Lost Another One

[MikeT]

Braves legend Burdette dead at 80 | ajc.com

[Nocahoma]

A fond remembrance for the man who threw 3 complete against the stinkin' Yankees in the '57 World Series (including 2 shutouts!!). I first heard about Lew when I found this uncorrected error card from the '59 Topps series:



First, they misspelled his name (Lou??), but it was also a goof because Burdette fooled Topps by posing as a Lefty (using Warren Spahn's glove). No one at Topps noticed until the cards came out and they were flooded with letters from kids pointing out that he was a Righty.

Of course, you'll notice that MLB fudges this one up -- they list him as "Lou" Burdette in the story:
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball News

[Nocahoma]

Welp, I e-mailed the author of the MLB article to let him know about his gaffe, and he informs me that the family has requested he be referred to as "Lou." Very odd, indeed.

[LongtimeBravesFan]

He was also the winning pitcher in Harvey Haddix's perfect game.

[Nocahoma]

You know what? That was an odd enough game, what with Haddix's 12 innings of perfect ball and him STILL getting the loss, but I never knew the details about HOW the Braves actually scored the winning run (other than Adcock's HR).

Here's what happened:
Don Hoak (immortalized as the trivia answer in City Slickers) commited an Error that allowed Felix Mantilla to get on base. Mantilla was then sacrificed to 2B. Haddix then issued an IBB to some guy named Hank Aaron ( ) and Adcock hit his tater. The kicker was that Hank left the field in a Merkle and Ventura-esque move, which meant that Adcock passed him on the basepaths. The final score ended up being 1-0.

Rule 7.08 Any runner is out when-

(a) (2) after touching first base, he leaves the baseline, obviously abandoning his effort to touch the next base; Any runner after reaching first base who leaves the baseline heading for his dugout or his position believing that there is no further play, may be declared out if the umpire judges the act of the runner to be considered abandoning his efforts to run the bases. Even though an out is called, the ball remains in play in regard to any other runner. This rule also covers the following and similar plays: Less than two out, score tied last of ninth inning, runner on first, batter hits a ball out of park for winning run, the runner on first passes second and thinking the home run automatically wins the game, cuts across diamond toward his bench as batter runner circles bases. In this case, the base runner would be called out "for abandoning his effort to touch the next base" and batter runner permitted to continue around bases to make his home run valid. If there are two out, home run would not count (see Rule 7.12). This is not an appeal play.
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I'm sure Haddix was ticked that the Pirates left 8 men on in that game, vs. the Braves' 1 man left.

[LongtimeBravesFan]

It was Eddie Matthews with thwe sacerifice bunt.

Aaron didn't know the ball claeared the fence, which is why he stopped at second.

Had he continued, he wouldn't have finished tied with Ruth in career runs scored.

As for Haddix, he went 0-4, he can't ***** too much.

[Nocahoma]

(in my best Carson voice)
I did not know that.

[jecqua]

where do you guys get this stuff??? lol, ya'll have been watching waaayyy more baseball than me!

[Nocahoma]

It's called "Google." It's new.

[jecqua]

I see your sense of humor is still working Noc, lol

[Nocahoma]

As always, Jeckie!!

[TheDeathlessHorsie]

Noc, does that rule have anything to do with the Merkle Boner????

Ahh yes I see it does.