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Cubs outfielder Moisés Alou attempted to make the catch near the wall, but Cubs fan Steve Bartman deflected it; the umpire judged the play not to be fan interference. If Alou had caught the ball, it would have been the second out in the inning, and the Cubs would have been just four outs away from winning their first National League pennant ...
In the eighth inning of Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series, with Chicago ahead Steve Bartman declines fans' invite to attend Cubs-Pirates wild-card game Skip to main content
As Alou reached for the ball, Cubs fan Steve Bartman, along with others near the area, did the same. The ball bounced off Bartman's hand and into the stands. Though the Cubs pleaded for a call of fan interference, the umpire ruled that the ball had left the field of play and was therefore up for grabs. Alou initially said that he would not have ...
Now that the Cubs are back in the NLCS, Chicago fans are wondering what the so-called villain from 2003 must be thinking now. Forgiving the foul ball: What it'd be like if Steve Bartman made peace ...
A Chicago Cubs fan by the name of Steve Bartman, of Northbrook, Illinois, reached for the ball and deflected it away from the glove of Moisés Alou for the second out of the eighth inning. Alou reacted angrily toward the stands and after the game stated that he would have caught the ball. [34]
Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior was on the mound for the Chicago Cubs during the infamous Steve Bartman incident in the 2003 NLCS.
CHICAGO — The 20th anniversary of the Alex Gonzalez Game is upon us, though few Chicago Cubs fans refer to it as that. Gonzalez, the former shortstop who booted a potential double-play ball that ...
The Cubs won the division that year and then came within five outs of playing in the World Series, but were undone by the Florida Marlins' eight-run rally immediately following the Steve Bartman incident. The Cubs then lost the following game and with it the series. (The Marlins went on to win the World Series against the New York Yankees.)