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Fielding Fiascos1941
Owen's Dropped Third Strike
The Dodgers were one strike from tying the World Series. Mickey Owen missed the third strike, and the Yankees scored four runs.
Brooklyn Dodgers · New York Yankees
No. 1934.10.09
1934
October 9
Fan & Crowd Moments1934
Medwick and the Fruit Barrage
After a hard slide in Game 7, Detroit fans threw fruit, bottles, and vegetables at Joe Medwick until the commissioner took him out of the game.
St. Louis Cardinals · Detroit Tigers
No. 1929.10.12
1929
October 12
Fielding Fiascos1929
Hack Wilson Loses the Ball in the Sun
The Cubs led Game 4 of the 1929 World Series by eight runs. In the seventh, Hack Wilson lost a fly ball in the sun, and the Athletics scored ten.
Chicago Cubs · Philadelphia Athletics
No. 1926.10.10
1926
October 10
Baserunning Blunders1926
Ruth Is Out at Second
The 1926 World Series ended with Babe Ruth thrown out at second. He said he was stealing on his own. Other accounts say a hit-and-run was on.
New York Yankees · St. Louis Cardinals
No. 1926.08.15
1926
August 15
Baserunning Blunders1926
Three Men on Third
Babe Herman doubled off the right-field screen at Ebbets Field and arrived at third base to find two teammates already there.
Brooklyn Dodgers · Boston Braves
No. 1925.10.15
1925
October 15
Fielding Fiascos1925
Peckinpaugh's Eight Errors
The American League's Most Valuable Player committed eight errors in the 1925 World Series, two of them in a rainy seventh game the Senators led.
Washington Senators · Pittsburgh Pirates
Front Office & Trades1920
The Sale of Babe Ruth
The Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $100,000, paid in installments. The Broadway story that explains the sale is a myth.
Boston Red Sox · New York Yankees