2 Grand Slams in 1 Game by Fernando Tatis

Fernando Tatis, who had not hit a grand slam during his Major League career, homered twice with the bases loaded — both times off Chan Ho Park — in the third inning. Tatis, not only became the first Major League ballplayer to hit two grand slams in one inning, but he also set a new record with eight runs batted in during a single inning.

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"I can't believe it happened. I did not expect to hit another one. I've never been a home run hitter. I just try to meet the ball. I'm not like Mark McGwire" - Fernando Tatis

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St Louis Cardinals
Name Pos AB R H RBI
Darren Bragg rf 5 2 3 0
Edgar Renteria ss 5 2 1 1
Mark McGwire 1b 5 1 1 0
Fernando Tatis 3b 5 2 2 8
Manny Aybar p 0 0 0 0
J.D. Drew cf 4 1 2 1
Eli Marrero c-1b 5 1 2 1
David Howard 2b 0 0 0 0
a-Placido Polanco ph-2b 3 1 0 0
Joe McEwing lf 4 1 0 0
Jose Jimenez p 3 1 0 0
Alberto Castillo c 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 40 12 11 11
Los Angeles Dodgers
Name Pos AB R H RBI
Eric Young 2b 4 1 2 1
Tripp Cromer rf 1 0 0 0
Jose Vizcaino ss-2b 3 0 2 0
Gary Sheffield lf 2 0 0 1
c-Todd Hollandsworth ph-lf 2 0 0 1
Raul Mondesi rf 4 0 0 0
Jeff Kubenka p 0 0 0 0
d-Paul Lo Duca ph 1 0 0 0
Eric Karros 1b 3 0 1 0
Dave Hansen 1b 1 1 1 0
Devon White cf 3 1 2 0
Jacob Brumfield cf 1 0 0 0
Adrian Beltre 3b 4 1 2 1
Todd Hundley c 3 0 0 1
Chan Ho Park p 1 0 0 0
Carlos Perez p 1 0 0 0
b-Mark Grudzielanek ph-ss 1 1 1 1
TOTALS 35 5 11 5

a: Base on balls for D.Howard in 3rd inning.
b: Single for C.Perez in 7th inning.
c: Hit into fielder's choice for Sheffield in 7th inning.
d: Flied out for Kubenka in 9th inning.

Doubles: Bragg, Drew, Hansen.
Errors
: Bragg, Vizcaino 2, Karros.
Home Runs: Drew, Marrero, Tatis 2.
Left on Base: St. Louis 8, Los Angeles 8.
Stolen Bases: Marrero, Mcewing.
Sacrifice: Flies: Sheffield, Hundley.
Sacrifice Hits: Jimenez, Vizcaino.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 11 1
Los Angeles 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 11 3
St Louis Cardinals
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Jose Jimenez 7.0 9 4 3 1 6
Manny Aybar 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Los Angeles Dodgers
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Chan Ho Park 2.2 8 11 6 3 2
Carlos Perez 4.1 3 1 1 0 4
Jeff Kubenka 2.0 0 0 0 2 1

Losing Pitcher: Park.
Winning Pitcher: Jimenez.

Hit By Pitch: Grudzielanek (by Ayber), Renteria (by Park).

Attendance: 46,687.
Ejection: D.Johnson (Manager) by Bonin in 3rd inning.
Length of Game: 3:05.
Umpires: HP: Greg Bonin, 1B: Jeff Nelson, 2B: Frank Pulli, 3B: Charlie Williams.
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Following the game, Cardinals' manager Tony LaRussa said, "It's a thrill to witness big league history. I don't care if you're a fan or sitting in the dugout or whatever. What have they got one-hundred years of baseball and this is the first time it's ever been done? Wow."

Did you know that Fernando Tatis was only the second National League player to hit two grand slams in one game? Tony Cloninger, a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, was the other player to go deep twice in the same game with the bases loaded.

Chan Ho Park was the second pitcher to give up two grand slams during the same inning, the first was Bill Phillips of Pittsburgh on August 16, 1890, and the first to give them both up to the same batter.