Tony Cloninger Sets grand slam record
Tony Cloninger of the Atlanta Braves Sets a MLB Record by hitting 2 grand slams and drives in 9 runs vs the San Francisco Giants on July 3rd 1966
Mickey Mantle hits a 1st-inning homer, and for the second time this week has hit three home runs in consecutive times at bat. New York blows a 5 – 0 lead in the 8th as the Senators storm back. Bobby Richardson homers in the 11th to give New York a 6 – 5 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Paul Casanova is on first when a sacrifice bunt moves him to second base. He overruns the bag and decides to head to third where he knocks the ball away from Tom Tresh. He then continues home where he is thrown out by a mile.
On July 3, 1966 Mickey Mantle hits a 1st-inning homer, and for the second time this week has hit three home runs in consecutive times at bat. New York blows a 5 – 0 lead in the 8th as the Senators storm back. Bobby Richardson homers in the 11th to give New York a 6 – 5 lead. In the bottom of…
