This is usually called if such is attempted in the ninth inning while that player's team is trailing, unless the runner represents the potential tying run.

As a sidelight to his prominent role in changing the game to the power game, the frequency and popularity of Ruth's home runs eventually led to a rule change pertaining to those hit in sudden-death mode ( bottom of the ninth or later inning ).

:::" One inning more to play " in standard baseball jargon means that the home team has one set of at-bats remaining: the poem is set just before the start of Mudville's final turn ( of a regulation game ), in the bottom of the ninth inning ( Mudville was the home team and the home team bats last in an inning ).

With the series tied after game six, the Indians went into the ninth inning of Game 7 with a 2 – 1 lead, but closer Jose Mesa allowed the Marlins to tie the game.

Cleveland became the first team to lose the World Series after carrying the lead into the bottom of the ninth inning of the seventh game.

After being beaten in Game 3 7 – 1, the Cubs lost Game 4 when Smith, with the game tied 5 – 5, allowed a game-winning home run to Garvey in the bottom of the ninth inning.

In 1896, Young lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning when Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies hit a single.

( Richard Bak, A Place for Summer: A Narrative History of Tiger Stadium, 1998, pp. 73 – 74 ) After entering the ninth inning behind 13 – 4, the team staged a dramatic comeback to win 14 – 13.

Without the benefit of spring training, he returned to the Tigers, was again voted to the All-Star Team, and helped lead them to a come-from-behind American League pennant, clinching it with a grand slam home run in the dark — no lights in Sportsman's Park in St. Louis — ninth inning of the final game of the season.

Facing elimination, the Royals trailed 1 – 0 in the bottom of the ninth inning, before rallying to score two runs and win.

An aging Walter Johnson then came in to pitch the ninth inning, and held the Giants scoreless into extra innings.

The game was tied in the ninth inning by a triple by Tony Gwynn, Jr. in a highlight reel play that was repeated often during the 2007 post season.

The Mets advanced to game seven of the 2006 NLCS but lost after Yadier Molina ’ s game-winning two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning.

* 1951 – The " Shot Heard ' Round the World ", one of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history, occurs when the New York Giants ' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games.

With the score tied at two runs apiece in the bottom of the ninth inning, Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda called upon closer Tom Niedenfuer to pitch.

In the top of the ninth inning, Phillies first baseman Von Hayes hit a short fly ball to left field, which was pursued by both Smith and left fielder Curt Ford.

In the 1986 American League Championship Series, Clemens pitched poorly in the opening game, watched the Boston bullpen blow his 3 – 0 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 4, and then pitched a strong Game 7 to wrap up the series for Boston.

Candlestick Park's reputation was sealed in the ninth inning of the first 1961 All-Star Game when, after a day of calm conditions, the winds rose.

The seventh game went to the bottom of the ninth inning, with the Yankees ahead 1 – 0.

With the Senators leading 7 – 5 and two outs in the top of the ninth inning, several hundred youths stormed the field, raiding it for souvenirs.

The Rangers were represented in the 2006 All-Star game by center fielder Gary Matthews, Jr. and shortstop Michael Young, who was named the MVP for his game-winning two-run triple in the ninth inning.

In the ninth inning, with the American League trailing 5-3, Ken Keltner got an infield single, Joe Gordon singled, and then Cecil Travis walked to fill the bases.

In a classic pitching duel, the Cubs ' Mordecai " Three Finger " Brown also carried a no-hitter into the ninth, losing it and the game, 1 – 0.

In the ninth inning, the Cubs trailed 9-8, and faced the premier relief pitcher of the time, Bruce Sutter.

He had a game-winning two-RBI double in the ninth inning as the Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs, 6 – 3, on April 17.

In that Series ' final game, Stan Hack had led off the top of the ninth inning of Game 6 with a triple but was stranded, and the Cubs lost the game and the Series.

On August 6,, while with the Cubs, Gossage became the second pitcher to record 300 career saves in a 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, coming into the game with two out in the ninth and two men on base and retiring Phil Bradley on a popup to second baseman Ryne Sandberg.

The Cubs did come back, with a dramatic two-run home run by Sammy Sosa in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, but the Marlins won the game in 11 innings 9 – 8.

But the greatest moment of Hartnett's career came with one week left in the 1938 season, when he hit a game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to put the Cubs into first place.

On August 15, Ward launched a three-run pinch-hit homer with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins for their ninth straight road win.

With the game tied 3-3 in the top of the ninth inning, the Cubs ' Stan Hack hit a lead-off triple, but Detroit ace Tommy Bridges struck out the next batter, followed by a ground-out and a fly-out caught by Goslin in left field.

Two nights later against the Cubs, he hit a three – run game – winning home run to cap off a six – run ninth inning by the Cardinals that won the game 10 – 9.

During games at Wrigley Field, if the score was tied going into the bottom of the ninth inning, Brickhouse would retort, " Any old kind of a run wins it for the Cubs.

By the time the Mets batted in the ninth inning, however, the first place Cubs had taken a 3-1 lead.

In a 4 – 3 win over the Chicago Cubs on September 14, he worked a perfect ninth inning and became the fourth reliever in MLB history to reach the 50-save mark.

He was impressive during his September tryout, hitting a three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to win a pivotal game against the playoff-contending Chicago Cubs, essentially knocking them out of the playoffs on September 25, 2004.

In 2009, Lee ranked ninth in the voting for NL MVP, as he had a. 306 batting average, and hit for 35 home runs and 111 RBIs, though the Cubs did not qualify for the NL playoffs.

Though the Cubs won 8 – 7, Harden earned a no decision after Carlos Marmol was unable to hold a five run lead in the ninth.

He's remembered best for being the first victim as Sandy Koufax struck out the side in the ninth inning to secure his perfect game against the Cubs in 1965.

In fact, two of the three former Cubs ( the third being Mike Morgan ) played prominent roles in that ninth inning, Mark Grace getting a leadoff single and Luis Gonzalez driving in the winning run with a single.

In Game 3 he singled, stole second base and scored to give Chicago a 2-0 lead in the second inning, and singled and scored again in the ninth as the Cubs tied the game 5-5, though they lost 6-5 in 11 innings.

In Game 6 at Navin Field he doubled with two out in the sixth inning, and tripled to lead off the ninth with the scored tied 3-3 ; but the Cubs were unable to drive him in.

At the time of the play there was a runner on first base with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and the Cubs leading 3-2, so if Pafko had indeed made a valid catch, the Cubs would be 3-2 victors.