Reply #6: Stu Miller “blown off the mound” balk - That's ol' Candelstick for 'ya [View All]

[BrotherBuzz]

Before the game, it was the warmest day we had had in a while, Miller remembered, and the flag was straight down - no wind before the game. That was unusual. By the seventh inning, it started to flutter a little bit. By the eighth, the darn thing was just about torn from the flagpole - which was normal for Candlestick. But, I'd never seen the wind as strong as it was that day. I put my foot on the rubber, anchored myself into the wind, and I leaned in toward Colavito.

Just as he was about to deliver his first pitch, a sudden gust of wind caused Miller to move his shoulder inadvertently about three or four inches, he said.

I wavered back and forth just a little. But, the American League bench was looking right at me and they went to hollering Balk! I moved but the wind forced me to move. The umpires didnt call a thing at first.

Plate umpire Stan Landes took off his mask and walked toward the mound - then motioned for the runners to move up one base.