articles published in respected journals, and a significant number of published non-fiction works, including books on English language usage. Dybeck (talk) 11:13, 26 November 2022 (UTC)