1961 â Roberto Clementeâs second career home run off Sandy Koufax comes, like the first, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, a 1st-inning, bases-empty blast which gets Pittsburgh off to a quick 1 â 0 lead. Unlike the earlier Coliseum clout (his opposite-field moon shot of August 30, 1960), this one is pulled over the Coliseumâs notoriously surmountable left-field barrier. However, unlike Dodger left fielder â and left-handed hitter â Wally Moonâs stock in trade, the strategically-served pop flies derisively dubbed âMoon Shotsâ, this moon shot needs no air quotes, landing some 35 rows beyond the screen.
1961 â Roberto Clementeâs second career home run off Sandy Koufax comes, like the first, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, a 1st-inning, bases-empty blast which gets Pittsburgh off to a quick 1 â 0 lead. Unlike the earlier Coliseum clout (his opposite-field moon shot of August 30, 1960), this one is pulled over the Coliseumâs notoriously surmountable left-field barrier. However, unlike Dodger left fielder â and left-handed hitter â Wally Moonâs stock in trade, the strategically-served pop flies derisively dubbed âMoon Shotsâ, this moon shot needs no air quotes, landing some 35 rows beyond the screen.