The Philadelphia Phillies pulled off a wild win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night, thanks to a walk-off that Major League Baseball hasn’t seen in more than 50 years.

The Phillies escaped with a 3-2 win over the Red Sox in extra innings after Edmundo Sosa drew a catcher’s interference call with the bases loaded and no outs.

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Sosa started to swing on a pitch that was outside the strike zone in the 10th inning at Citizens Bank Park, but he checked himself just in time. As he did, though, he made clear contact with catcher Red Sox Carlos Narvaez’s glove.

So, after a review to confirm, Brandon Marsh was allowed to take home and push the Phillies to the one-run win. Naturally, that sparked a big celebration on the field.

It marked just the second walk-off catcher’s interference in at least the divisional era of baseball, which dates back to 1969, and the first since 1971, according to MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki.

The Phillies put up two runs in the fourth inning on Monday night, thanks to RBI singles from Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto. That put them up by a run after an early home run from Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran in the opening inning. Boston, though, tied it up with an RBI single from Trevor Story, which was enough to eventually send the game into extra innings.

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The loss dropped the Red Sox to 54-48 on the season. They’ve lost three of their last four after going on an impressive 10-game winning streak. The Phillies lead the NL East with their 57-43 record.

While the Phillies were in a position to end the game in the 10th inning anyway — the bases were loaded up, after all — Sosa’s unconventional way worked just as well.