RIP Bob Watson

[nynasty]

1st player to hit for the cycle in both leagues

1st African American GM to win a world series

Scored MLB's 1 Millionth run.

Not too shabby.

 

[BigKen]

Sadly we forget until it's too late.

Peace be with ya, Bob.

 

[California Creme Puffs]

Me and @Cedrique used to argue over whether or not Watson scored MLB's millionth run. Unfortunately, the search function is broken on here, but suffice it to say, he got pwned and Watson did NOT score the millionth run in baseball.

Nonetheless, RIP.

 

[msgkings322]

Me and @Cedrique used to argue over whether or not Watson scored MLB's millionth run. Unfortunately, the search function is broken on here, but suffice it to say, he got pwned and Watson did NOT score the millionth run in baseball.

Nonetheless, RIP.

So....who did then?

 

[Voltaire26]

So....who did then?

Copy and paste job

Forty years ago today, on May 4, 1975, Watson scored what was then counted as the millionth run in baseball history, running in from second base on a three-run homer hit by Milt May, 99 years and 12 days after a fella named Wes Fisler of Philadelphia's National League club scored the first one in the history of the majors.

Halfway across the country, only a few moments after May swung, Davey Concepcion of the Reds homered and dashed around the bases at Riverfront Stadium.

"I got to third base and our bullpen was right behind third and the guys were saying, 'Run, run, run!'" recalls Watson, who had worked a walk against John Montefusco. "I think I beat Concepcion by like a second and a half."

Bob Watson and the story of Major League Baseball's One Millionth Run