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Fielding Fiascos2024
The Yankees' Fifth Inning
The Yankees led Game 5 of the World Series by five runs. Aaron Judge dropped a fly ball, Anthony Volpe bounced a throw, and Gerrit Cole did not cover first. The Dodgers scored five unearned runs and won the championship.
Los Angeles Dodgers · New York Yankees
Front Office & Trades2015
Miller for Swanson
Six months after drafting Dansby Swanson first overall, Arizona traded him, Ender Inciarte, and Aaron Blair to Atlanta for Shelby Miller. Miller went 3–12 with a 6.15 earned-run average the next year.
Arizona Diamondbacks · Atlanta Braves
No. 2012.10.05
2012
October 5
Umpire Controversies2012
The Infield Fly in Atlanta
With the Braves rallying in a winner-take-all game, Sam Holbrook called the infield fly rule on a ball that fell in short left field. The crowd threw trash for nineteen minutes.
Atlanta Braves · St. Louis Cardinals
Fan & Crowd Moments2003
The Bartman Game
Five outs from the World Series, a fan deflected a foul ball. The Cubs' shortstop then missed the double-play ball that would have ended the inning anyway.
Chicago Cubs · Florida Marlins
No. 1978.10.02
1978
October 2
Pitching Disasters1978
Dent over the Monster
In the one-game playoff at Fenway, Bucky Dent, batting ninth, hit a three-run homer over the Green Monster. He had borrowed Mickey Rivers's bat after fouling a pitch off his foot.
New York Yankees · Boston Red Sox
No. 1971.12.10
1971
December 10
Front Office & Trades1971
Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi
The Mets traded Nolan Ryan and three others to the Angels for Jim Fregosi. Ryan left with seven no-hitters. Fregosi was gone in a season and a half.
New York Mets · California Angels
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