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kairos12

(13,343 posts) Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:29 PM Jan 2019

First HR in a World Series hit by a Pinch Hitter.

Yogi Berra-1947.

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First HR in a World Series hit by a Pinch Hitter. (Original Post) kairos12 Jan 2019 OP

Babe Ruth never hit a HR in the Series? underpants Jan 2019 #1

Not as a pinch hitter, evidently Ohiogal Jan 2019 #3

Okay. I misread that underpants Jan 2019 #4

Yogi was awesome nycbos Jan 2019 #2

My mind first went to Kirk Gibson, but I knew that was way too recent. Bleacher Creature Jan 2019 #5

YouTube has the short clip Brother Buzz Jan 2019 #6

underpants

(187,617 posts)

1. Babe Ruth never hit a HR in the Series?

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:38 PM

Jan 2019

Ohiogal

(35,329 posts)

3. Not as a pinch hitter, evidently

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:41 PM

Jan 2019

underpants

(187,617 posts)

4. Okay. I misread that

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:49 PM

Jan 2019

as the very first HR hit in the Series

nycbos

(6,418 posts)

2. Yogi was awesome

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:39 PM

Jan 2019

https://www.mlb.com/news/yogisms-yogi-berras-best-sayings/c-151217962

Bleacher Creature

(11,462 posts)

5. My mind first went to Kirk Gibson, but I knew that was way too recent.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:52 PM

Jan 2019

Good question!!

Brother Buzz

(38,070 posts)

6. YouTube has the short clip

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 11:45 PM

Jan 2019

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