October 19, 2006 – Shea Stadium, Queens, NYGiven the time of the game, the score and the magnitude of the game, it will be ranked among the greatest grabs in postseason history.
Chavez’s running, leaping grab of Scott Rolen’s drive well above the left-field wall kept Game 7 of the NL championship series tied in the sixth inning. Chavez also was able to throw the ball back to first base to double off Jim Edmonds to end the inning.
But there was nothing Chavez could do to stop Yadier Molina’s two-run, ninth-inning homer into the bullpen, which gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets and a trip to the World Series.
