July 27, 2009
Josh “The Hammer” Willingham accomplished a very rare feat when he became only the 13th player in major league baseball history to hit two grand slams in one game. Willingham’s first grand slam came off of the Brewers’ starting pitcher Jeff Suppan in the fifth inning. The second grand slam occurred only one inning later when Willingham hit a pitch from reliever Mark DiFelice over the wall. Willingham’s eight RBI’s led the Nats to a 14-6 victory over the Brewers.
What Willingham achieved t is actually more amazing when you realize that hitting two grand slams in one game happens less often than a pitcher tossing a perfect game. In the history of major league baseball 18 pitchers have pitched a perfect game and only 13 players have hit two grand slams in one game.
Washington Nationals 14, Milwaukee Brewers 6
Game Played on Monday, July 27, 2009 (N) at Miller Park
WAS N 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 1 0 - 14 13 0 MIL N 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 - 6 12 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 5 1 Guzman ss 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 3 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zimmerman 3b 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 Dunn lf 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 Kearns ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnson 1b 4 1 0 0 1 3 7 1 Willingham rf 5 2 3 8 0 1 2 0 Kensing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bard c 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 Gonzalez 2b,ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Stammen p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Hernandez ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 37 14 13 14 5 6 27 13
BATTING - 2B: Willingham (20,off Suppan); Stammen (2,off Suppan); Gonzalez (8,off Suppan); Guzman (16,off Suppan); Dunn (20,off Stetter). HR: Willingham 2 (16,5th inning off Suppan 3 on 2 out,6th inning off DiFelice 3 on 1 out); Zimmerman (18,8th inning off Swindle 0 on 0 out). SH: Stammen (3,off Suppan); Bergmann (1,off Suppan). HBP: Zimmerman (1,by Suppan). GDP: Gonzalez (4,off Suppan). IBB: Zimmerman (6,by Suppan). Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (30,2nd base off Suppan/Kendall).
Milwaukee Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopez 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 Counsell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Braun lf 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 Fielder 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 10 1 Cameron cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Hart rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 Kendall c 2 2 1 0 1 0 7 0 Catalanotto ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Suppan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Stetter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DiFelice p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerut ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Swindle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 12 6 3 5 27 13
FIELDING - DP: 1. Lopez-Hardy-Fielder.
BATTING - 2B: Braun (23,off Stammen); Fielder (24,off Stammen); Kendall (11,off Stammen); Gerut (8,off Bergmann). HR: Hart (11,2nd inning off Stammen 0 on 0 out); Braun (20,5th inning off Stammen 1 on 2 out). SH: Suppan (7,off Stammen). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Stammen 4.2 9 5 5 0 1 2 22 Bergmann W(1-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 6 Burnett 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 Kensing 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Totals 9 12 6 6 3 5 2 40
WP: Stammen 2 (6).
Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Suppan L(5-8) 5.1 10 10 10 4 4 1 30 Stetter 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 DiFelice 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 Swindle 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 7 Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 13 14 14 5 6 3 45
WP: Suppan (6). HBP: Suppan (8,Zimmerman). IBB: Suppan (5,Zimmerman).
Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Joe West
Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 37311
NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan singled to catcher; Morgan stole second;
Guzman struck out; Zimmerman popped to shortstop; Dunn grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0,
Brewers 0.
BREWERS 1ST: Lopez singled to center; Counsell lined to
shortstop; Braun doubled to left [Lopez out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; Stammen threw a wild pitch [Braun to
third]; Fielder doubled to left [Braun scored]; Cameron grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0,
Brewers 1.
NATIONALS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Willingham doubled to left; Bard walked; Gonzalez grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bard out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 1.
BREWERS 2ND: Hart homered; Hardy flied to right; Kendall
grounded out (third to first); Suppan was called out on strikes;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 2.
NATIONALS 3RD: Stammen doubled to left; Morgan lined to
shortstop; Guzman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stammen to
third]; Zimmerman flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Nationals 0, Brewers 2.
BREWERS 3RD: Lopez flied to left; Counsell singled to center;
Braun flied to center; Fielder forced Counsell (third to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 2.
NATIONALS 4TH: Dunn singled to third; Johnson struck out; Suppan
threw a wild pitch [Dunn to second]; Willingham grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 2.
BREWERS 4TH: Cameron grounded out (third to first); Hart lined
to right; Hardy flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Nationals 0, Brewers 2.
NATIONALS 5TH: Gonzalez doubled to left; Stammen out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gonzalez to third]; Morgan
singled to right [Gonzalez scored]; Guzman singled to right
[Morgan to second]; Zimmerman was hit by a pitch [Morgan to
third, Guzman to second]; Dunn walked [Morgan scored, Guzman to
third, Zimmerman to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes;
Willingham homered [Guzman scored, Zimmerman scored, Dunn
scored]; Bard flied to left; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6,
Brewers 2.
BREWERS 5TH: Kendall doubled to third; Suppan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kendall to third]; Lopez singled to
shortstop [Kendall scored]; Counsell flied to center; Stammen
threw a wild pitch [Lopez to second]; Braun homered [Lopez
scored]; Fielder singled to left; BERGMANN REPLACED STAMMEN
(PITCHING); Cameron struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals
6, Brewers 5.
NATIONALS 6TH: Gonzalez walked; Bergmann out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher unassisted) [Gonzalez to second]; Morgan singled to
center [Gonzalez to third, Morgan to second (on throw)]; Guzman
doubled to right [Gonzalez scored, Morgan scored]; Zimmerman was
walked intentionally; STETTER REPLACED SUPPAN (PITCHING); Dunn
doubled [Guzman scored, Zimmerman to third]; Johnson walked;
DIFELICE REPLACED STETTER (PITCHING); Willingham homered
[Zimmerman scored, Dunn scored, Johnson scored]; Josh Willingham
becomes the 13th player and 3rd NL player to hit two grand slams
in the same game; Bard flied to center; Gonzalez
flied to center; 7 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 13, Brewers 5.
BREWERS 6TH: Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Hardy
struck out; Kendall walked; GERUT BATTED FOR DIFELICE; Gerut
doubled to right [Kendall scored]; Lopez singled to center
[Gerut out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Nationals 13, Brewers 6.
NATIONALS 7TH: SWINDLE REPLACED GERUT (PITCHING); A. HERNANDEZ
BATTED FOR BERGMANN; A. Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan grounded out (third to first); Guzman lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 13, Brewers 6.
BREWERS 7TH: BURNETT REPLACED GUZMAN (PITCHING); GONZALEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); A. HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 2B); Counsell grounded out (first to pitcher); Braun
walked; Braun advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Braun to second]; Fielder grounded out (second to
first) [Braun to third]; Cameron walked; Hart was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 13, Brewers 6.
NATIONALS 8TH: Zimmerman homered; KEARNS BATTED FOR DUNN; Kearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson struck out;
Willingham was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Nationals 14, Brewers 6.
BREWERS 8TH: HARRIS REPLACED BURNETT (PLAYING LF); KEARNS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KENSING REPLACED WILLINGHAM (PITCHING);
Hardy flied to center; CATALANOTTO BATTED FOR KENDALL;
Catalanotto grounded out (second to first); RIVERA BATTED FOR
SWINDLE; Rivera flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals
14, Brewers 6.
NATIONALS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED CATALANOTTO (PITCHING); RIVERA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bard grounded out (first to
pitcher); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Nationals 14, Brewers 6.
BREWERS 9TH: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Counsell flied
to center; Braun singled to shortstop; Braun advanced to second
because of defensive indifference [Braun to second]; Fielder
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 14, Brewers 6.
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