 A's shortstop Joe Duggan dug into the batter's box, waiting for the umps to signal, play ball. The umps just looked at each other for an extra beat and shrugged their shoulders. Play ball, one of them says. By this time, most of the fans had scattered in the chaos of the lightning strike, but for the few hardy souls who stuck around, they were about to witness the conclusion of the strangest game in Major League history.