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African-American baseball player scoring home run and crowd running into the field

Who was the African-American baseball player that the home run in the ninth inning and when he did that, the crowd rushed into the field to celebrate the win? When was this? Which team won this game against which team? Donmust90 (talk) 17:30, 19 September 2016 (UTC)Donmust90Donmust90 (talk) 17:30, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're mistaking this with Hank Aaron's 715th home run, breaking the old record by Babe Ruth. The actual home run was not a game winner, here is the box score of the game. Aaron's home run came in the 4th inning, a 2-run homer that tied the game 3-3. The historic nature of the home run is why people rushed the field, being the one that broke a long-standing career record. here is video of the event. --Jayron 32 17:47, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Given the death threats he had been sent in the off-season, he was understandably alarmed at these white folks running up to him, but fortunately they were just happy fans. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:59, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The game-winning scenario more closely fits Joe Carter's World Series winner in 1993,[1] but there was better crowd control. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:06, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The first result from a Google search of "home run storm field" is a video on the MLB web site of Chris Chambliss scoring a home run to put the Yankees into the World Series. The winning run was from the 1976 American League Championship Series. †Dismas†|^(talk) 18:14, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

From the description provided, it sounds like it was Chris Chambliss in Game 5 of the 1976 American League Championship Series, as Dismas says. The New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals to reach their first World Series in 12 years. The Yankees' fans were "passionate" back then; they rushed the field again after the team won the 1977 World Series. I don't remember fans storming the field after the Carter home run (one of my earliest baseball memories!), so I don't think that was the moment in question. Anyway, that 1976 game is among the more memorable in Yankees history, and it brings a smile to my face even though I'm too young to have seen it live. Giants2008 (Talk) 15:13, 22 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You can see some fans running onto the field in the YouTube video of Carter's homerun above, but there are police and security guards running after them. No mass rush, certainly. Adam Bishop (talk) 19:42, 22 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Security started to improve after the 1976 incidents, and maybe also after the infamous "anti-disco night" fiasco in Chicago. I recall the end of the 1980 World Series at Philly, where they had police and also attack dogs handy. That kept the crowd in check. As for 1976, I remember it well, as fans were streaming onto the field from everywhere. Chambliss later went out to touch home plate, as he didn't come near it initially, thanks to the crowd. I'm sure that pennant-winning homer is a fond memory for Yankees fans. Probably more so than afterwards being swept by the Reds in the Series. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:34, 22 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, mayor Rizzo, how we miss thee! μηδείς (talk) 03:54, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's the one. Chris Chambliss hitting a home run. Donmust90 (talk) 02:12, 23 September 2016 (UTC)Donmust90Donmust90 (talk) 02:12, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]