The harsh reality in sports is that sometimes no matter how good one is, rare failures can come to define one’s career. That is the unfortunate reality that former New York Giants outfielder Fred Snodgrass had to live with after dropping an easy ball that cost the Giants the 1912 World Series.
Having played a huge role in the Giant’s three consecutive World Series appearances between 1911 and 1913, his error he made in 1912 is perhaps what is best remembered for.
The costly error would also see the Giants miss out on $30000 in prize money, an eventuality that used in the christening of that play.
