First baseman Anthony Rizzo trotted toward the stands, extended his glove and was about to catch the ball when a fan in the first row snatched it away. “That’s how we felt,” Glanville said. “Renegades” was the youth baseball team he coached. October 14, 2003 Box Score. If you would like to follow along, here’s the YouTube video from the local Chicago Fox affiliate that we watched. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Tie game. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. He doubled to put men on second and third with one out. It outlines the incident and its aftermath. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Police took him home. Ten years ago tonight, the Cubs were five outs away from their first World Series appearance since 1945. ‘Girlfriends’ star Reggie Hayes was on top of the world. It’s an excellent seat. “I’ve always felt terrible for him,” Glanville said. It's possible that had something to do with his performance in the eighth, but it's the job of the Cubs coaching staff and Prior's catcher to detect that sort of thing and nip it in the bud by going to the 'pen. The Florida Marlins defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." 6. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. The other difference in that play was Rizzo’s reaction. Pudge Rodriguez singled home Pierre, and shortstop Alex Gonzalez botched a ground ball from a rookie named Miguel Cabrera. Arguably one of the most memorable plays in postseason history over the past 20 years, the Bartman incident is still as vivid in our minds today as it was back then. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. “It was just one of those weird plays,” he said later. Nearly 15 years to the day, on Sept. 26, the Cubs were playing the Pirates at Wrigley Field in a crucial game in a playoff race. Derrek Lee doubled home two runs. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. In the 10 years since, they haven't won a single postseason game, and they haven't won a World Series title since 1908. I chose to host this screening because it has been a part of baseball lore and I don’t remember anything about it but “The Bartman Incident”. He played in five injury-plagued seasons through 2006, all with the Cubs. He pitched four one-hit innings here. The unfortunate Cubs fan who attempted to catch the ball was quickly drenched in beer and pelted with other items by his fellow Cubs fans (some of whom also reached for the ball but didn't touch it). He walked Castillo, gave up an RBI single to Rodriguez, then the Gonzalez error and a two-run double to Derrek Lee. Harry Caray’s restaurant bought it for $113,824. It bounced away from both of them, of course, and landed in the seats. That rests on the shoulders of the Cubs pitchers and Gonzalez.