What do you think is the worst call in MLB history?

Question

The one "hit" in CC Sabathia's one-hitter today that probably should have been an error made me think of some other bad calls in MLB.

So I ask you, in your opinion, what is the worst call in MLB history?

I think it is the "home run" Jeter hit in the 1996 ALCS that Jeffery Maier interfered with.

Answer 1

Carlos Delgado's home run which clearly hit off the foul pole.  I mean a blind man can umpire better then some of these idiots they have

Answer 2

I think it is the "home run" Jeter hit in the 1996 ALCS that Jeffery Maier interfered with

Answer 3

The Derek Jeter HR in the 1996 ALCS, The Jeffrey Maier HR.

That should have never been an HR, worst call ever.

Answer 4

Puma K- you have it completley wrong. it was Torri Hunter was the base runner in second. MIKE NAPOLI hit a single down the middle. Torri hunter rounded third and headed home. marlon Byrd threw to home and Hunter avoided the tag but missed the plate. He went back to touch it but the umpire called him safe. As an angels fan i agree that it was a bad call but we'll take it.

Ps. napoli made it all the way to third because no one called time out while Laird was arguing with the umpire.

Answer 5

yes that is probly the biggest but heres an update

well the on that occurred just last night when it was the angels against the rangers.

laird was at home plate for the rangers and i forgot who the runner was but this is what happened.

angels Guerrero gets a double the second base runner is coming to home the throw is in time but laird misses.  but the guy on second misses the plate (but the ump says safe)  and then laird tags him twice before he ever touched the plate! but the ump says safe!!! it lead to a good rally and the angels took it.  the ump missed the call by 2 feet ! no kidding they actually measured it! so in my eyes that was the biggest upset i have seen this season maybe not in the history but one that could go down in history.

Answer 6

2 A.j Perzynski calls, then "dropped strike" and the "contact" were both bogus, I am a Sox fan and I know it.

Answer 7

1992 World Series, the infamous blown triple play that started off with Devon White's Mays-like catch in centre field and ended with Kelly Gruber diving to tag David Justice's foot as he chased him back to second. The replay and both players agree that he got him, but the ump called Justice safe.

- R.

Answer 8

Yeah, the Jeter one was pretty bad. I hate to see that one cause I'm a Mets fan

Answer 9

Frosty D has it right. I saw that World Series and the Cards could have wrapped it up in 6 had Ding Dong Don got the call right. The Royals won game 7 and the W.S. on a call the entire nation knew was by far one of the all-time bad calls.

Boston fans will recall one really bad call when then owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919. The fact that he got 125-thousand for him didn't help Boston one bit. Ruth went on the hit 54 homers in 1920 and 59 in 1921, more than entire teams those years.

Answer 10

All the other answers are current history. Let's try one a bit older. Calling Jackie Robinson safe on a steal of home in the 1955 World Series. Berra, the Yankee catcher, did tag him out before any part of Robinson's body touched the plate. It's one of the classics in the "baseball boners" collection.

And I side with Berra on this one even though I grew up as a rabid Brooklyn Dodgers fan.  

Answer 11

Another play considered would be the Rockies/Padres extra game last year to get in the playoffs where the Rockies won in extra innings on a play at the plate even though the runner never touched home plate. I can't remember who it was but my guess it was Matt Holliday.

Answer 12

Denkinger's call in 1985 was the first one I thought of...and Frosty already got that one.

Even though the Cardinals in no way deserved to win that series, Denkinger's call was terrible.  

Answer 13

game 6 of the 1985 world series.  Cardinals were ahead 3-2 in the series.  1-0 on the scoreboard when he led off the bottom of the ninth with a ground ball to Cardinal first baseman Jack Clark, who flipped the ball to Cardinal pitcher Todd Worrell covering first. First base umpire Don Denkinger called Orta safe, but television replays later showed that Worrell had beaten him to the base. Steve Balboni followed with a single to left, moving Orta to 2B. Jim Sundberg's sacrifice bunt, instead of moving up the runners, ended up in a force out at third. With Hal McRae batting next, Cardinals' catcher Darrell Porter, who had played four seasons with the Royals, allowed a passed ball, and both Kansas City runners moved up. McRae was intentionally walked to load the bases. Dane Iorg would then pinch hit for Dan Quisenberry, and his single to LF drove in two runs giving Kansas City a 2-1 win.

Kansas City went on to win the world series, i lived in kansas city at the time as a cardinals fan.  Not even Royals fans could say it was the right call, and it ended up deciding the world series.

Answer 14

I was in JV baseball and hit a double down the left field line. Okay. I was stealing 3rd base but the 3rd basemen for the other team tripped me while trying to tag me out and I flew over the base. I got called out. Shouldn't that be fielders interference?

Oh....it says MLB, my bad, then that rays-white sox game 1 week ago where the guy shoulda been out