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Silver Slugger Award. Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo holds Ryan Zimmerman's Silver Slugger Award. The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Besides those sluggers they brought a 25-year-old pitcher named Tony Cloninger, who on July 3, 1966, became the first National League player to hit two grand slams in a game. The Braves were visiting the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park on that Sunday afternoon. A modest crowd of 27,002 was there.