Do you remember the pitch thrown in these iconic situations?
Do you remember the pitch thrown in these iconic situations?
C'mon, you remember, right?
C'mon, you remember, right?
May 11, 2016: Tigers-Nationals (Scherzer's 20-Strikeout Game). Max Scherzer has Justin Upton in an 0-2 hole and is going for No. 20. What pitch did he throw to get it?
Oct. 3, 1951: Giants-Dodgers "The Shot Heard 'Round the World." Ralph Branca has Bobby Thomson in an 0-1 hole. What pitch did he now regrettably throw?
Oct. 19, 2006: Cardinals-Mets. Adam Wainwright has Carlos Beltran in an 0-2 hole with the bases loaded. What pitch did he throw to clinch a St. Louis World Series appearance?
Oct. 15, 1988: A's-Dodgers ("The impossible has happened"). Dennis Eckersley had a 3-2 count on pinch-hitter Kirk Gibson with two outs and a man on second. What pitch did he throw that Gibson sent into the right-field stands?
Oct. 7, 2001: Dodgers-Giants (No. 73). Russ Springer has a 3-2 count on Barry Bonds. What pitch did he throw that ended up being the new single-season HR record?
May 5, 1991: Rangers-Blue Jays (Nolan Ryan's seventh no-hitter). Ryan has a 2-2 count on Roberto Alomar with two out and nobody on. What pitch did he throw to strike out Alomar and complete his unprecedented seventh no-hitter?
Sept. 9, 1981: Brewers-Yankees. Dave LaRoche has a 2-2 count on slugger and mustache-aficionado Gorman Thomas. There are runners on second and third with two outs. What pitch did he throw to get out of the inning?
April 8, 1974: Dodgers-Braves (Hank Aaron's 715 HR). Al Downing throws a first-pitch ball and, on the next pitch, Aaron passes Babe Ruth by belting his 715th career homer. What did Downing throw?
Oct. 17, 2004: Yankees-Red Sox. Paul Quantrill has a 2-1 count on David Ortiz with no outs and a man on first. What pitch did he throw that Ortiz hit over the right-field wall for a walk-off homer?
Oct. 13, 1960: Yankees-Pirates. Walt Terry has a 1-0 count on Bill Mazeroski with the game tied at 9 and nobody out. Maz hits a World Series Game 7 walkoff-HR on the next pitch. What did Terry throw?