In this episode of the Hall of Fame Connections series, we draw the line from a legendary defensive feat to the Curse of the Bambino. How? Find out on Hall of Fame Connections. Go to baseballhall.org for more information and to plan your visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Willie Mays made “The Catch” in the 8th inning of Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. The play helped preserve a 2-2 tie, allowing the Giants to eventually walk-off in the 10th inning. The Giants would wind up sweeping Cleveland in four games.
Four years later, Mays and the Giants packed their bags and left New York for California. They won the first-ever West Coast major league game against their fellow Empire State ex-pats, the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 15, 1958, at their new temporary home, Seals Stadium.
After two seasons, the Giants moved into their brand new home Candlestick Park, winning the first-ever game at the stadium over Stan Musial and the visiting Cardinals. Candlestick would play host to two World Series, with the Giants falling short both times. First to the former New York rival Yankees in 1962, and then the “new” Bay Area rival Athletics in 1989.
A five-time Emmy Award winner for sports coverage, Al Michaels and his coverage of the 1989 World Series during the earthquake is perhaps his most famous moment after his call of the Miracle on Ice 1980 US Olympic Hockey team. His coverage of this event along with partners Tim McCarver and Jim Palmer is a unique moment in sports history. Michaels was actually nominated for an Emmy in News Broadcasting rather than Sports for this moment. He is the winner of the Hall of Fame’s 2021 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, the highest honor any baseball broadcaster can receive.
Once the series resumed 10 days later, Dave Stewart would win his second game of the series. He had a phenomenal World Series in 1989, going 2-0 with one shutout in two starts with a 1.69 ERA and winning the WS MVP Award in the A’s four-game sweep of the Giants.
The 1989 World Series MVP honors could have just as easily gone to the winner of the ALCS MVP, Rickey Henderson, who hit .474 in the World Series, scoring four runs and, of course, stealing three bases. Two years later, Henderson would break Lou Brock’s stolen base record by sliding headfirst into third base for the 939th steal of his career. He would finish his career in 2003 as a Dodger with a seemingly-unbreakable total of 1,406 stolen bases.
Rickey’s teammate for his final season was none other than Dave Roberts, who one year later would go one to have a memorable steal of his own. Roberts played a crucial role by scoring the tying run while facing elimination in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox would go on to become the first American or National League team to come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a postseason series. After his playing career ended, Roberts would become a major league manager.
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