1949 - At Wrigley Field, Rocky Nelson of the St. Louis Cardinals hit an inside-the-glove two-run home run to turn a ninth inning 3 - 2 Chicago Cubs lead into a 4 - 3 Cardinals victory. Cubs center fielder Andy Pafko caught a blooper that was strewn with paper cups, and umpire Al Barlick called Nelson safe on a supposedly "trapped" catch. Pafko started arguing with Barlick, and forgot to call time. Nelson circled the bases, for perhaps the only "inside the glove" home run history.
Oh Cubbies...will you ever not suck?
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