Why so many unassisted triple plays, all of a sudden?
umpbump.com —
I have a question. What’s with all the unassisted triple plays these days? When I was a kid, literally for YEARS we all knew that there were only 8 unassisted triple plays in more 150 years of baseball history, and that that number was unlikely to change much any time soon, because they were so rare. But since the last time the Dodgers won a World Series (with which I mark the end of my innocent childhood) the total number of unassisted triple plays has nearly doubled from 8 to 14. Of course, this may just be a fluke, as the play is still extremely rare. From 1876, which is as far back as we have reliable records, until 1909, there were no unassisted triple plays. Zero. wambganss-utp.JPG ...
Baseball Today: Tuesday, May 13
Projo Sox Blog —
... GOODBYE, HISTORY: Asdrubal Cabrera turned an unassisted triple play for the Indians against the Blue Jays last night, and then flipped the ball into the stands as he returned to the dugout. (mlb.com) ...
Asdrubal Cabrera Flips the Unassisted Triple-Up
FanHouse —
Filed under: Cleveland, Blue Jays, Indians, MLB Video, MLB MilestonesThe unassisted triple play has only happened 14 times in the history of baseball (after last night), so whenever it does, people always praise its beauty, etc. But there are a lot of lucky circumstances that have to happen for someone to pull it off. Like the batter hitting a line drive with runners on first and second and the hit and run on. Which is what happened with Lyle Overbay at bat last night in the Toronto - Cleveland game. Here's the result, courtesy of Asdrubal Cabrera. ...
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