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I once heard of a first baseman making an unassisted triple play. How is this possible?
Hi - thank you - actually (2) instances of a first baseman making an unassisted triple play - both times an American League player
9/14/23 - George Burns of the Boston Red sox - runners on first and second - 0 outs - caught a line drive, tagged the runner off first and then ran to second and stepped on bag before base runner returned
5/31/27 - Johnny Neunn of the Detroit Tigers - same situation
In both instances, knowing baseball, I have to assume the runners were running on the pitch
There have been a total of 14 unassisted triple plays in the history of major league baseball - therefore one of the rarest plays to happen in a baseball game
George Case
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George W. Case III
Expertise
WW II era major league baseball history - questions about specific WWII era players, stadiums, life in the major leagues, teams, impact of major league baseball upon American society during WWII (FDR's "Green Light" letter to the then Commissioner of Baseball) and the relationship of President Roosevelt with Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith in an effort to keep baseball "alive" during the darkest days of WWII.
Experience
Son of a former major league baseball player, George Case Jr. who played in the major leagues from 1937-1947.
I was the former Executive Director of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)
Have produced a DVD taken from my father's 8MM COLOR "home movies" of life in the major leagues from a ballplayer's perspective - currently marketing this DVD privately and also in conjunction with www.baseballdirect.com
Publications
SABR Bulletin - "Case's Corner" - newsletter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
"Growing Up at Griffith Stadium" - article published courtesy of The Big Train (Walter Johnson Baseball League) - Bethesda Maryland
Education/Credentials
BA - Rutgers University 1963
MA - Rider University 1979
Awards and Honors
Former Executive Director of SABR
Consultant and speaker - City of Trenton NJ baseball exhibit - "When Trenton Baseball Roared Like Thunder" - 1994
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