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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4034384, member: 289"] Update: [MEDIA=youtube]X8XLvEsgmy4[/MEDIA] 2021: The Astros’ Yuli Gurriel grounds to the Braves’ Dansby Swanson who throws to Freddie Freeman at first for the out. Observations: - Only 11 of the 117 World Series have ended on a walk-off run and none since the Diamondback’s Luis Gonzalez hit that blooper over Derek Jeter’s head to end the Yankee’s run of three straight times in 2001. - A breakdown by position: Pitcher: 3 put-outs, (p), 4 assists (a); Catcher, (minus strikeouts which are technically catcher put-outs) 3p; First: 31p (3 unassisted), 1a, Second: 6p, 12a; Short 6p, 11a; Third 4p, 6a; Left 11p, Center 10p, Right 6p, no doubt a reflection of the number of left vs. right-handed hitters. - Ships coming in, (wins after at least a 20 year wait): 1923 Yankees (20 years), 1924 Senators (21), 1926 Cardinals (23), 1935 Tigers (32), 1940 Reds (21), 1948 Indians (28), 1954 Giants (21), 1955 Dodgers (52), 1957 Braves (43), 1960 Pirates (35), 1966 Orioles (63), 1968 Tigers (23), 1972 Athletics (42), 1975 Reds (35), 1980 Phillies (77), 1987 Twins (63), 1995 Braves (37), 2002 Angels (40), 2004 Red Sox (86)- this really opened up the floodgates: they’ve had to add extra chapters to documentaries; 2005 White Sox (88), 2006 Cardinals (24), 2008 Phillies (28), 2010 Giants (56), 2015 Royals (30), the big one: 2016 Cubs (108), 2017 Astros (55), 2019 Nationals (50 for the franchise, 95 for the city), 2020 Dodgers (32) and the 2021 Braves (26). That’s 29 ships coming in, 12 in this century. The earlier ones are dominated by the National League because they had no equivalent of the Yankees. I think we are having so many ships come in recent years because there are so many teams, free agents and so many playoff series to win: the wealth is being spread which makes winning more possible but doing it frequently more difficult. - 23 players have both won and lost a World Series. The most prolific are Mariano Rivera, who gave up that hit to Gonzalez but threw the winning pitch four other times and his catcher Jorge Posada, who called the winning -pitch three times. Frankie Frisch was part of the 1921 double play and made the putout that ended the 1934 series but also flew out to Babe Ruth to end the 1928 series. Aaron Ward made the last out in three straight World Series from 1921-23, the first with his feet, the second with his bat and the third with his glove. Jimmie Wilson, Elston Howard and Tim McCarver twice called the last pitch but also made the final out once. Home Run Baker made the last put out in 1911 and the last out a decade later. Hank Gowdy called the last pitch in a win in 1914 and a loss a decade later. Goose Goslin stuck out for the last out in 1925 and got the walk-off hit, you guessed it, a decade later. Roy Campanella called the losing pitch in 1953 and the winning one in 1955. Gil Hodges struck out to end the 1949 series but caught the last out when Brooklyn finally came out on top in 1955. Hector Lopez caught the last out in 1961 and grounded into it in 1963. Christy Mathewson threw the last pitch in 1905 and again in 1912. Unfortunately for him, the latter one was a sacrifice fly. Tony Phillips stuck out in 1988 but fielded a grounder and tossed to Dennis Eckersley at first for the final out the next year. Pee Wee Reese flew out to Gene Woodling in 1952 but threw out Elston Howard in 1955. Edgar Renteria singled in 1997 but ground out seven years later. Sometimes they make it through, sometimes they don’t. Bobby Richardson famously caught a line drive in 1962 but popped up two years later. The great Babe Ruth was caught stealing in 1926 but two years later hit three home runs and caught the last out against the same Cardinal team. Don’t wound the bear. Red Schoendienst made the last out with his glove in 1946 and with his bat a dozen years later. Yuli Gurriel caught the final out for the Astros in 2017on a grounder to second and hit into the last out in 2021 on a grounder to short. [/QUOTE]

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