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An excerpt from Willie Stargell's Autobiography:
During the 1979 season in San Francisco, right hander Kent Tekulve was protecting a 5-3 lead in the 9th inning with one on and two out. Left handed power hitting Darrell Evans was scheduled to bat. Manager Chuck Tanner wanted lefty Grant Jackson to pitch to Evans, but he also wanted Teke available to face the on deck batter if necessary. Tanner sent Tekulve to left field in order to keep him in the game. Everyone hoped that Jackson would retire the batter and the double-switch strategy would work. Jackson kept the ball away from Evans, but the slugger went with the pitch and drove a fly ball to left field. Tekulve happened to be in perfect position. After waving his arms frantically to signal that he had it, Teke raised his glove and squeezed the ball for the final out of the game.
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