MLB GRAND SLAM RECORDS

Major League Baseball Records for Grand Slams | Baseball Almanac

Grand slam records — including most grand slams in a career, most grand slams in a single season, most grand slams in a game, and several position specific grand slam records. Research by Baseball Almanac.

Baseball Almanac Top Quote

"He (former Major League career grand slam leader Lou Gehrig) just went out and did his job every day." - Hall of Famer Bill Dickey in Baseball Digest (June 1992, Glenn Liebman, 'Here's What Hall of Famers Say About Each Other', Page 62)

Grand Slam Records

Career Grand Slam Records | Team Grand Slam Records

Most Grand Slams
In A Career | Top 1,000
AL Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (7) 25 1994-2016
Texas Rangers (3)
New York Yankees (15)
NL Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants (16) 18 1959-1980
San Diego Padres (2)
Most Grand Slams
In A Career
By A Pinch Hitter
AL Ben Broussard Cleveland Indians 3 06-23-2004
Cleveland Indians 08-12-2004
Seattle Mariners 04-21-2007
Rich Reese Minnesota Twins 08-03-1969
Minnesota Twins 06-07-1970
Minnesota Twins 07-09-1972
NL Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants 3 06-12-1960
San Francisco Giants 09-10-1965
San Diego Padres 05-30-1975
Ron Northey St. Louis Cardinals 09-03-1947
St. Louis Cardinals 05-30-1948
Chicago Cubs 09-18-1950
Most Grand Slams
In A Career
By A Pitcher
AL Camilo Pascual Washington Senators 2 08-14-1960
Minnesota Twins 04-27-1965
Dizzy Trout Detroit Tigers 07-28-1949
Detroit Tigers 06-23-1950
NL Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants 2 04-11-2014
San Francisco Giants 07-13-2014
Tony Cloninger Atlanta Braves 07-03-1966
Atlanta Braves 07-03-1966
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals 09-29-1965
St. Louis Cardinals 07-26-1973
Denny Neagle Pittsburgh Pirates 06-27-1995
Colorado Rockies 09-29-2001
Rick Wise Philadelphia Phillies 08-28-1971
St. Louis Cardinals 08-21-1973

