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The following is a list of games that have been given names that are widely used or recalled in reference to the game or as part of an NFL team's lore. This list does not include games named only after being a World Series game unless they are referred to by a name besides their official yearly name. The list also includes games with names given to them based on associated promotional events, such as Disco Demolition Night.

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Nicknamed games and series

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Name Date Away team Score Home team Notes
Addie Joss Benefit Game July 24, 1911 All-Stars 0–2 Cleveland Naps Exhibition benefit game for the family of recently deceased pitcher Addie Joss, preceding the creation of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 1933.[1][2][3]
Mack Attack October 12, 1929 Chicago Cubs 8–10 Philadephia Athletics Game 4 of the 1929 World Series: Famous for an Athletics rally from 8–0 that included a three-run inside-the-park home run, being the last inside-the-park home run in a World Series game until Game 1 of the 2015 World Series and helping to make the largest deficit overcome in postseason history.[4][5]
Tri-Cornered Baseball Game June 26, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees 5–1–0 New York Giants Three-way exhibition baseball game as a fund-raider for World War II, played in a round-robin format.[6][7]
Grandstand Managers Night August 24, 1951 Philadelphia Athletics 3–5 St. Louis Browns Promotional game where fans collectively made managerial decisions for the team using double-sided placards reading "yes" and "no" for voting purposes.[8][9]
Ten Cent Beer Night June 4, 1974 Texas Rangers 5–5 (Forfeit) Cleveland Indians Infamous promotion held by the Cleveland Indians with beer sold for ten cents, culminating in a violent riot of fans that forced the chief umpire to forfeit the game to Texas.[10][11][12]
Black Friday October 7, 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers 6–5 Philadelphia Phillies Game 3 of the 1977 National League Championship Series: Dubbed as such by Philadelphia due to the Dodgers winning the game when trailing going into the ninth inning.[13]
Bucky Dent Game October 2, 1978 New York Yankees 5–4 Boston Red Sox 1978 American League East tie-breaker game: Named after light-hitter Bucky Dent's three-run home run to give the Yankees a 3–2 lead and ultimately win the game.[14][15][16]
Disco Demolition Night July 12, 1979 Detroit Tigers 4–1 Chicago White Sox Promotional game that gave discounts to those who brought a disco record, resulting in all the collected vinyls being blown up in the middle of the field, provoking a riot and causing significant damage to the field forcing Chicago to forefit the next game to Detroit.[17][18]
Pine Tar Game July 24, 1983 Kansas City Royals 5–4 New York Yankees Game featuring a controversial umpire ruling stating that Royals batter George Brett had exceeded the amount of pine tar allowed on his bat, negating a two-run home run with an out that required the game to be restarted from the point of the home run.[19][20]
Sandberg Game June 23, 1984 St. Louis Cardinals 11–12 Chicago Cubs Game where Ryne Sandberg hit two home runsin the ninth and tenth innings to bring the Cubs victory despite holding deficits of 7–1, 9–3, and 11–9.[21][22]
Bean Brawl Game August 12, 1984 San Diego Padres 3–5 Atlanta Braves Series of brawls caused by several attempted beanings and retaliations, resulting in 13 ejections, five arrests, and fan involvement.[23][24]
Rick Camp Game July 4, 1985 New York Mets 16–13 Atlanta Braves Game known for Braves relief pitcher Rick Camp, a career .060 hitter at the time with no home runs, hitting a solo home run to re-tie the game.[25][26][27]
Earthquake Series October 17, 1989 Oakland Athletics N/A San Francisco Giants 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake struck just prior to Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, being the first major earthquake in the United States to be broadcast by live television.[28][29]
The Bug Game October 5, 2007 New York Yankees 1–2 Cleveland Indians Game 2 of the 2007 American League Division Series New York–Cleveland matchup, where a swarm of tiny insects circled the mound in the late innings, causing the game to stop momentarily.[30][31]
Blackout Game September 30, 2008 Minnesota Twins 0–1 Chicago White Sox 2008 American League Central tie-breaker game, known for being the lowest-scoring game in MLB tie-breaker history and for fans wearing all-black clothing to show support for the White Sox.[32][33]
The Imperfect Game June 2, 2010 Cleveland Indians 0–3 Detroit Tigers A near-perfect game played by Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga ruined one out short after first-base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly ruled that Indians batter Jason Donald reached first base safely on a ground ball.[34][35]
Crowdless Game April 29, 2015 Chicago White Sox 2–8 Baltimore Orioles The first crowdless game ever played by Major League Baseball teams as a result of civil unrest in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray.[36][37]
Fort Bragg Game July 3, 2016 Miami Marlins 5–2 Atlanta Braves Specialty game played at Fort Bragg Stadium in Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty), the first regular season professional sports event ever held on an active military base and first MLB game played in North Carolina.[38][39]
Wild Card Comeback October 8, 2022 Tampa Bay Rays 0–1 Cleveland Guardians Game 2 of the 2022 American League Wild Card Series Tampa Bay–Cleveland matchup:
Bedlam at the Bank October 23, 2022 San Diego Padres 3–4 Philadelphia Phillies
Reverse Boycott Game June 13, 2023 Tampa Bay Rays 1–2 Oakland Athletics

Nicknamed plays and in-game events

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Name Date Away team Score Home team Notes
$15‚000 slide October 23, 1886 Chicago White Stockings 3–4 St. Louis Browns
Merkle's Boner September 23, 1908 Chicago Cubs 1–1 New York Giants
Snodgrass's Muff October 16, 1912 New York Giants 2–3 Boston Red Sox
Babe Ruth's called shot October 1, 1932 New York Yankees 7–5 Chicago Cubs
Homer in the Gloamin' September 28, 1938
Lombardi's Big Snooze October 8, 1939 New York Yankees 7–4 Cincinnati Reds
Slaughter's Mad Dash October 13, 1946 Boston Red Sox 3–4 St. Louis Cardinals
Shot Heard 'Round the World October 3, 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 4–5 New York Giants
The Catch September 29, 1954 Cleveland Indians 2–5 New York Giants
Battle of Candlestick August 22, 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers 3–4 San Francisco Giants
Shoe Polish Play October 16, 1969 Baltimore Orioles 3–5 New York Mets
Carlton Fisk waves it fair October 21, 1975 Cincinnati Reds 6–7 Boston Red Sox
Gatorade Glove Play October 1984 Chicago Cubs 3–6 San Diego Padres
The Call October 26, 1985 St. Louis Cardinals 1–2 Kansas City Royals
Buckner Play October 25, 1986 Boston Red Sox 5–6 New York Mets
The Slide October 14, 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 2–3 Atlanta Braves
The Double October 8, 1995 New York Yankees 5–6 Seattle Mariners
Jeffrey Maier incident October 9, 1996 Baltimore Orioles 4–5 New York Yankees
Grand Slam Single October 17, 1999 Atlanta Braves 3–4 New York Mets
Steve Bartman incident October 14, 2003 Florida Marlins 8–3 Chicago Cubs
Bautista bat flip October 14, 2015 Texas Rangers 3–6 Toronto Blue Jays
Hosmer's Mad Dash November 1, 2015 Kansas City Royals 7–2 New York Mets
A drive into deep left field by Castellanos August 19, 2020 Cincinnati Reds 5–0 Kansas City Royals
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