07-29-2009, 11:29 AM
Here's the only thing I could find about any bases loaded suicide squeeze ever being successful. It's from 1991.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->SAN DIEGO — The Padres salvaged something from a six-game home stand in which they had lost four in a row, using Paul Faries' bases-loaded suicide squeeze to beat the Dodgers, 5-4, Thursday night in front of a crowd of 40,446 in San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.
The scheduled postgame fireworks display was in danger of taking place on July 5.
But in the bottom of the 12th, Fred McGriff grounded a one-out single to left, and Jerald Clark followed with a single to right. Dodger reliever Jim Gott intentionally walked Benito Santiago, but on a 2-and-1 pitch, Faries pushed a bunt between the first-base line and the mound.
Gott fielded the ball, but McGriff beat his throw to the plate.
The victory salvaged one game in a three-game set with the Dodgers, and leaves the Padres 9 1/2 games out of first place. It also ended the Dodgers' five-game winning streak.
The Dodgers blew a chance to win it in the 10th when Adam Peterson started the inning by walking Mike Sharperson and Gary Carter. Craig Lefferts then came on and, after Alfredo Griffin sacrificed the runners to second and third, Lefferts hit pinch-hitter Carlos Hernandez with a pitch.
But the next batter, Brett Butler, lined to Padre third baseman Scott Coolbaugh, who stepped on third to double off Sharperson.
The Padres had a runner on third in the bottom of the 10th with two out, but Paul Faries flied to right to end the threat.
It was a long, busy night:
- Except for getting doubled off of first and picked off of first, it was quite a night for Tony Gwynn. He went four for five, had one RBI and became the all-time Padre stolen base leader. He stole two bases, giving him 244 and surpassing Gene Richards' 242.
It was only the second time this season Gwynn had a four-hit night--the other was April 22 in San Francisco--and the 19th time he has done it in his career.
- Greg Harris returned to the Padre pitching rotation for the first time since April 22. He left without a decision after facing two batters in the seventh. He allowed three runs on nine hits, walked two and struck out one. He threw 95 pitches--59 strikes and 36 balls--and allowed baserunners in each inning he worked except the fifth.
- The Padres tied a club record by using seven pitchers. It was the ninth time they have done so, and the first time since April 13, 1985.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->SAN DIEGO — The Padres salvaged something from a six-game home stand in which they had lost four in a row, using Paul Faries' bases-loaded suicide squeeze to beat the Dodgers, 5-4, Thursday night in front of a crowd of 40,446 in San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.
The scheduled postgame fireworks display was in danger of taking place on July 5.
But in the bottom of the 12th, Fred McGriff grounded a one-out single to left, and Jerald Clark followed with a single to right. Dodger reliever Jim Gott intentionally walked Benito Santiago, but on a 2-and-1 pitch, Faries pushed a bunt between the first-base line and the mound.
Gott fielded the ball, but McGriff beat his throw to the plate.
The victory salvaged one game in a three-game set with the Dodgers, and leaves the Padres 9 1/2 games out of first place. It also ended the Dodgers' five-game winning streak.
The Dodgers blew a chance to win it in the 10th when Adam Peterson started the inning by walking Mike Sharperson and Gary Carter. Craig Lefferts then came on and, after Alfredo Griffin sacrificed the runners to second and third, Lefferts hit pinch-hitter Carlos Hernandez with a pitch.
But the next batter, Brett Butler, lined to Padre third baseman Scott Coolbaugh, who stepped on third to double off Sharperson.
The Padres had a runner on third in the bottom of the 10th with two out, but Paul Faries flied to right to end the threat.
It was a long, busy night:
- Except for getting doubled off of first and picked off of first, it was quite a night for Tony Gwynn. He went four for five, had one RBI and became the all-time Padre stolen base leader. He stole two bases, giving him 244 and surpassing Gene Richards' 242.
It was only the second time this season Gwynn had a four-hit night--the other was April 22 in San Francisco--and the 19th time he has done it in his career.
- Greg Harris returned to the Padre pitching rotation for the first time since April 22. He left without a decision after facing two batters in the seventh. He allowed three runs on nine hits, walked two and struck out one. He threw 95 pitches--59 strikes and 36 balls--and allowed baserunners in each inning he worked except the fifth.
- The Padres tied a club record by using seven pitchers. It was the ninth time they have done so, and the first time since April 13, 1985.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->