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1898 In a game against the Giants, Philadelphia Nationals' pitcher Bill Duggelby blasts a grand slam in his first major league at-bat. More than a century will pass before Jeremy Hermida accomplishes the feat again when the Marlin rookie pinch-hitter goes yard with the bases full, facing the Cardinals' Al Reyes Dolphins Stadium in 2005.

(Ed Note: Bobby Bonds hit a grand slam in his first game but his third at-bat. - LP)

1948 Returning after serving his one-year suspension from baseball, Dodger manager Leo Durocher uses 24 players in a 9-5 loss to the Giants. Commissioner Happy Chandler suspended the controversial 'Lip' last April for an assortment of actions deemed detrimental to baseball.

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