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The Washington Nationals celebrate a walk-off grand slam hit by Justin Maxwell in 2009. A grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners ("bases loaded"), thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. A walk-off home run with the bases loaded is therefore known as a walk-off grand slam.
A walk-off home run over the fence is an exception to baseball's one-run rule. Normally if the home team is tied or behind in the ninth or extra innings, the game ends as soon as the home team scores enough runs to achieve a lead.
The Shot Heard 'Round the World: Dotted line represents the approximate track of Thomson's game-winning line drive home run. In baseball, the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" was a walk-off home run hit by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National League (NL ...
“I mean, 40-40 in the same game, walk-off grand slam ... Roberts sent the left-handed-hitting Max Muncy to bat for Kiké Hernández, whose three-run homer had tied the score in the fifth. Rays ...
The Brewers trailed heading into the eighth, 7-1, but scored five runs off reigning Cy Young and MVP Willie Hernandez and then five more in the ninth for an 11-7, walk-off win. Molitor's homer ...
It was the first career walk-off homer for Higashioka, and his second game-ending hit. Robert Suarez (3-0) got the win. Tatis singled and doubled. He has the longest current hitting streak in the ...
Walk-off may refer to: Walk-off home run, in baseball; Walk-off touchdown, in gridiron football; Walkout, a political or economic protest Cummeragunja walk-off, by Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1939; Wave Hill walk-off, by Gurindji stockmen in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1966; 2018 Google walkouts
It was reminiscent of Kirk Gibson's stunning homer that lifted Los Angeles over the Oakland Athletics in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series at Dodger Stadium — one of the most famous swings in baseball lore. Gibson, sidelined by leg injuries, came off the bench and connected against Hall of Fame closer Dennis Eckersley.