Only four players in the history of professional baseball have made four errors in a single inning.
Bob Brenly of the Giants was one. He was playing at third base when he missed four hits in the fourth inning.
What did he feel about his failure in front of his teammates, wife and the thousands in the stands?
Fear? Embarrassment? “All of those,” Brenly said. “After the fourth one [error], I never wanted to see the ball again. I tried to hide behind the third base umpire a couple of times, but he kept moving.”
Then when it was Brenly’s turn at bat he hit first a home run then an RBI. At the bottom of the ninth inning he hit another home run and clinched the game.
What a wonderful ending for a man who was trying to bury himself in a hole!
When the day is dark and little light filters through remember Brenly. There is always redemption.
Bob Brenly of the Giants was one. He was playing at third base when he missed four hits in the fourth inning.
What did he feel about his failure in front of his teammates, wife and the thousands in the stands?
Fear? Embarrassment? “All of those,” Brenly said. “After the fourth one [error], I never wanted to see the ball again. I tried to hide behind the third base umpire a couple of times, but he kept moving.”
Then when it was Brenly’s turn at bat he hit first a home run then an RBI. At the bottom of the ninth inning he hit another home run and clinched the game.
What a wonderful ending for a man who was trying to bury himself in a hole!
When the day is dark and little light filters through remember Brenly. There is always redemption.
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