After 12 2/3 innings of solid pitching, St. Louis Browns starter Ned Garver served up a game-winning home run to Gus Zernial of the White Sox on June 30, 1950. But the real turning point came much earlier, when Garver’s own mental lapse erased a run that could have changed everything.
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A forgotten baserunning mistake that changed the entire outcome
How Garver nearly outlasted everyone despite early miscue
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