▁games ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁author ing ▁several ▁books . ▁Among ▁his ▁ 1 1 ▁books ▁include ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁Baseball ▁As ▁I ▁Have ▁Kn own ▁It ; ▁Con nie ▁Mack , ▁Grand ▁Old ▁Man ▁of ▁Baseball ; ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Series ; ▁' The ▁Baseball ▁Story ; ▁and ▁team ▁histor ies ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers , ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals , ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles , ▁and ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁and ▁rule ▁changes ▁ ▁Lie b ▁initi ated ▁a ▁rule ▁change ▁when ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁suggested ▁that ▁a ▁game - win ning ▁home ▁run ▁with ▁men ▁on ▁base ▁be ▁counted ▁as ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁even ▁if ▁its ▁run ▁was ▁not ▁needed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Ty ▁C obb ▁beat ▁out ▁a ▁ground er ▁to ▁short stop ▁Ever ett ▁Scott , ▁and ▁Lie b ▁scored ▁it ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁box ▁score ▁he ▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press . ▁This ▁contrad icted ▁official ▁sc orer ▁John ▁K ier an ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Trib une , ▁who ▁ruled ▁the ▁play ▁an ▁error . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁AL ▁official ▁records ▁were ▁compiled ▁using ▁the ▁AP ▁box ▁scores , ▁giving ▁C obb ▁a ▁. 4 0 1 ▁average . ▁Lie b ▁revers ed ▁his ▁call ,