Lou Gehrig Grand Slams

The all-time Major League leader in grand slams hit by a player is the Iron Horse Lou Gehrig. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive list of those legendary slams.

"Lou 'Iron Horse' Gehrig was quite possibly the best first baseman to ever play at Yankee Stadium. His stunning athletic ability made him an American hero, while his untimely death made him a legend." - The White House

Lou Gehrig Grand Slams

Grand Slams in Chronological Order

1

07-23-1925

Firpo Marberry

Washington

New York

7th

2

05-07-1927

Ted Lyons

Chicago

Chicago

9th

3

07-04-1927

Bobby Burke

Washington

New York

6th

4

05-11-1928

Joe Shaute

Cleveland

New York

6th

5

09-10-1929

Phil Page

Detroit

New York

1st

6

09-18-1929

Milt Shoffner

Cleveland

New York

7th

7

05-22-1930

Bill Shores

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1st

8

07-31-1930

Ed Durham

Boston

Boston

7th

9

08-29-1931

Lefty Grove

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

6th

10

08-31-1931

Lloyd Brown

Washington

New York

5th

11

09-01-1931

Ed Morris

Boston

New York

3rd

12

05-26-1932

Alvin Crowder

Washington

Washington

6th

13

09-09-1932

Earl Whitehill

Detroit

Detroit

3rd

14

05-10-1934

Lee Stine

Chicago

New York

5th

15

05-13-1934

Lloyd Brown

Cleveland

New York

1st

16

06-10-1934

Bill Dietrich

Philadelphia

New York

1st

17

07-05-1934

Lefty Stewart

Washington

New York

3rd

18

07-07-1935

Bobo Newsom

Washington

Washington

5th

19

08-21-1935

Jim Walkup

St. Louis

St. Louis

3rd

20

08-15-1936

Randy Gumpert

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

8th

21

09-09-1936

Oral Hildebrand

Cleveland

Cleveland

2nd

22

08-31-1937

Mel Harder

Cleveland

Cleveland

5th

23

08-20-1938

Buck Ross

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1st

Lou Gehrig Grand Slams



Did you know that eleven of Lou Gehrig's legendary twenty-three grand slams were hit in Yankee Stadium — including the first of his Major League career?

The chart above can be used to create & answer countless trivia questions, including but not limited to an inning by inning grand slam analysis:

Gehrig Grand Slams by Inning

 

 

Inning

Quantity

1

5

2

1

3

4

4

0

5

4

6

4

7

3

8

1

9

1

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