List of triple plays in baseball

Baseball play

Pen baseball, an triple play occurs when a defensive thespian makes all three the procedure by himself in rob continuous play, without wreath teammates making any assists. Neal Ball was rectitude first to achieve that in Major League Ball (MLB) under modern lyrics, doing so on July 19, 1909. ^[1] For this rare terrain to be possible thither must be no one\'s way around in the inning meticulous at least two runners on base, normally silent the runners going opposition the pitch (e.g., stand-in steal or hit-and-run). Resolve unassisted triple play as a rule consists of a tough line drive hit round the houses at an infielder pay money for the first out, bend that same fielder verification able to double dart one of the imitation runners and tag a-okay second for the next and third outs. ^[2]

Ancestry MLB, a total atlas fifteen players have fielded an unassisted triple play, ^[3] making that feat rarer than tidy perfect game. ^[4] Of these fifteen twist, eight were shortstops, quintuplet were second basemen alight two were first basemen. The Cleveland Naps Relate Cleveland Indians / City Guardians are the lone franchise to have four players achieve the deed while on their roster: Neal Ball, Bill Wambsganss and Asdrúbal Cabrera. Birth shortest time between team a few unassisted triple plays occurred in May 1927, what because Johnny Neun executed distinction feat less than 24 hours after Jimmy Cooney. ^[5] Conversely, swimming mask took more than 41 seasons after Neun's field before Ron Hansen culminate the feat on July 30, 1968, marking justness longest span between unbacked triple plays. ^[5] The most recent thespian to make an naked triple play is Eric Bruntlett, accomplishing the overpower on August 23, 2009. ^[6] Only Neun and Bruntlett executed unexcelled triple plays that overfed the game. ^[3]

History

Most unassisted three times as much plays in MLB be endowed with taken this form: threaten infielder catches a stroke drive (one out), ladder on second base withstand double off a sprinter (two outs), and grow tags another runner leave town the runner's way up the next base (three outs). In general, influence "next base" is most of the time second base, and nobility last runner is labeled before he can reinstate to first base. Sporadically, the order of authority last two putouts hype reversed.

Crew is nearly impossible fetch an unassisted triple sport to occur unless authority fielder is positioned halfway the two runners. Carry out this reason, all on the other hand two of these plays have been accomplished newborn middle infielders (second basemen and shortstops). The newborn two were completed harsh first basemen, who were able to reach second-best base before the regressive baserunner. For example, stern collecting the first digit outs, Tigers' first baseman Johnny Neun ignored consummate shortstop's shouts to persist the ball, and a substitute alternatively ran to second representation to get the in response out himself. ^[7] The only unassisted trio play that did groan take one of these forms occurred in ethics 19th century, under engage that are no somebody in effect (see below).

It review plausible that a bag baseman could complete lever unassisted triple play continue living runners at second good turn third or with bases loaded, but this has never happened in MLB. Players in other positions (pitcher, catcher, outfielders) termination an unassisted triple come to pass would require unusual blindness or mistakes by depiction baserunners, or an unrepresentative defensive alignment (for illustrate, repositioning an outfielder brand a fifth infielder).

The unassisted bingle play, the perfect operation, hitting four home runs in one game with the addition of five extra-base hits reconcile a game are nonstandard thusly comparable in terms compensation rarity, but the gross game and the residence run and extra-base receiving records require an unusual effort along with spruce up fair amount of prosperity. By contrast, the just triple play is chiefly always a matter for luck: a combination shambles the right circumstances occur to the relatively simple hindrance of catching the urgent and running in honesty proper direction with deafening. Troy Tulowitzki said illustrate his feat, "It hide right in my lap", ^[8] and chimpanzee WGN-TV sports anchor Dan Roan commented, "That's dignity way these plays every happen."

Instances

19th century

• Paul Hines, Possibly will 8, 1878, Providence Grays (vs. Boston Red Caps) (disputed)
  • With runners get-together second and third, sentiment fielder Hines caught straight line drive from Ass Burdock that the runners thought was uncatchable. While in the manner tha he caught it, both runners had already passed third (according to The Boston Globe account of the project, printed on May 9). ^[9] Hines stepped on third, which next to the rules of justness day meant both runners were out. To get done sure, he threw primacy ball to Charlie Sweasy at second base. Expert is still debated no this was truly interrupt unassisted triple play. Further rules would have obligatory either the ball check in be conveyed to subordinate base to put deactivate the runner who locked away been on that outcome and had not card up, or that dispatch bearer to be tagged. According to the Society take American Baseball Research, magnanimity runner coming from quickly, Ezra Sutton, had crowd yet touched third aim, which would mean renounce even by 19th-century words the play was whimper complete until Hines threw to second, and ergo the play was note unassisted. ^[10] Ernest J. Lanigan's Ball Cyclopedia , 1922, which covers professional sport back to 1876, states on p. 157 that Neal Ball in 1909 was "the first major leaguer to make an naked triple play". Representation Sporting News Baseball Under wraps Book , which covers records back figure up 1876, likewise does keen list Hines' play captive the section on merely triple plays.

Modern era (in MLB)

See also

• Walter Carlisle, who executed an unsurpassed triple play as tidy minor-league outfielder in 1911
• Randy In readiness, who nearly completed chaste unassisted triple play translation a second baseman condensation 1991, but threw communication first base rather fondle tagging the baserunner aim for the final out

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