Bill Wambsganss completing his unassisted triple play in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series

In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three putouts by himself in one continuous play, without any teammates touching the ball (assist). It is the rarest of individual feats in baseball, occurring less frequently than a perfect game or hitting four home runs in one game. During a span of over 65 seasons (June 1927 to September 1992), there was only one unassisted triple play in the major leagues, made in July 1968. "Ordinary" (assisted) triple plays are fairly rare in their own right. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... William Adolf Wambsganss (March 19, 1894 - December 8, 1985) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being the rare sport in which the defensive team controls the ball. ... Pitcher David Cone (left) of the New York Yankees reacting to the completion of his perfect game with catcher Joe Girardi on July 18, 1999. ... Listed below are the 15 occurrences of Major League Baseball players who have hit four home runs in a single game. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... In baseball, a triple play (denoted by TP) is the act of making three outs during the same continuous play. ...

Specific conditions must be met for the play even to be possible, and these normally indicate impending trouble for the pitcher. There must be no outs in the inning and at least two runners on base (usually only two) who are running with the pitch, as in a hit and run. Finally, the batter must make excellent contact with the pitch, resulting in a line drive hit directly at an infielder. A hit and run is a play in baseball where the baserunners are put in motion before the ball is hit. ... In baseball, a batted ball can be called one of several various things, depending on how it comes off the bat and where in the field it lands. ... An infielder is a baseball player who plays on the infield, the dirt portion of a baseball diamond between first base and third base. ...

All unassisted triple plays, except for one, have taken this form: the infielder catches a line drive (one out), steps on a base to double off one runner (two outs), and tags another runner on his way to the next base (three outs). Sometimes the order of the last two is switched. Because the fielder usually has to be between the two runners, most of these plays have been accomplished by middle infielders (second basemen and shortstops), but two were completed by first basemen who were able to reach second base before the returning baserunner. The only unassisted triple play that did not follow this form occurred in the 19th century under rules that are no longer in play. In baseball, a batted ball can be called one of several various things, depending on how it comes off the bat and where in the field it lands. ... The position of the second baseman Second base redirects here. ... The position of the shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ...

The feat has only occurred 13 times in modern major league history, and once in the 19th century (that one being disputed). By point of comparison, there have been 17 perfect games since 1870, including two in the 19th century. Six of the unassisted triple plays occurred in the 1920s, the sixth coming a day after the fifth. Since 1991 there have been five; the most recent was turned in Denver in 2007 by shortstop Troy Tulowitzki of the Colorado Rockies on April 29th. This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... : The Mile-High City United States Colorado Denver (coextensive) 154. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... Troy Tulowitzki was born on October 10,1984. ... Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) West Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Colorado Rockies (1993–present) Ballpark Coors Field (1995–present) Mile High Stadium (1993-1994) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (0) None West Division titles (0) None Wild card... April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The unassisted triple play, the perfect game, and hitting four homers in one game are comparable in terms of rarity, but the perfect game and the home run record require an extraordinary effort along with a fair amount of luck. An unassisted triple play is essentially always a matter of luck: the right circumstances, combined with the relatively simple effort of merely catching the ball and running the right direction with it. Tulowitzki said, "It fell right in my lap," and as WGN-TV sports anchor Dan Roan commented, "That's the way these plays always happen." Regardless, to baseball purists, there is a certain "neatness" to the fact that in the long history of the World Series, the only triple play was of the unassisted variety and the only no-hitter was Don Larsen's perfect game. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... In baseball and softball, a no-hit game (more commonly known as a no-hitter) refers to a contest in which one of the teams has prevented the other from getting an official hit during the entire length of the game, which must be at least 9 innings by the... Donald James Larsen (born August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, Indiana) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for 14 seasons. ... Pitcher David Cone (left) of the New York Yankees reacting to the completion of his perfect game with catcher Joe Girardi on July 18, 1999. ...

MLB unassisted triple plays

19th century (disputed)

• Paul Hines, May 8, 1878, Providence Grays (vs. Boston Red Caps)
  • With runners on second and third, center fielder Hines caught a line drive from Jack Burdock that the runners thought was uncatchable. When he caught it, the runners had already both passed third. Hines stepped on third, which by the rules of the day meant both runners were out. To make sure, he threw the ball to Charlie Sweasy at second base. It is still debated whether this was truly an unassisted triple play. (Modern rules would indeed have required the ball either to be conveyed to second base to put out the runner who was on that base and had not tagged up or tag the runner coming from second base.) According to the Society for American Baseball Research, the runner coming from second, Ezra Sutton, had not yet touched third base, which would mean that even by 19th century rules the play was not complete until Hines threw to second, thus no unassisted triple play.^[1] The Sporting News Baseball Record Book, which covers records back to 1876, also does not consider Hines' triple play to be unassisted, as it is not listed in the section on the subject.

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Modern era

• Neal Ball, July 19, 1909, Cleveland Indians (vs. Boston Red Sox)
  • Playing the first game of a doubleheader in Cleveland, shortstop Ball caught Amby McConnell's line drive near second base in the top of the second inning, touched second to double up Heinie Wagner, and tagged Jake Stahl as he came from first base.

