In Wambsganss’s defense, it has been more than 100 years since the unassisted triple play, and people are still talking about him. You would have to assume Tom Wambsgans would be OK with having ...

Last Friday marked a small piece of that lore. On May 31, 1927, Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny Neun turned the franchise’s only unassisted triple play.

But Murphy does have a clear recollection about one of the most famous triple plays in Mets and baseball history: a game-ending unassisted triple play. It was Aug. 23, 2009, at Citi Field.

As rare as triple play is, unassisted triple plays are even rarer. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays observed in history, making the event even rarer than a perfect game. Expand Tweet ...

Buck Showalter And The Story Of The Unassisted -Unassisted Triple Play. 2008 Articles By Brian Powell on 05/28/2008 05/17/2024.

An unassited triple play is the rarest thing in baseball, only 15 in history. That’s more rare than a perfect game. But right now, the Reds getting more than six hits a game is pretty rare, too.

2014 — The Mets record the 4,000th win in franchise history by defeating the Braves 8-3. 2015 — Tampa Bay hits two inside-the park home runs in a 9-7 loss to the Royals. It is the first time the feat ...

Bill Wambsganss is a relatively obscure name for the casual baseball fan to know, as his claim to fame is turning the only unassisted triple play in World Series history when he did it in 1920. On ...

For those that don’t follow baseball, a triple play means a team gets all three outs in a single play. A rare feat unto itself, but to do it unassisted (meaning one fielder accounts for all ...

Last Friday marked a small piece of that lore. On May 31, 1927, Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny Neun turned the franchise’s only unassisted triple play.

An unassited triple play is the rarest thing in baseball, only 15 in history. That’s more rare than a perfect game. But right now, the Reds getting more than six hits a game is pretty rare, too.

Whether it’s “throwing a no-no,” fielding a “can of corn” or going “oppo taco,” baseball has its own unique way of blending words, numbers and athletic feats into legends. Last ...