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Walk-Off Catcher’s Interference is More Rare than a Clean Bill of Sixers Health
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The Phillies walked it off on catcher’s interference in the bottom of the 10th against the Red Sox on Monday night. Bob Vetrone, @BoopStats on Twitter, is the go-to guy in situations like these, and he could only find one other instance of this happening, way back in 1971 in a Dodgers/Reds game:
Jordan Hicks was pitching for the Red Sox, the former San Francisco starter, not the former Eagles linebacker. And I’ll tell you what, he could not hit the broad side of a barn. He couldn’t throw the baseball into the ocean if he was standing on a Wildwood jetty. He threw 10 pitches, only three strikes, and walked Otto Kemp before throwing behind Max Kepler and moving the runners to second and third. Then Kepler was walked and the interference took place, boom – ballgame, Phillies. Turns out all they need to score a runner from third is an opposing pitcher who isn’t remotely close to the strike zone and a catcher who sticks his glove out too far.
Bitches love Sosa! They also love catcher’s interference.
RE: that Dodgers/Reds game, I remember it like it was yesterday. Tony Perez knocked in a couple of runs for Cincy while the Dodgers had RBI from Bill Buckner, Willie Crawford, and the late, great, Dick Allen. Bill Singer went eight inning strong for LA, allowing just one earned run on five hits. Jim Brewer blew the save, which sent the game into extras. And the rest is history.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com