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Dodgers Forfeit 1995 Game After Fans Toss Giveaway Balls

8/11/2026

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The Dodgers forfeited their Aug 10, 1995 game against the St. Louis Cardinals after fans repeatedly hurled giveaway baseballs onto the field, leaving the score 2-1 to the Cardinals.
Umpire Jim Quick called the forfeit with one out in the ninth, citing the fan-ball incident.
It was MLB’s first forfeit since Disco Demolition Night in 1979 and remains the most recent.
MLB now requires ball giveaways only after games.

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The Dodgers forfeited their Aug 10, 1995 game against the St. Louis Cardinals after fans repeatedly hurled giveaway baseballs onto the field, leaving the score 2-1 to the Cardinals.
Umpire Jim Quick called the forfeit with one out in the ninth, citing the fan-ball incident.
It was MLB’s first forfeit since Disco Demolition Night in 1979 and remains the most recent.
MLB now requires ball giveaways only after games.