Play-By-Play Descriptions
of Baseball's Triple Plays (1940-1949)


Revised December 15, 2007

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7/18/1940                         AL Detroit Tigers                    at   AL  Boston Red Sox              Fenway Park II

Bot 7    INN    Score V-H    6  - 8     PLAY SEQUENCE: 4-3*-6*-5-2*         Source: TSN 7/25/1940 p9 & NYT

  Event: 43(B)1X2(36)3XH(652)/GT    Men On:  2     [ 1-3    ]     DET    at BOS

  Batter:   Marv Owen             First Johnny Peacock               Second                                      Third  Jim Tabor

  Batter:      1       F     1              Runner 1:   2      T     2              Runner 2:   0                                Runner 3:   3      T     H

              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}

Marv Owen (BOS) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a grounder to the 2B (Charlie Gehringer) who was set to tag the runner from first,

Johnny Peacock, but threw a shot to the 1B (Rudy York) to retire the batter, Marv Owen (OUT 1)

1B threw to the SS (Red Kress) who was covering second in time to tag the slow footed runner from first, Johnny Peacock (OUT 2)

SS threw to the 3B (Pinky Higgins) who relayed home to the C (Birdie Tebbetts) who nailed the runner trying to score from third, Jim Tabor (OUT

3)

NOTE:

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7/25/1940                         NL Boston Braves                  vs   NL  Chicago Cubs                 Braves Field

Top 8    INN    Score V-H    6  - 2     PLAY SEQUENCE: 3*-6*-4*              Source: TSN 8/1/1940 p10

  Event: 3(B)6(2)4(1)/PTP                Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     BSN   vs CHN

  Batter:   Bill Lee                  First Dom Dallessandro             Second  Gabby Hartnett                Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   3      D     1              Runner 2:   2      D     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}

Bill Lee (CHN) is the batter with a ?-? count. He tried to sacrifice bunt but hit a popup to the 1B, Buddy Hassett (OUT 1)

1B shot the ball to the SS (Eddie Miller) who doubled up the runner caught off second, Gabby Hartnett (OUT 2)

SS pegged to the 2B (Bama Rowell), who was covering first, stepped on the bag to retire the runner caught off first, Dom Dallessandro (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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9/10/1940                         AL Washington Senators         at   AL  Chicago White Sox           Comiskey Park

Bot 9    INN    Score V-H    5  - 2     PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-6*-3*              Source: TSN 9/19/1940 pp2 &10

  Event: 4(B)6(2)3(1)/LTP                Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     WS1    at CHA

  Batter:   Bob Kennedy          First Mike Tresh                       Second  Taffy Wright                    Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   3      D     1              Runner 2:   2      D     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}

Bob Kennedy (CHA) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a line drive to the 2B, Jimmy Bloodworth (OUT 1)

2B flips the ball over to the SS (Sherry Robertson) who nips the runner caught off second, Taft Wright (OUT 2)

SS throws over to the 1B (Jack Sanford) who nails the runner caught off first, Mike Tresh (OUT 3). END OF GAME. Washington 5 and Chicago 2

NOTE:  END OF GAME

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9/14/1941                         AL Washington Senators         vs   AL  Detroit Tigers                  Griffith Stadium I

Top 2    INN    Score V-H    0  - 0     PLAY SEQUENCE: 3*-3*-6*              Source: TSN 9/18/1941 p8

  Event: 3(B)3(1)6(2)/LTP                Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     WS1   vs DET

  Batter:   Pinky Higgins          First Bruce Campbell                Second  Rudy York                      Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   2      D     1              Runner 2:   3      D     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}

Pinky Higgins (DET) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a line drive squarely to 1B, Mickey Vernon (OUT 1)

1B then tags the bag to nab the runner caught off first, Bruce Campbell (OUT 2)

1B then chucked the ball to the SS (Cecil Travis) in plenty of time to nip the runner caught off second, Rudy York (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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5/12/1942                         NL New York Giants                vs   NL  Pittsburgh Pirates            Polo Grounds IV

Top 7    INN    Score V-H    3  - 4     PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-6*-6*              Source: From TSN

  Event: 4(B)6(2)1X2(6)/LTP            Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     NY1    vs PIT

  Batter:   Frankie Gustine       First Pete Coscarart                  Second  Johnny Lanning              Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   3      T     12            Runner 2:   2      D     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}

Frankie Gustine (PIT) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a smoking hot liner straight to the 2B, Connie Ryan (OUT 1)

2B tossed to the SS (Billy Jurges) who stepped on second to double up the runner caught off second, Johnny Lanning (OUT 2)

SS then ran down the runner from first, Pete Coscarat, and tagged him before the runner could regain first (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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8/22/1942                         NL Chicago Cubs                   vs   NL  Cincinnati Reds               Wrigley Field

Top 11  INN    Score V-H    4  - 4     PLAY SEQUENCE: 2*-6*-3*              Source: From TSN

  Event: 2(B)6(2)3(1)/PTP                Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     CHN   vs CIN

  Batter:   Max Marshall           First Bert Haas                        Second  Lonny Frey                     Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   3      D     1              Runner 2:   2      D     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}

Max Marshall (CIN) is the batter with a ?-? count. He attempted a sacrifice but hit a bunt popup to which the C (Clyde McCullough) pulled in (OUT

1)

C snapped the ball down to the SS (Lennie Merullo) to double up the runner caught off second, Lonny Frey (OUT 2)

SS throws over to the 1B (Phil Cavarretta) who tags the bag before the runner from first, Bert Haas, can touch up (OUT 3)

NOTE:  CONTINUES ON TO EXTRA INNINGS

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9/6/1942            Game 1     NL Boston Braves                  at   NL  Philadelphia Phillies         Shibe Park

