Cabrera turns unassisted triple play

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Why so many unassisted triple plays, all of a sudden?
Published 5/13/2008 by Nick Kapur at 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
Published 5/13/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at 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) ...