tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371518135997159357.post8030364139854406115..comments2024-03-22T20:48:09.970-07:00Comments on Encyclopedia of Trivia: Baseball PlayerEd Pearcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481402676145048664noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371518135997159357.post-8774795235610576362021-09-18T17:49:32.917-07:002021-09-18T17:49:32.917-07:00On the 14th of September 1977, manager Earl Weaver...On the 14th of September 1977, manager Earl Weaver of the Baltimore Orioles forfeited a game to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles were trailing, 4‐0, in the the fifth inning when Weaver asked the third‐base umpire, Marty Springstead, to order the removal of the tarpaulin which had been put on the mound in the bullpen in the left‐field corner to protect it from a steady rain. Weaver argued that the tarp was a potential danger to his left fielder, Andres Mora But Springstead refused to comply with the request, and the Orioles manager then took his team off the field The Orioles were given 15 minutes by the umpire to get their players back on the field. When they did not return, the game was forfeited to Toronto by the score of 9‐0.Graham Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182805428889776703noreply@blogger.com