May 12, 2008
Triple Play, 4
Andrew Marshall writes:
Asdrubal Cabrera just turned an unassisted triple play behind Cliff Lee. This offense (Toronto) has become comically bad.
The Indians, of course, have the only unassisted triple play in World Series history, way back in 1920. This evening, the runners were going, Overbay hit a line drive that Asdrubal caught on a dive. The runners had already advanced a base, so Cabrera just had to tag the base and the runner from first to complete the TP. The game remains scoreless in the top of the sixth.
Posted by David Pinto at
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I was wondering if it had ever happened in consecutive years before. It doesn't appear that's the case.
However two unassisted triple plays were recorded in 1923 and two in 1927! So unassisted triple plays have occurred twice in a season twice.
Also note that except for Ron Hansen's in 1968, they either occurred in the 1920's or since 1992. That's a very odd distribution.
I was wondering if it had ever happened in consecutive years before. It doesn't appear that's the case.
However two unassisted triple plays were recorded in 1923 and two in 1927! So unassisted triple plays have occurred twice in a season twice.
Also note that except for Ron Hansen's in 1968, they either occurred in the 1920's or since 1992. That's a very odd distribution.
