If not for a single swing in 1985, Rick Camp would be just another name in Atlanta Braves history.
Camp hit what was arguably one of the most improbable home runs ever in one of the longest games ever. In a game that started on July 4 and ended in the wee hours of July 5, Camp, a pitcher batting in the 18th inning of a one-run game, hit a game-tying home run: the first, and only, home run of his career.
1985 would be Camp's last year as a ballplayer. The Braves drafted Camp, a Georgia native, in 1974 and he debuted two years later.