A strange ruling, a stubborn manager, and a story that only gets wilder from there.

After a nearly two-hour rain delay in the Cubs vs Expos matchup on June 30, 1969 in Montreal, Ernie Banks crushed a drive that looked like a home run—but instead became a debate. Rusty Staub insisted the ball slipped under the fence, not over it, and the umpire believed him. Cubs manager Leo Durocher argued it was impossible, refusing to back down. The dispute escalated until Durocher was ejected, turning a single play into the game’s lasting drama.