For some of them totally. For others, though, their vast knowledge of the game and wealth of experience with the sport really shines through. Some of them were calling it an unassisted triple play before the play was even over
When Eric Bruntlett pulled off the unassisted triple-play in 2009 against the Mets, it was the first time ever in the NL that a game had ended in such a fashion. I believe it has happened (game-ending unassisted triple-play) in AL once, a long time ago.
I was at that Mets game, truly a stunning ending lol… I remember the whole stadium went quiet for a few seconds as everyone tried to understand what just happened
@@truthlifefishing1730 Whenever the batter hits a ball that is caught on the fly by the fielding team - e.g. the ball does not hit the ground or a fence - then runners on base at the time must return and retouch the base at which they started the play. If they don't, the fielding team can put them out by appealing back to their original base - by touching the base while holding the ball. It looks like a force play, but technically is not.
OFC. every amazing thing EVER done by Americans was in the 1900s-1950s... (Not including the American Civil war to end slavery and keep the Union intact, and the Women’s Rights movement, and the Civil Liberty movement, and the.... etc etc etc)
That game also saw the first Grand Slam HR in World Series history, by Elmer Smith. The fans got their money's worth that day, though since it was at Ebbets Field and the Dodgers were the victim of both, maybe the fans weren't too happy.
@@scottstacey7447 I made a mistake. The game was played in Cleveland, not Ebbets Field, so the home team folks got to enjoy it. They've only won one World Series since.
Funny how there were no unassisted triple plays after Ron Hansen's in 1968 until Mickey Morandini turned one in 1992 then after his there were 6 but none since Eric Bruntlett in 2009. Bruntlett's is the only one to end the game.
@@socalwanderer4867 If my memory is correct, Johnny Neun triple play was one of two in consecutive days and there were no more till Ron Hansen in 1968.
It's crazy how specific the situation has to be for this to happen. Runners must be on first and second with exactly zero outs, the double steal must be on, and a line drive needs to be hit directly at a middle infielder.
Not necessarily. You could have the bases loaded and the ball could be hit to the shortstop or third baseman with the runners moving. There was one case in history where it was made by a first baseman.
@@Lava1964you'd never have all three runners stealing at the same time though (because one would be stealing home), which is pretty much necessary to have an UTP
@@dukeblue219I could see a world where you have runners on 2nd and 3rd, trying a suicide squeeze bunt with the runners moving, and just pops its up to the 3rdbaseman. Easy tag of 3rd and tag of runner.
Edgar Renteria was playing in TWO of these games! :D I happened to see the first one live on tv when we were visiting my grandma at the hospital. The Cardinals still won!
@@aramkennard1044 First and second. Line drive up the 4- or 5-hole. Shortstop catches the drive, steps on second, and tags the other runner. Sometimes it's the 2B but this is about the only way it's even possible.
@@happybeingmiserable4668 possible, but sending all 3 baserunners is far less common because if the batter whiffs, the runner heading home is very likely to be tagged out. With runners only on 1st and 2nd, they have a chance to beat the throw.
I was at Fenway for the Valentin triple play. The announcers weren’t the only ones confused. Everyone in my section along the third base line didn’t realize at first what had happened either.
Okay so it looks like a triple play is much more "rare" than say, "difficult". All you need is to catch the ball at shortstop with batters on 1 & 2. It doesn't seem very impressive from the players who pull it off, moreso that they were just in the right place at the right time.
It's difficult in the sense that everything has to fall into place, so yeah more so rare. I think there are only like 2 out of 15 of the occurrences that these have ever happened that didn't take place with a middle infielder at second base.
I wonder if MLB has had any unassisted triple plays with only 3 pitches in the inning. (First pitch - single, second pitch - single, third pitch - caught line drive, step on second, tag runner from first near second.)
Why can I feel the embarrassment of every offense 😂 when I was young I thought it took tremendous ability to get a triple play, but honestly an infield hit & bad base running is all it takes.
All of these plays are basically the same. Is there even another way to make an unassisted triple play? 1. No outs in the inning 2. Runners on 1st and 2nd 3. Runners go at the pitch 4. Line drive to center 5. Caught near 2nd for the first out. 6. Force out of 2->3 runner at 2nd for the second out. 7. Tag out of 1->2 runner near 2nd for the third out. Only one of these plays had the tag out happen before the force out. Items 1, 2, 3, and 4 have to happen before a play could even possibly be an unassisted triple. Once the shortstop or 2nd baseman make the catch (item 5), item 6 and 7 are pretty easy.
