#Mistakes October 29

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For the month of October 2024 several of us are participating in the 30-Day World Series Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we attempt to learn something about some aspect of the World Series. Today I am focusing on MISTAKES made in a game.

Championships baseball games feature talented and gifted players. Those athletes are great but not perfect. Today’s post looks at some of the mistakes, errors, blunders, and bad breaks that have taken place in World Series Game. Baseball mistakes can come in many different ways including fielding errors, base running, and bad calls from umpires.

World Series 30-Day Challenge Guidelines

Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines

1. Each day in October 2024 write about the World Series
2. Share at least one fact about the event or the participants.
3. If so inclined use the hash tag #Coach4adayChallenge on social media platforms

October 29th-Mistakes

There have been hundreds of games played in the history of the World Series. Each game is going to include a multitude of plays and umpiring decisions. Not all of them have gone well on the biggest stage. In fact, one of the greatest players in the history, Babe Ruth is involved in one of its biggest World Series mistakes.

Game 7 of the 1926 World Series between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals ended in one of the most surprising ways in World Series history: Babe Ruth was caught stealing for the final out.

Here’s what happened:

1. High-Stakes Moment: In the bottom of the 9th inning, the Yankees were trailing 3-2 with two outs. Babe Ruth managed to get on base with a walk, giving New York hope to rally.
2. Caught Trying to Steal: With Bob Meusel at the plate, Ruth attempted to steal second base, possibly in an effort to get into scoring position. However, Cardinals catcher Bob O’Farrell threw him out, and Rogers Hornsby, the Cardinals’ player-manager, tagged Ruth to end the game.
3. Only World Series Ending with a Caught Stealing: This remains the only World Series to ever end with a player being caught stealing. It was a shocking finish, especially involving a slugger like Babe Ruth, and it sealed the Cardinals’ first World Series championship.

If you want to read about other World Series blunders check out this article written by Christopher Klein