Economic Save -- without throwing a pitch

[hotcorner4444]

I'm sure this has happened, but I'd be hard pressed to say where or when.

Pete Richert relieved Hoyt Wilhelm who was F0 in the ninth with 2 out and picked off Jeff Kent to get a save without throwing a pitch.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/league/boxscore.html?group_id=159329&g_id=412

[sdajr76]

wilhelm entered the game at F0. i guess he pitched in the previous games.

-steven

[Maxie Minoso]

I got to see Dean Stone of the Senators win the 1954 All Star game without retiring a batter. That's real life close.

Maxie

[bontomn]

Yeah, Stone was Washington's token All-Star that year. As I recall, someone (Schoendienst?) tried to steal home on his first pitch with two out. AL rallied in the bottom half to win the game and Stone became a neat footnote.

Tom

[hotcorner4444]

From Wikipedia: In the eight inning, the National League bats stayed hot against Bob Keegan. Willie Mays singled and Gus Bell unloaded it with a pinch-hit, two-run homer to put again away the game, 9–8. Dean Stone came in relief with two outs and Red Schoendienst running on third. Schoendienst attempted to steal home and was thrown out by Stone. This third out set the stage for Larry Doby, who pinch hit for Stone with one out in the bottom of the inning and tied the game with a solo home run against Gene Conley. After that, Mantle and Berra singled and Rosen walked to load the bases. Carl Erskine replaced Conley and retired Mickey Vernon for the second out, but gave up a two-RBI single to Fox that sealed the 11–9 victory for the American League.
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Stealing home in an all star game today would have the player's agent in the commissioner's office ASAP threatening MLB with lawsuits. Naturally, the commissioner would follow up by banning SBs in all star games.

[coyote303]

[quote:f465e00885]Stealing home in an all star game today would have the player's agent in the commissioner's office ASAP threatening MLB with lawsuits. Naturally, the commissioner would follow up by banning SBs in all star games.[/quote:f465e00885]

If Major League Baseball ran their All Star Game the way pro football does, they would allow pitchers to throw only fast balls.

(If this happens in the next few years, you heard it here first, folks!)

[Valen]

Or they would just have the pitcher stand out there to take up an official position and set the ball on a tee and let the hitters hack away. :lol: