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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. Neal Ball was the first to achieve this in Major League Baseball (MLB) under modern rules, doing so on July 19, 1909. [ 1 ]
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, [11] making this feat rarer than a perfect game. [12]
Team executes two triple plays in a game. Number of occurrences: 1. [30] Minnesota Twins, July 17, 1990. Shortstop plays doubleheader without an official chance. Number of occurrences: 1. [31] Toby Harrah, June 25, 1976. Unassisted triple play. Number of occurrences: 15. [32] Most recently, Eric Bruntlett, August 23, 2009. Three errors on one play.
How improbable is a 40-40 season? Well, more than twice as many players have turned an unassisted triple play. Even more have thrown a perfect game. And, of course, Acuña blew away even that most ...
On April 29, 2007, Tulowitzki turned the 13th unassisted triple play in MLB history, during a 9–7 home victory at Coors Field over the Atlanta Braves. [16] [17] [18] As a rookie, Tulowitzki established himself as a Gold Glove-caliber shortstop.
Memorable moment: Cleveland second baseman Bill Wambsganss turns an unassisted triple play in Game 5. Pitching stars : Stan Coveleski pitched three complete games, giving up a total of two runs ...
That triple play in 1929 was also turned in Detroit, ... The triple play and unassisted double play didn’t stop Boston, which won 15-8 at Navin Field thanks to a 10-run sixth inning.
When interviewed in the 1960s by Lawrence Ritter for the classic 1966 oral history The Glory of Their Times, Wambsganss recalled: "Funny thing, I played in the big leagues for 13 years, 1914 through 1926, and the only thing that anybody seems to remember is that once I made an unassisted triple play in a World Series. Many don't even remember ...