Guardians Vault: Crisp legs out ITPHR

July 4th, 2021

MLB.com is digging back into its massive video vault to uncover classic plays that you have loved, forgotten about or, perhaps, are discovering for the very first time. Watch these moments and many, many more on the MLB Vault YouTube page.

July 4, 2005: Crisp legs out inside the parker
Coco Crisp brought the fireworks a little early on the Fourth of July in 2005, sending a high fly ball off the outfield wall in right-center field that bounced away from all defenders. As the throw was relayed in from the outfield, Crisp was already turning on the jets as he rounded third base. It was set up to be a bang-bang play at the plate, but when the ball couldn't be handled by the backstop, Crisp easily slapped his hand on the plate in triumph of his 360-foot hustle.

July 18, 1995: Belle's walk-off slam
Sure, all walk-offs are enjoyable, but there's nothing more exciting than a walk-off grand slam. With the Indians down, 5-3, in the bottom of the ninth against the Angels, Albert Belle hit a game-ending slam off Lee Smith (and the ball ended up under a picnic table in dead center field). While Belle's teammates waited for him in a huddle around home plate, Jacobs Field erupted in massive cheers, as a TV camera captured a fan holding up a sign that read, "Show 'em how it's done, Albert."

Aug. 4, 1996: Lofton's insane HR robbery
Not one part of Kenny Lofton was even slightly turned toward the field. He ran straight back toward the wall on a long fly ball that appeared to be flying over the fence. He leaped, drove one foot into the fence and reached over the wall with his wrist twisted as far as it could go to secure the catch, robbing B.J. Surhoff of a homer.

June 27, 2008: Sizemore makes leaping grab
Cincinnati's Adam Dunn drove a long fly ball from Cleveland starter CC Sabathia into deep center field that Grady Sizemore had a bead on right off the bat. With his back to the infield, Sizemore jumped, made an over-the-shoulder basket catch and bounced off the center-field wall. As Sizemore turned back to the field with the ball in his hand as proof he made the grab, Sabathia stood on the mound in disbelief with his glove on his head.

April 8, 1993: Baerga's two-homer frame
Hitting two home runs in an inning is exciting enough, but Carlos Baerga found a way to make it even more memorable against the Yankees. In the bottom of the seventh, Baerga launched a two-run homer off Steve Howe. After a mid-inning pitching change, Baerga got back up to the plate and smacked his second long ball off Steve Farr. He became the first player in Major League history to hit a homer from both sides of the plate in the same inning.

July 18, 2010: Peralta's shot opens the flood gates ... literally
Jhonny Peralta's fly ball to right-center field couldn't have been better placed. Detroit center fielder Ryan Raburn tracked the ball all the way to the fence, leaped and crashed into the door that opened into the bullpen. The gate swung open, causing Raburn to tumble to the ground as the ball trickled away far enough to allow Peralta to log a three-run inside-the-park homer.