Brant Brown Stats & Facts
Brant Brown Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L 75 Weight: 220 Born: Tuesday, June 22, 1971 in Porterville, CA USA Died: in , Debut: 6/15/1996 Last Game: 8/29/2000 Full Name: Brant Michael Brown
Ron Santo’s radio call when the broadcaster mournfully exclaims, “Nooooooooo!!!!!
With his team ahead 7-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases full of Brewers and two outs, Cubs’ outfielder Brant Brown drops Geoff Jenkins’s routine long fly ball to left field, allowing three runs to score, giving Milwaukee an 8-7 walk-off win at County Stadium. The infamous error became will be immortalized by Ron Santo’s radio call when the broadcaster mournfully exclaims, “Nooooooooo!!!!!” as the ball rolls toward the ivy-covered wall.
Sammy Sosa, hits his 64th and 65th home runs and racks up his 400th total base
Sammy Sosa breaks an 0 for 21 slump, hitting his 64th and 65th home runs as the Cubs build a 7 – 0 lead over the Brewers. Milwaukee fights back, however, and scores three in the last of the 9th when Chicago OF Brant Brown drops a routine fly ball with the bases loaded and two out to allow three Brewers to score. Rod Beck is on the mound when the Merkle-like error occurs (Fred Merkle’s boner occurred exactly 90 years ago). Milwaukee wins, 8 – 7, and the Cubs remain tied for the wild card spot with the Mets, who lose to Montreal, 3 – 0. With his eight total bases, Sammy has now topped the 400 mark.
