[VIDEO] Fascinating Moments in Baseball History

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Fascinating Moments in Baseball History

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Here are five fascinating moments from baseball history that go beyond the box score:

The 1970 All-Star Game Collision In one of the most iconic plays in All-Star Game history, Pete Rose barreled into catcher Ray Fosse at home plate to score the winning run. The collision, which injured Fosse’s shoulder and affected his career, sparked debate about the intensity of a game that was supposed to be an exhibition.

The Only Perfect Game in a World Series – 1956 Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw the only perfect game in World Series history during Game 5 against the Brooklyn Dodgers. With no hits, no walks, and no errors, it remains one of the most legendary performances in postseason baseball.

Disco Demolition Night – 1979 What started as a promotion at Comiskey Park turned into chaos. Fans were invited to blow up disco records between a doubleheader, but thousands stormed the field after the explosion, forcing the White Sox to forfeit the second game. It was a wild moment that reflected both the music culture clash and a marketing stunt gone wrong.

The Pine Tar Incident – 1983 Kansas City Royals star George Brett hit a go-ahead home run against the Yankees, only for it to be nullified due to too much pine tar on his bat. Brett famously stormed out of the dugout in rage. The ruling was later overturned, and the Royals were allowed to replay the end of the game weeks later.

Dock Ellis’s LSD No-Hitter – 1970 Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis claimed to have thrown a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD. While the accuracy of the claim has been debated, the story has become legendary—a surreal blend of baseball history, counterculture, and sports myth.