grand salami
Four-run home run
A grand salami is a grand slam in baseball—a home run hit with all three bases occupied, scoring four runs.
The playful substitution of salami for slam is pure wordplay, evoking the cured meat: He hit a grand salami to put them ahead by five.
The term is informal and often used by broadcasters for color.
All three bases occupied
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- cleanup hitterFourth-spot power batter
- sluggerPowerful baseball batter
- batterUncooked cake mixture
pitcher · swing · blast · dinger · moonshot · yard · fence · outfield
Highest or final point
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- crowning momentSupreme point of success
- coup de graceDecisive finishing stroke
finishing blow · knockout · decisive moment · showstopper · game changer · ultimate · peak · zenith
bases loaded
All three bases occupied
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- cleanup hitterFourth-spot power batter
- sluggerPowerful baseball batter
batter · pitcher · swing · blast · dinger · moonshot · yard · fence · outfield · diamond
culmination
Highest or final point
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- crowning momentSupreme point of success
coup de grace · finishing blow · knockout · decisive moment · showstopper · game changer · ultimate · peak · zenith · capstone