There was actually at least one unassisted triple play made by a first baseman. I think it was George Burns. I think he caught the ball near first base, tagged the runner between first and second and ran to second base to tag the base and triple up the runner on the way to third. Read about it a long time ago so not sure of the actual details.
Has a pitcher, catcher or 1st baseman ever recorded an unassisted triple play? It looks like all of them are 2nd basemen or SS. There has to have been at least one by a 3rd baseman. Obviously no outfielders.
He can't be safe on 2nd base because he also has to tag up on first, unless you mean if he could get back to first? I assume they give up because they could easily be thrown out at first
No it's possible, but only 3 would count. Bases loaded, fly ball looks like hit, runners run, fielder makes a diving grab throws to 2nd and to 1st, but the runner scores. However he doesnt tag up and it's a 4th out.
I don’t understand these at all….are we counting the runner on first out twice??? Once by tag and once by stepping on second? I only see two outs on all of these….🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
It was Andy Musser who called the play with Rich Ashburn commenting. The Kalas part is at the start of the next inning when Kalas joined the TV booth after working the radio booth the previous inning. so obviously Kalas saw the play when it happened.
@@nathanheimonen5165 No they shouldn't. Likelihood of a professional shortstop overthrowing first base on a play where he has plenty of time is basically 0. You only see them overthrowing the bag when the play is going to be close. Not when the runner is that far away. Runner is probably more likely to get hurt pulling a tendon by changing directions that fast than bank on the shortstop overthrowing the ball.
The runner at second never tagged up when the infielder caught the ball. Because he tried stealing on that play the infielder just stepped on the bag to make the third out.
The guy on second was the second out, the guy running to second should have gone back to first, didn't make it as he was tagged out before he could make it back
the second baseman caught the batted ball (1st out) then stepped on 2nd base preventing the base runner from RETURNING to 2nd (2nd out), and then tagged the base runner who had been on first (3rd out).
@@ngc5195 when the ball is caught on the fly, base runners must return to the base they were on. Since the guy on second was off base, tagging the base puts him out.
It’s so funny when announcers are clueless about what’s going on on the field. You would think they would have more expertise than myself who’s only been actively watching for 2 years. God those play calls at the end annoyed me
Triple play against the Yankees was not a triple play because the second baseman tag the runner coming from first and then stepped on on 2nd but it wasn't a force out on the runner going from second to third
It doesn't have to be a force out on 2nd. Stepping on 2nd is out regardless of force out because the runner was not on the base when the ball was caught
@@rodprops It's not actually that stupid. It is possible to record four outs in an inning. Obviously, only three would be recorded, but consider the following : Bases loaded, no outs. A fly ball hit that looks like it will fall. The runners take off running. The fielder makes a diving catch and throws to second to double up that runner, then to first. Three outs, but the run scores as it is a timing issue. However, he did not tag up, so they appeal over to third for an actual 4th out. This out negates the run and supercedes the third out. Now, it is recorded as a triple play, but anyone who is at that game saw four outs. So the question is not stupid. Albeit, it would not be an unassisted quadruple play.
@@willoughbykrenzteinburg Yes it's stupid. In your own example, the baserunners are both out because it's a FORCE PLAY. They HAD to return to their previous base to tag up. When the third out was recorded, the runner didn't score because the FORCE PLAY was the third out of the inning. Timing has nothing to do with it.
> "Bill Woo Tell this to the 8(2 diffrent states) schools I've been too;-;" "Facts": Sports records/statistics are accurate in wikipedia. The article he referred to is accurate and actively maintained by multiple administrators. Meanwhile, you sound like someone that got (or gets) beat up a lot in school. Right? Tell me "diffrently" - yeah, that too^H^H^H to^H^H two.
So now we know. Unassisted Triple plays make commentators short circuit and forget everything there is to know about baseball
Right. Especially true when the asshole color-guy steps all over the play by play man.
😂
For some of them totally. For others, though, their vast knowledge of the game and wealth of experience with the sport really shines through. Some of them were calling it an unassisted triple play before the play was even over
John Miller short circuited better than any of them
Less than 1% of announcers have seen one live
Why are some of these guys not keeping that ball? Man that is so rare to turn that play. I'd keep it. 😄
Can’t make a Tomlette without breaking a few Greggs
this is the best comment I’ve ever come across
When Eric Bruntlett pulled off the unassisted triple-play in 2009 against the Mets, it was the first time ever in the NL that a game had ended in such a fashion. I believe it has happened (game-ending unassisted triple-play) in AL once, a long time ago.
Yes. May 31, 1927.
I was at that Mets game, truly a stunning ending lol… I remember the whole stadium went quiet for a few seconds as everyone tried to understand what just happened
Australian here, So the runner heading to third is run out because he has to go back? Is that right?
