April 8, 201412 yr 715 trivia time (and don't cheat): Pitcher? On deck batter? Left fielder? Who caught the ball?
April 8, 201412 yr 715 trivia time (and don't cheat): Pitcher? Al Downing On deck batter? Left fielder? Who caught the ball? That's the only one I know right off the top of my head.
April 8, 201412 yr Without cheating, I know that Downing is correct. I think Dusty Baker was on deck. Don't know the rest, but I can see that swing like it happened yesterday and him running the bases with the fan behind him.
April 8, 201412 yr Without cheating, I know that Downing is correct. I think Dusty Baker was on deck. Don't know the rest, but I can see that swing like it happened yesterday and him running the bases with the fan behind him. I think you may be correct on that. Totally forgot about him being on that team at the time.
April 8, 201412 yr Rewatched a clip of the homer...and never, in a million years, would I have guessed the left fielder!
April 8, 201412 yr LF- Reggie Smith? Caught the ball- I want to say a starting pitcher went to the bullpen just for that possibility so I'll go with Phil Niekro.
April 8, 201412 yr Author LF- Reggie Smith? Caught the ball- I want to say a starting pitcher went to the bullpen just for that possibility so I'll go with Phil Niekro. Incorrect on both.
April 8, 201412 yr No. But it was a Braves pitcher correct? I'm trying to figure out the Dodgers outfield in 74. It wasn't the Toy Cannon was it?
April 8, 201412 yr Author But it was a Braves pitcher correct? I'm trying to figure out the Dodgers outfield in 74. It wasn't the Toy Cannon was it? Braves pitcher. Not Jimmy Wynn.
April 8, 201412 yr I remember seeing a piece about the guy who caught it...but, for the life of me, can't think of his name.
April 8, 201412 yr Author I remember seeing a piece about the guy who caught it...but' date=' for the life of me, can't think of his name.[/quote'] He became a pitching coach.
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