Who hit the only Grand Slam...?

Fred Lynn only had one hit in the 1983 All-Star game. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Atlee Hammaker was getting rocked. A 2-1 American League lead had become a 5-1 tense situation. It was 1983, Dave Winfield had just been driven in on a base hit by fellow Angel Rod Carew and Brewer "teammate" Robin Yount was intentionally walked to load the bases (Manny Trillo was on 3B). Like the early 1980s film classic Repo Man explained: Most ordinary people spend their lives avoiding tense situations but a Repo Man spends his getting into tense situations.

Hammaker couldn't avoid that which made an Angel thrive. Fred Lynn hit a line drive homerun over the wall at old Comiskey Park and still stands as the All-Star Grand Slam. 1 hit in 3 AB, 1 run scored, 4 RBI, 1 HR (GS), oh... and one MVP.

Fred Lynn in 1983.

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'StaffordCleaning' left out the fact that Hammaker was pitching with a not-yet-diagnosed torn rotator cuff. Back then the management of the Giants was not big on taking player injuries seriously.

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