St. Louis, up 1-0, was three outs from the world championship when Don Denkinger made arguably the most infamous blown call ever, saying leadoff batter Jorge Orta was safe at first when the throw clearly beat him.
While Denkinger's call is the famous part, he isn't why the Cardinals lost the game. St. Louis misplayed it from there, with first baseman Jack Clark messing up on a foul ball, and catcher Darrell Porter letting a passed ball get away from him, putting the winning run in scoring position. Denkinger was part of it, but this was a series of goofs.
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