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Still photos of the catch contributed to the misconception that it was a potential home run, since the images showed Gionfriddo with his glove behind the bullpen gate, and the ball inside the glove. However, these photos were taken several seconds after the play, when Gionfriddo's momentum had carried his arm over the gate. [6]
A catch made by Al Gionfriddo, replayed countless times, may be the most remembered play of this game, and one of the most remembered plays of the Series. Al Gionfriddo's Game 6 catch. In the last of the sixth, the Dodgers sent Al Gionfriddo to left field as a defensive replacement for Eddie Miksis. Joe Hatten came in to pitch.
The 1947 Yankees, led by MVP Joe DiMaggio, won the AL pennant by 12 games over the Tigers.They played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, winning a close-fought seven-game series that featured memorable moments like Cookie Lavagetto's walk-off double in game 4 and Al Gionfriddo's famous catch that robbed DiMaggio of a potential home run.
Al Gionfriddo's famous catch in the 1947 World Series, which was close to the 415-foot mark [126 m] in left-center, just in front of the visitors bullpen, would have been a home run in the Yankees' current ballpark and most other ballparks at that time, except perhaps the Polo Grounds, home of the New York Giants. DiMaggio hit 148 home runs in ...
The Tide blew a 28-0 lead, needed an acrobatic 75-yard touchdown catch from one freshman (Williams) and a last-second interception from another (Brown) to avoid what would have been a disaster.
This was the Series that featured Cookie Lavagetto's pinch-hit that spoiled Bill Bevens' no-hit bid and Al Gionfriddo's catch to rob Joe DiMaggio of a home run. 1952 [20] New York Yankees: Brooklyn Dodgers: 4–2: Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City: Billy Martin's game saving infield catch preserves the Yankees lead and helps win the game ...
Alabama will be playing in its seventh conference championship game in the past 10 years. For Georgia, it will be six times in seven years. Another matchup for an SEC title was so predictable I ...
The slumping Tampa Bay Rays believe in themselves. The surging Baltimore Orioles won three of four between the division rivals over the weekend, taking over first place in the AL East and dropping ...