Lee Smith vs Albert Belle Power vs Power Bases Loaded 9th inning July 18, 1995 Cleveland Stadium
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- Lee Smith vs Albert Belle Power vs Power Bases Loaded 9th inning July 18, 1995 Cleveland Stadium
One of the Best Power Hitters of All Time against one of the Best Closers of All-Time. It's One on One, No Passing the Ball No Audible of Plays, Batter vs Pitcher-- The Beauty of Baseball
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The most dominant and feared power hitter of the 1990s in the American League! This dude had pitchers terrified! He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame despite retiring prematurely due to an injury. Belle had some spectacular seasons in the 90s!!
Belle was the man but let's not forget Griffey Jr played in this era in the American league and his numbers are off the chain!
I agree. Favorite player of all time
My all-time favorite Cleveland player. I honest cried when he left. I heard this live in my bedroom as a 15 year old in Indianapolis. 1100am STILL comes in most nights here, believe it or not!!! The pitch came in then it was pure static for what felt like a lifetime then *"GRAND SLAM!!!"* before it cut out again. My big brother and I were going nuts. God I loved #8
Me too. The '95 Indians were my all time favorite Indians team. They were robbed of a World Series win by horrible umpiring that gave the Braves pitchers a crazy wide strike zone (as if they needed the extra help). Also, Belle was robbed of the AL MVP that year because the baseball writers didn't like him. To this day, its still my favorite lineup: Lofton, Baerga, Thome, Belle, Ramirez. What a murders row!
@@cylackDon’t forget that Atlanta had home field advantage for the entire series. They would alternate AL and NL every year back then…
What's wrong with you people Your Favorite player of All Time is also baseball biggest piece of garbage ever
@@jeffstrosmchats7259 Albert Belle was THE greatest. The media can suck it as can all his haters. He doesn't give a crap what you think.
Same here
We went to a regular season game in 1995 , it was extra innings, i thing the 13th, they were getting ready to call the game because of the 1 o clock curfew, albert belle was having a record breaking season, and he was the first hitter coming up with time running out..back then the indians players all had a selected song that would blast from the pa system, alberts song was hells bells by AC/DC, the into to that song was playing as he wet through his patented routine in the batters box, as he headed towards homeplate walking casually, the lyrics start blasting, the soldout croud was going insane, we knew he would hit a homerun, the 1st pitch he hit 400 ft to left field, on that beautiful summer night in 1995, we all wished we were albert belle, thats my favorite baseball memory, that was an allstar team we had back then, the good old days😂
Some of the best memories of my life! I’ve often thought of that lineup in 95-97 . There wasn’t a batter there you wanted to face as an opposing pitcher. Even if they were down 8-0 in the 9th the game was never over. HOW DID THAT LINEUP NOT WIN THE WORLD SERIES? I’d hop in a time machine and do it all over again
We had such great team in the mid 90s , belle , lofton, thome, young manny Ramirez, sandy , etc
One of the best teams never to win the WS
The 99 team was the only team to crack 1000 runs since 1950.
I watched this live…. Still to this day the single greatest at bat I’ve ever seen in my life. The entire 9th inning was electric…. Baerga’s bat flip and clapping his hands at Albert when he walked is still etched in my mind to this day…. You knew something special was about to happen.
Albert Belle and Lee Smith grew up about 40 miles from each other in Shreveport and Castor LA.
Albert belle really studied all the pitchers, he kept records of each pitcher and what they'd throw him in certain counts, he did have a degree in accounting along with his twin brother, from LSU, his temper and contempt for the media kept him out of the hall of fame..
I agree that and longevity Albert got injured a lot especially after he left CLE this is the reason he will never get in the HOF Baseball isn't the nba (T-Mac & Yao) or the NFL (Terrell Davis ) where u only have to play 4 or 5 good years then ur fine u may get in
I think the fact that his career getting cut short in 2000 really hurt his HOF chances more. He had bad hips and after 2 years White Sox in 1997-98, he had one good year in Baltimore in '99 then never close to the same. Went to Baltimore in and barely played, Retired in 2000. So his peak playing years were only 1993-99. Not really long enough to put together a hall of fame career, even though his numbers did.
If he'd have played another 5 years at that level there's absolutely no question he'd have been an hof player.
@@joe6096 its really good to watch the 95 Indians, their lineup was insane, I think Jose ramirez is the only position player today, who could possibly break into that lineup
@@johnbailey2024 Kwan would give Kenny Lofton quite a battle for the leadoff spot.
@@joe6096not even close. Lofton was another one who should have made the HOF. I'd be shocked if Kwan could even approach Loftons level.
Mr. Freeze strikes again! Alberts latest Hall of Fame snub is another crime against a great career.
I remember this game. I told my friends he would do this.
I LOVE Albert . Gets no where near the respect and attention he deserves! But imagine you have to face Albert THEN manny !
@Bread And Circuses The Indians had this batting order: Lofton, Baerga, Thome, Belle, Ramirez. Manny was protecting Albert.
