Jackie Robinson Steals Home

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It was the first game of the 1955 World Series between the Dodgers and the Yankees. Trailing 4-6 at the top of the eighth inning with two outs, Jackie Robinson risks 270 feet of progress on the base paths with a daring steal of home, beating Whitey Ford's pitch to the plate. Years later catcher Yogi Berra still maintained Robinson was out.

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[Ian Armstrong]

The beautiful thing about this call is that the "safe" vs "out" argument completely transcends race. That is, it transcends race until a bunch of YouTubers decide to make a baseballing argument about race again - because you really can't tell at 24 frames per second in grainy black & white.

The point is this - the call became more important than the color of his skin. Therefore baseball = hope for humanity, ergo you are a terrible human being if you hate baseball. /science

[Ian Armstrong]

Wait, now I'm the asshole because I said the call transcended race - based on the YouTube comments I was reading on Jackie Robinson day? How on earth did that make my comment about race? Did you even read what I wrote?

Go troll something else. Your eight comments on this one video are bordering on obsessive anyway.

[Jonathan Perez]

Hhfj

[MichaelSilberling]

The batter should've swung to get catcher's interference.

[Danny Yankou]

It looked too close to call for me. Tie goes to the runner.

[zero00grav]

it's an unwritten rule. Not all umps go by it, but it is usually tie goes to the runner.

[AbeTheGreat1]

true, but the rule says a runner is out if the base is tagged BEFORE a runner is able to touch it. since a tie wouldn't be tagging BEFORE the runner then it's only logical that the runner would be safe in the case of a tie

[Dontdoittoyoself]

He's safe, get over it. Yogi doesn't even put the glove in front of the plate. So its clearer than most people think.

[stephen p.]

im surprised jackie robinson didnt get murdered by the white satanist nazi's for doing that

[Gary Morris]

Powerhouse236.

You are correct.