Play-By-Play Descriptions
of Baseball's Triple Plays (1980-1989)


Revised December 15, 2007

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5/31/1980                         AL Seattle Mariners                 at   AL  Cleveland Indians            Cleveland Stadium

Bot 2    INN    Score V-H    0  - 0     PLAY SEQUENCE: 3*-6*-4*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

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

  Batter:   Toby Harrah            First Joe Charboneau               Second  Ron Hassey                    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}

Toby Harrah (CLE) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a line drive at 1B, Bruce Bochte, who grabs it cleanly (OUT 1)

1B throws to the SS (Jim Anderson) who catchers the runner off second, Ron Hassey (OUT 2)

SS throws to the 2B (Julio Cruz) who tags the runner caught off first, Joe Charboneau (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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6/22/1980          Game 1     AL Chicago White Sox             vs   AL  Detroit Tigers                  Comiskey Park

Top 8    INN    Score V-H    6  - 1     PLAY SEQUENCE: 9*-4-3*-5*           Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

  Event: 9(B)43(1)5(3)/LTP              Men On:  2     [ 1-3    ]     CHA   vs DET

  Batter:   Duffy Dyer              First Lou Whitaker                    Second                                      Third  Jim Lentine

  Batter:      1       G     B             Runner 1:   2      D     1              Runner 2:   0                                Runner 3:   3      D     3

              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}

Duffy Dyer (DET) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a line drive directly to the RF (Harold Baines) who retires the batter (OUT 1)

Ball fell out of RF glove but ump ruled a catch. The ball then picked up by the 2B (Jim Morrison) who relays to the 1B (Mike Squires) who doubles

 up the runner caught off first, Lou Whitaker (OUT 2)

1B throws to the 3B (Greg Pryor) who steps on the bag to putout the runner caught off third, Jim Lentine (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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8/12/1980                         NL Montreal Expos                 at   NL  St. Louis Cardinals           Busch Stadium II

Bot 4    INN    Score V-H    1  - 0     PLAY SEQUENCE: 5*-4*-3*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Score writeup

  Event: 5(B)4(2)3(1)/LTP                Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     MON   at SLN

  Batter:   George Hendrick      First Ted Simmons                   Second  Keith Hernandez              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}

George Hendrick (SLN) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a line drive right at the 3B (Larry Parrish) (OUT 1)

3B throws over to the 2B (Rodney Scott) who putsout the runner caught off second, Keith Hernandez (OUT 2)

2B throws to the 1B (Warren Cromartie) who retires the runner caught off first, Ted Simmons (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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8/20/1980                         AL Detroit Tigers                    at   AL  Milwaukee Brewers           County Stadium

Bot 8    INN    Score V-H    8  - 5     PLAY SEQUENCE: 5*-4*-3*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

  Event: 5(2)4(1)3/GTP                   Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     DET    at ML4

  Batter:   Sal Bando               First Charlie Moore                   Second  Sixto Lezcano                 Third

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

Sal Bando (MIL) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a ground ball fielded by the 3B (Tom Brookens) who steps on the bag to force the runner

from second, Sixto Lezcano (OUT 1)

3B fires the ball over to the 2B (Lou Whitaker) who forces the runner from first, Charlie Moore (OUT 2)

2B throws to the 1B (Richie Hebner) who putsout the batter, Sal Bando (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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10/3/1980                         NL San Francisco Giants         vs   NL  San Diego Padres             Candlestick Park

Top 4    INN    Score V-H    5  - 0     PLAY SEQUENCE: 4*-6*-3*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

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

  Batter:   Dave Cash              First Gene Tenace                    Second  Luis Salazar                    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}

Dave Cash (SDN) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a line drive cleanly fielded by the 2B, Guy Sularz (OUT 1)

2B throws to the SS (Joe Pettini) who doubles up the runner caught off second, Luis Salazar (OUT 2)

SS throws to the 1B (Rich Murray) who catches the runner off first, Gene Tenace (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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4/11/1981                         NL St. Louis Cardinals             vs   NL  Philadelphia Phillies         Busch Stadium II

Top 8    INN    Score V-H    5  - 2     PLAY SEQUENCE: 6*-2-3-4*-5*         Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

  Event: 6(B)234(1)45(2)/LTP           Men On:  3     [ 1-2-3  ]     SLN    vs PHI

  Batter:   Gary Matthews        First Mike Schmidt                   Second  Bake McBride                  Third  Manny Trillo

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

Gary Matthews (PHI) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a low line drive trapped by the SS (Garry Templeton) but ump rules a catch (OUT 1)

SS thinking he had trapped ball threw home to C (Darrell Porter) who stepped on the plate (no force) and threw to the 1B (Keith Hernandez).