@@cylack I can’t think of a better 1-5 ever in history…. Then add in the fact that they had Eddie Murray, sandy Alomar, Paul sorrento and Omar vizquel rounding out the order…. Man that lineup is one of the all time greats!
@@HomeDefender30 I cry thinking if only Jacobs hadn't been so insistent on turning a profit and just splurged on a bona fide #1 pitcher in free agency or they trade Jaret Wright for Pedro Martinez they probably would've won multiple World Series titles.
Lee Smith in the Hof and belle isn't....crazy
I love Albert but sadly he has himself to blame for his mixed legacy. “Show me a hero, I’ll write you a tragedy.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The most feared hitter in the bigs at that time.
I watched this live with my grandfather
I would have LOVED to see anyone tell either of them about a damn PITCH CLOCK!!!😂😂
Albert knew it was gone the moment it left his bat! 4:05
My son and I left our seats to watch from the outfield. As Albert homered we ran out Jacobs field to beat the crowd. So excited want we witnessed. My son was 15 at the time now 44. Just had first child a boy. Hope they share same experiences in Sports we did.
Albert Belle brought a cool street ball mentality and attitude to the game that is so missing now.Albert Belle was an awesome and damn probably a top 5 all time clutch hitter.And he just wanted to play and never had much to say.He was the real TRUE OG of baseball.Adored by his fans im one of them,And didn't give 2 fucks what anybody thought.HOF snub only because he did things his way not the MLB elitist way.Albert Belle fan for life's
Those same Pathetic reporter's who critized Albert now are cheering Others for the same attitude they despise toward Albert
I was at this game. I remember when Carlos took ball four, he pointed to Albert Belle as if to say, It's your time!!!
Just a small correction: It's Jacobs Field, not Cleveland Stadium. Cleveland Stadium was where the Indians played from 1947-1993, and was torn down after the Browns went on hiatus in 1996.
And Albert Belle is still, to this day, my all-time favorite Cleveland Indian in my lifetime. I'm 46. After all the really good teams we've had over the years, no one was as monstrous of a hitter as Albert Belle. If his hips didn't give out starting in 1998 he'd be a first ballot hall-of-famer.
Is this the at-bat where Baerga pumped his fists walking to first? Legends, all of them!
Now imagine this at-bat with the ridiculous new pitch clock added in..😮
I was there
I was listening 300 miles away in Indianapolis, going absolutely insane as a 15 year old. I give you my word, this is the ONE Cleveland sports moment I wish I'd seen in person. Damn, that have been awesome as hell!!!!! My older brother and I were going nuts. I've watched this so many times it's ridiculous.
I was about the same age. And you can't hear everything from the video. Everyone was chatting Albert and when the ball cleared the wall you couldn't even hear your yelling it was so loud the stadium was literally shaking under your feet and starting hells bells from acdc with bells towing as he crossed first base one best moment in my life for real . Remember it like it was yesterday I'm 43 now miss these days they were real
The Tribe had nothing but sellout crowds in the late 90s and its all thanks to that 1995 season.
100-44. This was a 110 win team in a full season. They were absolutely loaded
Incredible memories
You always go down with you're best pitch
Apparently his best pitch was a hanging curve?
I'm an Angels fan and remember watching this live on TV. We could NEVER beat that damn Indians team.
Right….but we at least won a WS in the last 100 years
I like how Albert looks pissed even as he's rounding the bases lol!
Perfect example of why we now have the pitch clock. A 3 minute at bat. Whats worse is having to listen to Tim McCarver.
Today's game is a joke.
@@ScottCleve33 you're a joke
Few people know Albert frequently delivered unsold ballpark foods to inner city shelters after games👏👏
Epic ab. Smith is in hof and belle should be too.
I was there with my sister....we sat in right field seats.
Unpopular opinion: I like the pitch clock.
Crazy thing is that he didn’t even get full power on his swing. Smith hung that slider and Albert had a split second to wait on it and still put it in the deepest part of the field.
Cool content, but the music in the background killed the energy.
Stay with tthe heaterrrrr
Hanging curve ball. I bet Lee Smith would like to have that one back and take his chances with a fastball.
I was in that standing area in left field.
I'm convinced, pitchers were terrified to pitch albert inside. 0-2 and that's what comes up.
“Manny Ramirez on deck”. Oh and they also had Jim Thome, Lofton and Carlos Baerga. Are you kidding me?
Even looked like Albert got under it a little. If he'd squared it up it'd probably still be going.
Didn't Herb call that?
The catcher was white
Lol
POWER VS POWER: he throws a breaking ball over the plate. Underwhelming! 🤣
That's not what they were talking about. Lee Smith is a power closer. A beast. Belle is a power hitter. A beast. Power vs power.
Lee Smith messed up. Should have stuck with his fastball
It's a crime that it took Lee Smith as long as it did to get into the HOF.
Not really
Black people used to play baseball?
Believe it or not, I was listening to Tom Hamilton on radio and *I called this shot* by Belle.
Put a shirt on that hanger 🤦♂️