Bill Doak

With just two hits in his previous 38 at-bats, Mike Gonzalez was an unlikely hero when he stepped to the plate in the 15th inning of the Cardinals’ June 11, 1917, game against Philadelphia. Even more unlikely was his two-out steal of home. Combined with a remarkable 15-inning performance from “Spittin’” Bill Doak, Gonzalez’s theft lifted the […]