Facing their first deficit of the series, Donaldson, the reigning player of the week, crushed a ball off the right center wall for a triple to make it 1-1, scoring the lead-off man DeWitt. Triple plays are some of baseball's most gorgeous, fast . In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three outs by himself in one continuous play, without his teammates making any assists. Sometimes, a line-drive is hit to a fielder, causing the runners to break. 1999 One night after winning their second postseason game in 20 tries, the Boston Red Sox made it two in a row in record style shocking the Cleveland Indians 23-7 to force a deciding fifth game in their first-round AL playoff series. This Date in Baseball-Wambsganns: unassisted triple play. The unassisted triple play is the rarest feat to occur, so seeing this live will always be memorable. In baseball, an unassisted double play (UDP) is when one fielder records two outs on the field, without the aid of another player. He made the only 14 appearances of his major-league career in 1968, going into the books with no won-lost record and a 4.63 ERA in 23 innings pitched. A triple play can also be the result of a ground ball: for example, with no one out and runners on first and second, the batter hits a ground ball to the third baseman playing near the bag; he steps on the base for the first out, throws to the second baseman for the second out, and the second baseman in turns relays to first base for the third out. In general, the "next base" is usually the same base that the infielder stepped on to record the second out, and the last runner is tagged before he can return to the previous base. An unassisted triple play, when one fielder records all three outs during one at-bat, has only occurred 15 times in major league history through 2010. Waner lined a ball up the middle, but with Cooney shading that way while holding on the runner at second, he snared it, stepped on second and tagged the runner coming from first, who apparently thought the ball hadn't been caught in the air because he slid right into Cooney's tag. To make sure, he passed the ball to Charlie Sweasy, the second baseman. Neal Ball, shortstop of the Cleveland Indians, on July 19, 1909, against the Boston Red Sox, made the first record in the Major Leagues. The first player in MLB history to record an unassisted triple-play was Neal Ball of the Cleveland Naps on July 19, 1909. Here is a list of some of the most notable unassisted triple plays in different countries that play baseball: With a league that is considered the best on the planet since 1876, only 15 unassisted triple plays have been made. "It kind of just fell into my lap, but I'll take it.". 13 years ago today, Eric Bruntlett pulled off the first game-ending unassisted triple play in MLB since 1927. 1990 The Oakland Athletics swept the Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant and their third straight trip to the World Series with a 3-1 victory. You would score this play as a Fielder's Choice, 6-4-3, with the runner out at 2B. The instant a triple is executed the side is out. Cleveland finally broke through in the bottom half. Playing Major League Baseball is even more of a privilege. copyright=new Date(); With his momentum taking him toward second base, Burns tagged out the runner who had left first base before stepping on second to complete the trifecta. The play starts with a line drive straight to a fielder while both runners are advancing. Turning a triple play with the help of your teammates is noteworthy enough. Neal Ball was the first to achieve this in Major League Baseball (MLB) under modern rules, doing so on July 19, 1909. 4 SABR Triple Play Database, accessed November 30, 2022, https://sabr.org/tripleplays. For this rare play to be possible there must be no outs in the inning and at least two runners on base. His Cardinals were holding a one-run lead in the top of the ninth against the Pirates at Forbes Field. Sportswriter Charles Drydens famous quote WashingtonFirst in war, first in peace, last in the American League1 certainly described the situation in July 1968 as the Washington Senators visited the Cleveland Indians for a two-game series at Cleveland Stadium. His home run on July 29 had put Washington ahead to stay. A triple play can be completed in two ways: via the runner-to-third base route or via the runner . *Please read the notes under 'How To Play.' In the fifth inning, Brooklyn reliever Clarence Mitchell lined one to Wambsganss at second, where