Story-Joe Morgan

[Jim Lane]

7. No, not a homer and not Bench.

From Wikipedia, here's what happened after we pulled Willoughby:

In the ninth, Griffey led off with a walk, was sacrificed to second by César Gerónimo, and went to third on a groundout. Sox pitcher Jim Burton then walked Rose to set up a forceout, but then gave up a bloop single to Joe Morgan to score Griffey with the go-ahead and Series-winning run.

Bloop single, indeed. It was the classic of too deep for a middle infielder to reach but too shallow for the center fielder. I think I read Roger Angell describe Morgan's hit as dropping "in front of a desperately onrushing Lynn." It was a real cheap hit. In fact, it was the cheapest seventh game, ninth inning, two-out, tie-breaking, Series-winning hit you ever saw.