That was the series that Jackson stuck his big ass out and was hit by the ball being thrown to first. IIRC: the Yankees went on to score that inning and to win the game, then the series. If he had not interfered the outcome of that game may have been different.
I’m pretty sure that was the 1978 World Series.
“...was hit by the ball being thrown to first.”
If you check the video, late in it, you will see that Jackson leaned into the throw enough that his left leg came off the ground and caused the interference obviously intentionally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvWKWvrVfrI
(4) Any member or members of the offensive team stand or
gather around any base to which a runner is advancing, to
confuse, hinder or add to the difficulty of the fielders.
Such runner shall be declared out for the interference of
his teammate or teammates;
(5) Any batter or runner who has just been put out, or any
runner who has just scored, hinders or impedes any following play being made on a runner. Such runner shall be declared out for the interference of his teammate
http://mlb.mlb.com/documents/0/8/0/268272080/2018_Official_Baseball_Rules.pdf
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wy69
1. Jackson definitely interferes with the throw to first base. He admitted as much years later after denying it at the time.
2. However, it’s hard to blame the umpires in that case. I wouldn’t even consider it a blown call. Jackson’s interference was so subtle that it would have been damn near impossible for an umpire to see it in real time without the benefit of instant replay. The chaotic nature of the play didn’t help. The batter (Lou Piniella) lined the ball to the shortstop, and the baserunners had to hesitate in the base path because they would have been doubled up if it was caught. That’s why Jackson was frozen there between first and second base instead of running hard in either direction.
3. From the live video/audio clip, it’s clear that L.A. manager Tommy Lasorda didn’t help his cause when he was arguing with the umpires. He was ranting on the field justifiably, but he was making the totally wrong argument — probably because he himself hadn’t been able to see exactly what Jackson had done. Instead of pointing out that Jackson had deliberately interfered with the throw, he claimed that Jackson was somehow obligated to get out of the way to avoid the throw. That is simply not correct. A baserunner cannot deliberately interfere with a throw, but he is not required to make any effort to get out of the way of a thrown ball in the base path.