Bryce Harper’s Walk-Off Grand Slam & Evan Longoria’s 1st MLB Homer -- Random HR History for Week of 3/10

Come for the random homers, stay to be reminded about how consistent Stan "The Man" Musial was during his Hall of Fame career.

Baseball (that counts!) is closer than ever now that spring training games are in full swing. But until the regular season starts, you get a chance to see which random players/moments I’ve been thinking about recently.

And since you’re on this email list, you get a sneak peek of what I’m sharing for the upcoming week before everyone else does. Enjoy!

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Monday, 3/10

10/3/2018: Giancarlo Stanton crushed a 443-foot homer for the Yankees in their AL Wild Card Game matchup against the Athletics.

9/21/1997: Mike Piazza’s 37th home run of the year cleared the stands at Dodger Stadium.

10/23/2005: Paul Konerko slugged this grand slam to give the White Sox a lead in World Series Game 2 against the Astros.

Tuesday, 3/11

4/14/2008: Evan Longoria tied up this game against the Yankees at 7 by hitting his first career homer in the big leagues.

5/27/2016: Curtis Granderson sent the Mets home as winners after slugging this walk-off dinger to beat the Dodgers.

7/24/1993: Matt Williams slugged a three-run homer over the center-field wall for the Giants. He finished the year with 38 homers and 110 RBI.

Wednesday, 3/12

6/8/1987: Fred McGriff visited the upper deck at Yankee Stadium to deposit this no-doubter for the Blue Jays.

4/8/2014: Ryan Braun put together a huge day at the plate against the Phillies, hitting three homers with seven RBI.

8/15/2015: Aramis Ramirez gave the Pirates an early lead against the Mets at Citi Field by slugging this two-run homer.

Thursday, 3/13

8/15/2019: After being on the brink of defeat, Bryce Harper turned things around with a walk-off grand slam for the Phillies.

10/23/1997: Moises Alou gave the Marlins a lead in Game 5 of the World Series after hitting a three-run homer.

10/29/2016: Carlos Santana put together a three-hit day during World Series Game 4, which included this homer.

Friday, 3/14

8/21/1996: Scott Rolen slugged the first big-league home run of his Hall of Fame career.

4/8/2015: Adrian Gonzalez enjoyed a four-hit day for the Dodgers, which included three homers and four RBI.

7/11/2015: Andrew McCutchen put an end to a 14-inning marathon between the Pirates and Cardinals with this walk-off home run.

Saturday, 3/15

9/27/2011: Prince Fielder put together a three-homer day for the Brewers in Milwaukee. He finished the year with 38 homers and 120 RBI while playing in all 162 games.

5/6/2013: Mark Reynolds nearly left the building at Progressive Field with this monster home run against the A’s.

5/24/2005: Robinson Cano slugged the first homer of his MLB career. He’d hit 204 taters with the Yankees before leaving for the Mariners via free agency.

Sunday, 3/16

9/23/1999: Matt Stairs’ 36th home run of the season for the A’s landed on Eutaw Street at Camden Yards.

8/23/2013: Ian Kinsler hit what looked like a routine double, but it ended up being an inside-the-park homer after the ball got stuck under the wall down the left-field line.

7/20/2015: Troy Tulowitzki extended the Rockies’ lead over Texas to 7-0 in the second inning after blasting this long home run at Coors Field.

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Stan Musial Was Consistent As Heck During His Career

His power prime was quite good, too. After hitting one homer in 12 games played as a 20-year-old rookie in 1941, Musial never finished another season of his 22-year MLB career with fewer than 10 homers.

He surpassed the 30-homer plateau six times. He did it all during an eight-year span between 1948 and 1955. An average year for Musial within that period included a 1.043 OPS, 32 homers, 41 doubles, 10 triples, 114 RBI, and 118 runs scored.