Washington Senators’ Tom McCraw barely drove the ball out of the infield on May 17, 1971, but nobody managed to catch it after three Cleveland outfielders collided in spectacular fashion. The unforgettable mishap left everyone stunned—and McCraw with one of the unlikeliest inside-the-park home runs ever recorded.
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McCraw’s recollection of an even stranger trip around the bases.
The player's vivid description of the pileup.
Which baseball legends insisted they'd never witnessed anything like it.
🕵️ Replay Today: August 11, 1976
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post-no-hitter TV interview that went sideways for future Hall of Famer
a future star CF and base thief gets called back up
Yankees and Royals starters duel for 10 innings
one hitter for Baltimore ace
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