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The Last MLB Forfeit - Umpire Bob Davidson Recalls 8/10/1995's Cardinals-Dodgers Game

On August 10, 1995, the Dodgers forfeited a game to the St. Louis Cardinals when fans in Los Angeles continued throwing souvenir baseballs onto the playing field despite warnings from the umpires to stop. https://www.closecallsports.com/2019/... At first base that night was NL Umpire Bob Davidson, supporting Crew Chief Jim Quick behind home plate, with Bill Hohn and Larry Poncino rounding out the umpiring lineup. During Episode 1 of The Plate Meeting Podcast at CloseCallSports.com, Bob recounted the eventful evening, including Quick's ejections of Eric Karros, Tommy Lasorda, and Raul Mondesi, and multiple play stoppages as the pre-game promotional giveaway—mockup Rookie of the Year baseballs in honor of Dodgers starting pitcher Hideo Nomo—wound up on the field as fans showed their disproval of the umpires' calls that night, culminating in the rarest of the rare: an enforcement of baseball's forfeit rule at the Major League level. Once back at their Pasadena hotel, Davidson and Quick called up National League President Len Coleman to inform him of the news ("You guys did WHAT?"), while the next day, the San Francisco Giants—LA's rival—gave the umpire crew a standing ovation.