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Originally posted by tornado
Fred Merkle was on the NY Giants. They played the Cubs in late September of 1908. On a game winning hit (there were runners on 1st & 3rd or the bases were loaded) with 2 outs he failed to touch 2nd base. Johnny Evers of the Cubs appealed at 2nd nullifying the run. By this time the field was overrun with fans and the game ended in a tie! The Cubs and Giants ended up tied at the end of the season forcing a playoff game for the pennant.
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Damn, I thought I was on old f*rt. I don't know anybody old enough to be watching a game in 1908. I don't have a 1908 rule book (who does?), but I suspect rules have changed some since then. Today, an abandonment call could be made, not an appeal call. And I am not aware of how a game can end in tie today. Suspended game with a tie score maybe, and only completed if meaningful in final standings. But why a playoff game? If only I had a 1908 rulebook?