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Bill Wambsganss (top left, in white) completes his unassisted triple play in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series. This marks the only time any triple play has been executed in the postseason. 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 ...
Unassisted triple play in 1920 World Series William Adolf Wambsganss (March 19, 1894 – December 8, 1985) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball . From 1914 through 1926 , Wambsganss played for the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox , and Philadelphia Athletics .
Wamby Makes Unassisted Triple Play CLEVELAND, Sunday Oct 10, 1920 – Bill Wambsganss ' unassisted triple play highlighted the most unusual game in World Series history today and helped the Cleveland Indians to a wild 8–1 victory over the Brooklyn Robins .
The most recent triple play in MLB was turned by the San Diego Padres on September 24, 2024, against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth inning. [10] With Tommy Edman at second base and Enrique Hernandez at first base, Miguel Rojas lined a ball to the third baseman, Manny Machado, who fielded the ball on a hop and touched third base (first out). [10]
Wambasganss completed the only unassisted triple play in World Series history in 1920. In other words, a person named Wambsganss eliminated three people at the end of a season. Kinda like how Tom ...
In his return to New York on August 23, Martínez's win against the Mets was preserved by a rare unassisted triple play by second baseman Eric Bruntlett in the bottom of the ninth inning. With his win on September 3—his third as a Philadelphia Phillie and his 100th as a National Leaguer—Martínez became the 10th pitcher in history to win at ...
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 ...
The following January, he was traded back to the Indians – notably, in a deal which involved Bill Wambsganss, who had turned the only unassisted triple play in World Series history as Burns's teammate in 1920. Back with Cleveland, Burns hit over .300 in each of the next four seasons and was regularly among the league leaders in doubles.