The date: August 2, 1985.
The scene: Yankee Stadium, where the Yankees were tied with the White Sox at three runs apiece, with the Bombers batting in the bottom of the seventh. There are runners on first and second with nobody out. It’s a terrific chance to break the game open.
What happened next would turn out to be one of the more infamous gaffes in Yankees’ history, but to truly appreciate it, let’s step back to reintroduce ourselves to some of the main characters of the tragic comedy.
Bob Meacham was a sympathetic character on the 1985 Yankees.