Welcome to GRAND SLAM!
GRAND SLAM offers an immersive baseball experience, allowing you to control pitching, batting, running, and fielding with unprecedented precision.
Guide your team through inter-league play, promote prospects, acquire free agents, and make strategic trades with other General Managers.
Console Setup
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Set up your PlayStation™ game console using its Instruction Manual. •
Ensure power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc.
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Insert the Grand Slam disc and close the disc cover.
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Insert game controllers.
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Follow on-screen instructions to start a game.
Console Diagram
Batting
There are two batting methods based on skill settings.
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If you choose T-Ball or Farm, press the X Button when the ball is near the plate to swing.
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For maximum challenge and control, choose "The Show" in the Batter Skills setting.
The Show Batting Skill
To bat successfully with "The Show" skill setting, anticipate the pitch.
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Press the X Button (or appropriate button) to initiate your power hitch.
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A meter next to your hitter will rise and fall based on when you start your power hitch.
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As the ball approaches the plate, position the 'eye on the ball' cursor over it and release the X Button to swing.
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Correct anticipation of the pitch type will result in maximum power. Practice to master this control.
Batting HUD Elements
Bunting
Bunting is simple.
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As the ball approaches the plate, press the Button (or appropriate button on your controller type).
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Move the 'eye on the ball' cursor over the ball to make contact.
Baserunning
Grand Slam offers realistic baserunning options. You need to be attentive to the game.
Leading Off
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To lead a runner off, press the L1 Button and the D-Pad towards the base the runner occupies.
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Each press of L1 moves the runner one step closer to the next base.
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The 4th press of L1 initiates a steal attempt.
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To lead off all runners, press the L1 Button.
Lead Back
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To move a runner back, press the R1 Button.
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Each press of R1 moves the runner one step back to the base.
Advancing
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To advance runners while the ball is in play, press the Button and hold the D-Pad towards the base the runner has most recently passed. For example, to send a runner home from 3rd base, press the Button and hold the D-Pad left.
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To advance all runners, press the Button and hold the D-Pad down. (This is the default setup; another setup requires pointing to the desired base.)
Retreating
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To retreat a baserunner while the ball is in play, press the A Button and hold the D-Pad towards the desired base. For example, to send a runner back to 1st from 2nd, press the A Button and hold the D-Pad right.
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To retreat all runners while the ball is in play, press the Button and hold the D-Pad down.
Rounding
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To round the next base, press the Button and hold the D-Pad in the direction of the base you want to round. This allows the runner to maintain speed instead of stopping.
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To stretch a base hit into a double, press the Button and hold the D-Pad right as the player approaches 1st base.
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To have all runners round their bases, press the Button and hold the D-Pad down.
Sliding
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To slide into a base during a close play, press the X Button just before arriving at the base.
Pitching
Pitching views vary depending on whether you are playing against the computer or a friend, but controls remain the same.
Your pitcher has up to four available pitches, displayed in a small pitch menu.
Choosing a Pitch
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To choose a pitch, press the D-Pad in the direction of the arrow corresponding to the desired pitch on the menu. For example, if "Fastball" is next to the right arrow, press right on the D-Pad.
Placing the Pitch (One-Player)
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In a one-player game, you can place a baseball cursor at the desired end location.
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Move the baseball cursor with the D-Pad.
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Once the cursor is in position, press the X Button.
Placing the Pitch (Two-Player)
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In a two-player game, both players see the baseball cursor.
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Move the ball cursor around. When it's in the desired location, press AND hold the X Button.
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While holding X, you can still move the cursor, but the location is already chosen. Your opponent won't know when you pressed X.
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Release the X Button to make the cursor disappear.
Wind-up and Delivery
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Press and hold the X Button to start the pitch meter.
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