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William Adolf Wambsganss (March 19, 1894 - December 8, 1985) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1914 through 1926, Wambsganss played for the Cleveland Indians (1914-23), Boston Red Sox (1924-25) and Philadelphia Athletics (1926). He batted and threw right handed. He is best remembered for making one of the most spectacular defensive plays in World Series history, an unassisted triple play. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ...
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Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1948 • 1920 AL Pennants (5) 1997 • 1995 • 1954 • 1948 1920 Central Division titles (6) [1] 2001 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 1996 • 1995 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In...
Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1 • 4 • 8 • 9 • 27 • 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1907–present) See Nicknames before Red Sox for disputed nicknames Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World...
Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9,27,34,43 Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Ballpark McAfee Coliseum (1968–present) a. ...
For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ...
In baseball, a triple play (denoted by TP) is the act of making three outs during the same continuous play. ...
Career
In a 13-season career, Wambsganss posted a .259 batting average with seven home runs and 519 RBI in 1492 games played. Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on...
In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...
In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Wambsganss was the regular second baseman for the Cleveland Indians during 10 years. A fine fielder throughout his 13-year career overall, he amassed 4,269 assists with 3,420 putouts and turned 605 double plays. He committed only 375 errors in 8,064 chances for a significant .954 fielding percentage. Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1836 Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area - City 82. ...
See also: Assist (sports) ASSIST (the Assembler System for Student Instruction and Systems Teaching) is an IBM System/370-compatible assembler and interpreter developed in the 1970s at Penn State University by John Mashey. ...
In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly-ball when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods: tagging a runner with the ball touching a base that a runner on a force play is trying to reach catching...
After stepping on second base, the fielder throws to first to complete a double play In baseball, a double play (denoted on statistics sheets by DP) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. ...
In baseball, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or runner to reach one or more additional bases, on a play that would normally be completed successfully with ordinary effort. ...
In baseball statistics, total chances (denoted by TC) represents the number of plays that a defensive player participated in. ...
In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player handles a batted ball properly. ...
On October 10, 1920, Wambsganss made history when he turned the only unassisted triple play ever in World Series history, in Game Five against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Robins in 7 games. ...
In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes three putouts by himself in one continuous play. ...
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Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,2,4,19,20,24,32,39,42,53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1912), (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) (Also referred to as Trolley Dodgers 1911-1931) Brooklyn...
Batting from the second or eight spot, from 1919-23 Wambsganss averaged 74.2 runs per year, with a high 89 runs in 1922, as he also hit a career-high .295 in 1918 and .290 in 1923, his last season with Cleveland, when he was sent to the Boston Red Sox in the same trade that brought good-hitting first baseman George Burns to the Indians. In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ...
The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ...
George Henry Burns (January 31, 1893 - January 7, 1978) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. ...
In 1924 with Boston Wambsganss hit .275 and collected career-highs in hits (174) and runs (93). After a sub-par season in 1925 he was sold to the Philadelphia Athletics. He finished his major league career with the A's in 1926, batting .352 in 54 games. A year later, he played for Triple-A Kansas City of the American Association. In Major League Baseball history, Ty Cobb had a record 4,191 hits by 1928; Pete Rose would surpass it 57 years later, and finish with 4,256 career hits. ...
The American Association was a minor baseball league at the Class AAA (Triple-A) level of baseball in the United States from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. ...
Bill Wambsganss died in Lakewood, Ohio, at age 91. Lakewood is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. ...
 Bill Wambsganss, and his unassisted triple play victims: Pete Kilduff, Clarence Mitchell and Otto Miller. Photo by L. Van Oeyen, Library of Congress archives. Image File history File links Wambsganss. ...
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WS historic triple milestone - In the fifth inning of Game Five of the 1920 World Series played at League Park, Wambsganss caught a line drive batted by Clarence Mitchell, stepped on second base to retire Pete Kilduff, and tagged Otto Miller coming from first base, to complete the first triple play, completely unassisted, in World Series history. Earlier in the game, Wambsganss teammate Elmer Smith hit the first grand slam in the Series off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Burleigh Grimes, in the first inning with none out. The historic blast scored Charlie Jamieson, Wambsganss, Tris Speaker, and Smith. After managing to score a run in the ninth inning, Brooklyn fell to the Indians in an 8–1 loss. Cleveland winning pitcher Jim Bagby also helped himself by hitting a three-run home run in the third. It was the first home run hit by a pitcher in modern World Series history.
League Park was a baseball stadium located in Cleveland, Ohio. ...
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Elmer John Smith (September 21, 1892 - August 3, 1984) born in Sandusky, Ohio was an Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (1914-16, 1917 and 1919-21), Washington Senators (1916-17), Boston Red Sox (1922), New York Yankees (1922-23) and Cincinnati Reds (1925). ...
In baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all the bases occupied, thereby scoring 4 runs, which is the most possible on a single play. ...
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Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 - December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. ...
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Tristram E. Speaker (April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, Texas - December 8, 1958 in Lake Whitney, Texas), nicknamed “Spoke†(a play on his last name) and “Grey Eagle†(for his prematurely graying hair), was an American baseball player known as one of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in history. ...
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Quotation - When interviewed in the 1960s by Lawrence Ritter, for his classic 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 the team I was on, or the position I played, or anything. Just Wambsganss-unassisted triple play! You'd think I was born on the day before and died on the day after" – Retrieved from Old Ball Game.
The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
Lawrence S. Ritter (1922 - 2004) was a writer whose specialty was baseball. ...
See also The Glory Of Their Times: The Story Of The Early Days Of Baseball Told By The Men Who Played It is a book, edited by Lawrence Ritter, telling the stories of early 20th century baseball. ...
On March 23, 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians players, as part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration. ...
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