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Mays began the Mets' half of the first inning by walking, and when Giant pitcher Sam McDowell walked the next two batters as well, the stage was set for Rusty Staub, who smashed a grand slam home run to put the Mets ahead...
...career) was notable not merely for where it left him-firmly established as the world's top golfer-but for where it might lead him. For this year the 32-year-old Golden Bear is unabashedly in quest of golf's sweetest pot of honey: a Grand Slam of victories in the four major championships...
...Grand Slam. No golfer has ever won the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open and the P.G.A. in the same year, although some, including Nicklaus, have taken all four of the tournaments at one time or another. Nicklaus has won the other three big titles twice each; before turning pro, he also took the U.S. Amateur championship twice. That leaves him just one short of the late Bobby Jones in total major titles (13). Although any golfer's chances of achieving the Grand Slam are slim at best, this could be the year that Nicklaus does...
...manager; of a heart attack; in West Palm Beach, Fla. Fresh from the Marines, Hodges rejoined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and in the next 17 seasons established a reputation for graceful fielding at first base and timely long-ball hitting. He set a National League record for grand-slam home runs (14) that still stands. After managing the Washington Senators for five years, he returned to New York to take over the hapless, tenth-place Mets. The next season Hodges led his team to the 1969 pennant and an upset World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles...
...remains pessimistic about his chances of winning the championship. "I haven't played well so far," he said yesterday. "I've been playing all defense. I don't think I've hit more than one slam in the whole tournament...