Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Trivia Tuesday

According to Baseball-Reference's Play Index there have been 8 homeruns to end a postseason playoff series ("The Shot Heard 'Round The World" doesn't count because it was still the regular season).

Without looking it up, can you name all 8?

Bonus points for each if you can name the pitcher it was hit off of and/or the inning.
*hint* All 8 have been hit post-1950 so it shouldn't be too hard to figure out...

Update: Here's the answers

  Car#  G# Date          Series G Batter            Tm   Opp Pitcher           Score       Inn RoB Out Cnt Pit RBI Play Desc.
+-----+---+-------------+------+-+-----------------+---+----+-----------------+-----------+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------------+
1 1 1960-10-13 WS 7 Bill Mazeroski PIT NYY Ralph Terry tied 9-9 b 9 --- 0 - 1 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Deep LF)
2 1 1976-10-14 ALCS 5 Chris Chambliss NYY KCR Mark Littell tied 6-6 b 9 --- 0 - 1 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (CF-RF)
3 1 1993-10-23 WS 6 Joe Carter TOR PHI Mitch Williams down 5-6 b 9 12- 1 2-2 5 3 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Deep LF Line); Henderson Scores; Molitor Scores
4 1 1999-10-09 NLDS 4 Todd Pratt NYM ARI Matt Mantei tied 3-3 b10 --- 1 1-0 2 1 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run
5 1 2003-10-16 ALCS 7 Aaron Boone NYY BOS Tim Wakefield tied 5-5 b11 --- 0 0-0 1 1 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run
6 1 2004-10-08 ALDS 3 David Ortiz BOS ANA Jarrod Washburn tied 6-6 b10 1-- 2 0-0 1 2 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run; Reese Scores
7 1 2005-10-09 NLDS 4 Chris Burke HOU ATL Joey Devine tied 6-6 b18 --- 1 2-0 3 1 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run
8 1 2006-10-14 ALCS 4 Magglio Ordonez DET OAK Huston Street tied 3-3 b 9 12- 2 1-0 2 3 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run; Monroe Scores; Polanco Scores

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