Weaver prided himself on his mastery of the rule book, and sometimes it won games for the Orioles. On June 29, the Orioles were leading Cleveland 3–2 with two out and runners on first and second in the bottom of the ninth. Rich Dauer threw a ground ball into the dugout. Two runners scored. Cleveland celebrated its victory. Not so fast. The runner on first was not supposed to score. The rule states that runners get two bases from the base they were on when the ball was pitched. “I had two pieces of chicken and my pants off,” said Brooks Robinson. After Weaver pointed out the rule, the umpires
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