@@truthlifefishing1730 Whenever the batter hits a ball that is caught on the fly by the fielding team - e.g. the ball does not hit the ground or a fence - then runners on base at the time must return and retouch the base at which they started the play. If they don't, the fielding team can put them out by appealing back to their original base - by touching the base while holding the ball. It looks like a force play, but technically is not.
Another great part about that inning is that Bruntlett had an error and a miscue that put both those runners on base.
0:38 That sums up Jeff Francoeur's career in one play.
4:00 Bill Wambsganss in 1920. He left out the most important part, which is that Wamby did it in the World Series.
OFC. every amazing thing EVER done by Americans was in the 1900s-1950s...
(Not including the American Civil war to end slavery and keep the Union intact, and the Women’s Rights movement, and the Civil Liberty movement, and the.... etc etc etc)
@@Reblwitoutacauseyou musta been going thru it when you wrote that 😂
That game also saw the first Grand Slam HR in World Series history, by Elmer Smith. The fans got their money's worth that day, though since it was at Ebbets Field and the Dodgers were the victim of both, maybe the fans weren't too happy.
@@RRaquello That game also saw another first---The first time a pitcher, Jim Bagby, hit a home run in the World Series for Cleveland.
@@scottstacey7447 I made a mistake. The game was played in Cleveland, not Ebbets Field, so the home team folks got to enjoy it. They've only won one World Series since.
Please add footage of Bill Wambsganss' great-grandson pulling an unassisted triple play on the Roy family in 2023.
Funny how there were no unassisted triple plays after Ron Hansen's in 1968 until Mickey Morandini turned one in 1992 then after his there were 6 but none since Eric Bruntlett in 2009. Bruntlett's is the only one to end the game.
Johnny Neun in 1927 also turned one to end a game.
@@socalwanderer4867 If my memory is correct, Johnny Neun triple play was one of two in consecutive days and there were no more till Ron Hansen in 1968.
@@johnsilva9139 By Glenn Wright of the Pirates.
Oh Baby a TRIPLE
and that was my triple collateral on free for all
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OHHH YEAHHH!!
OHHHHH YEA
A walk off unassisted triple play!? Now this, is extremely rare. It may be the only time this miracle happened.
It's happened 2 times. Once in the NL, and once in the AL (1927)
This actually is every triple play that has occurred since 1990 (7 in all, most recent in 2009).
It's crazy how specific the situation has to be for this to happen. Runners must be on first and second with exactly zero outs, the double steal must be on, and a line drive needs to be hit directly at a middle infielder.
Not necessarily. You could have the bases loaded and the ball could be hit to the shortstop or third baseman with the runners moving. There was one case in history where it was made by a first baseman.
@@Lava1964you'd never have all three runners stealing at the same time though (because one would be stealing home), which is pretty much necessary to have an UTP
@@dukeblue219I could see a world where you have runners on 2nd and 3rd, trying a suicide squeeze bunt with the runners moving, and just pops its up to the 3rdbaseman. Easy tag of 3rd and tag of runner.
@@zackaryhaselius2226 ok, that's plausible. Suicide squeeze with no outs and 2nd and 3rd is gutsy though!
@@dukeblue219 very!!
1:39 omg why did he give that ball away!!!!
Here after watching the Succession finale
John Valentin so casual the announcers missed it.
Edgar Renteria was playing in TWO of these games! :D I happened to see the first one live on tv when we were visiting my grandma at the hospital. The Cardinals still won!
Chipper Jones too. A few of the Braves players from the Rockies game must've been there from the Cardinals' game.
0:36 is pretty goo- dammit it was a chart party
Mick-ey Mor-an-dini!!
with the play so rare, im surprised that the players didnt hold onto the ball as a keepsake.
This might be a rare event, but when it does happen, there's a very common method.
What's that
@@aramkennard1044 First and second. Line drive up the 4- or 5-hole. Shortstop catches the drive, steps on second, and tags the other runner. Sometimes it's the 2B but this is about the only way it's even possible.
@@selenamertvykh6481 or a liner to 3rd with the 3rd base runner going for home and one coming from 2nd to 3rd.
@@happybeingmiserable4668 possible, but sending all 3 baserunners is far less common because if the batter whiffs, the runner heading home is very likely to be tagged out. With runners only on 1st and 2nd, they have a chance to beat the throw.
More rare than a perfect game.
It seemed like the more recent announcers were more aware of what was going on than the earlier announcers.
Big yeah for John Valentin!
I was at Fenway for the Valentin triple play. The announcers weren’t the only ones confused. Everyone in my section along the third base line didn’t realize at first what had happened either.