Runner on first, Mike Schmidt, had already tagged up. So 1B threw to 2B (Tom Herr) who tagged Schmidt (OUT 2)

2B throws to the 3B (Ken Oberkfell) who puts the tag on the runner from second, Bake McBride (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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4/27/1981                         AL Oakland Athletics              vs   AL  California Angels             Oakland Coliseum

Top 6    INN    Score V-H    3  - 2     PLAY SEQUENCE: 6*-6*-3*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

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

  Batter:   Don Baylor             First Ed Ott                             Second  John Harris                     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}

Don Baylor (CAL) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a line drive at the SS (Rob Picciolo) who fields it cleanly (OUT 1)

The SS steps on the bag to putout the runner caught off second, John Harris (OUT 2)

SS throws to the 1B (Dave Revering) who retires the runner caught off first, Ed Ott (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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5/22/1981                         AL Seattle Mariners                 vs   AL  Texas Rangers                Kingdome

Top 8    INN    Score V-H    5  - 1     PLAY SEQUENCE: 6*-6*-3*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

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

  Batter:   Mario Mendoza        First Pat Putnam                      Second  Johnny Grubb                 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}

Mario Mendoza (TEX) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a sharp line drive at the SS, Rick Auerbach (OUT 1)

The SS steps on the bag to retire the runner caught off second, Johnny Grubb (OUT 2)

SS throws over to the 1B (Bruce Bochte) who retires the runner caught off first, Pat Putnam (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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5/23/1981                         AL Cleveland Indians              at   AL  New York Yankees            Yankee Stadium II

Bot 6    INN    Score V-H    1  - 3     PLAY SEQUENCE: 5*-4*-3*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

  Event: 5(2)4(1)3/GTP                   Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     CLE    at NYA

  Batter:   Bucky Dent             First Graig Nettles                    Second  Barry Foote                     Third

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

Bucky Dent (NYA) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a ground ball to the 3B (Toby Harrah) who forces the runner from second, Barry Foote

(OUT 1)

3B throws to the 2B (Alan Bannister) who steps on the bag to force the runner from first, Graig Nettles (OUT 2)

2B throws to the 1B (Mike Hargrove) who retires the batter, Bucky Dent (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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8/31/1981                         AL Chicago White Sox             vs   AL  Detroit Tigers                  Comiskey Park

Top 2    INN    Score V-H    0  - 0     PLAY SEQUENCE: 9*-4*-3*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

  Event: 9(B)4(2)3(1)/LTP/L9S          Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     CHA   vs DET

  Batter:   Al Cowens              First Lance Parrish                   Second  Kirk Gibson                    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}

Al Cowens (DET) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a hard line drive directly at the RF (Harold Baines) who grabs it (OUT 1)

RF throws to the 2B (Tony Bernazard) who putsout the runner caught off second, Kirk Gibson (OUT 2)

2B throws over to the 1B (Mike Squires) who steps on the bag to nab the runner caught off first, Lance Parrish (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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5/29/1982                         AL Minnesota Twins               vs   AL  New York Yankees            Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome

Top 2    INN    Score V-H    0  - 0     PLAY SEQUENCE: 2*-5-3*-1*           Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores, SABR Stew Thornley

  Event: K+CS1(253);CS2(31)/TP      Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     MIN    vs NYA

  Batter:   Roy Smalley            First Graig Nettles                    Second  Bobby Murcer                  Third

  Batter:      1       X     B             Runner 1:   2      T     1              Runner 2:   3      T     3                  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}

Roy Smalley (NYA) is the batter with a 3-2 count. He is struck out, possibly swinging at what would have been ball four,  by the P (Terry Felton)

 and C, Sal Butera (OUT 1)

The C's throw to 3B (Gary Gaetti) was so far in front of the runner from second, Bobby Murcer, that he retreated back to second with 3B

chasing him only to find the runner from first, Graig Nettles, there. 3B tagged Murcer at second (NO OUT).

3B throws to the 1B (Kent Hrbek) tagging the runner Nettles trying to reclaim his base (OUT 2). Murcer took off from second. 1B fired across the

 diamond to the P, covering third, who tagged Murcer trying to advance to third the second time (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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8/3/1982                           NL New York Mets                  at   NL  Chicago Cubs                 Wrigley Field

Bot 8    INN    Score V-H    0  - 5     PLAY SEQUENCE: 6*-4*-3*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

  Event: 6(B)4(2)3(1)/TP                 Men On:  2     [ 1-2    ]     NYN    at CHN

  Batter:   Larry Bowa             First Gary Woods                     Second  Jay Johnstone                 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}

Larry Bowa (CHN) is the batter with a ?-? count. He hits a shallow fly ball fielded by the SS, Bob Bailor (OUT 1)

SS flips the ball over to the 2B (Wally Backman) who doubles up the runner caught off second, Jay Johnstone (OUT 2)

2B throws to the 1B (Dave Kingman) who putsout the runner caught off first, Gary Woods (OUT 3)

NOTE:

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8/23/1982          Game 2     NL Pittsburgh Pirates              vs   NL  San Diego Padres             Three Rivers Stadium

Top 1    INN    Score V-H    0  - 0     PLAY SEQUENCE: 6*-4*-3*              Source: Retrosheet Event Files; SN Box Scores

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