The players in today’s quiz are the only catchers with a particular All-Star game accomplishment.
What is the feat achieved by no other catcher in the mid-summer classic?
| Player |
|---|
| Harry Danning |
| Yogi Berra |
| Elston Howard |
| Earl Battey |
| Ray Fosse |
| Carlton Fisk |
| Ivan Rodriguez |
| Brian McCann |
Hint: one of these catchers achieved this feat twice
Congratulations to Nick Pain! With the first comment, he identified these players as the only losing catchers to call for the last pitch of the game, and not catch it (more commonly known as a walk-off win for the other team). Elston Howard has the distinction of doing this twice. The games are after the jump.
| Cr# | Date | Batter | Tm | Lg | Pitcher | Score | Inn | RoB | Out | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1941-07-08 | Ted Williams | BOS | AL | Claude Passeau | down 5-4 | HR | b9 | 1-3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1955-07-12 | Stan Musial | STL | NL | Frank Sullivan | tied 5-5 | HR | b12 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1961-07-11 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | NL | Hoyt Wilhelm | tied 4-4 | 1B | b10 | 12- | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1964-07-07 | Johnny Callison | PHI | NL | Dick Radatz | tied 4-4 | HR | b9 | 12- | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1966-07-12 | Maury Wills | LAD | NL | Pete Richert | tied 1-1 | 1B | b10 | -2- | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 1970-07-14 | Jim Hickman | CHC | NL | Clyde Wright | tied 4-4 | 1B | b12 | 12- | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 1972-07-25 | Joe Morgan | CIN | NL | Dave McNally | tied 3-3 | 1B | b10 | -2- | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 1994-07-12 | Moises Alou | MON | NL | Jason Bere | tied 7-7 | 2B | b10 | 1– | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2008-07-15 | Michael Young | TEX | AL | Brad Lidge | tied 3-3 | SF | b15 | 123 | 1 | 1 |
Worth noting that 4 of these games were part of the NL’s big run, winning 19 out of 20 games from 1963 to 1982. But, the AL has evened things out since then, winning 19 of the past 25 games, including a 13 game undefeated run (1997-2009), the longest by either league.
