Explanation of Play-By-Play Descriptions

5/31/2000                         NL  Arizona Diamondbacks      vs   NL  St. Louis Cardinals          Bank One Ballpark
Top 5    INNING      Score    1  - 3         PLAY SEQUENCE:   8*-2*-6*                   Source:  BBW Box Scores, NY Times
                                                                     EVENT:   8(B)3XH(82)2X3(26)/FTP                            Retrosheet Event Files
3    Men On:     First  Shawon Dunston                  Second   Edgar Renteria                        Third   Placido Polanco
Out#  Type  Loc:     Batr:  1     G   B        Runr1: 4                    Runr2: 3     T   23          Runr3: 2     F    H

Mark McGwire (STL) is the batter with a 0-2 count. He hits a fly ball to center which is caught by the CF, Steve Finley (OUT 1)
CF throws to the C (Damian Miller) who putsout the runner from third, Placido Polanco (OUT 2)
C throws to the SS (Tony Womack) near third who putsout the runner trying to advance from second, Edgar Renteria (OUT 3)

NOTE:   FIRST TRIPLE PLAY FOR ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
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EXPLANATION

LINE 1

Date                        mm/dd/yyyy
Game#                   Game 1 (or 2) of a Double Header
Gm                          1 or 2 (Of a double header)
FLg                         League of the Fielding Team
Fld Team                Fielding Team Name
HA                           Home/Away expressed as either “at” or “vs”
BLg                         League of the Batting Team
Bat Team               Batting Team Name
Ballpark                 Home Team Ballpark where TP Occurred

LINE 2

T/B                          Top or Bottom of Inning
Inning                     Number of Inning
Score                     V – H at time of triple Play
Play Sequence     Assists & Putouts using Fielding Position Numbers. (* Indicates Putout made by)
Source                   Sources used to Identify and document triple play
 

LINE 3

Event                      Play-by-play event code as used in Retrosheet
Source                   Continuation of Sources
 

LINE 4

Men On                  Number of Men On Base (numerical 1 thru 3)
First                        Name of runner on first (blank if none)
Second                  Name of runner on second (blank if none)
Third                      Name of runner on third (blank if none)
 

LINE 5 (Applies to Batter and Runner on 1^st and Runner on 2^nd and Runner on 3^rd)

Out#                        Out Number ( 1 = 1^st, 2 = 2^nd, 3 = 3^rd, 4 = Not Putout, 5 = Scored on play)
Type                       Type of Out Made ( F = Force Out, G = Glove Out, T = Tagged, D = Doubled Off)
Loc                         Location where out made (B = Batter’s Box, 1 = 1^st Base, 1-2 = Between 1^st & 2^nd, 2 = 2^nd Base,
                                2-3 = Between 2^nd and 3^rd Base, 3 = 3^rd Base, 3-H = Between 3^rd and Home, H = Home)
 

LINE 6

Description of Start of Triple Play and First Out

LINE 7

Description of Second Out

LINE 8

Description of Third Out

LINE 9

Note                        Special notation and/or significance of this Triple Play

SUMMARY ● PLAY-BY-PLAY ● FIELDERS ● FIELDERS CAREER BATTED INTO ● RUNNERS CAUGHT ● HIT TYPE ASSISTs-POs ● OUT SEQ ● TRIVIA ● DATA NEEDED

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