The Worst Call By an Umpire in History?

Techplayer, put the bong down. It was 1985, and it was against the Royals. What you do have right is it was THE worst call ever!

Game 6. Go check it out for yourself......The umpire's name was something like Don Denkinger or similar to that.

1985 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals

The series began in Kansas City but the Cardinals quickly grabbed the momentum. In Game 1, St. Louis got strong pitching from John Tudor and won 3-1. In Game 2, St. Louis was down 2-0 in the top of the ninth but scored four runs on four hits -- three of them doubles -- for a 4-2 win. The series shifted to St. Louis and the Royals easily won Game 3, 6-2. Frank White hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Bret Saberhagen limited the Cardinals to six hits. In Game 4, Tudor shut out the Royals 3-0 to give St. Louis a three games-to-one lead. Kansas City rebounded to win Game 5, 6-1, and the Series shifted back to Royals Stadium. The Cardinals went into the ninth with a 1-0 lead in Game 6. Jorge Orta appeared to be out on a groundout at first but was called safe by umpire Don Denkinger. The Royals took advantage of the blown call and scored twice for a 2-1 win to force a Game 7. Bret Saberhagen limited the Cardinals to five hits in the Series finale, and Kansas City's offense erupted for 14 hits as the Royals clinched their first World Series with an 11-0 win.

One of the Yankees late 90's League playoff series. I was watching the game live. At Yankee stadium, a Yankee (I think Jeter) hit a long fly to right field. A fan reached over the right field wall and grabbed the ball. The replay showed the ball would have stayed in the park. The umpire ruled it a home-run. The result? the Yankees went on to the World Series and won. Anyone know the year and who they were playing, I think it was the Indians or Twins?

When Kent Hrbek lifted Ron Gant off first base in the World Series and the umpire called Gant out.

What the Home Plate Ump did in the Playoffs between Whitesox and the Angels hasta rank on the all time screw jobs list. When AJ Pyrzienski Swung and missed the ball and the ump calls him out and then Pyrzienski runs to first base and all the angels fielders are walking off the field because it was last out, but then all of a sudden Pyrzienski is allowed to stand on first because basically the homeplate ump was scared and gutless and changed his mind because 50.000 people are screaming. Then chicago goes on to score a bunch of runs in the inning and the angels lose LMAO....The Out, no he's safe, no its a foul ball, no he's out, no he's safe Call LOL.. that was pretty bad, and pretty high on the SUCKTASTIC calls list.

1985 World Series game 6....first base umpire, Don Dinkinger blew the call...cost the Cardinals the World Championship.

Only way this is right is Yankees vs. Red Sox. So:

1. Jeffrey Maier home run by Jeter catch. That wasn't a homer, but I'll take it any day (against Orioles, my bad).

2. Chuck Knoublach's phantom tag on Jose Offerman in 1999 ALCS.

somehow, both helped the Yanks in the playoffs. Coincidence, you make the call.

It was definitely the 1985 call at 1st base in the World Series game between the Cardinals and Royals. It proved to be the beginning of the downfall of the Cardinals.

It has to be the calling George Brett out after hitting a go ahead, two run homer during a Yankee/Royals game in 1983. The Pine Tar game ruling was later over turned and the Royals won.

It's a great baseball story. Here's a link from the almanac.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/07241983....

Failing to call interference by Ed Arbrister in the 3rd game of the 1975 World Series. For the Reds, against, you guessed it, the Red Sox.

Carlos, the Jeffrey Maier (where the ball was taken in by a fan) thing wasn't againt the Red Sox, it was the Orioles. But you are right, it wasn't a HR. GRD, yes. HR, no.

As for worst ever, far too many to even begin to list.