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Jim Gentile grand slam HRs...
Jim Gentile grand slam HRs...
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May 10, 1961
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan May 10, 1961
* Jim Gentile 2 grand slams HR's
* Baltimore Orioles
This 40 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 33: "Gentile Belts Twins With 2 Grand Slams" with caption: "Sets Big League Record" and photo of Gentile. (see)
Tells of Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles becoming the 1st player to hit consecutive grand slam home runs.
Other news of the day. Some binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: James Edward Gentile (born June 3, 1934 in San Francisco, California), also nicknamed "Diamond Jim", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1957-58); Baltimore Orioles (1960-63), Kansas City Athletics (1964-65), Houston Astros (1965-66) and Cleveland Indians (1966).
A powerful slugger listed at 6' 4", 215 lb, Gentile languished for eight years in the minors for a Dodgers team that already had All-Star Gil Hodges in first base. Traded to Baltimore, Gentile enjoyed his best season in 1961, hitting a career-highs .302 batting average, 46 home runs, 141 runs batted in, 96 runs, 147 hits, 25 doubles. 96 walks, .346 on base percentage, .646 slugging average and 1,069 OPS. He was considered in the MVP selection (third, behind Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris). In addition, Gentile hit five grand slams -- including two straight in one game --, setting an American League record that stood until Don Mattingly belted six in 1987.
In a nine-season career, Gentile batted .260 (759-for-2922) with 179 home runs, 549 RBI, 434 runs, 113 doubles, six triples, and three stolen bases in 936 games. Following his major league career, he played one season in Japan for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1969.
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