Didn'tja always wonder if he was safe or out?

[ASF123]

I would bet good money that Bench came in with a slide that would be quite illegal today.

[runbrett]

He was safe. Scroll down to the 6th inning in the Play-by-Play -https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...97210150.shtml

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by runbrett

He was safe. Scroll down to the 6th inning in the Play-by-Play -https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...97210150.shtml

Yes, that is specifically why I wrote "The mystery is over!! Tony P was safe on a fielder's choice!!! Johnny Bench was (obviously) forced at second, after a walk."

Did you not even bother reading the post before commenting on it????

[Bigdaddy]

Anyone seen a signed copy of this card by all parties? I know there are signed set collectors out there who must have one.

[ALBB]

meaningless play in Topps WS cards..

reminds me of that 1960 T WS card...forgot the game..but caption said something like " LA Dodgers Neal steals 2nd "..shows him sliding in....but CHI won the game 10 -0

[Exhibitman]

The play may have been meh but the card is a nice action shot with multiple HOFers in it.

[Volod]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Yes, that is specifically why I wrote "The mystery is over!! Tony P was safe on a fielder's choice!!! Johnny Bench was (obviously) forced at second, after a walk."

Darren: Thanks for the post. The A's first sacker in that photo is actually Mike Hegan #20 - not Epstein.
The only play I ever recall from that series is the hilarious - and brilliant - trick pulled by Dick Williams in the eighth inning of Game 3. With Fingers pitching to Bench on a full count with two outs and two runners aboard, Tolan steals second after Ball 3. Williams - feigning anger and frustration - stalks to the mound and, after a heated discussion, signals to the plate ump for an intentional Ball four to Bench. Catcher stands with his arm outstretched toward first base, then quickly squats back down as Fingers delivers a perfect fastball on the outside corner for a called Strike 3. In Red's dugout, Sparky Anderson screams and hurls his cap at the wall in disbelief. Red's go on to win the game 1 - 0, but Williams goes down in Baseball lore.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Volod

Darren: Thanks for the post. The A's first sacker in that photo is actually Mike Hegan #20 - not Epstein.
The only play I ever recall from that series is the hilarious - and brilliant - trick pulled by Dick Williams in the eighth inning of Game 3. With Fingers pitching to Bench on a full count with two outs and two runners aboard, Tolan steals second after Ball 3. Williams - feigning anger and frustration - stalks to the mound and, after a heated discussion, signals to the plate ump for an intentional Ball four to Bench. Catcher stands with his arm outstretched toward first base, then quickly squats back down as Fingers delivers a perfect fastball on the outside corner for a called Strike 3. In Red's dugout, Sparky Anderson screams and hurls his cap at the wall in disbelief. Red's go on to win the game 1 - 0, but Williams goes down in Baseball lore.

Thanks for that! Said bye bye to Epstein in the original post.

Edited to add: Sadly, my career as an Oakland Athletics researcher is over before it ever began. Jeez, in the very first line of the info I quoted from retrosheet.org, it says, "REDS 6TH: HEGAN REPLACED LEWIS (PLAYING 1B); [emphasis added] Bench walked; Perez"...