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Hall of ShameA catalog of baseball's lasting mistakes

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A field catalog of classic major-league blunders. The mistake is the subject. The person is not the punch line.

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Lonnie Smith with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983. This is not the 1991 World Series baserunning play.

Baserunning Blunders1991

Lonnie Smith Stops at Third

In a scoreless Game 7, Lonnie Smith was on first when Terry Pendleton doubled. A decoy at second base held Smith at third. He never scored.

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