Dick Bartell Held on to the Baseball

In Game 7 of the 1940 World Series, in the seventh inning with the Detroit Tigers clinging onto a tenuous 1-0 lead, Tiger shortstop Dick Bartell inexplicably held the baseball in his right hand as Reds’ first baseman Frank McCormick sauntered home with the tying run. The Reds went on to win the game, 2-1. This podcast recounts that moment and chalks it up to human fallibility, which is what makes us human in the first place. [email protected] www.byroncopley.com Link to Bartell’s Critical Mental Error Link to the rock that I “mispainted” (sic) front Link to the rock that I “mispainted” (sic) back