The Last Pitch Of The Last 25 MLB World Series

A little history from youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoSkj3XQYgA

Some interesting offensive endings, but all defensive endings were routine. Has any World Series ended on an above-average defensive play? Richardson's series-ending line drive catch of McCovey's line drive in 1962 series doesn't qualify as above average, but, maybe there have been others that might.

Now that you mention it I do not remember any which ended on an outstanding defensive play. That would be cool though to have a game end with winning runs on base and a diving catch or winning run at plate and someone gets robbed of a game winning HR.

In 1962, Game 7, two out in the ninth, Yankees up 1-0, runners on 2nd and 3rd, Willie McCovey hit a screamer that Bobby Richardson made a leaping catch of to end the game.

In the 1926 World Series, Babe Ruth was thrown out trying to steal second for the final out of Game 7 with Meusel at bat and Gehrig on deck. This article suggests it was a pretty close play, requiring a strong throw by Bob O'Farrell: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/07/29/by-the-numbers-judging-babe-ruth%E2%80%99s-attempted-steal-of-second-base-in-the-1926-world-series/

Not exactly a diving catch, but a little more exciting than a two-hopper to short.

Needless to say, I haven't seen the video..

If there were any plays that would qualify, they would be etched in stone and would be referenced over and over again every Fall. The reason we can't come up with any is that they don't exist.

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FWIW, Richardson's play on McCovey was rather routine, though the ball was smoked. It was mostly an at 'em ball.

Well, let's see, there was Ruth getting throw out stealing to end the 1926 Series. Cardinals led Game Seven 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th, Pete Alexander pitching for STL.
Ruth walked and went to first, and left fielder Bob Meusel came up to the plate. Meusel was a .315 hitter that year and had batted in 81 runs in just over 100 regular season games. Meusel also had success in Game 6 against Alexander, with a double and triple. Just as Meusel was about to take his first pitch, Ruth made the bold move of trying to steal second base. Ruth was known as a good but overly aggressive baserunner, with about a 50% success rate at stealing bases in his career, and his attempt surprised many people throughout the stadium. Meusel swung and missed at the pitch, and Cardinals catcher Bob O'Farrell immediately threw the ball to second baseman Rogers Hornsby. Hornsby reached for the ball, and laid the tag immediately on Ruth. Ruth was out by a good 10 feet, and the Series was over. As the game announcer described it, "Ruth is walked again for the fourth time today. One strike on Bob Meusel. Going down to second! The game is over! Babe tried to steal second and is put out catcher to second!"
As Hornsby recalled later, Ruth "didn't say a word. He didn't even look around or up at me. He just picked himself up and walked away". Ruth's failed attempt to steal second base ended the game and the 1926 World Series; it is, as of 2014, the only time a World Series has ended with a runner being caught stealing. OOPS, I DIDNT READ FAR ENOUGH BACK, SORRY dukie

1924 World Series, Game Seven, Washington and NY Giants, With the score still 3–3, Washington came up in the twelfth. With one out, and runners on first and second, Earl McNeely hit a grounder at Lindstrom, and the ball took a bad hop, scoring Muddy Ruel with the Series-winning run.