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Old 10-01-2007, 12:58 PM
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Default Great Moments in BB History Depicted on BB Cards

Posted By: Frank Wakefield

I have 5 of those Sports Thrills cards, none of them in very great shape. This one is my favorite. Card #9, Al Gionfriddo's Catch. There's great video of the catch, showing Joe DiMaggio hitting the ball down the left field line in the bottom of the 6th inning in game 6 of the 1947 World Series, between the Yankees and the Dodgers. Yogi Berra had singled just before DiMaggio batted, Stirnweiss had walked earlier, 2 on, 2 out. DiMaggio at the plate... The video shows the catch, then shows DiMaggio rounding 2nd and as the catch is made Joe kicks at the infield dirt..

Up to this point in time Gionfriddo's catch was considered the greatest in World Series play.

Gionfriddo had walked and scored on Cookie Lavagetto's 2 run single in game 4 of the 1947 World Series, scoring on the only hit given up by Bill Bevins of the Yankees. Oddly, Al's catch was made in his last major league game. He didn't play in game 7 (won by the Yankees, 5-2), and he never made another major league roster afterward.

Tough to find Gionfriddo on any baseball card contemporary with when he played.


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