I did not know what a "walk-off" grand slam was either. I take it the other team "walks off" because the game is OVER. Quite a feat! The only thing better would be a walk off, inside the park grand slam home run, I guess. Fran
On several occasions in major league history, the first being Connor's 1881 home run, a player has hit a walk-off <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk-off_home_run> grand slam for a one-run victory; some baseball observers call this an "ultimate grand slam".[2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)#cite_note-SI-1#cite_note -SI-1> Roberto Clemente <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Clemente> is the only player to date to have performed this feat as an inside-the-park <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_run#Inside-the-park_home_run> grand slam, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates> defeat the Chicago <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Cubs> Cubs 9-8 on July 25, 1956 at Forbes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_Field> Field. _____ From: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shane Ford Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:50 PM To: GatorNEWS Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Walk-off grand slam lifts UF softball to championship series Walk-off grand slam lifts UF softball to championship series Gainesville SUN Staff report Published: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 8:51 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 8:51 p.m. Trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the UF softball team needed a miracle and got it. Ali Gardner hit a walk-off grand slam to send a raucous group of Gators into the Women's College World Series championship series with a 6-5 victory over Alabama Sunday in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Gators, who were facing an elimination game with Alabama later tonight if they had lost to the Tide, will now await the winner of the Washington-Georgia game tonight. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
