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I recall a 12 run lead in 2001 going into the 7th against the Indians that they coughed up. I think it was the record at the time (since surpassed by another team) and that was definitely just one of those games, being that they won 116 others.
Not that either team is the same as then. Don't really want to compare the teams either, but that was the most memorable game to me from '01, most of the bad luck from that whole season packed into just 3 innings.
I guess all the wins blocked that memory for some, but I doubt I'll ever forget watching a great defensive and pitching team just choke harder than I've seen our worst teams do. 12 run lead in 3 innings, 3 then 4 then 5...and fall in extras.
Just checked, it was August 5th in Cleveland. Sele and Halama in the 7th, Halama and Charlton in the 8th, Charlton, Nelson and Sasaki in the 9th all gave up runs then Rhodes went swinging k, 3 unassisted, 1b to RF, WP, BB, swinging K to get through the 10th. Paniagua gave up the winning run in the 11th with 1 out.