During an inning in which Johnson was due to bat , he ran out to second base with the gag ball in his pocket .
Lazzeri sprang his joke on September 29 long after the Yanks had clinched the pennant .
During an inning in which Johnson was due to bat , Lazzeri ran out to second base with the gag ball in his pocket .
Lazzeri sprang his joke on September 29 long after the Yanks had clinched the pennant .