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5/13/1876 NL New York Mutuals at NL Hartford Dark Blues Hartford Ball Club Grounds Top 5 INN Score V-H 0 - 21 PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-3*-4* Source: David Arcidiacono, SABR "Grace, Grit and Growling The Hartford Dark Blues Base Ball Club", SBK Proposed Article 2005 TNP Event: 4(B)3(1)4(2)/LTP Men On: 3 [ 1-2-3 ] NY3 at HAR Batter: Dick Higham First Jack Remsen Second Jack Burdock Third Doug Allison Batter: 1 G 4 Runner 1: 2 D 3 Runner 2: 3 D 46 Runner 3: 4 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Dick Higham (HAR) is the batter. With the runners moving on the pitch, he stroked a hard line drive which the 2B (Bill Craver) snared (OUT 1) 2B throws to the 1B (Joe Start) to double up the runner caught off first, Jack Remsen (OUT 2) 1B returns the ball to the 2B to put out the runner caught off second, Jack Burdock (OUT 3) NOTE: FIRST TRIPLE PLAY IN NATIONAL LEAGUE HISTORY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6/29/1876 NL St. Louis Brown Stockings vs NL New York Mutuals Sportsman's Park I Bot 6 INN Score V-H 0 - 2 PLAY SEQUENCE: 6*-3*-5* Source: St. Louis Globe-Democrat (SABR John Schwartz); NY Clipper, 1945 SN Guide p.198, Boston Globe (Line score only), Wash Post Event: 6(B)63(1)35(3)/LTP Men On: 2 [ 1-3 ] SL3 vs NY3 & NY Times & Chi Tribune (nothing) Batter: Joe Start First Jim Holdsworth Second Third Al Nichols Batter: 1 G 6 Runner 1: 2 D 3 Runner 2: 0 Runner 3: 3 D 5 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Joe Start (NY3) is the batter. He whacks a low line drive which the SS (Dickey Pearce) grabs out of the air (OUT 1) SS then whips the sphere over to the 1B (Herman Dehlman) who nails the runner caught off that sack, Jim Holdsworth (OUT 2) 1B fires the ball across the diamond to the 3B (Joe Battin) to nail the runner off that station, Al Nichols (OUT 3) NOTE: FIRST TRIPLE PLAY IN SPORTSMAN PARK I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9/13/1876 NL Philadelphia Athletics vs NL Cincinnati Red Stockings Jefferson Street Grounds Top 9 INN Score V-H 15 - 13 PLAY SEQUENCE: 5*-4*-3* Source: NY Clipper, NY Times & Bos Globe (line score only) & Chi Tribune (nothjing) Event: 5(B)54(2)43(1)/LTP Men On: 2 [ 1-2 ] PHN vs CN1 Batter: Redleg Snyder First Dory Dean Second Charlie Sweasy Third Batter: 1 G 5 Runner 1: 3 D 3 Runner 2: 2 D 46 Runner 3: 0 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Redleg Snyder (CN1) is the batter. He raps a hot liner which the 3B (Levi Meyerle) hauls in (OUT 1) 3B then pivots and fires over to the 2B (Wes Fisler) who toes the middle sack to double off the runner caught off base, Charlie Sweasy (OUT 2) 2B whirls and throws the pellet to the 1B (Ezra Sutton) who touches the bag to putout the runner caught off base, Dory Dean (OUT 3) NOTE: END OF GAME - FIRST TRIPLE PLAY AT JEFFERSON STREET GROUNDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/14/1877 NL Boston Red Caps at NL St. Louis Brown Stockings Sportsman's Park I Top 7 INN Score V-H 10 - 1 PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-3*-4* Source: St. Louis Globe-Democrat (SABR John Schwartz); Bos Globe 7/16/1877; Chi Tribune (no issue) Event: 4(B)43(1)34(2)/LTP Men On: 2 [ 1-2 ] BSN at SL3 Batter: Kit McKenna First Joe Battin Second Davy Force Third Batter: 1 G 4 Runner 1: 2 D 3 Runner 2: 3 D 46 Runner 3: 0 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Kit McKenna (SL3) is the batter. He