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Show - SPORTS toTw Here's how it happened: Nippy Jones came up as a a iri" pinch-hitt- er shoe run. Yankee pitcher Tommy Byrne grazed Jones' "Mnwauk Whenjhe cfifpslife down In baseballfs ;falfclassjc on jy the uri prictable is sureto happert , : h7 - -- ' ; ' f- -1 ' . 7 withoneof Jiisldelivenes.jUmpire Augie uonaiem, . 1 - un- aware that the ball had hit Jones' foot, barked, "Ball!" Jones immediately began to act in the manner of a man whose series paycheck had been stolen. "That ball hit my shoe. .I'm sure of It," Nippy bellowed. Donatelli wouldn't listen. But Jones persisted, "My shoes were polished before.the game. 1 came right ott tne bench to hit. Look for the black polish on the ball." ' Donatelli consented to look and sure enough found a of polish on the ball and reversed his dev cision, awarding Jones first base. Jones. Felix Mantilla went in to run for Johnny Logan and Mantilla a tying the score. jsmashed double, scoring Then Eddie Mathews won the game with a home run. Buffeted with such histrionics, the mighty and heavily fighters favored Yankees were reeling like punch-drun- k and could win only one of the three remaining games. The merry burghers of Milwaukee danced in the streets, saluting the Braves' World Series feaU And shoe polish got an unofficial assist in the boxscore for the firstjime in World Series history! - -- . - -- . : ' - ., - i - - .. "sir r : . ". ' black-smudg- '. i . v V - - - ; '"ss.t 7 t , . i .'.SO : . , . ; 7r - - - : e and legend are well spiced with such Series lore seasoning, adding a dash of flare and sparkle to the greatest of sports classicsWhen the champs of eacJUeague.areghting ; ; . - w " 1 ;-- ,.x rj . i ''' - - - - ' "5 - worlcoj r : predict which players will be the heroes or goats. Some of the game's most shining stars have worn the horns, and a wide assortment of oddities have been crammed into the annual Autumn series. Not even the immortal Babe Ruth was immune. It was the ninth inning of the seventhgame of the 1926 series between the Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals. The Yanks were a run behind, and Babe was on first base. For a reason no one could understand, Babe suddenly tok off like a wod This was strange because, in the first place, Babe was never famous for base stealing. In the second place, the Cardinal second baseman .had the ball in his hands, clearly in view at the time. Here the Yanks were in the midst of a rally, but Babe ..was lumbering down to second for an easy game-endiout, handing the Cards the series. Some players have pulled "rocks" in series games but were exonerated because their team emerged champion. Such a lucky one was Chicago White Sox pitcher Urban .Faber, who in the 1917 series against the New York Giants committed the unpardonable jaux pas. Faber decided to steal third base. Nothing wrong with thatexcept that third base already was occupied by a teammate. As it turned out, Faber went from goat-t- o hero all in one series, pitching three victories in leading his team to the title. In that same 17 series an -- unforgettable comedy of errors the Giants' catcher and the first baseman, backing him up on a rundown between third arid home, both wandered away from home plate, allowing the run to score. Both assumed the other had the plate covered. Now consider the misfortune of Clarence Mitchell, ng r ... r 1 rjmj by Dave Warner . a nythinc can iiappen in a.WorldJbenes ijast.yearit.was the New York Yankees staging a miracle comeback against Milwaukee. In years before, there were the wacky plays that fans still recollect with n yTS. down-and-all-but-- out amazement and amusement Series? The Bronx Remember the 1957 Yankee-BravBombers were leading two games to one, and were ahead 4' in the 10th inning of the fourth game. Suddenly the Braves caught lightning in a bottle. Qr was it in a can of shoe polish? Anyway, there was a quick turn of events that changed what had seemed like certain Yankee victory into a dramatic Brave comeback, providing the springboard for es 5-- 1 "Beezer" Lombardi took a snooze and two Yankee runners trotted past him. ! 1 r . T J Car Casey Stengel, master of Yankee strategy, mastered them at bat. 14 Family Weekly. October 4. 1959 Most classic boner was dropped third strike In '41 series. Dodger catcher Mickey .Owen chases ball as Yankees' Henrich heads for first, starting rout, . Besides spectacular catches by Braves Wes ington (above), '57 series featured shoe polish. |