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The most unusual baseball game |
| Date Added: August 26, 2010 02:09:37 PM |
| Author: Sarah James |
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| Fans and sports analysts of our national pastime may spend hours bickering over what event qualifies as the most unusual baseball game. Insight into top contenders for the most unusual baseball game can be found by looking for out-of-whack stats at MLB.com and Baseball-Almanac.com. For instance, Baseball-Almanac.com notes that two players, Philadelphia’s Ed Delanty in 1896 and Atlanta’s Bob Horner, in 1986, each hit four home runs in a game while watching their teams lose. Yes, the similarity in dates is unusual as well, offering a two-for-one deal on the most unusual baseball game. Nevertheless, Delanty’s accomplishment may stand on its own for the most unusual baseball game. After all, at least two of his home runs were hit inside the park for Philadelphia, which lost to Chicago. The actual number of inside-the-park home runs has been disputed in the past, notes Baseball-Almanac.com Crazy Schmit, who played for Chicago, said after the game, “You just want to shut your eyes, say a prayer and chuck the ball. The Lord only knows what’ll happen after that.” Still, the most unusual baseball game may be the fifth game of the 1920 World Series, in which the Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers. Cleveland won the best of nine series. The game is still being written about today, as seen in the Fort Wayne/News-Sentinel.com. Of course, most fans remember highlight films of the most unusual play, “The Catch,” when Indians batter Vic Wertz was robbed of a home run by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series, according to Wikipedia.org. However, the Indians also served up the most unusual baseball game in a win at Cleveland. According to Indians history at MLB.com, Cleveland’s Elmer Smith hit the first World Series grand slam in the first inning. In the fourth inning, Clevelander Jim “Sarge” Bagby hit a home run, the first for a World Series pitcher. The fifth inning topped everything. Rick Bloom, of ClevelandSeniors.com, describes the event best. “Dodger relief pitcher Clarence Mitchell sent a vicious line drive toward right-centerfield. Up into the air leaped Cleveland second baseman Bill Wambsganss, who caught the liner, stepped on second to double off one runner, and then tagged the other Dodger who had drifted too far from first.” The unassisted triple play has never been duplicated in World Series history, making the game a fine candidate for the most unusual baseball game. |
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