What looked like a tying moment suddenly became something much bigger—and stranger—the next day.

Just eight days after a fractured cheekbone, Ron Santo returned on July 4, 1966 for a doubleheader. He delivered a 3-for-4 performance in the opener, then capped it with a seventh-inning game-winning single that extended his hitting streak to 27 games and brought Wrigley Field to its feet. But before the game the next day, the National League ruled his streak had actually reached 28 games due to a little-known scoring rule, giving Santo the Cubs record. Within hours, though, the magic vanished when Santo went hitless and the streak abruptly ended.