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Posted By: howard

You Yankee fans should remember a catch that occurred in a great but forgotten pennant race.

In 1985 the Jays came into New York for a season ending three game series leading the Yankees by two games. In the top of the ninth of the first game Griffey, Sr. made an astonishing running and leaping catch to rob Toronto of a HR. In the bottom of the inning Butch Wynegar hit a walk off homer. Unfortunately the Yanks lost the next day. If they had won Phil Niekro would have gone for his 300th win in the division deciding game. As it turned out Niekro became the only man to win his 300th game with a complete game shutout.

At the time in New York you could hardly turn on your TV without seeing a replay of Griffey's catch. He leaped so high that his backside looked like it was resting on top of the wall. Had New York won the pennant The catch would likely be part of Yankee lore.