Bot 5    INN    Score V-H    0  - 2     PLAY SEQUENCE: 1*-6*-3*              Source: From TSN

  Event: 1(B)2X3(16)3(1)/PTP           Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     BSN    at PHI

  Batter:   Danny Murtaugh      First Pinky May                        Second  Si Johnson                     Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   3      D     1              Runner 2:   2      T     23                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}

Danny Murtaugh (PHI) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a soft pop fly on a sacrifice attempt to the P, Tom Earley (OUT 1)

P wheeled around and tossed to the SS (Eddie Miller) who tagged the runner from second, Si Johnson, on the baseline (OUT 2)

SS throws over to the 1B (Max West) before the runner from first, Merrill May, can get back to the initial station (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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10/2/1943                         AL Washington Senators         vs   AL  Detroit Tigers                  Griffith Stadium I

Top 8    INN    Score V-H  12  - 5     PLAY SEQUENCE: 8*-2-4*-2-5*         Source: From TSN

  Event: 8(B)1X2(824)2XH(425)/LTP   Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     WS1   vs DET

  Batter:   Joe Wood               First Rudy York                       Second  Dick Wakefield                 Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   2      T     12            Runner 2:   3      T     3H                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}

Joe Wood (DET) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a line drive caught by the CF, Stan Spence (OUT 1)

CF throws home to the C (Tony Giuliani) who fires to the 2B (George Myatt) who tags the runner from first, Rudy York, who is trapped on the

base path (OUT 2)

2B throws home to the C who tosses over to the 3B (Sherry Robertson) who tags the runner from second, Dick Wakefield, who is trapped off

third (OUT 3)

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4/29/1944                         AL Washington Senators         vs   AL  New York Yankees            Griffith Stadium I

Top 2    INN    Score V-H    1  - 1     PLAY SEQUENCE: 3*-4*-4*              Source: From TSN

  Event: 3(B)4(2)1X2(4)/LTP            Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     WS1   vs NYA

  Batter:   Rollie Hemsley         First Oscar Grimes                   Second  Don Savage                    Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   3      T     12            Runner 2:   2      D     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}

Rollie Hemsley (NYA) is the batter with a ?-? count. On a hit-and-run play he lines to the 1B, Joe Kuhel (OUT 1)

1B makes a quick throw to the 2B (George Myatt) to double the runner caught off second, Don Savage (OUT 2)

2B runs down the runner from first, Oscar Grimes, who was near second base and tags him (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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5/20/1944                         AL Chicago White Sox             at   AL  Boston Red Sox              Fenway Park II

Bot 1    INN    Score V-H    1  - 0     PLAY SEQUENCE: 6-4*-3*-2*           Source: From TSN

  Event: 64(1)3(B)2XH(32)/GTP        Men On:  3     [ 1-2-3  ]     CHA   at BOS

  Batter:   Bob Johnson          First Tom McBride                    Second  Catfish Metkovich            Third  Leon Culberson

  Batter:      2       F     1              Runner 1:   1      F     2              Runner 2:   3      T     H                 Runner 3:   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}

Bob Johnson (BOS) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a grounder to the SS (Skeeter Webb) who tosses to the 2B (Roy Schalk) to force the

runner from first, Tom McBride (OUT 1)

2B fires the ball to the 1B (Hal Trosky) to retire the batter, Bob Johnson (OUT 2) The runner from third, Leon Culberson, scores to tie the game 1-

1.

The runner from second, Catfish Metkovich, attempts to score but is tagged out by the 1B throw home to the C, Tom Turner, (OUT 3)

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6/3/1944                           NL Pittsburgh Pirates              at   NL  New York Giants              Polo Grounds IV

Bot 7    INN    Score V-H    6  - 3     PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-6*-3*              Source: From TSN

  Event: 4(B)6(2)3(1)/LTP                Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     PIT     at NY1

  Batter:   Johnny Rucker        First Charlie Mead                    Second  Buddy Kerr                     Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   3      D     1              Runner 2:   2      D     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}

Johnny Rucker (NY1) is the batter with a ?-? count. With hit-and-run play on, he lines one to the 2B, Frankie Gustine (OUT 1)

2B tosses to the SS (Frankie Zak) who doubles up the runner caught off second, Buddy Kerr (OUT 2)

SS fires over to the 1B (Babe Dahlgren) to nab the runner caught off first, Charlie Mead (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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7/1/1944                           NL St. Louis Cardinals             vs   NL  Brooklyn Dodgers            Sportsman's Park IV

Top 3    INN    Score V-H    0  - 2     PLAY SEQUENCE: 6*-4*-3*              Source: From TSN

  Event: 6(B)4(2)3(1)/FTP                Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     SLN    vs BRO

  Batter:   Frenchy                  First Curt Davis                       Second  Eddie Stanky                   Third

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   3      D     1              Runner 2:   2      D     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}

Frenchy Bordagaray (BRO) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits what looks like a sure Texas leaguer to short center. Racing out with back to

infield, SS (Marty Marion) snatches ball (OUT 1)

SS wheels around and pegs to the 2B (Emil Verban) who doubles the runner caught off second, Eddie Stanky (OUT 2)

2B relays the ball to the 1B (Ray Sanders) who steps on the bag before the runner from first, Curt Davis, can return (OUT 3)

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7/15/1944                         NL St. Louis Cardinals             vs   NL  Cincinnati Reds               Sportsman's Park IV

Top 2    INN    Score V-H    0  - 7     PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-6*-3*              Source: From TSN

  Event: 4(B)6(2)3(1)/LTP                Men On:  2     [ 1-2