he leaped to make a great catch, stepped on second and tagged the runner sprinting toward him from first. Out of 150 in MLB history, only six have been recorded. "Playing professional baseball is a privilege. The other two were completed by first basemen, who were able to reach second base before the returning baserunner. Acebey got in his face, tagged him, and that is how the only unassisted triple play in the history of the Cuban National Baseball Series happened. [5] The most recent player to make an unassisted triple play is Eric Bruntlett, accomplishing the feat on August 23, 2009. Bill Wambsganss Triple Play during 1920 World Series(Source: Hall of Fame Collection). In baseball, a triple play (denoted by TP) is the act of making three outs during the same continuous play. This time it was in a 1-0 loss to the Tigers in Detroit. Bill Wambsganss, Cleveland second baseman, Oct. 10, 1920, fifth inning (Game 5 of World Series)There has only been one unassisted triple play in postseason history, and it came during Game 5 of the 1920 World Series between Cleveland and the Brooklyn Robins (later the Dodgers). Thats what the statistics show. copyright=new Date(); Finally it was determined that this play was not unassisted, since the second baseman Sweasy intervened. He escaped the inning when Hansen struck out and Bruce Howard fouled out. Mickey Morandini, Phillies second baseman, Sept. 20, 1992, sixth inningBy this point you probably know the situation -- first and second, nobody out. Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies shortstop, April 29, 2007, seventh inningFirst and second, nobody out -- see a pattern here? It was the first unassisted triple play to end a game in National League history. Ground-ball triple plays happen but are less common because three plays need to be made after the ball is fielded. But McDowell finished his work with a strikeout and a groundout to hold the score. Red Sox first baseman George Burns turned one on September 14, 1923. Those 5,937 fans at the Washington-Cleveland series finale not only enjoyed an overwhelming home-team victory, they witnessed the rarest event in baseballan unassisted triple play.4, All-Star Sam McDowell (10-9, 1.65 ERA) took the mound for Cleveland, working a three-up, three-down inning to get the game started.5, Bruce Howard (1-5, 4.28 ERA), nearing the end of his six-year major league career, also had a scoreless first inningwith a lot of help from his shortstop, Hansen.6. In other words, it was perfect timing for the Reds. Ron endorsed MacGregor gloves, and that night he got a call from his MacGregor rep who wanted to congratulate him on the play, and explain that the company was planning an all-out ad campaign featuring Ron. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. [1] For this rare play to be possible there must be no outs in the inning and at least two runners on base, normally with the runners going on the pitch (e.g., double steal or hit-and-run). Baseball Notes, Washington Post, June 27, 1904: 8. [13] 2 Mark if a player "Grounds Out" by writing the player's position numbers. ;j6\^}*(7t BQ=NE4qjPGapUKRZ{rGNXwznH.9beJ+q.wvBTTZ,Yf^,djV4TB:.$\H lI `pJo)9 ^q>7 y:"F;X:YHkJd`g5zfB!o`_@}}zGxB m]t- 1 Baseball Biography, Charles Dryden, Baseballbiography.com, accessed November 30, 2022, https://baseballbiography.com/charles-dryden/. By contrast, the unassisted triple play is essentially always a matter of luck: a combination of the right circumstances with the relatively simple effort of catching the ball and running in the right direction with it. Most involve a second baseman or shortstop. 2016 Joe Panik doubled off the wall in right-center field to drive in Brandon Crawford with the winning run in the 13th inning, and the San Francisco Giants staved off elimination yet again by outlasting the Chicago Cubs 6-5 in Game 3 of their NL Division Series. Phil Wood to Steven Weiner, email communication, December 5, 2022. This was the second unassisted triple play turned by a Boston Red Sox player and the first ever turned against the Seattle Mariners organization. Both teams made short work of the sixth inning, as the Lions caught a Bullets popup and fielded a groundout, and pitcher Lukas Khandagle struck out the third Bullets' batter. A night later in Detroit, Hansen struck out twice more, then was pulled for a pinch-hitter. Furcal then ran to tag second base, as well as the retreating runner who had come from first, Orlando Palmeiro. 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