1995 – Thanks to an odd play‚ the Dodgers defeat the Pirates‚ 11 – 10‚ in 11 innings. With the potential winning run at third base‚ Mitch Webster of the Dodgers swings at a pitch in the dirt. When Pittsburgh rookie C Angelo Encarnacion casually picks up the ball with his mask‚ Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda appeals‚ citing the rule which awards a runner two bases if a fielder uses his mask to touch a thrown ball. The umpires agree and allow the winning run to score. Encarnacion is given an error.

August 12, 1995January 23, 2023 This Day In Baseball

On August 12, 1995 — 1995 – Thanks to an odd play‚ the Dodgers defeat the Pirates‚ 11 – 10‚ in 11 innings. With the potential winning run at third base‚ Mitch Webster of the Dodgers swings at a pitch in the dirt. When Pittsburgh rookie C Angelo Encarnacion casually picks up the ball with his mask‚ Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda appeals‚ citing the rule which awards a runner two bases if a fielder uses his mask to touch a thrown ball. The umpires agree and allow the winning run to score. Encarnacion is given an error.

Source:
Baseball Reference August 12
National Pastime
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
Replay The Game

class="post-template-default single single-post postid-107530 single-format-standard wp-custom-logo wp-embed-responsive logged-out theme-kadence woocommerce-no-js footer-on-bottom hide-focus-outline link-style-standard content-title-style-normal content-width-normal content-style-unboxed content-vertical-padding-show non-transparent-header mobile-non-transparent-header kadence-elementor-colors elementor-default elementor-kit-193430"

Podcast