▁of ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning ▁of ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁World ▁Series , ▁B abe ▁Ruth ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁tried ▁to ▁ste al ▁second ▁base ▁with ▁two ▁out s ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁trailing ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁ 3 – 2 . ▁ ▁Ruth ▁was ▁thrown ▁out ▁by ▁Card inals ▁catch er ▁Bob ▁O ' F ar rell ▁after ▁Bob ▁Me us el ▁sw ung ▁at ▁and ▁missed ▁a ▁pitch ▁from ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland ▁Alexander . ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁second ▁bas eman ▁Rog ers ▁Horn s by ▁applied ▁the ▁tag ▁on ▁Ruth , ▁who ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁successful ▁on ▁ 5 1 % ▁of ▁his ▁st olen ▁base ▁attempts . ▁ ▁Ruth , ▁Alexander , ▁and ▁Horn s by ▁were ▁later ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁One ▁World ▁Series ▁game ▁has ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁pick - off ▁of ▁a ▁runner . ▁ ▁Kol ten ▁W ong ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁was ▁picked ▁off ▁first ▁base ▁in ▁Game ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁World ▁Series ▁by ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁closer ▁Ko ji ▁U eh ara . ▁ ▁The ▁score ▁was ▁ 4 – 2 ▁and ▁ro ok ie ▁W ong ▁was ▁a ▁pin ch ▁runner . ▁ ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁and ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁are ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁pair ▁of ▁teams ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁game ▁be ▁susp ended ▁because