This infographic is based on data from the 2011 MLB season. Not surprisingly, the vast majority of games end on a defensive play, which is what makes walk-offs so exciting. It’s fascinating to see the numbers broken down like this.
This infographic is based on data from the 2011 MLB season. Not surprisingly, the vast majority of games end on a defensive play, which is what makes walk-offs so exciting. It’s fascinating to see the numbers broken down like this.
I was at a college game that ended on a walk-off balk, and I didn’t see, and no one around me saw, what the umpire saw. So we all just sat there, stupid, wondering what happened. Balks happen a lot in college, but still, that “balk-off” was one of the oddest things I’ve seen.
One summer, my brother was playing in a rec league, and they had a game that ended the same way! The bases were loaded, and suddenly a balk was called against the opposing pitcher. My brother’s team won, but it was just the craziest thing. This was a field of like 13- and 14-year-olds. I guess it would be a weird way to end a game at any level.