On this day in 1989, Rick Dempsey hit a 22nd inning HR to give the Dodgers a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Expos. The game lasted 6 hours and 14 minutes. Actually, that's rather quick considering that they played the equivalent of 2 games and 4 innings.
Dempsey came in for Mike Sciocia, batted 5 times and hit the winning HR off of Dennis Martinez, his former teammate.
We remember Dempsey from the Orioles and the 1979 and 1983 World Series. In fact, Dempsey was the 1983 World Series MVP and caught strike three to end the Dodgers' 1988 sweep of the Oakland A's.
To say the least, one of my favorite players from that era.
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Dempsey came in for Mike Sciocia, batted 5 times and hit the winning HR off of Dennis Martinez, his former teammate.
We remember Dempsey from the Orioles and the 1979 and 1983 World Series. In fact, Dempsey was the 1983 World Series MVP and caught strike three to end the Dodgers' 1988 sweep of the Oakland A's.
To say the least, one of my favorite players from that era.
PS: You can listen to my show (Canto Talk) and follow me on Twitter. If you like our posts, drop a dime here.