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"First one I've ever seen from the stands." - Ron Hansen, Philadelphia Phillies scout, on witnessing the unassisted triple play turned by Asdrúbal Cabrera in Cleveland Monday night. Cabrera's feat [video] was the 14th such play in the history of the major leagues. Hansen turned the 8th such play on July 30, 1968 as the shortstop for the Washington Senators; his similar UTP had been the most recent to be performed in Cleveland.
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Maybe not quite as interesting as one of the 13 people to have turned an unassisted triple play being in the stands for the 14th but I was at the Expos game on July 28, 2002 when Vladimir Guerrero hit into the Expos first triple play in almost twenty years. The last guy before him to hit into one was Andre Dawson AND it was Andre Dawson Day.
Posted by Tyler | May 13, 2008 5:14 PM
Posted on May 13, 2008 17:14
Sorry for the stupid question, but how does this represent a triple play? The batter was caught out on a fly (1), and he tagged the runner at second (2). Who was the third out?
Posted by Hockey Fan | May 14, 2008 3:12 PM
Posted on May 14, 2008 15:12
Sorry for the stupid question, but how does this represent a triple play? The batter was caught out on a fly (1), and he tagged the runner at second (2). Who was the third out?
Technically, the tag was the third out. The first out was the batter caught out, the second was Cabrera stepping on the bag, forcing out the runner originally at second base (who, when the ball was caught, was obliged to return to second), the third out was tagging out the runner from first who had already reached second.
Posted by Lord Bob | May 14, 2008 3:26 PM
Posted on May 14, 2008 15:26
Sorry the stupid question, but why can't MLB gets its internet media distribution together?
(Doesn't play here)
I remember Welch saying once (4 years ago? Six?) that their URLs for radio were insane....
Posted by Crid | May 14, 2008 11:57 PM
Posted on May 14, 2008 23:57
Note to Hockey Fan:
What's confusing you about that play is that the two runners had both begun running as soon as the pitch was thrown (the "hit-and-run" strategy). Mench, the runner who had been on second, was already past third when the line drive was caught, and Scutaro, the runner starting at first, had already passed second base when Cabrera caught the ball. So Cabrera catches the liner and the batter becomes out #1. He then steps on second base and Mench, the runner already near third who is not in the video picture, is out #2 because he couldn't get back to second base in time. Then Cabrera tags Scutaro near second base. Scutaro isn't hustling to the bag because he doesn't have to tag up on second, he actually has to tag up on first base, 90 feet away. He becomes out #3. Cabrera could alternatively have thrown the ball to the first baseman to put Scutaro out, but since he was right there desultorily jogging back, Cabrera just tagged him on the spot for the "unassisted" triple play.
Posted by CJ | May 15, 2008 2:51 AM
Posted on May 15, 2008 02:51