drove a firce liner direct to the 2B (George Wright) who held the ball (OUT 1) 2B forwarded it over to the 1B (John Morrill) to double off the runner from first, Joe Battin, who had left his base (OUT 2) 1B then returned the ball to the 2B in time to catch the runner off second, Davy Force (OUT 3). NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/14/1877 NL Hartford Dark Blues at NL Chicago White Stockings 23rd Street Grounds Bot 8 INN Score V-H 7 - 4 PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-3*-5* Source: SABR SBK proposed Article 2005 TNP Event: 1X2(4)43(B)2X3(35)/GTP Men On: 2 [ 1-2 ] HAR at CHN Batter: Harry Smith First Paul Hines Second John Peters Third Batter: 2 F 3 Runner 1: 1 F 46 Runner 2: 3 T 5 Runner 3: 0 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Harry Smith (CHN) is the batter. He hit a ground ball to the 2B (Jack Burdock) who fielded it and stepped on the keystone to force the runner from first, Paul Hines (OUT 1) 2B then relayed the pill to the 1B (Joe Start) to retire the batter, Harry Smith (OUT 2) Meanwhile the runner from second, John Peters, advanced to third base making a generous turn at third. Alertly the 1B fired the ball across the diamond to the 3B (Bob Ferguson) who tagged the overly aggressive runner Peters (OUT 3) NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8/1/1877 NL Louisville Grays vs NL St. Louis Brown Stockings Louisville Baseball Park Bot 5 INN Score V-H 0 - 0 PLAY SEQUENCE: 9*-1-2-3-6-2*-2* Source: Brooklyn Eagle 8/7/1877 p.3; SABR SBK proposed Article 2005 TNP; Wash Post & Bos Globe & Chi Tribune & NY Times Event: 9(B)3XH(912362)1X2(2)/FTP Men On: 3 [ 1-2-3 ] LS1 vs SL3 (nothing) Batter: Herman Dehlman First Art Croft Second Tricky Nichols Third Joe Battin Batter: 1 G 9 Runner 1: 3 T 46 Runner 2: 4 Runner 3: 2 T 2 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Herman Dehlman (SL3) is the batter. He hit a long fly ball to right field that the number-9 flyhawk (RF Orator Shaffer) ran down and caught (OUT 1) RF fired the ball back into the diamond, and was taken by the P (Jim Devlin) who threw to C (Pop Snyder) chasing back the runner from third, Joe Battin. Meanwhile, the runner from first, Art Croft, tried for second. C threw to the 1B (Juice Latham) 1B threw to the SS (Bill Craver) who noticed Battin going home. He threw to the C to nip Battin at the Plate (OUT 2). Runners from first (Croft) and second (Tricky Nichols) were both at second, so the C ran to that sack and tagged Croft (OUT 3) NOTE: BALL CHANGED HANDS SEVEN TIMES - 1st EXAMPLE OF A COURTESY RUNNER (BATTIN FOR PITCHER JOE BLONG) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5/8/1878 NL Providence Grays vs NL Boston Red Caps Messer Street Grounds Bot 8 INN Score V-H 1 - 3 PLAY SEQUENCE: 8*-8*-4* Source: Total Baseball, 7th Edition 2001 Event: 8(B)8(3)84(2)/FTP Men On: 2 [ 1-3 ] PRO vs BSN Batter: Jack Burdock First Second Ezra Sutton Third Jack Manning Batter: 1 G 78 Runner 1: 0 Runner 2: 3 D 46 Runner 3: 2 D 5 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Jack Burdock (BSN) is the batter. He hit a looping fly ball to short left-center field. Both runners took off, but the CF (Paul Hines) caught the ball (OUT 1) and continued running towards third. CF stepped on third, doubling off the runner from that station, Jack Manning, who had reached home (OUT 2) and presumably also the runner from second, Ezra Sutton. However, Sutton had not reached third base when the CF made