Sports Mistakes That Changed History

In U.S. sports history, some mistakes changed championships and legends forever.

🏆😬 #5: Merkle’s Boner In 1908, Fred Merkle failed to touch second

base on a would-be winning hit, costing the New York Giants the pennant.

#4: Roy Riegels’ Wrong-Way Run In the 1929 Rose Bowl, Riegels ran toward his own end zone,

turning the game around entirely. #3: Denkinger Call (1985) A blown safe call in Game 6 of

the World Series shifted momentum and helped the Royals win the series. #2: Bill Buckner’s

1986 World Series Error With the Red Sox one out from a title, his ground ball

error let the Mets score, haunting Boston fans for years. #1: 1972 Olympic