Hint: #1 He led his league in hits four straight seasons, twice topping the majors.

Hint: #2 His accolades include, among others, Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsperson of the Year”, the Babe Ruth Award, the Lou Gehrig Award, the Hank Aaron Award, was nine-times an MLB All-Star, seven times a Silver Slugger and an American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player.

Monday’s question answered:

Q. Who hit the only walk-off grand slam in World Series history?

Hint: #1 His first major league home run was off a pitcher who is now in the Hall of Fame.

Hint: #2 He signed a letter of intent to play for the local college team. He knew they had won the national championship when he was fifteen years old, just a few years prior.

A. FREDDY FREEMAN  [B-R Bio]

– Ans. Freeman ended Game #1 of the 2024 WS vs, NYY with a 10^thinning grand slam.

– #1 His MLB HR #1 was on 21-Sep-2010 & came at the expense of Phillies’ ace, Roy Halladay in Halladay’s 1^st year in the NL.

– #2 Cal State Fullerton, NCAA champs in 2004, was his intended destination, but he changed course when ATL drafted him in the 2^ndround in 2007, just 2 picks behind Mike (A/K/A Giancarlo) Stanton.

FCR – Lee Dembart, Hollywood, California