08-04-2022, 06:18 PM
(08-04-2022, 05:40 PM)Phogge Wrote: Cleon Jones.Yes. Amazin' Mets in 1969, Game 5 vs Orioles. Manager Gil Hodges got the HBP ruling by showing the shoe polish smudged ball to the umpire. Donn Clendenon then homered to cut the Oriole lead to 3-2. Jones scored the go-ahead run in the 8th and caught a fly ball to end the game and the Series. Not sure if was because of Nippy, Cleon, or both, but my HS coach insisted that we polish our shoes before every game.
