Rarest sight in baseball?

[Rambler]

July 26, 1987: Paul Molitor ties a major-league record by stealing 2B, 3B, and home in the first inning of Milwaukee's 7–4 win over the A's.

I was on hand. Probably very drunk but I remember it well. It actually took us a while to figure out what he'd done.
Also, if I remember correctly, it was Reggie Jackson's last-ever game at County Stadium. But the fans couldn't acknowledge it because he was tossed early from the game for arguing a called strike three.

 

[Songbird]

I think I was working at Ross Dress for Less that day, putting away "Women's World" bras and panties and moo-moos.

 

[statrat]

How about Pat Borders being sent in as a pinch-runner? Saw this once in a triple-A game. He promptly got picked off first. Which was a good thing, because the next guy hit an inside the park home run to win the game with two outs in the ninth. He probably would have passed Borders somewhere between first and second.

 

[leo1]

How about Pat Borders being sent in as a pinch-runner? Saw this once in a triple-A game. He promptly got picked off first. Which was a good thing, because the next guy hit an inside the park home run to win the game with two outs in the ninth. He probably would have passed Borders somewhere between first and second.

speaking of that, i think it's cool when the runners are only a couple of feet apart and the catcher has to try and tag two guys at the same time.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

You want rare in baseball

Cubs win ... Cubs win

 

[Double J]

Dave Stieb threw back-to-back one hitters in Sept. 1988. Both were broken up with two out in the ninth.

Has that happened since?

One of those was a perfect game.

And, coincidentally, his no-hitter ("Tomorrow I'll Be Perfect") against Cleveland in 1990 was on ESPN Classic Canada last night.

Any of the long-standing pitching records: career wins and strikeouts, especially. No one will ever throw enough innings to touch Young and Ryan.

Young's career loss record is probably even more unreachable than his career win mark. Really can't see anyone being allowed to hang around the majors long enough to rack up a record-breaking 319 losses.

 

[westcoastvol]

Morganna the Kissing Bandit raising her tits up above her knees long enough to run out and smooch on a player.

 

[heyabbott]

Someone pitch high and tight to Barry Bonds, move his fat ass and Kevlar covered arms off the plate. And when he creeps back over the plate, drill him between the 2 & 5

 

[micropolitan guy]

I cannot find this anywhere, but I do remember reading that near the end of his career Neal Heaton went more than a month without any player swinging and missing at one of his pitches. That is the definition of meat.

I think I saw Duane Kuipers' homer on TV, back when ABC had Monday night baseball.

 

[deskslave]

Something I didn't know until some random Retrosheet browsing the other night: The major-league record for walks issued by one pitcher in a game is 12. Both occurred in 1961. And in both cases, the guy who walked 12 was the winning pitcher.

Somehow, I doubt that'll ever happen again.

It's not an individual-game accomplishment, but I also doubt anyone will ever match Anthony Young's 27-game losing streak. I was there for No. 25. He gave up a leadoff single, balked him to second and allowed him to move to third somehow. (Grounder to the right side, I think.) He then proceeded to retire the next 22 batters before giving up a bloop single and a two-run home run in the eighth to lose to an Andy Benes one-hitter.

 

[linotype]

I cannot find this anywhere, but I do remember reading that near the end of his career Neal Heaton went more than a month without any player swinging and missing at one of his pitches. That is the definition of meat.

Was that when Heaton was throwing the beloved screw-knuckle-change?

 

[BYH]

Anyone under the age of 25 playing this stupid boring ass game. NBA rooooolz!!! [/little Chucky Taylor]

 

[pallister]

The White Sox offense.

 

[DanOregon]

besides the obvious of Cy Young's career losses mark, I'd say 15 complete games in a year. and sadly for the fans a same-ticket double-header.

 

[BYH]

Derek Jeter's range.

 

[MilanWall]

Something I didn't know until some random Retrosheet browsing the other night: The major-league record for walks issued by one pitcher in a game is 12. Both occurred in 1961. And in both cases, the guy who walked 12 was the winning pitcher.

Somehow, I doubt that'll ever happen again.

A.J. Burnett got close. I think he walked nine in a no-hitter a few years ago.

 

[amraeder]

How about Pat Borders being sent in as a pinch-runner? Saw this once in a triple-A game. He promptly got picked off first. Which was a good thing, because the next guy hit an inside the park home run to win the game with two outs in the ninth. He probably would have passed Borders somewhere between first and second.

speaking of that, i think it's cool when the runners are only a couple of feet apart and the catcher has to try and tag two guys at the same time.

That happened last postseason, when Lo Duca tagged out two Dodgers runners at the plate on the same play. I remember having a hell of a time trying to find two pictures from the right angles so I could put them together on our front page (we're in La-La Land, so that led.) I'd never seen that play outside the movies before.

Happened in a Reds game this year although it was the opposite outcome. He didn't get ANYONE out. Ump blew the call, however, and ended up calling one of them out and one safe, I believe. (Didn't see it happen live, so i'm going off a shaky memory here. Anyone who can correct me, feel free to chime in.)

 

[93Devil]

I cannot find the clip on youtube, but didn't This Week in Baseball run a shot of two Yankees getting called out at the plate in it's intro?

 

[Michael_ Gee]

THIS was the rarest sight in baseball, because it only happened once. Back in the early 90s,the Twins were the only team ever to turn two triple plays in one game. Did it one night at Fenway against the Sox.

 

[chazp]

[blue]A manager who's not overweight.[/blue]