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The Grand Slam Single is a reference to the hit that ended Game Five of the 1999 National League Championship Series between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The National League Championship Series, to determine the champion of Major League Baseball 's National League, was played between the East Division champion "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The game was played on October 17, 1999 at Shea Stadium. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough

The game was tied at 2-2 going into the top of the 15th inning, until Mets pitcher Octavio Dotel gave up an RBI triple to Keith Lockhart, giving the Braves a 3-2 lead. For the baseball procedure see Extra innings. For the TV subscription package see MLB Extra Innings. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Octavio Eduardo Dotel (born November 25, 1973 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Pitcher for the Chicago White In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see

In the bottom of the 15th inning, the Mets managed to load the bases against Braves relief pitcher Kevin McGlinchy. A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury Kevin McGlinchy ( June 28, 1977 in Malden Massachusetts) is a professional baseball player who played Pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1999-2000 Mets catcher Todd Pratt drew a bases loaded walk, tying the score at 3-3. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Todd Alan Pratt (b February 9, 1967 in Bellevue Nebraska) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher from 1992 - In the sport of Baseball, the bases are loaded when there is a runner on each base (1st 2nd and 3rd A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire

The next batter was Mets third baseman Robin Ventura. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Robin Mark Ventura (vɨnˈtɝə born July 14 1967 in Santa Maria California) is a former professional Baseball player a Third baseman Ventura crushed the 2-1 pitch over the wall in right-center for an ostensible grand slam, winning the game for the Mets and driving the Mets players and fans into a frenzied celebration. In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby Ventura, however, never reached second base as Todd Pratt, the runner who was on first, picked him up in celebration. Subsequently, Ventura was mobbed by his teammates, never finishing his trot around the bases. Because he failed to touch all four bases, the hit was officially scored a single. In Baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching First base by hitting Roger Cedeno, the runner on third at the time, was ruled the only runner to have crossed home plate before the on-field celebration began and the Mets were awarded a 4-3 victory. Roger Leandro Cedeño (born August 16, 1974 in Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball Thus, Ventura was only credited with a single and one RBI. In Baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching First base by hitting (It is worth noting that there has never been an actual game-winning grand slam home run in postseason history, as of 2007. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball )

The play remains as one of the most memorable moments in Mets postseason history. Orel Hershiser, who played on the 1999 Mets remarked, "It will be right up there with Kirk Gibson's home run, Carlton Fisk, Bucky Dent. Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28 1957) is a former Major League Baseball player best known for his clutch home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26 1947 in) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher who played for 24 years with the Boston Red Sox Bucky Dent (born November 25, 1951) born Russell Earl O'Dey, is an American former Major League Baseball player and manager This one will be on that tape with them. " The Mets however went on to lose the series to the Braves, who were in turn swept by the New York Yankees in the World Series, losing four straight games. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The 1999 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Atlanta Braves, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games

According to Baseball-Reference. com, there have been at least two other instances of "grand slam singles. " Both occurred when a batter hit a grand slam but subsequently passed the runner ahead of them on the base paths, which according to the rules of Major League Baseball causes the runner who passes his teammate to be called out. This happened on July 9, 1970, when Dalton Jones of the Detroit Tigers passed teammate Don Wert in a game against the Boston Red Sox, leaving him with a 3-RBI single. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium James Dalton Jones (December 10 1943 -) is a former Major League Baseball player who played 9 seasons in the big leagues for the Boston Red Sox (- Detroit The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Donald Ralph Wert (born July 29 1938 in Strasburg Pennsylvania) nicknamed " Coyote " is a former Third baseman in The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. It also occurred on July 4, 1976, when Tim McCarver of the Philadelphia Phillies passed teammate Garry Maddox in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, leaving him with a 3-RBI single. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball Catcher, and a current The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Garry Lee Maddox (born September 1 1949 in Cincinnati Ohio) nicknamed "The Secretary of Defense" is a former Center fielder in The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In both cases, the other three runs still counted because only the player who passes his teammate is called out; thus the three baserunners were able to score [1]. Both hits took place with less than two outs.

Sports books in Las Vegas were put into an unusual situation with the "single" as a final score of 7-3 (the score that would have been had Ventura completed his trip around the bases) meant the game would have gone "over" the over/under line, which was 7 1/2. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally An over-under or over/under bet is a wager in which a Sportsbook will predict a number for a statistic in a given game (usually the combined score of the two teams However, the final score actually put the game "under," meaning that many bettors that should have received payouts did not. [2]

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