Grand Slam Records

Single Season Grand Slam Records

Most Grand Slams
In A Season | Top 500
AL Travis Hafner Cleveland Indians 6 2006
Don Mattingly New York Yankees 1987
NL Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs 5 1955
Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 2009
Most Grand Slams
In A Season
By A Pinch-Hitter
AL Darryl Strawberry New York Yankees 2 05-02-1998
New York Yankees 08-04-1998
Ben Broussard Cleveland Indians 06-23-2004
Cleveland Indians 08-12-2004
NL Brooks Conrad Atlanta Braves 2 05-20-2010
Atlanta Braves 07-24-2010
Mike Ivie San Francisco Giants 05-28-1978
San Francisco Giants 06-30-1978
Davey Johnson Philadelphia Phillies 04-30-1978
Philadelphia Phillies 06-03-1978
Most Grand Slams
In A Season
By A Pitcher
AL 40+ Pitchers Tied -- 1 --
NL Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants 2 04-11-2014
San Francisco Giants 07-13-2014
Tony Cloninger Atlanta Braves 07-03-1966
Atlanta Braves 07-03-1966
Most Grand Slams
In A Season
By A Rookie
AL Royce Lewis * Minnesota Twins 4 08-27-2023
Minnesota Twins 08-28-2023
Minnesota Twins 09-04-2023
Minnesota Twins 09-15-2023
Alexei Ramirez Chicago White Sox 07-22-2008
Chicago White Sox 08-17-2008
Chicago White Sox 09-19-2008
Chicago White Sox 09-29-2008
NL Kurt Abbott Florida Marlins 2 06-05-1994
Florida Marlins 06-14-1994
Garrett Atkins Colorado Rockies 06-28-2005
Colorado Rockies 09-14-2005
Bruce Aven Florida Marlins 05-07-1999
Florida Marlins 06-06-1999
Kris Bryant Chicago Cubs 06-17-2015
Chicago Cubs 07-04-2015
Pat Burrell Philadelphia Phillies 06-21-2000
Philadelphia Phillies 08-08-2000
Dylan Carlson St. Louis Cardinals 04-07-2021
St. Louis Cardinals 09-17-2021
Jeff Conine Florida Marlins 05-01-1993
Florida Marlins 08-20-1993
Howard Earl Chicago Colts 05-08-1890
Chicago Colts 06-26-1890
Adeiny Hechavarría Miami Marlins 05-05-2013
Miami Marlins 09-04-2013
Frank Howard Los Angeles Dodgers 05-17-1960
Los Angeles Dodgers 07-28-1960
Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies 08-10-2005
Philadelphia Phillies 09-21-2005
Adam Hyzdu Pittsburgh Pirates 07-19-2002
Pittsburgh Pirates 08-23-2002
Derrek Lee Florida Marlins 04-07-1998
Florida Marlins 04-13-1998
Fred Lewis San Francisco Giants 06-01-2007
San Francisco Giants 07-04-2007
Colin Moran Pittsburgh Pirates 04-02-2018
Pittsburgh Pirates 07-01-2018
Melvin Nieves San Diego Padres 08-02-1995
San Diego Padres 08-26-1995
James Outman Los Angeles Dodgers 04-20-2023
Los Angeles Dodgers 05-17-2023
Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 06-19-1973
Philadelphia Phillies 06-27-1973
Daryl Spencer New York Giants 05-04-1953
New York Giants 07-26-1953
Tyrone Taylor Milwaukee Brewers 07-23-2021
Milwaukee Brewers 09-23-2021
Wally Westlake Pittsburgh Pirates 06-29-1947
Pittsburgh Pirates 07-15-1947
Billy Williams Chicago Cubs 05-02-1961
Chicago Cubs 06-16-1961
Babe Young New York Giants 08-11-1940
New York Giants 09-07-1940
Most Grand Slams
In A Month
AL Mike Blowers Seattle Mariners 3 08-03-1995
Seattle Mariners 08-14-1995
Seattle Mariners 08-18-1995
Alex Bregman Houston Astros 06-03-2023
Houston Astros 06-24-2023
Houston Astros 06-29-2023
Jim Northrup Detroit Tigers 06-24-1968
Detroit Tigers 06-24-1968
Detroit Tigers 06-29-1968
Larry Parrish Texas Rangers 07-04-1982
Texas Rangers 07-07-1982
Texas Rangers 07-10-1982
Shane Spencer New York Yankees 09-18-1998
New York Yankees 09-24-1998
New York Yankees 09-27-1998
Rudy York Detroit Tigers 05-16-1938
Detroit Tigers 05-22-1938
Detroit Tigers 05-30-1938
NL Carlos Beltran New York Mets 3 07-16-2006
New York Mets 07-18-2006
New York Mets 07-30-2006
Eric Davis Cincinnati Reds 05-01-1987
Cincinnati Reds 05-03-1987
Cincinnati Reds 05-30-1987
Mike Piazza Los Angeles Dodgers 04-09-1998
Los Angeles Dodgers 04-10-1998
Los Angeles Dodgers 04-24-1998
Devon White Milwaukee Brewers 05-10-2001
Milwaukee Brewers 05-15-2001
Milwaukee Brewers 05-20-2001

