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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 Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington He has now home runs in all 15 major league parks

1951 Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yankees 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 Yankees 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 home run 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 home run

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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