Thursday, June 19, 2014

Back-to-Back Game-Tying and Walk-Off Home Runs

Quite a game at Fenway yesterday. John Lackey and Kyle Gibson were magnificent on the hill and the Red Sox and Twins went into extra innings at 0-0. Chris Parmelee took Koji Uehara deep in the top of the tenth and Casey Fien had Boston on the ropes. Until David Ortiz and Mike Napoli did this:



I wrote about games like this last year when the much more unlikely duo of Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis pulled this off against Aroldis Chapman. Here is the updated list of the 32 consecutive game-tying/walk-off homers in the Play Index play-by-play era.



Date Team Opponent Hitter Pitcher HR Out Inn
May 6, 1945 Giants Braves Phil Weintraub Nate Andrews Solo 0 9
May 6, 1945 Giants Braves Ernie Lombardi Nate Andrews Solo
September 9, 1952 Tigers Red Sox Cliff Mapes Ike Delock Solo 1 11
September 9, 1952 Tigers Red Sox Joe Ginsberg Ike Delock Solo
June 29, 1956 Dodgers Phillies Duke Snider Stu Miller 2RHR 1 9
June 29, 1956 Dodgers Phillies Randy Jackson Jack Meyer Solo
June 29, 1956 Dodgers Phillies Gil Hodges Jack Meyer Solo
June 19, 1961 Athletics Yankees Norm Siebern Rollie Sheldon Solo (ITP) 1 9
June 19, 1961 Athletics Yankees Wes Covington Luis Arroyo Solo (PH)
May 22, 1964 Orioles Twins Sam Bowens Gerry Arrigo Solo 2 9
May 22, 1964 Orioles Twins John Orsino Bill Fischer Solo
September 4, 1964 White Sox Indians Pete Ward Don McMahon Solo 0 10
September 4, 1964 White Sox Indians Bill Skowron Don McMahon Solo
July 15, 1967 Twins Athletics Harmon Killebrew Jack Aker Solo 0 9
July 15, 1967 Twins Athletics Tony Oliva Jack Aker Solo
August 1, 1975 Giants Astros Willie Montanez J.R. Richard Solo 0 9
August 1, 1975 Giants Astros Chris Speier J.R. Richard Solo
August 19, 1976 Dodgers Mets Steve Garvey Skip Lockwood 3RHR 0 9
August 19, 1976 Dodgers Mets Ron Cey Bob Apodaca Solo
August 27, 1977 Reds Phillies Dan Driessen Tug McGraw Solo (ITP) 2 9
August 27, 1977 Reds Phillies Johnny Bench Tug McGraw Solo
May 12, 1981 Twins Red Sox Mickey Hatcher Tom Burgmeier Solo 2 10
May 12, 1981 Twins Red Sox Roy Smalley Tom Burgmeier Solo
September 20, 1985 Rangers Mariners Bob Jones Ed Nunez Solo 0 9
September 20, 1985 Rangers Mariners Ellis Valentine Ed Nunez Solo
June 14, 1986 Blue Jays Tigers Cliff Johnson Willie Hernandez 2RHR 0 9
June 14, 1986 Blue Jays Tigers Buck Martinez Willie Hernandez Solo (PH)
August 10, 1987 Giants Astros Candy Maldonado Dave Meads Solo 0 9
August 10, 1987 Giants Astros Will Clark Dave Meads Solo
May 7, 1996 Reds Dodgers Eric Anthony Todd Worrell Solo 0 12
May 7, 1996 Reds Dodgers Eric Davis Todd Worrell Solo
July 18, 1996 Indians Twins Manny Ramirez Dave Stevens Solo 0 9
July 18, 1996 Indians Twins Eddie Murray Eddie Guardado Solo (PH)
September 21, 1996 Marlins Astros Jeff Conine Billy Wagner Solo 0 9
September 21, 1996 Marlins Astros Devon White Billy Wagner Solo
August 25, 1997 Pirates Dodgers Joe Randa Todd Worrell 2RHR 0 9
August 25, 1997 Pirates Dodgers Mark Smith Todd Worrell Solo
June 14, 1999 Red Sox Twins Darren Lewis Mike Trombley Solo 1 9
June 14, 1999 Red Sox Twins Jeff Frye Mike Trombley Solo
April 16, 2000 Indians Rangers Manny Ramirez John Wetteland Solo 1 9
April 16, 2000 Indians Rangers Jim Thome John Wetteland Solo
May 14, 2000 Angels Rangers Troy Glaus Francisco Cordero Solo 1 9
May 14, 2000 Angels Rangers Scott Spiezio Francisco Cordero Solo
August 8, 2000 Yankees Athletics Bernie Williams Jason Isringhausen Solo 0 9
August 8, 2000 Yankees Athletics David Justice Jason Isringhausen Solo
September 18, 2001 Rockies Diamondbacks Todd Helton Byung-Hyun Kim Solo 0 9
September 18, 2001 Rockies Diamondbacks Jeff Cirillo Byung-Hyun Kim Solo
August 19, 2002 Braves Rockies Gary Sheffield Jose Jimenez Solo 0 9
August 19, 2002 Braves Rockies Chipper Jones Jose Jimenez Solo
April 16, 2004 Cubs Reds Sammy Sosa Danny Graves Solo 0 9
April 16, 2004 Cubs Reds Moises Alou Danny Graves Solo
June 1, 2004 Braves Expos Nick Green Rocky Biddle 3RHR 2 9
June 1, 2004 Braves Expos J.D. Drew Rocky Biddle Solo
April 4, 2005 Reds Mets Adam Dunn Braden Looper 2RHR 0 9
April 4, 2005 Reds Mets Joe Randa Braden Looper Solo
August 2, 2009 Marlins Cubs Dan Uggla Kevin Gregg Solo 1 9
August 2, 2009 Marlins Cubs Cody Ross Kevin Gregg Solo
September 15, 2012 Royals Angels Billy Butler Ernesto Frieri 2RHR 1 9
September 15, 2012 Royals Angels Salvador Perez Ernesto Frieri Solo
May 7, 2013 Reds Braves Devin Mesoraco Craig Kimbrel Solo (PH) 2 9
May 7, 2013 Reds Braves Shin-Soo Choo Craig Kimbrel Solo
May 19, 2013 Phillies Reds Erik Kratz Aroldis Chapman Solo 1 9
May 19, 2013 Phillies Reds Freddy Galvis Aroldis Chapman Solo
June 18, 2014 Red Sox Twins David Ortiz Casey Fien Solo 1 10
June 18, 2014 Red Sox Twins Mike Napoli Casey Fien Solo

