What Made "The Catch" THE Catch?
RIP to one of the best, Willie Mays
In Game One of the 1954 World Series between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians, the score was tied 2-2 in the top of the eighth when Larry Doby, the second African American player to sign a major league contract, drew a walk, and Al Rosen singled, moving Doby to second.
Giants manager Leo Durocher brought in a reliever, Don Liddle, to pitch t…
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