The Double (Seattle Mariners)
The Double was a double hit by the Seattle Mariners' Edgar Martínez in Game 5 of Major League Baseball's 1995 American League Division Series on October 8, 1995. Trailing by one run in the bottom half of the 11th inning, with Joey Cora on third base and Ken Griffey Jr. on first, Martinez's hit drove in Cora and Griffey, giving the Mariners a 6–5 victory over the New York Yankees to clinch the series, 3–2. The play is held to be the "biggest hit in franchise history".
The Kingdome, the Mariners' home stadium from 1977–1999, and site of The Double.
T-Mobile Park (formerly Safeco Field), home of the Mariners since 1999. The Double is credited with helping to spur public funding for it.
Ken Griffey Jr. (center) and the Seattle Mariners celebrate after he scored the winning run in Game 5 of the 1995 ALDS.
In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. A double is a type of hit and is sometimes called a "two-bagger" or "two-base hit". For statistical and scorekeeping purposes it is denoted by 2B.
Tris Speaker, who played from 1907 to 1928, hit the most career doubles of anyone in Major League Baseball history, 792.
Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP