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Beer Shower at the World Series

October 2, 2014 By Jay Brooks

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This was too funny not to share. Today, October 2, in 1959, during the World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers, White Sox left fielder Al Smith had something of an unpleasant time. In the fifth inning, an excited fan in the outfield leapt to his feet, and in the process accidentally knocked over the beer that had been resting on the top of the outfield wall.

The spilled beer and cup rained down on Smith, hitting him square on the head, and dousing him pretty thoroughly. At first he thought it was intentional, but the field umpire assured him it had been accidental. After the game, they learned that the fan was “Melvin Piehl, a motor oil company executive, who later stated that he was trying to catch the ball so it would not hit his boss’s wife.” The White Sox went on to lose this second game at Comiskey Park, and ultimately the Dodgers won the 1959 series, four games to two. Luckily, Ray Gora of the Chicago Tribune snapped a picture at precisely the right moment and captured a piece of history.

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Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun Tagged With: Baseball, Humor, Photography, Sports



Comments

  1. Beerman49 says

    October 3, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    Cool shot, from the days when there were way too many “overdressed” fans – these days, only the financial district phonies attend games in coat & tie!

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