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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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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