Okay so it looks like a triple play is much more "rare" than say, "difficult". All you need is to catch the ball at shortstop with batters on 1 & 2. It doesn't seem very impressive from the players who pull it off, moreso that they were just in the right place at the right time.
It's difficult in the sense that everything has to fall into place, so yeah more so rare. I think there are only like 2 out of 15 of the occurrences that these have ever happened that didn't take place with a middle infielder at second base.
I wonder if MLB has had any unassisted triple plays with only 3 pitches in the inning. (First pitch - single, second pitch - single, third pitch - caught line drive, step on second, tag runner from first near second.)
Why can I feel the embarrassment of every offense 😂 when I was young I thought it took tremendous ability to get a triple play, but honestly an infield hit & bad base running is all it takes.
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The three ingredients in an unassisted triple play, with the first one required to be made first:
Catch, force, tag.
You could run all the way back to first technically. Catch force force.
All of these plays are basically the same. Is there even another way to make an unassisted triple play?
1. No outs in the inning
2. Runners on 1st and 2nd
3. Runners go at the pitch
4. Line drive to center
5. Caught near 2nd for the first out.
6. Force out of 2->3 runner at 2nd for the second out.
7. Tag out of 1->2 runner near 2nd for the third out.
Only one of these plays had the tag out happen before the force out. Items 1, 2, 3, and 4 have to happen before a play could even possibly be an unassisted triple. Once the shortstop or 2nd baseman make the catch (item 5), item 6 and 7 are pretty easy.
There was actually at least one unassisted triple play made by a first baseman. I think it was George Burns. I think he caught the ball near first base, tagged the runner between first and second and ran to second base to tag the base and triple up the runner on the way to third. Read about it a long time ago so not sure of the actual details.
Thanks for uploading finally 😂😂😂
This inspires me
Pro-tip: To avoid hitting into an unassisted triple play, don't line it to 2nd or short with runners from 1st and 2nd on the move.
Bill Wamnbsgass, 1920 World Series...only UATP in a WS.
The only Triple Play, unassisted or otherwise in a WS
I thought there would be more fans/players/announcers losing their collective shits with how rare this is.
It’s a baseball game bro ain’t nobody losing their shit 💀
@@SJ-di5zu not anymore. But...::member berries::
They’re all pretty much the exact same play.
So ready for April now.
0:45
Oscar Madison just got off the phone with Felix Unger
New to baseball. How is this a triple play? If they catch the ball and tap the ball to one other player, aren't they only taking out two players?
They're also stepping on 2nd base, which causes the player running from 2nd to 3rd to be out because the ball was caught.
Bruntlett's earlier errors were probably forgiven after this play lol
He saw a million futures and knew this was the only way to win the game
Has a pitcher, catcher or 1st baseman ever recorded an unassisted triple play? It looks like all of them are 2nd basemen or SS. There has to have been at least one by a 3rd baseman. Obviously no outfielders.
Nunnna nunnna Batman
There’s been what, less than 20, EVER? wow!
great video
What's the song playing at the end of the video? I like it.
Wow did not even know this has ever happen
15 times in MLB history, although 7 times since 1990 (all 7 are in this video)...most recently by Eric Bruntlett in 2009 (Bruntlett's ended the game).
Why have all these been recorded in kinda the same era
Could the runner going to second be safe on the base before the runner going to 3rd comes back to tag up?
He can't be safe on 2nd base because he also has to tag up on first, unless you mean if he could get back to first? I assume they give up because they could easily be thrown out at first
Wambsganss
NBA In Game Alley Oops to Self (RARE)
I already did that
MLB walk off hit by pitches
Pitchers*
@@rodprops no he meant pitches
@@maxbennett2596 my bad
Someone else has a thumbnail that is this videos twin thing is it was a whole year younger then this video.......
I tagged your sister, unassisted - which was rare for her!
Laslo Brorsonius no u
Unassisted triple plays are more rare than perfect games!
Wait a minute wait a minute. That’s only 2 outs. Wowza
The first thing required to make a triple play is bad pitching or defense.
Nice 👍!
Why is the guy on 3rd base out too tho?
MLB quadruple plays (IMPOSSIBLE)
Barney Purple: Problem is, there are only 3 outs in baseball, dumb-cluck.
No it's possible, but only 3 would count. Bases loaded, fly ball looks like hit, runners run, fielder makes a diving grab throws to 2nd and to 1st, but the runner scores. However he doesnt tag up and it's a 4th out.
Mlb game winning single plays
“That’s only two outs!!”
Moron
What a moron, not realizing in a second's time something that had only happened for the 11th time in MLB history.