Grand Slam Records

Game Grand Slam Records

Most Grand Slams
In 1st Game Ever
( * = 1st At-Bat)
(** = 1st Pitch)
AL Kevin Kouzmanoff ** Cleveland Indians 1 09-02-2006
Daniel Nava ** Boston Red Sox 06-12-2010
NL Bobby Bonds San Francisco Giants 1 06-25-1968
Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants 05-27-2011
Bill Duggleby * Philadelphia Phillies 04-21-1898
Jerar Encarnacion Miami Marlins 06-19-2022
Jeremy Hermida * Florida Marlins 08-31-2005
Most Grand Slams
In 2 Games
Consecutively
AL Willie Aikens California Angels 2 06-13-1979
California Angels 06-14-1979
Albert Belle Baltimore Orioles 06-14-2000
Baltimore Orioles 06-15-2000
Mike Blowers Seattle Mariners 05-16-1993
Seattle Mariners 05-17-1993
Jim Busby Cleveland Indians 07-05-1956
Cleveland Indians 07-06-1956
Rob Deer Milwaukee Brewers 08-19-1987
Milwaukee Brewers 08-20-1987
Bill Dickey New York Yankees 08-03-1937
New York Yankees 08-04-1937
David Eckstein Anaheim Angels 04-27-2002
Anaheim Angels 04-28-2002
Jimmie Foxx Boston Red Sox 05-20-1940
Boston Red Sox 05-21-1940
Dan Gladden Detroit Tigers 08-10-1993
Detroit Tigers 08-11-1993
Ken Griffey, Jr. Seattle Mariners 04-29-1999
Seattle Mariners 04-30-1999
Royce Lewis Minnesota Twins 08-27-2023
Minnesota Twins 08-28-2023
Greg Luzinski Chicago White Sox 06-08-1984
Chicago White Sox 06-09-1984
Salvador Perez Kansas City Royals 08-26-2021
Kansas City Royals 08-27-2021
Brett Phillips Tampa Bay Rays 08-08-2021
Tampa Bay Rays 08-11-2021
Jorge Posada New York Yankees 06-12-2010
New York Yankees 06-13-2010
Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 05-06-1962
Baltimore Orioles 05-09-1962
Babe Ruth New York Yankees 09-27-1927
New York Yankees 09-29-1927
Babe Ruth New York Yankees 08-06-1929
New York Yankees 08-07-1929
Luis Urías Boston Red Sox 08-17-2023
Boston Red Sox 08-19-2023
NL Jimmy Bannon Boston Braves 2 08-06-1894
Boston Braves 08-07-1894
Carlos Beltran New York Mets 07-16-2006
New York Mets 07-18-2006
Jazz Chisholm Jr. Miami Marlins 09-16-2023
Miami Marlins 09-17-2023
Eric Davis Cincinnati Reds 05-04-1996
Cincinnati Reds 05-05-1996
Phil Garner Pittsburgh Pirates 09-14-1978
Pittsburgh Pirates 09-15-1978
Fred McGriff San Diego Padres 08-13-1991
San Diego Padres 08-14-1991
Mike Piazza Los Angeles Dodgers 04-09-1998
Los Angeles Dodgers 04-10-1998
Tyler Saladino Milwaukee Brewers 07-21-2019
Milwaukee Brewers 07-22-2019
Jimmy Sheckard Brooklyn Dodgers 09-23-1901
Brooklyn Dodgers 09-24-1901
Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs 07-27-1998
Chicago Cubs 07-28-1998
Robin Ventura New York Mets 05-20-1999
New York Mets 05-20-1999
Most GS Allowed
By A Pitcher
In A Game
AL Jack Morris Detroit Tigers 2 08-07-1984
Eric Plunk Oakland Athletics 07-31-1986
Daniel Schlereth Detroit Tigers 06-28-2011
Tex Shirley St. Louis Browns 07-27-1946
NL Brandon Backe Houston Astros 2 08-16-2008
June Greene Philadelphia Phillies 07-06-1929
Luke Hamlin Brooklyn Dodgers 07-04-1938
Jock Menefee Chicago Cubs 08-12-1903
Chan Ho Park Los Angeles Dodgers 04-23-1999
Charlie Petty Washington Nationals 05-28-1894
Bill Phillips Pittsburgh Pirates 08-16-1890
Jack Scott Boston Braves 04-28-1921
Archie Stimmel Cincinnati Reds 09-23-1901
Grand Slams Records | Research by Baseball Almanac
baseball almanac flat baseball

baseball almanac fast facts

One of the rarest events in baseball is HITTING TWO GRAND SLAMS IN THE SAME GAME BY THE SAME PLAYER and they are all listed (along with box scores, positional breakdowns, and trivia items) in our fabulous feats section.

* Royce Lewis tied the major league record for grand slams in a single season by a rookie (four in 2023), as listed above, but he also hit one on May 13, 2022, his first year in the majors, giving him five total while in rookie status.

On May 26, 1929, New York Giants pinch-hitter Pat Crawford hit a grand slam. Les Bell, from the Boston Braves, pinch-hit and also hit a grand slam. This is the only time in history two pinch-hitters have each hit a grand slam during the same game.

Jim Northrup in 1968, and Larry Parrish in 1982, are the only players in Major League history to hit three grand slams during the same calendar week. However, did you know that Lou Gehrig once hit three grand slams over a four day period in 1931 (August 29, August 31 & September 1)? By comparison it took Northrup six days in 1968, and Parrish seven days in 1982.