On this day in baseball history...
...18 years ago, Alan Trammell (pictured on 1978 Topps Rookie card above) solidified his place in the WS's pantheon of great heroes with a bottom-of-the-ninth grand slam against the dreaded Yankees to solidify an amazing come-from-behind win in the greatest sporting event I was ever fortunate enough to attend. That moment amplified Trammell's already heroic status in my teenaged boy's imagination, but also cemented my resolve never to leave a game early. Just in case.
Read the game summary here: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B06210DET1988.htm
21 June 2006
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