I don’t understand these at all….are we counting the runner on first out twice??? Once by tag and once by stepping on second? I only see two outs on all of these….🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
4:09 harry kalas didn't see it
It was Andy Musser who called the play with Rich Ashburn commenting. The Kalas part is at the start of the next inning when Kalas joined the TV booth after working the radio booth the previous inning. so obviously Kalas saw the play when it happened.
(RARE)
why are they stealing
Neil Walker?
Why does the first base runner never make an effort to get back to first
because he is too close to second, or he is too stunned he is about to be part of an unassisted triple play lol
He's out either way. He won't beat a throw to the bag.
@@uiomi what if he over throws is professional Sports should run everything out
@@nathanheimonen5165 No they shouldn't. Likelihood of a professional shortstop overthrowing first base on a play where he has plenty of time is basically 0. You only see them overthrowing the bag when the play is going to be close. Not when the runner is that far away. Runner is probably more likely to get hurt pulling a tendon by changing directions that fast than bank on the shortstop overthrowing the ball.
I want ur old intro back
The music at the start is so bad.
You might be here because you read an article about the significance of Tom
Wambsganss' last name.
Da beast
i dont get it. catch is fine, tag is fine, but the touching of second base for the last one i dont get. How does that work?
The runner at second never tagged up when the infielder caught the ball. Because he tried stealing on that play the infielder just stepped on the bag to make the third out.
The guy on second was the second out, the guy running to second should have gone back to first, didn't make it as he was tagged out before he could make it back
Im new to baseball, can anyone tell me why first play was a triple play?
the second baseman caught the batted ball (1st out) then stepped on 2nd base preventing the base runner from RETURNING to 2nd (2nd out), and then tagged the base runner who had been on first (3rd out).
@@stevevernon1978 Why does the base runner have to return to 2nd? Didn't he go to 3rd?
@@ngc5195 when the ball is caught on the fly, base runners must return to the base they were on. Since the guy on second was off base, tagging the base puts him out.
It’s so funny when announcers are clueless about what’s going on on the field. You would think they would have more expertise than myself who’s only been actively watching for 2 years. God those play calls at the end annoyed me
Look up Neil Walker triple play and listen to Greg Brown 😂
1:15 why is there a 69 at the top of the field
I thought you were gonna forget John Valentin’s which was the first recorded Unassisted Triple play in MLB history
I was at the Phillies-Mets one
Me too. People in the stands had no clue what happened.
AYE
I wonder why the runners coming from first didn’t stop and turn around quicker and try to make it back.
Because there’s very little chance at all they would make it back.
Because if they did it wouldn’t have ended up in this video
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You stole this thumbnail, first clip and video title. It isn't cool to commit piracy man....
Second
Triple play against the Yankees was not a triple play because the second baseman tag the runner coming from first and then stepped on on 2nd but it wasn't a force out on the runner going from second to third
It doesn't have to be a force out on 2nd. Stepping on 2nd is out regardless of force out because the runner was not on the base when the ball was caught
Let go
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Was there ever an unassisted quadruple play?
That's a VERY, stupid question!
@@rodprops It's not actually that stupid. It is possible to record four outs in an inning. Obviously, only three would be recorded, but consider the following :
Bases loaded, no outs. A fly ball hit that looks like it will fall. The runners take off running. The fielder makes a diving catch and throws to second to double up that runner, then to first. Three outs, but the run scores as it is a timing issue. However, he did not tag up, so they appeal over to third for an actual 4th out. This out negates the run and supercedes the third out. Now, it is recorded as a triple play, but anyone who is at that game saw four outs. So the question is not stupid. Albeit, it would not be an unassisted quadruple play.
@@willoughbykrenzteinburg Yes it's stupid. In your own example, the baserunners are both out because it's a FORCE PLAY. They HAD to return to their previous base to tag up. When the third out was recorded, the runner didn't score because the FORCE PLAY was the third out of the inning. Timing has nothing to do with it.
@@tomtatum2662 nope
@@willoughbykrenzteinburg TIL. Genius level response!
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Savage Brick. Wikipedia isn't a reliable source for information...
Facts. You are the victim of an urban legend. It is extremely reliable for many reference categories.
Bill Woo Tell this to the 8(2 diffrent states) schools I've been too;-;
> "Bill Woo Tell this to the 8(2 diffrent states) schools I've been too;-;"
"Facts": Sports records/statistics are accurate in wikipedia. The article he referred to is accurate and actively maintained by multiple administrators. Meanwhile, you sound like someone that got (or gets) beat up a lot in school. Right? Tell me "diffrently" - yeah, that too^H^H^H to^H^H two.