Triple Play Hidden Ball Tricks



Revised September 20, 2006


4/30/1929                         AL Chicago White Sox            vs  AL  Cleveland Indians            Comiskey Park

Top 7    INNING      Score    3  - 5         PLAY SEQUENCE:   6-3*-2-5*-5*              Source:  From NYT

2    Men On:     First  Charlie Jamieson                 Second   Johnny Hodapp                       Third

Out#  Type  Loc:     Batr:  1     F    1         Runr1: 3     T   3         Runr2: 2     T   3H          Runr3: 0

Carl Lind (CLE) is the batter with a ?-? count.He pounds a ground ball to the SS (Bill Cissell) and the runner from second, Johnny Hodapp,

attempted to score. The SS fires over to the 1B (Bud Clancy) to retire the batter, Carl Lind (OUT 1)

1B seeing Hodapp round third throws to the C (Buck Crouse) who, in turn, tosses to the 3B (Willie Kamm) who tags out Hodapp who was

caught between third and home (OUT 2)

3B concealed the ball in his glove and when the runner from first, Charlie Jamieson, who had rushed to third during the excitement stepped off

the bag, 3B Kamm tagged him out (OUT 3)

NOTE:   HIDDEN BALL TRICK

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9/6/1931            Game 2     NL  Cincinnati Reds                vs   NL  St. Louis Cardinals          Crosley Field

Top 6    INNING      Score      -            PLAY SEQUENCE:   7*-2*-6-4*                Source:  SN Box Scores, SABR Steve Boren

2    Men On:     First  Chick Hafey                         Second                                               Third   Jim Bottomley

Out#  Type  Loc:     Batr:  1     G   B        Runr1: 3     T   2         Runr2: 0                       Runr3: 2     T   H

Jimmie Wilson (SLN) is the batter. He lofted a fly ball to left which was haulked in by the LF (Nick Cullop) (OUT 1)

The runner at third, Jim Bottomley, tagged up and headed for home. The LF fired the ball to the C (Lena Styles) who tagged Bottomley at the plate

(OUT 2)

The C threw to the SS (Leo Durocher), but the runner from first, Chick Hafey, was safe - until a moment later when the SS slipped the hidden ball

 to the 2B (Tony Cuccinello) who tagged Hafey when he strayed off base (OUT 3)

NOTE:   HIDDEN BALL TRICK

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



YEAR MONTH BY TEAM STADIUM INNING
SCORE COMBINATIONS ANALYSIS TEAM FIRSTS
DISTINCTIVE and UNUSUAL