At Cleveland’s League Park, Marty Kavanagh hits the first-ever pinch-hit grand slam in American League history. The infielder’s historic homer proves to be the difference as the Indians beat the Red Sox, 5 – 3. The ball rolls through a hole in the fence and cannot be retrieved in time for a play at the plate. Kavanagh’s blast comes off Boston’s Dutch Leonard and ends Boston’s seven-game win streak.

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On September 24, 1916 — At Cleveland’s League Park, Marty Kavanagh hits the first-ever pinch-hit grand slam in American League history. The infielder’s historic homer proves to be the difference as the Indians beat the Red Sox, 5 – 3. The ball rolls through a hole in the fence and cannot be retrieved in time for a play at the plate. Kavanagh’s blast comes off Boston’s Dutch Leonard and ends Boston’s seven-game win streak.

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Sources:
Baseball Reference September 24
National Pastime September 24
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Hall of Fame
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