• Bill Wambsganss, October 10, 1920, Cleveland Indians (vs. Brooklyn)
  • In the fifth inning of Game 5 of the World Series, second baseman Wambsganss caught Clarence Mitchell's line drive, stepped on second to retire Pete Kilduff, and tagged Otto Miller coming from first base. This is perhaps the most famous unassisted triple play in the sport's history, as it is the only one to take place during the World Series. Earlier in this same game, the very first grand slam in Series play was hit by Elmer Smith. A still photo of the event (above) shows Wambsganss running over to tag Miller, who seems to be standing in place, confused. That finish to the play was echoed in Tulowitzki's April 29, 2007, play, in which the runner from first, Renteria, made no discernible effort to turn around and run back to first.

• George Burns, September 14, 1923, Boston Red Sox (vs. Cleveland)
  • In the second inning, first baseman Burns caught Frank Brower's line drive, tagged Walt Lutzke off first base and actually ran to second base, sliding in before Riggs Stephenson could return from third.

• Ernie Padgett, October 6, 1923, Boston Braves (vs. Philadelphia)
  • In the fourth, shortstop Padgett caught Walter Holke's line drive, stepped on second base to retire Cotton Tierney, and then tagged Cliff Lee before he was able to return to first base.

• Glenn Wright, May 7, 1925, Pittsburgh Pirates (vs. St. Louis)
  • Shortstop Wright's triple play in the ninth inning ended the game. He caught Jim Bottomley's line drive, stepped on second to double up Jimmy Cooney, and tagged Rogers Hornsby coming from first.

• Jimmy Cooney, May 30, 1927, Chicago Cubs (vs. Pittsburgh)
  • In the fourth inning, shortstop Cooney caught Paul Waner's line drive, stepped on second to retire Lloyd Waner (Paul's brother), and then tagged Clyde Barnhart as he approached from first.

• Johnny Neun, May 31, 1927, Detroit Tigers (vs. Cleveland)
  • Remarkably, just the next day, in the ninth inning, first baseman Neun caught Homer Summa's line drive, tagged Charlie Jamieson between first and second and stepped on second base before Glenn Myatt could return. Neun had heard about Cooney's feat the day before and vowed to someday duplicate it himself. Thus, when the opportunity presented itself, he held the ball and ran all the way to second base rather than throw there to record the third out. Only 1 unassisted triple play would occur in the next 65 seasons.

• Ron Hansen, July 30, 1968, Washington Senators (vs. Cleveland)
  • Shortstop Hansen, in the first inning, caught Joe Azcue's line drive, stepped on second to double off Dave Nelson, and tagged Russ Snyder approaching from first.

• Mickey Morandini, September 20, 1992, Philadelphia Phillies (vs. Pittsburgh)
  • Second baseman Morandini caught Jeff King's line drive, stepped on second to retire Andy Van Slyke, and tagged Barry Bonds, who was running from first base, in the sixth inning.

• John Valentin, July 8, 1994, Boston Red Sox (vs. Seattle)
  • In the sixth inning, shortstop Valentin caught Marc Newfield's line drive, stepped on second base to retire Mike Blowers, and tagged Keith Mitchell coming from first.

• Randy Velarde, May 29, 2000, Oakland Athletics (vs. New York)
  • In the sixth, second baseman Velarde caught Shane Spencer's line drive, tagged Jorge Posada running from first to second, and stepped on second before Tino Martinez could return. (Velarde had also pulled off an unassisted triple play during a spring training game as a member of the Yankees in 1995.)

• Rafael Furcal, August 10, 2003, Atlanta Braves (vs. St. Louis)
  • In the fifth, shortstop Furcal caught pitcher Woody Williams' liner with the runners moving, stepped on second to retire Mike Matheny and tagged Orlando Palmeiro before he could return to first.

• Troy Tulowitzki, April 29, 2007, Colorado Rockies (vs. Atlanta)
  • In the seventh, shortstop Tulowitzki caught third baseman Chipper Jones' line drive with the runners moving, stepped on second to retire Kelly Johnson and tagged Edgar Renteria before he could return to first. Tulowitzki seemed confused as to what he had done. After tagging Renteria, he went back and tagged second base again (even though Johnson had already been put out); he then unnecessarily threw the ball to first baseman Todd Helton.

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References and external links

1. ^ http://tripleplays.sabr.org/tp_1870.htm

• SABR list of unassisted triple plays
• Baseball America list
• Cecil Adams, How is an unassisted triple play accomplished in baseball? The Straight Dope, September 21, 1984.
• Sports Illustrated: Rarest of feats
• MLB.com: Atlanta Braves history, with video of Furcal's unassisted triple play
• The Seth Swirsky collection has the glove used by Jimmy Cooney when he pulled off his unassisted triple play as well as the only ball signed by all of the players who made unassisted triple plays (except for Tulowitzki, as yet).