A Time Machine To 5 Events in Baseball History

[jacksons]

1905 World Series Game 5
September 6, 1912 Smoky Joe Wood out-pitches Walter Johnson
Yankee Stadium Opening Day April 18, 1923 (Ruth homers)
Mantle hits the YS facade May 22, 1963
Aaron Boone Game 7 ALCS 2003

[theshowandme]

Originally Posted by jacksons

1905 World Series Game 5

Time of game = 95 minutes!

https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...90510140.shtml

[jacksons]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

Time of game = 95 minutes!

https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...90510140.shtml

Yes! The finale of one of the greatest playoff pitching performances in history.

[Mark17]

1. 1919 World Series. I'd spend the entire series yelling at Risberg, Gandil, Cicotte, Williams and Felsch about their treachery.

2. 1912 World Series. Wood, Matty, Speaker, 8 games. Best series of the dead ball era.

3. Shot heard round the world. Right before Thomson hits it, I'd shout to everyone around me, "Watch this!"

4. 1955 World Series. It would be fun to see the long-suffering Brooklyn fans delirious, knowing 2 years later their team would be gone forever.

5. 1941 All Star Game. The final inning, featuring Ted's monster game-winning home run, and his dancing around the bases, would be so classic to witness.

[ajquigs]

1969 World Series Game 5.
Jackie’s first Dodgers game.
Henry Aaron’s 715th.
1951 - Thomsom’s HR.
1955 Dodgers win the series.

[MVSNYC]

Fun thread...in chronological order...

First recorded Game, Hoboken NJ, June 19, 1846
Ruth Called Shot
Jackie's First Game
Reggie 3 HR WS Game
1986 World Series Game 6 (Mookie/Buckner)

[rats60]

1. Game 7 1909 World Series Wagner over Cobb
2. Game 3 1932 World Series Ruth's called shot
3. Game 1 1954 World Series Willie Mays' catch
4. Game 7 1960 World Series Mazeroski's walk off HR
5. Game 7 1965 World Series Koufax pitches second shutout in four days.

[z28jd]

I used to have different answers to this question, which means I've thought about it multiple times. I was picking specific games, such as watching John Ward and Larry Corcoran battle to a 16-inning 1-1 tie, or Lee Richmond's perfect game. I'd love to see Paul Hines turn the unassisted triple play, because from everything I've read and thinking about the specifics of how the play went down, I believe he did it. There are those who don't believe it happened based on a later account of the game, but more sources say he did it, plus the other explanation seems to have a major hole. Anyway...

Now my answer would be to have someone pick it for me based on criteria I set forth. I'd do that so I don't know what was going to happen in the game. I'd know it would be something exciting, but I wouldn't know exactly what would happen. I think it would make the game more enjoyable.

Almost every pick would be 19th century, starting with going back to seeing Jim Creighton play, but not his final game. I'd see an old Alleghenys/Pirates game. I'd also like to see Walter Johnson pitch against Babe Ruth.

[nwobhm]

Marichal / Roseboro incident
1934 WS
Aaron HR 715
Rose hit 4190
Brett pine tar incident

Others considered:

Buckner error
Clemente hit #3000
Mantle last HR
Maris HR 61
Ryan / Ventura incident

[JollyElm]

Just one for me...

Dateline: Yankee Stadium - June 13, 1948

I'd sneak onto the field and sort of box out and block shutterbug Nathaniel Fein, and then snap pictures of Babe Ruth leaning on his bat, and immediately take the film to one of the numerous NYC papers and tell them, "Trust me, print the best of these shots. You'll thank me later."

Of course, the downside is I'd be forced to live in the past for quite awhile as I await the presentation of my Pulitzer Prize. Guess that's the price you pay.

[FrankWakefield]

1 October 10, 1926, Yankee Stadium, Game 7 of 1926 World Series, Alexander fans Lazzeri and gets save, Hornsby tags out Ruth for final out.

2 July 4, 1939, Yankee Stadium, Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day

3 October 10, 1924, Griffith Stadium, Game 7, 1924 World Series, Johnson pitches last 4 innings in relief, gets win in 12th inning to win the Series.

4 September 29, 1954, Indians at the Giants, World Series Game 1, Mays' catch, Dusty Rhodes' pinch hit 3 run walk off home run.

5 September 23, 1908, Cubs at the Giants, Merkle runs to clubhouse instead of 2nd base.


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Neat idea for a thread, Thank You.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

4 September 29, 1954, Indians at the Giants, World Series Game 1, Mays' catch, Dusty Rhodes' pinch hit 3 run walk off home run.

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Let's hear the story about that picture Frank...