The first triple play I saw was in the minor leagues on July 20,1972 by the Richmond Braves against the Syracuse Chiefs. I was at the game. I have it right here. I cut it out of the sports section and saved it these many years. It shows the out made at each base. It was a ground ball around the horn triple play. Close play at first but it shows he was out.
Two things I noticed: 1) Whenever the visiting team pulls off a triple play, the fans for the home team still give them a good ovation. That's good sportsmanship. 2) The one at 4:52 is still my favourite ever.
As an Aussie, this is why I look up baseball highlights. When third catches the hit and sends it to second, then first, and gets the trip in the space of < 2 seconds. That's straight up athleticism. These sort of compilations are addictive
NOt sure if you're a cricket fan, but it is said hitting a baseball and sending it out of the park is the most difficult thing in any sport. With both bat and ball being round, the point of contact must be accurate to two or three degrees total on both surfaces. MLB fastballs can be up to 100 MPH (160 KPH).
MLB get a fair bit faster than 100MPH. 100.2MPH is the record in cricket. Being able to straighten the arm is 6-10MPH more valuable than a run up. 100 years ago hitting a six wasn't that much easier in cricket because the bats weren't that good so it really needed to be out of the middle. The risk vs reward is also really bad for trying to hit a six. To me in baseball the batter is almost always trying to do the same thing. In cricket you can get deliveries aimed directly at the body to at full stretch away from you and from a low full toss to bouncing at your head so batters have to adjust more. Unfortunately the tradition in cricket is to very rarely replace the ball (every 480 deliveries) so the amount of movement you get in baseball only really happens off the pitch in cricket once the ball gets old.
@@ribbonsofnight I admit to being ignorant of cricket in so far as I know it's a pitch and hit sport, with the time elapsing between fielding the hit ball and returning it somewhere penalizes you. (my basic understanding) This is much the same in baseball, just different places to return the hit ball to. I've watched enough to know that you are defending when you are hitting in cricket more than anything and apparently you get crazy wild pitches off the dirt, not something I'd like to try, but there it is. Then there's the fact you play it bare handed, boss.
@@scottrackley4457 it's played on rolled grass from the top level. Allows for considerable sideways movement that is somewhat unpredictable. The very lowest level is played on astroturf* pitches so you actually have to provide the spin or hit the right part of the seem to get significant sideways movement off the pitch. * they call England turf island because almost no one plays on synthetic pitches.
An unassisted triple play is when one player gets all three outs (extremely rare) for example, there are two runners on second and first. Both runners take big leads out of desperation of trying to get into better scoring positions. The hitter hits the ball towards second base and the second basemen catches it... thinking the ball will go into the outfield, both runners run and are caught too far off their bases and the second basemen simply tags the second base and the runner that is coming from first base.
I don't even watch baseball, but I gotta say this is real satisfying to watch. It's like watching knockout punches in boxing when you don't follow boxing; a true fan may know every single thing going on, but even your everyday average viewer can understand when some spectacular feats of athleticism are on display.
Grew up in football but there’s nothing more satisfying than watching a well executed triple play. It’s seriously perfection no matter how it’s executed.
@@KeefChief_ I dunno, football's got some pretty strong contenders! A punt downed inside the 1 yard line, a perfectly opened pathway for a long running TD, or Polamalu diving over the O-line for a sack .000001 seconds after the snap have gotta be just as satisfying in my book
watching all these back to back you really get a feeling for the amount of time the guys have to turn the ball over, it's so impossibly minuscule. seeing all of them pull it off really can only put a big smile on your face.
@@madpuppy54 I disagree with your disagreement. 5-4-3 double plays happen all the time. The only thing making it a triple play is that the third baseman steps on third. For an unassisted triple play, everything has to line up PERFECTLY. There have to be runners on first and second, the runners have to start running with the pitch, the shortstop/second baseman has to be positioned perfectly, and the batter has to hit a line drive right to them. It's such a specific set of circumstances that makes it so incredibly unique. Sure, the 5-4-3 might look more impressive and might technically be harder to do, but the unassisted is just cool. It's the kind of thing that makes baseball so special. But considering how impressive the 5-4-3 looks, I understand liking them more.
I love the fact that at least one of these “trips” needs both instant replay and slo-mo to be scored correctly. It really makes you appreciate the concentration of the defenders involved!
6:46-7:00 i played baseball all my life. But the best moment i ever had playing was when i did almost this exactly assisted triple play while in prison with some inmates. I caught, tagged the 2nd base runner between 2nd and 3rd, before throwing to first and getting the 1st runner out when he saw i caught it and ran back. Not as good, but holy crap did it feel great. Especially while in hard times and trying to find something to live for.
