On this day in baseball O's pull bonehead play

On April 17th 1993.


In the Orioles' 7-5 loss to the Angels, Baltimore winds up with three runners on 3rd base in a rare display of dumb baseball. With the bases loaded and one out, OF Mike Devereaux hits a fly ball which is trapped by CF Chad Curtis. Curtis throws home. Jeff Tackett, the baserunner on 3rd, returns to the base after running halfway home. Brady Anderson, who was on 2nd, advanced to 3rd. Chito Martinez, the baserunner on 1st, rounded 2nd and headed for 3rd. Angel C John Orton walked to 3rd where he tagged all three runners. Tackett was called out on a force, and Martinez was called out, completing the inning-ending double play.
wil.:biglaugh:

I swear to God i was at this game..i will never forget it, without looking it up Mark Langston was pitching if I'm not mistaken...I remember going bonkers yelling at Cheeto Martinez.

It was Langston or Finley..i remember, the Birds had just climbed back in the game, the lefty was wild and then came that bonehead play, rally ended and that was it...it was Cheeto's fault.

turns out it was Finley..found the box score

Game played on Saturday, April 17, 1993 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
California Angels ab r h rbi
Walton lf 2 1 0 0
Polonia ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Curtis cf 4 2 1 0
Salmon rf 3 0 1 1
Gaetti dh 4 0 0 2
Gonzales 3b 4 1 0 0
Snow 1b 5 1 2 2
Easley 2b 4 1 2 1
DiSarcina ss 4 1 1 0
Orton c 4 0 2 1
Finley p 0 0 0 0
Grahe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Baltimore Orioles ab r h rbi
Anderson lf 3 0 2 1
Mercedes rf 4 0 1 0
Martinez ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Devereaux cf 5 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 0 0
Hoiles dh 4 1 1 0
Gomez 3b 4 1 1 3
Segui 1b 2 1 1 0
Reynolds 2b 4 1 2 0
Tackett c 3 0 0 0
Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Pennington p 0 0 0 0
Frohwirth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4

California 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 – 7 9 1
Baltimore 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 – 5 8 3
California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley 6.0 5 5 3 5 4
Grahe W (1-1) 3.0 3 0 0 2 2
Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Rhodes 3.1 5 5 5 2 5
Williamson 2.1 3 0 0 0 1
Pennington L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 2
Frohwirth 2.0 0 1 1 2 2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E–Finley (1), Gomez 2 (3), Rhodes (1). DP–California 2. 2B–California Disarcina (2,off Rhodes); Easley (1,off Williamson), Baltimore Anderson 2 (6,off Finley,off Grahe); Hoiles (3,off Grahe); Reynolds (1,off Grahe). 3B–California Snow (1,off Pennington). HR–California Snow (2,2nd inning off Rhodes 0 on, 0 out); Easley (2,2nd inning off Rhodes 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Gomez (1,4th inning off Finley 2 on, 0 out). SF–Gaetti (1,off Rhodes). HBP–Anderson (1,by Finley). IBB–Martinez (2,by Grahe). SB–Walton (1,2nd base off Rhodes/Tackett); Curtis 4 (8,2nd base off Rhodes/Tackett,3rd base off Rhodes/Tackett,2nd base off Frohwirth/Tackett,3rd base off Frohwirth/Tackett); Salmon (1,2nd base off Rhodes/Tackett); Segui (1,2nd base off Finley/Orton). CS–Easley (1,2nd base by Rhodes/Tackett). HBP–Finley (2,Anderson). IBB–Grahe (1,Martinez). U–Jim Evans, Larry McCoy, Ted Hendry, Terry Craft. T–3:30. A–45,382.

I think the Brooklyn Dodgers pulled that stunt in a WS game in the 50's.