Babe Ruth was thrown out attempting to steal second base for the final out of Game 7

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Babe Ruth was thrown out attempting to steal second base for the final out of Game 7, a dramatic and controversial baserunning play that ended the 1926 World Series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Series play
baseball event
ballpark Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED
baseRunningAction attempted steal of second base
batterAtPlate Bob Meusel NERFINISHED
catcher Bob O'Farrell NERFINISHED
city New York City
controversial true
date 1926-10-10
era live-ball era
fielderRecordingOut Tommy Thevenow NERFINISHED
finalOutOf Game 7 of the 1926 World Series
historicalSignificance first World Series won by the St. Louis Cardinals
inning ninth inning
involvesPlayer Babe Ruth NERFINISHED
league Major League Baseball
losingTeam New York Yankees NERFINISHED
managerOfCardinals Rogers Hornsby NERFINISHED
managerOfYankees Miller Huggins NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the few World Series ended on a baserunning out
ending a World Series on a caught stealing
occursInGame Game 7 of the 1926 World Series
occursInSeries 1926 World Series NERFINISHED
outsBeforePlay two outs
pitcherOnMound Grover Cleveland Alexander NERFINISHED
playType caught stealing
result Babe Ruth was tagged out at second base NERFINISHED
final out of the 1926 World Series
scoreAtTimeOfPlay St. Louis Cardinals 3–2 New York Yankees
seriesClinchingPlay true
seriesFormat best-of-seven
seriesOutcome St. Louis Cardinals win 1926 World Series
seriesScoreAfterPlay St. Louis Cardinals 4–3 New York Yankees
sport baseball
strategicContext Babe Ruth represented the tying run NERFINISHED
umpireAtSecondBase Hank O'Day NERFINISHED
winningTeam St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED

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1926 World Series decisivePlayDescription Babe Ruth was thrown out attempting to steal second base for the final out of Game 7