Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees hits the 23rd and final grand slam of his career

On August 20, 1938, At Shibe Park, Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees hits the 23rd and final grand slam of his career off Buck Ross, establishing a major league record. Gehrig drives in six runs to pace the Yankees to an 11-3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.

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Yankee designated hitter Alex Rodriguez establishes a major league record with his 24th career grand slam, going deep off George Kontos in the team’s 5-1 victory over the Giants in the Bronx. The two-out seventh-inning bases-loaded round tripper surpasses the mark established in 1938 by fellow Bronx Bomber Lou Gehrig.

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