[Ads-l] Antedating of "Grand Slam" (Baseball)

[Shapiro, Fred]

grand slam (OED, 3.b., 1929)

“Wyoming is one of the wealthiest and most exclusive suburbs of Cincinnati. Ordinarily, bridge whist, ball dresses and all that sort of thing occupy the pretty heads of the two teams. Now they are poring over the rules as laid down in the Book of Spalding. By a process of comparison they have learned that a home run is equal to a no-trump make. A home run with three men on bases, is fully as valuable as a ‘no-trump’ grand slam on the rubber game.”  Cincinnati Post, July 1, 1909. p5

NOTE:  This antedating was found by John Thorn.

Fred Shapiro



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