Chin up, Casey Fien. The last two guys to lose in this manner are two of the best relievers in baseball.


The Red Sox made this list one other time, also against the Twins, with Darren Lewis and Jeff Frye hitting dingers off Mike Trombley in 1999. This happened to the Twins three times before yesterday.


This is the fifth extra-inning game on the list, the first since 1996. It's the fourth game in which the winning team was facing a shutout before the come-from-behind blasts (Conine/White, Ramirez/Thome, Butler/Perez).

Note the June 29, 1956 game. The Dodgers trailed the Phillies 5-2 when Duke Snider hit a two-run homer to pull Brooklyn to within one run. Randy Jackson took new pitcher Jack Meyer deep to even the score and Gil Hodges hit the next pitch out for the game winner. It's the only set of back-to-back-to-back homers on this list.


There are two batters to appear on this list twice, Manny Ramirez and of course, Joe Randa. Todd Worrell is the only pitcher to give up game-winning back-to-back shots twice.


Norm Siebern (1961) and Dan Driessen (1977) hit game-tying inside-the-park home runs that were followed up by a game-winner. There are four pinch-hit dingers here, with one game-tying shot (Devin Mesoraco 2013) and three walk-offs (Wes Covington 1961, Buck Martinez 1986, Eddie Murray 1996).


Kratz/Galvis against Chapman (May 19, 2013)




Mesoraco/Choo against Kimbrel (May 7, 2013)



Butler/Perez against Frieri (September 15, 2012)



Uggla/Ross against Gregg (August 2, 2009)



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