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Butch & Co.Hi Richard -- the Baseball Games guys here, reporting in somewhat shamefacedly to say we don't have a definitive answer on this surprisingly tough question. There were a ton of big "action" games produced by several different manufacturers in the 1970s and '80s (and before that and since then as well), most of which had many or at least some of the features you describe, so it's a bit tough to narrow down.
We will say that "Grand Slam" is not the exact name of the game, which is not to say Dave and Anthony's other recollections aren't spot on. We're also pretty sure your friend's youthful memories have somewhat exaggerated the actual size of the game. Offhand, it sounds most like one of the many action games made by Gotham Pressed Steel. Does that ring any bells? Push Button Baseball? Electro Magnetic Baseball? Official Denny McLain or Official Johnny Bench Baseball? Tudor Metal Products also made several somewhat similar games.
We'll take a closer look through our files of over 1500 games and see if we can come up with an exact match. We'll also try running your question by the game collectors in our own forum.
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