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Robinson Steals Home From Berra

Safe or Out?

But which is it, safe or out?

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It’s been much discussed and shouted about over the years. Jackie Robinson’s mad 270-foot dash to steal home plate in the first game of the 1955 World Series, sliding through the dirt to beat pitcher Whitey Ford’s ball in what the umpire bid a successful gambit. To the very end, however, catcher Yogi Berra maintained Robinson was out and it was a bum call. Watch it below, what do you think?

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