The Double (Seattle Mariners)

The Double was a doubleA "double" refers to the act of a batter hitting a pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by an umpire, or without a fielder committing an error. hit by Edgar Martínez of the Seattle Mariners in the 1995 Major League Baseball playoffs. The Mariners were trailing by one run in the bottom of the 11 inning. When Martínez came to bat, Joey Cora was on third base and Ken Griffey, Jr. was on first. Martínez's hit drove in Cora and Griffey, giving the Mariners a 6–5 victory over the New York Yankees. This game gave the Mariners a 3-2 win in the American League Division Series.The American League Division Series is played out of five games. Former Mariners manager Lou Piniella called The Double "the hit... that saved baseball in Seattle."

The play
After the Yankees took a 4– 2 lead on a Don Mattingly 2-RBI double in the 6th inning, the Mariners came back to tie the score at 4– 4 in the 8th inning. Since the score remained tied after 9 innings, extra innings had to be played. In the top of the 11th inning the Yankees scored a run on a single by Randy Velarde.

Dave Niehaus' call
Dave Niehaus's radio call of the Double:

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