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What pitcher gave up the first grand slam in world series history and why was the event subsequently overshdowed?
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The first grand slam in World Series history was hit in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series by Elmer Smith of the Cleveland Indians off of Brooklyn Robins righthander Burleigh Grimes in the first inning. Game 5 also saw the first, and only, triple play in World Series history and it was an unassisted one by the Indians' second baseman Bill Wambsganss in the fifth inning.
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Burleigh Grimes
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