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To: Hojczyk

7 posted on 08/21/2010 8:26:09 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

That catch was made in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, at the Polo Grounds in New York. The batter was Cleveland outfielder Vic Wertz. It was caught 450 feet from home plate. In any other ballpark, it would have been a home run.

The Giants won the series, 4-0.


11 posted on 08/21/2010 8:58:26 AM PDT by Signalman
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