Actually he let him walk the bases full then pulled him. The reliever gave up the slam on the 1st pitch if memory serves. That was really the only thing I had against Skip. He must have learned that part of the game from Dusty Baker. Always left his pitchers in too long.
Your memory is a tad off if you thought Ben McDonald was still around by the time of the OJ trial. McDonald's last season as a Tiger was in '89 or '90. The OJ trial was in '95.