tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post7635764090746586981..comments2024-03-28T07:19:18.670-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: G28: Red Sox 10, Royals 6allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-80822723954201167712018-05-01T14:09:34.689-07:002018-05-01T14:09:34.689-07:00Grand Slam Records
AL: 14 (A's 2000 and Cleve...<a href="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rb_grsl2.shtml" rel="nofollow">Grand Slam Records</a><br /><br />AL: 14 (A's 2000 and Cleveland 2006)<br />NL: 12 (Atlanta 1997 and Cardinals 2000)<br />Red Sox: 9 (set in 1941, 1950, 1987, 2001)allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-4901559618458219232018-05-01T11:22:32.506-07:002018-05-01T11:22:32.506-07:00Much is being made of the Red Sox tying the major ...<i>Much is being made of the Red Sox tying the major league record (held by the 1996 Expos) of hitting six grand slams before May 1, but that record is meaningless because seasons do not start on the same day. The 2018 Red Sox had the advantage of the earliest Opening Day in history (March 29) and they have played 28 games through the end of April. In 1996, the Expos' season began on April 2 and they played 26 games before May began.</i><br /><br />It's a meaningless stat, because "grand slams hit before May instead of later" is an utterly arbitrary way to distinguish among grand slams. But if that's what we're doing, it's not like the Red Sox hit any of theirs before April 2. If you focus on grand slams hit in April (also arbitrary, but no more so), the Red Sox and Expos both did it in 26 games. And if you focus on grand slams hit from April 2 - 30, the Red Sox did it in one fewer game (25 instead of 26).Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421785398444449007noreply@blogger.com