Baseball history is full of random, unexplainable, mathematically insane events. My favorite of those may be the game that Fernando Tatis had on April 23, 1999.
Correct that: The inning Tatis had that night for the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium. The third baseman hit two grand slams in the third inning; remarkably, both came against Chan Ho Park. Here are the home runs and here's Cardinals announcer Mike Shannon calling the second one.
Twelve other players have hit two grand slams in a game, but Tatis remains the only one to hit two in one inning. (Although Tony Cloninger's feat in 1966 is nearly as impressive: The Atlanta Braves pitcher hit two grand slams in the same game -- the only two of his career -- while also throwing a complete game. Cloninger drove in 23 runs that year.)
The amazing thing is Park was still in there when Tatis came up to bat for the second time in that third inning. The inning went: single, hit by pitch, single, Tatis grand slam (off a 2-0 fastball), groundout, home run, walk, walk, sacrifice fielder's choice (no out), error, single, fly ball, Tatis grand slam (3-2 slider). Park threw 48 pitches in the inning and became the second pitcher to allow two grand slams in one inning, following the infamous Whoa Bill Phillips in 1890.
After the game, Dodgers announcer Vin Scully said, "When [Tatis] came up the second time, I said, 'I’m not even going to look in the record book because I can’t believe anybody could have ever (hit two slams in an inning),' and then damned if he didn’t do it. What would it be comparable to? I don’t know how you could compare it to anything. One inning is so preposterous."
Tatis went on to have a big season in 1999, hitting 34 home runs and driving in 107 runs. He was only 24 but never had another season as big, as various injuries derailed him. He was out of the majors by 2004. He returned to baseball two seasons later, in part to help his community in the Dominican Republic build a new church. He eventually made it back to majors -- with the Mets, from 2008-10 -- and got his church built.
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