The last Cubs player to achieve the feat had been Jimmy Slagle in Game 4 of the 1907 World Series.
The unusual occurrence may have well been a baserunning blunder by Baez had he not had the speed to recover. With Baez on third and one out, starter Jon Lester showed bunt, seemingly as part of a safety squeeze call by Cubs manager Joe Maddon. Lester did not offer at the 3-1 pitch, and Dodgers catcher Carlos Ruiz noticed Baez creeping down the line.
Ruiz fired a throw to third baseman Justin Turner, at which time Baez committed to going home.