I see Clemente had the only one. I know how a walk-off works and how an inside-the-park grand slam works but combined? I can't find video or a play-by-play recount of it. Did the ball get stuck somewhere?
2007-09-21 04:41:37 · 8 answers · asked by Skip S 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I understand the first 3 answers but doesn't a walk-off home runner start walking from home plate? How could a "walk-off" start from 1st, or second, or third base? I'm still confused. Here's a definition:
In baseball, a walk-off home run is a home run that ends the game. It must be a home run that gives the home team the lead in the bottom of the 9th inning or the bottom of any extra inning. It is called a "walk-off" home run because the teams walk off the field immediately afterward.
So again... how is it a walk-off and inside-the-park at the same time?
2007-09-21 04:53:41 · update #1
AHHH!!!!!
Got it now!
Thanks for clearing that up! I thought they started walking from home.... derrrrrr........
Thanks guys!
2007-09-21 04:55:35 · update #2
It's not called a "walk off" because the batter can walk around the bases after a HR, it's a "walk off" because you can walk off the field after it....the game is over.
A "walk off" hit does not have to be a HR, it's just anything that ends the game on the offensive side.
So a "walk off" inside the park grand slam works just like any other "walk off" hit. It just happened to be an inside the park HR with the bases loaded and the batting team down by 3.
2007-09-21 04:53:13 · answer #1 · answered by rbc_commish 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The same way a regular inside-the-park grand slam would work, except the bases were loaded and the Pirates were down by 3.
I haven't seen the footage in years, so I'm not sure if it took a weird bounce or not.
boredatwork - if there were errors on the play it wouldn't be considered a home run.
EDIT: the term "walk-off" doesn't refer to the speed of the runner, just to the fact that it was the last pitch of the game and the players "walked off" the field after the play.
I never knew the term walk-off was understood by so few people. Like the person who asked this question quoted: "It is called a "walk-off" home run because the teams walk off the field immediately afterward."
Not sure why there's so much confusion.
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2007-09-21 04:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kris 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me that an in-the-park grand slam would not take any more time than a solo in-the-park home run, right? If all the runners take off at the crack of the bat, they should get around the bases well before the batter.
So...the score is 3-0 in the bottom of the 9th, and Clemente is at bat, and they are at home. The bases are loaded, and he hits a soft liner that rolls down the line and into the corner. The outfield was playing him to pull the ball, but he went the other way, so the outfielder takes awhile to get to it. He finally gets the ball in hand and bobbles it. This gives Clemente time to have already rounded second. The two lead runners have already crossed the plate, and the third is rounding third. The fielder overthrows the cutoff man, allowing the last baserunner to score easily, and Clemente charges around third. The ball makes it back to the plate, but not on time, and Clemente slides in for the only walk-off, in-the-park grand slam in history. It's awesome man. It really is.
2007-09-21 04:56:56 · answer #3 · answered by Chip Sweatervest 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hit a Inside the Park Grand Slam that ends the game. Boom
Roberto Clemente is the only player to do so
2014-12-31 08:13:56 · answer #4 · answered by Lethal Storm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bases are loaded player hits the ball somewhere inside the park and comes around to score. Maybe the outfielders misplayed the ball, throwing error or something. but just means all the people come around to score. I dont think itd be a walk off home run though because hes not really walking, he'd have to be running like crazy to do that
2007-09-21 04:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by boredatwork 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they are down to their final out.... they are down by 3 runs... the bases are loaded.... the pitch is driven deep in the gap.... the ball stays in the field... all runners score including the hitter...
its not really a "walk off" because the hitter had to run the bases but he did win the game with his inside the park grand slam
2007-09-21 04:47:08 · answer #6 · answered by Jes Won 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Forbes Field was HUGE to center -- over 450 feet. Smack one out there, let it carom (even a little) past the fielder(s), and someone with Clemente's speed would have no problem circling the bases on the run.
2007-09-21 06:22:37 · answer #7 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your not understanding what the term "walk-off"means. They are referring to the players walking off the field because it ended the game.
2007-09-21 04:51:35 · answer #8 · answered by Blaine W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not possible to have a "walk-off inside-the-park home run"
If you were to get a hit in a "wall-off" situation and it stayed in the park, the game ends when the the winning run scores.
If you were to hit a home run in a "wall-off" situation and it is out of the park, all the runs score, and the game ends.
A "walk-off inside-the-park grand slam" is not possible with todays rules in Major League Baseball.
2007-09-21 04:52:53 · answer #9 · answered by amgolf27 3 · 0⤊ 7⤋