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Iron Hands Hiller led NL second basemen with 29 errors playing for the 1962 NL champion Giants. He was the first NL player to hit a World Series grand slam, connecting off Marshall Bridges in the seventh inning of San Francisco's 7-3, Game Four victory over the Yankees. Later used extensively as a pinch hitter by the Mets, he led the NL with 15 pinch hits in 1966. (CR)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » October 8, 1962: Tom Haller and Chuck Hiller power San Francisco to a World Series-tying win 7–3. Haller's 2-run home run puts the Giants in front, and Hiller's surprising grand slam is the margin of victory. » June 15, 1963: Juan Marichal becomes the first Giants P to hurl a no-hitter since Carl Hubbell (on May 8, 1929), and the first Latin American to toss one in the ML. Eighth-inning doubles by Jim Davenport and Chuck Hiller provide the only score in the Giants 1–0 win at Candlestick. » May 27, 1964: The first two leadoff batters for the Giants -- Chuck Hiller and Duke Snider -- belt homers off Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson. That's all the scoring the Giants get, but it's enough as they win, 2–1.