Vic Power is the baserunner on first base in the bottom of the 9th, when Chuck Essegian pinch-hits a single. Power, thinking it is a home run, waits to shake hands with Essegian, and is forced out at second base. Detroitand Jim Bunning win, 6 – 3, then Cleveland takes the nightcap, 4 – 3.
On June 25, 1961 Vic Power is the baserunner on first base in the bottom of the 9th, when Chuck Essegian pinch-hits a single. Power, thinking it is a home run, waits to shake hands with Essegian, and is forced out at second base. Detroitand Jim Bunning win, 6 – 3, then Cleveland takes the nightcap, 4 – 3.
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