The scene: the 7th and deciding game of the 1968 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers. The defending champion Cardinals were leading in the Series 3 games to 1 behind the devastating pitching of their ace Bob Gibson (who had struck out 17 Tigers in Game 1).

But the Tigers came back, riding not on the back of their ace, 31- game winner Denny McLain, but lefthander Mickey Lolich. Game 7 was a battle between Gibson and Lolich (both had already won 2 games in the Series).

With two out in the Detroit seventh, Norm Cash and Horton both singled. Jim Northrup then hit a long drive to center field, where the 7-time Gold Glove winning Curt Flood misjudged the ball, and it went over his head scoring what would be the winning runs of the ’68 World Series.

This is the cap Flood had on when the ball sailed over him. He signed it under the brim above his number, 21.

Curt Flood