.....and I repeat BUT before everybody gets into too much of a celebratory mood, let's remember July 9th, 1970, a day that will live in inf.....well it was a day anyway.
On that day, while playing for the Detroit Tigers, Dalton Jones hit a home run with the bases loaded. Grand slam right? Nope. While running the bases on his "home run" trot, Dalton somehow passed baserunner, Don Wert between first and second base and was called out (umpires always be alert!) ending up with a 3 rbi single.
How do you pass a runner on your home run jaunt? Don Wert was not a speed demon but he couldn't have been that slow. Was Wert tying his shoe? Tagging up at first? Waiving to friends in the crowd?
Even when Jimmy Piersall ran the bases backwards after that one home run, he never passed anybody on the bases. He would at least have an excuse, right?
Fact is stranger than fiction, I guess.
Oh well, I guess Dalton Jones endured the ultimate "walk of shame" back to the dugout that day so I guess that is punishment enough. He does not need people bringing this up on his birthday or anything so let's give the guy a break.
Well anyway, Happy 66th Birthday Dalton Jones.
Sorry to bring that other thing up and I know Don Wert was as slow as turtle but still....
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