What was I doing on my 30th birthday?
Watching this episode of RAW.
#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #19
#20 is here.
#19 October 2, 1971 1971 NLCS Game One
#19 October 2, 1971 1971 NLCS Game One
The first postseason game at Candlestick since McCovey's lineout ended the '62 World Series.
We win Game 1 of the NLCS against the Pirates 5-4, on a big 4 run 5th inning. We were down 2-1 hitting against not yet crazy Steve Blass; Chris Speier led off with a single; Gaylord Perry moved him over to second; Ken Henderson grounded out – and then Tito Fuentes hit an improbable 2 run homer (he had only 4 homers during the season). Willie Mays, who had a solid bounceback season in ’71 walked and then Willie McCovey hit our second two run homer in the inning, giving us the 5-2 lead. Gaylord Perry gave up 2 in the 7th – but it was 1971 and that didn’t automatically mean a pitching change (beyond Perry and Juan Marichal, who were both just okay, we had a really poor pitching staff) and Perry not only finished the inning – but finished the game – even when, with 1 on and 1 out and a 1 run lead in the 9th inning he had to face Clemente and Stargell.
He got them both and we took game 1.
The 18th Greatest Moment in Candlestick Park History is tomorrow.
#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #20
Monday, December 9, 2013
#21 is here.
#20 December 28, 1992 The Best For Last
The last game of the 1992 regular season, a rainy Monday Night at Candlestick, was meaningless. The Detroit Lions played as they generally did and the 49ers had home field throughout the playoffs clinched.
The Niners led 7-6 in the third quarter (do you remember who scored San Francisco's first half touchdown without looking it up? I dare you - it's Marc Logan) in a game that would not be recalled on a list like this except for what happened next.
For the very last time (and for the first time in almost two years) Joe Montana played quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.
15 of 21. 126 yards. 28 yards rushing. 2 touchdown passes (Brent Jones and, naturally, Joe's last Niner TD pass was to....Amp Lee. That's why they play the games.)
The Niners won. Naturally. And Joe was gone.
The 19th greatest moment in Candlestick Park history is tomorrow.
#20 December 28, 1992 The Best For Last
The last game of the 1992 regular season, a rainy Monday Night at Candlestick, was meaningless. The Detroit Lions played as they generally did and the 49ers had home field throughout the playoffs clinched.
The Niners led 7-6 in the third quarter (do you remember who scored San Francisco's first half touchdown without looking it up? I dare you - it's Marc Logan) in a game that would not be recalled on a list like this except for what happened next.
For the very last time (and for the first time in almost two years) Joe Montana played quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.
15 of 21. 126 yards. 28 yards rushing. 2 touchdown passes (Brent Jones and, naturally, Joe's last Niner TD pass was to....Amp Lee. That's why they play the games.)
The Niners won. Naturally. And Joe was gone.
The 19th greatest moment in Candlestick Park history is tomorrow.
#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #21
Sunday, December 8, 2013
#22 is here.
#21 January 5, 2003 39-38
Down 24 with less than 20 minutes left in the Wild Card game the Niners began the greatest postseason comeback in NFC history.
A touchdown/two point conversion for Terrell Owens to close the third quarter.
A Jeff Garcia run/Jeff Chandler FG to cut it to 5.
A Tai Streets TD, Niners 39-38 with a minute to go.
The muffed field goal attempt at the gun, giving the Niners their most improbable playoff win ever.
Owens finished with 177 yards/2 scores; Garcia threw for 3 and ran for 1. The Niners scored the last 25 points of the game.
We're 80 down - The 20 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History Start tomorrow.
#21 January 5, 2003 39-38
Down 24 with less than 20 minutes left in the Wild Card game the Niners began the greatest postseason comeback in NFC history.
A touchdown/two point conversion for Terrell Owens to close the third quarter.
A Jeff Garcia run/Jeff Chandler FG to cut it to 5.
A Tai Streets TD, Niners 39-38 with a minute to go.
The muffed field goal attempt at the gun, giving the Niners their most improbable playoff win ever.
Owens finished with 177 yards/2 scores; Garcia threw for 3 and ran for 1. The Niners scored the last 25 points of the game.
We're 80 down - The 20 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History Start tomorrow.
#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #22
Saturday, December 7, 2013
#23 is here.
#22 October 11, 1987 1987 NLCS Game 5
The Giants would end this day up 3-2 in the NLCS and headed back to St. Louis needing just a game to win the pennant.
Rick Reuschel got hit; the Cards were up 3-2 in the 4th when Whitey Herzog brought in Forsch (the Bob version) and we slapped him around. Chili Davis led off with a single. Will Clark followed with a single. Bob Brenly walked and we had the bases loaded with nobody out – Jose Uribe, late cousin of our future World Series hero shortstop, singled home 2 to give us the lead – and a Mike Aldrete pinch sac fly plus a Robby Thompson triple would plate 2 more and that 6-3 score would hold up the rest of the way.
Joe Price – Joe Price came on in the fifth and he only gave up two baserunners over the last five innings of the game, completely shutting down the Cards to put us a game – A Game! – from going to the World Series for the first time in a quarter century.
#21 is tomorrow.
#22 October 11, 1987 1987 NLCS Game 5
The Giants would end this day up 3-2 in the NLCS and headed back to St. Louis needing just a game to win the pennant.
Rick Reuschel got hit; the Cards were up 3-2 in the 4th when Whitey Herzog brought in Forsch (the Bob version) and we slapped him around. Chili Davis led off with a single. Will Clark followed with a single. Bob Brenly walked and we had the bases loaded with nobody out – Jose Uribe, late cousin of our future World Series hero shortstop, singled home 2 to give us the lead – and a Mike Aldrete pinch sac fly plus a Robby Thompson triple would plate 2 more and that 6-3 score would hold up the rest of the way.
Joe Price – Joe Price came on in the fifth and he only gave up two baserunners over the last five innings of the game, completely shutting down the Cards to put us a game – A Game! – from going to the World Series for the first time in a quarter century.
#21 is tomorrow.
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