The year: 1938. The setting: New York’s Polo Grounds.
It’s the top of the sixth inning, Cubs and Giants tied 1-1, Billy Herman leads off the inning with a single.
As was fairly typical of the time, the next hitter was asked to bunt. That was Augie Galan, who did in fact lay down a bunt down the first base line. Giants catcher Harry Danning picked up the ball and threw to second baseman Lou Chiozza, who was covering first. Chiozza dropped the ball, and Galan should have been safe, but plate umpire George Magerkurth called Galan out for interfering with the throw.