Most historic game you saw in person

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Since you brought up 4192, I'll mention something I've wondered for awhile now:

Since Cobb has been officially reduced to 4189 hits, instead of the previous total of 4191, why do we never hear anything about hit #4190? Who was it against? Where's the film? Do people care that the hit against Show didn't actually break the record? And so on...

Pete Rose's 4,190th hit was a first inning single at Wrigley Field off Reggie Patterson, on Sep 8, 1985.

He got his 4,191st hit off Patterson in the fifth inning of the same game.

Steve

[Michael B]

Carl Yastrzemski - 3000th hit off of Jim Beattie September 12, 1979 at Fenway Park

Manny Ramirez - 500th home run May 31, 2008 Camden Yards. This was a fluke for me. I had no idea. The D.C. alumni chapter of my wifes law school does a baseball outing to Baltimore when the Red Sox are in town for their weekend series. I will actually have two stubs from the game at my booth during the National

Monica Abbott - pitches a perfect game for the Chicago Bandits against the Akron Racers August 5, 2011 at Rosemont Stadium. This happened during the National in Chicago that year. The stadium was a ten minute walk across the street from the convention center.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by novakjr

MLB still officially recognizes 4191.. It's outside sources that cite 4189..

Originally Posted by Steve D

Pete Rose's 4,190th hit was a first inning single at Wrigley Field off Reggie Patterson, on Sep 8, 1985.

He got his 4,191st hit off Patterson in the fifth inning of the same game.

Steve

Thanks to both of you.

[CMIZ5290]

Braves vs. Pirates 1992 NLCS game 5. Braves down 2-0 bottom of the ninth, and they win 3-2. Of all the loudest venues I have ever witnessed, this was the loudest, bar none....

[AMBST95]

The most historic game I saw in person was the first and second half of Game 5 of the 2008 World Series. The weather was awful but the delay made the second half even more exciting, talking about what the managers would do.

The other I wish I could forget 8/22/2007 there was a doubleheader in Bmore. Dave Trembley had just signed a deal to be the new manager of the O's and had a 3-0 lead over the Rangers. Then the Orioles gave up 33 unanswered runs. They went on to lose Game 1 30-3 to the Rangers. They didn't want to waste the bullpen for Game 2 and Texas just teed off on the hapless Orioles arms. The O's went on to lose Game 2 as well by a more respectable 9-7.

[Touch'EmAll]

My dad took me to the 1974 Game in which Ryan recorded the fastest pitch - still record in Guinness Book.

I really don't know if he should legit still hold record? Some pitchers have posted faster? Something about when they clocked it - apparently in 1974 the clocked it as the baseball went over home plate with 100.9 mph. If they clocked at release point, it may have been much faster than that, upwards of 105 mph or even faster. I do know that the pitch had to be a strike to qualify for the record. Perhaps today they clock pitchers at release point instead? And maybe nowadays pitches do not have to be strikes? Help. Thanks.

[Al C.risafulli]

As a boy, I was at the Bobby Murcer game in 1979, the first game after Thurman Munson's funeral, when Murcer delivered the eulogy and then drove in 5 runs to singlehandedly beat the Baltimore Orioles. Probably the only highlight of the 1979 season for Yankee fans.

Also as a boy, on the football side, I was at the New York Giant game that resulted in "the fumble," when instead of sitting on the ball with less than 30 seconds in the game, Joe Pisarcik handed off to Larry Csonka, who fumbled the ball. Herm Edwards picked up the ball and galloped for a touchdown and an impossible Eagles win.

Since I've been a grown man, I haven't been to any games of historical consequence.

-Al

[dealme]

Game 4 of the 2004 World Series. Picked up one of my college baseball coaches on the way from Indy to St Louis to watch the Sox win. It couldn't have worked out better. Even going into work the next day having not slept at all was rather enjoyable after that. Hard to believe it's been nearly 10 years ago.

Mark