the catch. Therefore, stepping on third could not put out Sutton. CF Hines threw the ball to the 2B (Charlie Sweasy) who touched the middle sack putting out the runner from second, Ezra Sutton (OUT 3) NOTE: (Un)assisted Triple Play by Hines? - FIRST TRIPLE PLAY AT MESSER STREET GROUNDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7/25/1878 NL Boston Red Caps vs NL Cincinnati Red Stockings South End Grounds I Top 8 INN Score V-H 8 - 8 PLAY SEQUENCE: 5*-4*-2* Source: Bos Globe & SBK Proposed 2005 Article Event: 5(B)1X2(54)3XH(42)/PTP Men On: 2 [ 1-3 ] BSN vs CN1 Batter: Deacon White First Cal McVey Second Third Joe Gerhardt Batter: 1 G 5 Runner 1: 2 T 46 Runner 2: 0 Runner 3: 3 T 2 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Deacon White (CN1) is the batter, standing tall with his ash cudgel. With runners at the corner on the move, he lofted a pop fly deftly caught by the 3B, Ezra Sutton (OUT 1) 3B then snapped a throw to the 2B (Jack Burdock) who tagged the runner coming from first, Cal McVey (OUT 2) Meanwhile, the runner from third, Joe Gerhardt, had retreated back to third and then bolted for home on the play on McVey. The 2B sent the ball like a rocket to the C (Pop Snyder) in time to apply the tag on Gerhardt at home (OUT 3) NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6/10/1879 NL Cleveland Blues at NL Boston Red Caps South End Grounds I Top 2 INN Score V-H 1 - 3 PLAY SEQUENCE: 5-4*-3*-2* Source: Cleveland Leader & Bos Globe & Baseball Scrapbook Event: 54(1)43(B)2XH(32)/GTP Men On: 2 [ 1-2 ] CL2 at BSN Batter: Pop Snyder First Tommy Bond Second Jack Burdock Third Batter: 2 F 3 Runner 1: 1 F 46 Runner 2: 3 T 2 Runner 3: 0 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Pop Snyder (BSN) is the batter. He whacked a bounder that appeared a safe hit to left field, but the 3B (Fred Warner) picked it up and quickly threw to the 2B (Jack Glasscock) who forced the runner from first, Tommy Bond (OUT 1) 2B then fired the sphere to the 1B (Bill Phillips) cutting off the batter, Pop Snyder, on a close decision (OUT 2) Meanwhile, the runner from second, Jack Burdock, had rounded third and headed for home. The 1B then snapped the ball to the C (Doc Kennedy) who applied the tag on Burdock at the plate (OUT 3) NOTE: FIRST TRIPLE PLAY AT SOUTH END GROUNDS I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6/26/1879 NL Boston Red Caps vs NL Providence Grays South End Grounds I Top 6 INN Score V-H 1 - 3 PLAY SEQUENCE: 2-5*-4*-3* Source: Bos Globe 7/27/1879 Event: K+E2+25(2)54(1)43(B)/TP Men On: 2 [ 1-2 ] BSN vs PRO Batter: Bill Hague First Lew Brown Second Tom York Third Batter: 3 F 3 Runner 1: 2 F 46 Runner 2: 1 F 5 Runner 3: 0 Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: Out# Type Loc: {Out Type: D=Doubled-Off F=Forced G=Gloved T=Tagged X=Strike-Out; Out Loc: Retrosheet Field Location} Bill Hague (PRO) is the batter. He struck out, but the C (Pop Snyder) dropped the ball. The C, like a flash, threw to the 3B (Ezra Sutton) to force the runner from second, Tom York (OUT 1) 3B rifled the ball over to the 2B (Jack Burdock) to toed the middle sack to force the runner from first, Lew Brown (OUT 2) 2B whirled and shot the ball to the 1B (John Morrill) to retire the batter, Bill Hague (OUT 3). Umpire ruled that the C had not caught the ball fairly before he dropped it after Hague's third strike, which caused disgust among the Rhode Island fans. NOTE: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |