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5/13/1876
NL
New York
Mutuals
at
NL
Hartford Dark
Blues
Hartford Ball
Club Grounds
Top
5
Inning
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
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6/29/1876
NL
St. Louis
Brown Stockings
vs
NL
New York
Mutuals
Sportsman's Park I
Bot
6
Inning
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
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9/13/1876
NL
Philadelphia
Athletics
vs
NL
Cincinnati Red
Stockings
Jefferson
Street Grounds
Top
9
Inning
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
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7/14/1877
NL
Boston Red
Caps
at
NL
St. Louis
Brown Stockings
Sportsman's
Park I
Top
7
Inning
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:
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7/14/1877
NL
Hartford Dark
Blues
at
NL
Chicago White
Stockings
23rd Street
Grounds
Bot
8
Inning
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:
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8/1/1877
NL
Louisville
Grays
vs
NL
St. Louis
Brown Stockings
Louisville
Baseball Park
Bot
5
Inning
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)
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5/8/1878
NL
Providence
Grays
vs
NL
Boston Red
Caps
Messer
Street Grounds
Bot
8
Inning
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
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7/25/1878
NL
Boston Red
Caps
vs
NL
Cincinnati Red
Stockings
South End
Grounds I
Top
8
Inning
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:
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6/10/1879
NL
Cleveland
Blues
at
NL
Boston Red
Caps
South
End Grounds I
Top
2
Inning
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
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6/26/1879
NL
Boston Red
Caps
vs
NL
Providence
Grays
South
End Grounds I
Top
6
Inning
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:
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