A Look at Home Run History for the Week of 7/1
Get a sneak peek at what I'll be sharing this week before everyone else sees it.
Each week on social media, I share home run videos. They’re more random in the winter, but during the season, I look at what happened on that specific day in home run history.
Since you’re on this email list, you get a sneak peek of what I’ll be sharing for the upcoming week before everyone else sees it.
This Week in Home Run History
July 1st
7/1/2016: Brandon Nimmo slugged his first career home run. It was this three-run shot at Citi Field.
7/1/2015: Justin Smoak hits an absolute tank
7/1/2015: Justin Bour slugs a walk-off homer for the Marlins
July 2nd
7/2/1993: Cecil Fielder visited the roof at Tiger Stadium with this two-run homer for Detroit.
7/2/1972: Willie McCovey’s 14th career grand slam
7/2/2022: St. Louis Cardinals slug four straight first-inning homers
July 3rd
7/3/1995: Andres Galarraga went 6-for-6 with two homers and five RBI to help the Rockies win a 15-10 slugfest.
7/3/1996: Alex Ochoa hitting for the cycle
7/3/2002: Jim Thome hitting a homer in his seventh straight game
July 4th
7/4/1985: The Mets beat the Braves in a 19-inning marathon. New York thought the game was won in the 18th, until light-hitting pitcher Rick Camp tied things back up with this two-run homer.
7/4/2000: Keith McDonald’s first career home run
7/4/2011: Starting pitcher Shaun Marcum’s first career homer (a grand slam)
July 5th
7/5/1993: The Athletics played a doubleheader against Cleveland. Rickey Henderson hit a leadoff home run in each contest.
7/5/1998: Juan Gonzalez reaching 100 RBI before the All-Star break
7/5/2000: Luis Gonzalez hitting for the cycle
July 6th
7/6/1983: On the 50th anniversary of MLB’s first All-Star Game, Fred Lynn celebrated by hitting the first grand slam in midsummer classic history for the AL.
7/6/1986: Bob Horner’s four-homer game
7/6/2010: Seth Smith caps a nine-run ninth inning for Colorado with a walk-off homer
July 7th
7/7/2006: Dontrelle Willis went deep at Shea Stadium to collect his first grand slam. He finished his career with nine dingers in 447 plate appearances.
7/7/2010: Chris Iannetta gives the Rockies their second straight walk-off win
7/7/2011: Travis Hafner’s walk-off grand slam for Cleveland
Did You Know…
Hall of Fame slugger Frank Thomas hit 521 home runs during his career. That has him in a three-way tie with Willie McCovey and Ted Williams for 20th on MLB’s all-time list.
Despite surpassing the 40-homer plateau five times in 19 seasons, he never led the league in home runs. In fact, The Big Hurt has twice as many MVP Awards (two) as he does home run titles (zero).
Single-Season Home Run Leaders is available in paperback!
Right as spring training started in February, I released an ebook taking a look at each MLB team’s single-season home run royalty. Well, it’s now officially a paperback book. Check it out on Amazon here.