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Sidney Eugene "Sid" Bream (born August 3, 1960 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played his entire 11-year career (1983-1994) in the National League.

Career

After attending Liberty University, Bream was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1981 amateur draft, and made his debut with the team in 1983. He stayed with L.A. until 1985, when he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He signed with the Atlanta Braves as a free agent in December 1990, and played in two World Series with them, in 1991 and 1992. He signed with the Houston Astros in early 1994, and played the 1994 season with them before retiring.

The Slide

Perhaps the most famous moment of Bream's career -- and one that is permanently etched in the hearts and minds of Atlanta Braves fans everywhere -- came in Game 7 of the 1992 National League Championship Series. Bream was the Atlanta first baseman, and the Braves were playing his old team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, in the NLCS.

The Pirates carried a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning under the pitching of their ace, Doug Drabek, needing 3 outs to make the World Series. However, Drabek gave up a leadoff double, then allowed another runner on an infield error. Sid Bream then came up to bat, whom Drabek walked to load the bases with none out. Reliever Stan Belinda replaced him on the mound, and managed to get two outs, despite giving up a run. Then, Braves third-string catcher Francisco Cabrera belted a single to left field, and David Justice scored easily to tie the game. Pirates left fielder and National League MVP Barry Bonds fielded the ball as Bream (known as a slow runner) plodded around the bases toward home plate. Bonds' throw and Bream arrived home simultaneously, but Bream was able to slide just underneath the tag of Pittsburgh catcher Mike LaValliere to score the winning run and send the Braves to the World Series for the second consecutive year.

Noted baseball announcer Sean McDonough uttered arguably the most famous call of his career while he was relaying what came to be known as "The Slide" to North American television viewers on CBS:

"Line drive and a base hit. Justice will score the tying run. Bream to the plate...and he is safe, safe at the plate! The Braves go to the World Series!"

McDonough got so caught up in the moment that his voice cracked when Bream arrived safely home ahead of the throw from Bonds.

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Athletes - Sid Bream

Career

The Slide

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