2006-12-27 11:36:17 · 13 answers · asked by alvin1212 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Tied? Possibly. Broken? Highly improbable.
After it happened I saw on ESPN where some mathematician calculated the odds of that ever happening. I don't remember the number, but it was several hundred billion to one for it to ever happen once.
Three ABs in an inning has only happened a handful of time. For three grandslams by the same player would require at least 22 batters to bat in the inning (4th batter is the earliest possible grand slam obviously, then 13th, then 22nd.) That happening is quite rare. Then for the bases to be loaded all three times? And to hit a grand slam all three times? While possible, it not probable.
And to CardsBB47 (or something like that) both of Tatis' grand slams were off Chan Ho Park, in the 4th inning. Too bad it was in LA, just imagine the reaction had it happened at old Busch.
2006-12-27 19:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was listening to that game over the internet and I'm still surprised that it's been done even once.
BTW, Chan Ho Park gave up BOTH of those slams, which is part of the reason that I still can't believe it. That and Tatis simply wasn't and isn't that good of a player.
ANdy Warhol said it so well when he talked about everyone having their 15 minutes of fame.
2006-12-27 14:38:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a possibilty, but it will be pretty tough. Two things would have to happen for that to happen. One would have to hit a grand slam and then hope that they can hit around the order and hope the bases are loaded again when the home run hitter comes back to the plate. Not very good odds of that happening.
2006-12-28 03:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by davester1970 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I have a better chance of winning the lottery 10 times before that is ever done again. The odds of batting twice in an inning aren't the greatest. Then you have to bat twice in an inning with the bases loaded which is lottery odds by itself, then you have to execute both times. Sheesh, I can't...wait...WAIT!! I have a vision!! It will happen again 6/8/08 in a city that begins with the letter 'C'
2006-12-27 13:36:08 · answer #4 · answered by Meanie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that this will happen again, but it is one of those records that seem impossible.
cardsbb47:
He hit the grand slams off of Chan Ho Park
2006-12-27 13:31:00 · answer #5 · answered by Craig 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, FERNANDO!!!!
I remember that game well because for one it was my Cardinals and I believe it was against the Dodgers off of Chan Ho Park **edit from Nomo...LOL** Am I right?
This is one very good trivia question as well.
I think that it certainly will happen again, but maybe not in our lifetime.
2006-12-27 12:47:54 · answer #6 · answered by cardsbb47 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Given an infinite amount of time, and assuming that baseball continues to be played over that infinite amount of time, "2 grand slams in the same inning" will occur again an infinite number of times in the future. Interestingly, so will "2,000 grand slams in the same inning".
Outside of that . . . who knows? Seems absurdly unlikely to have occurred once.
2006-12-27 11:48:44 · answer #7 · answered by Charles R 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It will eventually happen. In fact Isaw it once in the venezuelan winter league. The impossible thing would be to break that record.
2006-12-27 13:58:26 · answer #8 · answered by ljjahn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. He was a great player, but he's not a Cardinal anymore. Is he still playing? Either way, I don't think it'll be done again.
2006-12-27 17:05:31 · answer #9 · answered by jesus_mysuperhero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If baseball keeps going then it will happen again some time.
2006-12-27 13:11:07 · answer #10 · answered by balderarrow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