Infielder Jose Oquendo becomes the first non-pitcher in 20 seasons to get a decision, taking the loss in the 19th inning when Ken Griffey’s two-out, two-run double leads the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals, 7 – 5. Rocky Colavito had won a game in relief for the Yankees in 1968, in the last of two career appearances on the mound.

On May 14, 1988 — Infielder Jose Oquendo becomes the first non-pitcher in 20 seasons to get a decision, taking the loss in the 19th inning when Ken Griffey’s two-out, two-run double leads the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals, 7 – 5. Rocky Colavito had won a game in relief for the Yankees in 1968, in the last of two career appearances on the mound.

Source:
Baseball Reference May 14

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