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1997 Senior Golf Slam 1990 1st time since 1966 that all 8 grand slam tennis champs are different 1989 Giants Will Clark hits 1st NLCS grand slam since 1977 1989 59th French Womens Tennis: A Sanchez Vicario beats S Graf (76 36 75) favored Steffi Graf, also 1st Spaniard to win a grand slam title 1987 New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of year 1987 Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1986 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition 1984 A's Dave Kingman hits his 3rd grand slam and 14th lifetime 1984 Ivan Lendl wins French Open, his 1st grand slam title 1984 Phillie pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer 1984 Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits 3 home runs including a grand slam 1983 Fred Lynn of Angels hits All Star game 1st grand slam (AL wins 13-3) 1982 Rangers Larry Parrish hits his 3rd grand slam of the week 1979 Phillies Tug McGraw gives up record 4th grand slam of year 1978 Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, and 13-5 (each with a grand slam) 1971 Bobby Jones Jr, PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at 69 1971 Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam 1971 Glenda Farrell, actress (Grand Slam, Exposed), dies at 66 1971 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National Florida Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam 1970 1st tennis tie break at a Grand Slam (U.S. Open) (9 pt sudden death) 1969 Rod Laver completes his 2nd grand slam winning U.S. Tennis Open 1969 Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34 1969 Steffi Graf, born in Bruhl, West Germany, tennis player, Grand Slam 1988 1968 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (Giants) 1965 New York Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam 1957 Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln) 1956 Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1956 Indians' Rocky Colavito hits his 1st grand slam, Cleveland 5, Tigers 4 1956 Indians' Jim Busby hits a grand slam in two consecutive at bats 1955 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits record 5th grand slam of season 1954 Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles 1953 Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series 1952 New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yanks a 5-1 win at Washington He has now HRed in all 15 major league parks 1951 Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yanks beat Giants 13-1 1950 Braves Sid Gordon ties season grand slam record with 4 1948 Tom Henrich hits his then record tying 4th grand slam of season 1946 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yanks 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam 1945 Phillies Vince DiMaggio ties NL record with 4th grand slam of season 1942 Margaret Smith Court, born in Australia, tennis pro, 1970 Grand Slam 1938 Don Budge becomes 1st tennis player to grand slam 1938 Don Budge wins U.S. Tennis open and completes Grand Slam 1938 Lou Gehrig hits record 23rd and last grand slam 1938 Rod Laver, Australia, tennis ace, 1962, 1969 Grand Slam 1936 Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1934 Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, California, tennis, 1st woman grand slam, 1953 1933 Britain's Fred Perry thwarts Australian Jack Crawford's bid for a Grand Slam by defeating him at U.S. Tennis championship 1931 Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and his 6th HR in consec games 1920 Indians' Elmer Smith hits baseball's 1st post-season grand slam 1920 Indian's Elmer Smith hits 1st World Series grand slam 1916 Indians Marty Kavanaugh, hits AL's 1st pinch-hit grand slam 1915 Pirate Honus Wagner at 41, hits a grand slam HR 1902 Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930 1901 Herb McFarland hit 1st grand slam in American League 1898 Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat

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