Appropos of nothing, I used Baseball-Reference to create a Mets grand slam database the other day.
Figured my first use of it would be for some good, fun, trivia questions, ones a little tougher than "Who has the most grand slams in Mets history?" (Mike Piazza, 6).
Answers in the comments section
1- The record for most grand slams allowed by a pitcher against the Mets is 3. Name the pitcher who allowed them.
Hint: The Mets who hit them were Robin Ventura, Cliff Floyd, and David Wright.
2- Name the 3 Mets who hit multiple grand slams in 2006.
Hint: Two are easy. One is hard.
3- Angel Pagan became the 2nd Met whose first name started with "A" to hit a grand slam. Who was the first?
Hint: He played in the 1960s.
4- Four Hall of Famers have allowed a grand slam to the Mets. Name them.
Hint: Steve Carlton and Don Sutton didn't...
5- What Met was the first to hit 3 grand slams for them in the same season, doing so in 1976?
Hint: He played first base
6- Who is the only pitcher, who was a member of the 1969 Mets, to allow a grand slam against the Mets?
Hint: He's not someone you'd think of as a '69 Met
7- Only two Mets have hit a grand slam in October. Edgardo Alfonzo ('99 LDS) is one of them. Name the other.
Hint: He did it in the regular season in 1986.
8- Name the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Mets, who also allowed a grand slam against the Mets.
Hint: His career record was 133-119.
9- From June 21, 1988 to May 21, 1990, all four of the Mets grand slams were hit by Kevin McReynolds. Name the Met who broke that streak with a grand slam on May 22, 1990 against the Dodgers.
Hint: He's a former Dodger
10- Who has the most career home runs by a Met without hitting a grand slam?
Hint: He hit more than 100.
Figured my first use of it would be for some good, fun, trivia questions, ones a little tougher than "Who has the most grand slams in Mets history?" (Mike Piazza, 6).
Answers in the comments section
1- The record for most grand slams allowed by a pitcher against the Mets is 3. Name the pitcher who allowed them.
Hint: The Mets who hit them were Robin Ventura, Cliff Floyd, and David Wright.
2- Name the 3 Mets who hit multiple grand slams in 2006.
Hint: Two are easy. One is hard.
3- Angel Pagan became the 2nd Met whose first name started with "A" to hit a grand slam. Who was the first?
Hint: He played in the 1960s.
4- Four Hall of Famers have allowed a grand slam to the Mets. Name them.
Hint: Steve Carlton and Don Sutton didn't...
5- What Met was the first to hit 3 grand slams for them in the same season, doing so in 1976?
Hint: He played first base
6- Who is the only pitcher, who was a member of the 1969 Mets, to allow a grand slam against the Mets?
Hint: He's not someone you'd think of as a '69 Met
7- Only two Mets have hit a grand slam in October. Edgardo Alfonzo ('99 LDS) is one of them. Name the other.
Hint: He did it in the regular season in 1986.
8- Name the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Mets, who also allowed a grand slam against the Mets.
Hint: His career record was 133-119.
9- From June 21, 1988 to May 21, 1990, all four of the Mets grand slams were hit by Kevin McReynolds. Name the Met who broke that streak with a grand slam on May 22, 1990 against the Dodgers.
Hint: He's a former Dodger
10- Who has the most career home runs by a Met without hitting a grand slam?
Hint: He hit more than 100.
Comments
None other than LIVAN HERNANDEZ
2- Name the 3 Mets to hit multiple grand slams in 2006
CARLOS BELTRAN, DAVID WRIGHT, AND JOSE VALENTIN.
3- Other than Angel Pagan, name the Met whose first name started with "A" who hit a grand slam.
ART SHAMSKY, 1968
4- Name the 4 Hall of Famers to allow a grand slam against the Mets.
GAYLORD PERRY, BOB GIBSON, BRUCE SUTTER AND RICH GOSSAGE
5- Who hit 3 grand slams for the Mets in 1976?
JOHN MILNER
6- Which member of the 1969 Mets is the only one to allow a grand slam against the Mets?
AL JACKSON, BEST KNOWN AS A 62 MET
7- Name the other Met, besides Edgardo Alfonzo, to hit a grand slam in October.
DARRYL STRAWBERRY, 1986
8- Name the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter vs the Mets and allow a grand slam vs the Mets.
DARRYL KILE
9- Who broke Kevin McReynolds run of hitting 4 straight grand slams for the Mets?
MIKE MARSHALL
10- Who has the most HR for the Mets without hitting a grand slam?
ED KRANEPOOL