This Day in Sports History

This Day in Sports History


Fernando Tatis, Sr hit 2 Grand Slams … in the same inning – This DiSH for April 23

April 23, 2024

In 1999, – Fernando Tatis, Sr hit a pair of grand slam homers off LA’s Chan Ho Park in the third inning to become the first and still only player to do that. 


In 1955, the Chicago White Sox scored 29 runs in a game, tying a record at the time. 


In 1950, the Minneapolis Lakers won the first NBA Championship. 


In 2019, Southhampton’s Shane Long scored the fastest goal in an English Premier League history. 


And in 1964, Houston’s Ken Johnson became the first and only pitcher to lose a 9-inning no-hitter. 


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