OT: Likelihood Of Rare MLB Single Game Feats
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Does this mean there have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in history or we get 15 of them a year? Neither seem right.
How many unassisted triple plays have their been?
15 unassisted triple plays
The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs in one play. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.
Last one I remember seeing live was Mickey Morandini. Caught a liner over 2nd, stepped on the bag, and tagged a runner who I believe had been running on the pitch.
Could you clarify what you mean by never making all three outs in a game?
I read online that there was one case in an independent league where one player struck out three times in one inning, which is quite the feat!
My apologies. Just read it and I worded that terribly. No major leaguer has made all 3 outs in one inning. Rewording now.
No ****? I think I saw one by the Phillies - that's why I thought they were more common.
Yes I did - https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/aug...-triple-play-ends-strange-phillies-mets-game/
Yes. In extra inning games when the runner starts on second you can have a lead off two run homer.
I was the victim of the hidden ball trick, TWICE in one game.
But it was in the Carolina League in 1976 while playing for Charleston SC….
But it was in the Carolina League in 1976 while playing for Charleston SC….
I remember reading about a player making four errors on one play
Supposedly happened in 1899 to.a third baseman
Fella booted a ground ball for an error then overthrew first base allowing the runner to advance for the second error
Right fielder throws the ball to third in time to get said runner but the third baseman mishandled it again, error number three.... Runner tries to score and another errant throw to the plate for error number four
Supposedly happened in 1899 to.a third baseman
Fella booted a ground ball for an error then overthrew first base allowing the runner to advance for the second error
Right fielder throws the ball to third in time to get said runner but the third baseman mishandled it again, error number three.... Runner tries to score and another errant throw to the plate for error number four
Well since I asked, I might as well answer.
The dreaded walk off, lead off 2 run home run gives the Braves an extra inning win against the Reds. Oh that just bugs the hell out of me and it's not the Braves winning. It's the lead off 2 run homer in extras. THE GHOST RUNNER IS A JOKE!!!!
I don’t get it
Why did he have to swing an imaginary bat afterwards, and why not just rule it a homer
Seems he swung on his own as a goof but the umpires said he had to go touch all the bases to count
How about a triple play started from the outfield?
In the Mets' third game of the season in 1965 against the newly renamed Astros,they pulled it off.
With runners on first and third in the second inning,Johnny Lewis threw out Walt Bond attempting to score on a fly ball to medium right.Then,catcher Cannizzarro threw out Bob Aspromonte attempting to go to second on the play.Aspro had been deked by Ed Kranepool who faked cutting off Lewis' throw.
In the Mets' third game of the season in 1965 against the newly renamed Astros,they pulled it off.
With runners on first and third in the second inning,Johnny Lewis threw out Walt Bond attempting to score on a fly ball to medium right.Then,catcher Cannizzarro threw out Bob Aspromonte attempting to go to second on the play.Aspro had been deked by Ed Kranepool who faked cutting off Lewis' throw.
I'm assuming you mean centerfielder-to-first baseman-to-third baseman triple play is the first combo like that since the 1880s?
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If you count professional baseball history (and not just the majors), the earliest confirmed unassisted triple play was by a first baseman. And that first baseman later was the head coach of the 1906 Rutgers Baseball Team.
March 14, 1906 Daily Home News of New Brunswick:
"Announcement has been made that Rutgers has secured Harry O’Hagen, the crack baseball star, of Newark, to coach the baseball nine this season. Mr. O’Hagen is well known in the baseball world, having played for several years on the New York Nationals, as first base and last season in the same capacity on the Newarks, of the Eastern League. He will come here shortly and begin his work, which will last only through the month of April. With a man like O’Hagen to coach, Rutgers ought to get a good team on the diamond this season that will do credit to the college.”
"July 15, 1902: Harry O’Hagan of the New York Giants recorded the third out of a 1*-4*-3* triple play turned against Cincinnati. O’Hagan subsequently was sent to the minors (Rochester, Eastern League) and he turned an unassisted triple play as a first baseman a month later (8/18/1902) against Jersey City."
"Monday, August 18, 1902:” First baseman Harry (Hal) O'Hagen of the International League's Rochester Bronchos executed the first authenticated unassisted triple play in organized baseball against the Jersey City Giants. A 10-year veteran of Major League Baseball, O'Hagan had just accepted the position of player/manager of the Bronchos, replacing Ed McLeon. He caught up with his new team on the road in Jersey City, where he promptly made baseball history.
Early in the game, with two on and none out, O'Hagan snagged a bunt out of the air off the bat of Johnnie Butler and scrambled to first base to double up Mack Dooley. George Shoch, who had been on second, never realized the ball was caught and was racing around third towards home plate. O'Hagan ran over to second base and stepped on the bag to end the inning, helping Rochester to a 10-6 victory. O'Hagan's feat is still recognized by many historians as the first unassisted triple play in professional baseball."
March 14, 1906 Daily Home News of New Brunswick:
"Announcement has been made that Rutgers has secured Harry O’Hagen, the crack baseball star, of Newark, to coach the baseball nine this season. Mr. O’Hagen is well known in the baseball world, having played for several years on the New York Nationals, as first base and last season in the same capacity on the Newarks, of the Eastern League. He will come here shortly and begin his work, which will last only through the month of April. With a man like O’Hagen to coach, Rutgers ought to get a good team on the diamond this season that will do credit to the college.”
"July 15, 1902: Harry O’Hagan of the New York Giants recorded the third out of a 1*-4*-3* triple play turned against Cincinnati. O’Hagan subsequently was sent to the minors (Rochester, Eastern League) and he turned an unassisted triple play as a first baseman a month later (8/18/1902) against Jersey City."
"Monday, August 18, 1902:” First baseman Harry (Hal) O'Hagen of the International League's Rochester Bronchos executed the first authenticated unassisted triple play in organized baseball against the Jersey City Giants. A 10-year veteran of Major League Baseball, O'Hagan had just accepted the position of player/manager of the Bronchos, replacing Ed McLeon. He caught up with his new team on the road in Jersey City, where he promptly made baseball history.
Early in the game, with two on and none out, O'Hagan snagged a bunt out of the air off the bat of Johnnie Butler and scrambled to first base to double up Mack Dooley. George Shoch, who had been on second, never realized the ball was caught and was racing around third towards home plate. O'Hagan ran over to second base and stepped on the bag to end the inning, helping Rochester to a 10-6 victory. O'Hagan's feat is still recognized by many historians as the first unassisted triple play in professional baseball."
My rarest situation while umpiring happened in a Legion game about 10 years ago…top half of the inning, a team loaded the bases, then hit a liner to the second baseman that was just off the ground and was caught. Runners on first and second both were looking to advance (it was a tough one to read), and got caught for a triple play. Bottom half of the inning, first pitch is a pop up to short, second pitch is a liner to the pitcher, third pitch is a grounder to short (after which the coach is laying into the kid for swinging when he gave the take sign).
That was my only 3 pitch inning in 20 years, and it just so happened to come after a triple play. Pretty unlikely I’ll ever again see 6 outs over 4 pitches.
That was my only 3 pitch inning in 20 years, and it just so happened to come after a triple play. Pretty unlikely I’ll ever again see 6 outs over 4 pitches.
Was it the Rainbows? I went to a couple Rainbows games in '88. Loved that ballpark. Right in a neighborhood.I was the victim of the hidden ball trick, TWICE in one game.
But it was in the Carolina League in 1976 while playing for Charleston SC….
So cool.