Nice! I know that felt good, especially during hard times. What's great is that it may not be documented, broadcast, or televised, but you know and the other inmates saw & know, and the inner joy is hard to beat. Kinda like how Rocky and Apollo fought without a crowd or being televised, all alone in the ring after Rocky 3. Nice story Justin, thank you for sharing!
I was in the stands three rows behind Jerry Coangelo when McGwire hit into that triple play in 2001 against the Diamondbacks. It was worth the price of the ticket to see that one play. My buddy came back from the restroom after hearing the thunderous cheers and asked me "What happened". All I could do was laugh!
Some of these 2B turns are ridiculous seeing the fluidity of Pedroia from behind on that turn is poetry the ball never stops, unreal born for second base
Asdrubal's unassisted triple play never gets old. Love how the runners just stand there confused about what just happened, and I don't blame them, catches like that are near impossible to react to.
@@advikmusalekar4536 The number relates to the player's position on the field. Number 1 is the catcher, number 2 is the pitcher, number 3 is the first baseman, number 4 is the second baseman, number 5 is the third baseman, number 6 is the shortstop, number 7 is the left fielder, number 8 is the center fielder and number 9 is the right fielder. So a 5-4-3 triple play is one where the first out is recorded by the third baseman who throws it to the second baseman for the 2nd out who then throws it to the first baseman for the 3rd out.
When I was a child my brothers played little league baseball. One of the neighbor boys, Eldon, played first base. One day the opposing team had a runner on first and second. Eldon caught a line drive off the batter, stepped on first to get the runner on first, then threw to the second baseman where he got the runner on second. That was the only triple play executed by that team at that time.
Good compilation of TPs, and the rare UTPs. There have only been 13 unassisted triple plays in MLB. And every one has been the same (except one sl variation): Caught line drive, touched 2nd, tagged runner. There were no UTPs in the 41 year period from 1927 - 1968. The next longest stretch was the 24 years between '68 and '92. None since 2009.
Personally, my favorite plays in baseball are the triple play on the field and the triple with the bat. Sure an inside-the-parker is even MORE of a thrill but they're as rare as a 2-0 NFL game (almost). The UNASSISTED triple play is arguably the most mind-boggling eye-popping play in sports! I also really love when a team scores without a hit! When I was a kid I used to haunt the old Comiskey Park and watched the Sox score two runs on HBP, errors, reaching on a dropped third strike and some stolen bases in two separate innings!
Richt Henderson got a walk, stole the rest. 1 to nothing without even a pitch thrown to the #2 hitter. Ricky got picked off 1st, beat the throw, the he just took off from 2nd and beat the throw to third. The pitcher was so disgusted he walked off the mound and turned his back to Ricky, no throw...
Done correctly its at least one run because the guy on second would be rounding third by the time it get into outfield. Best case is both runs score and the batter ends up on second. Worst case is the unassisted triple plays like the Eric Bruntlett one. A variation occurs when its runners on the corners and they decide to bunt. Object there is to either freeze the pitcher or make him go after the guy on first
Mini: Not sure, but, ironically, the execution is emotionally exuberating (first definition) -- the creation of this -- exasperatingly too exuberating (second definition).
The best triple play in a World Series game was the one one that wasn't called. It was started by Devon White's vault up the centre-field wall in Toronto during the '92 Series won by the Blue Jays over the Hotlanta Braves.
I remember the twins turning three against the Red Sox twice in one game. For some reason my memory had Jack Clark being the batter for both when he was not the hitter for either (Tom Brunansky and Jody Reed were the guilty parties).
These triple plays remind me about one triple played against me. My friends and I were playing a pickup game at the park, the bases were loaded if no outs, and my team was down by one run. I’m up to bat. I hit an absolute middle right at the shortstop, who leaps and catches it for the out. Unfortunately, all of the bass runners did not realize that you needed to return to the base you started on if a fielder catches the ball in the air. So there I am, screaming at the runners to return to their bases, as each one of the runners keep running toward home. The triple play was completed
For the record, when it was mentioned during the showing of the Boston Red Sox triple play that the last triple play that they had was in 1994 it was an unassisted triple play turned in by Jon Valentin against the Seattle Mariners. As seems to frequently be the case when a player makes a great defensive play, he is the first at bat the next inning and gets a hit. It was no different with Valentin. He not only got a hit but it was a home run, making him the first and still only player to turn an unassisted triple play and then hits a home run in his next at-bat after turning the triple play. Why Jon Valentin's unassisted triple play did not make it here as one of the greatest triple plays of all-time is something I DEFINITELY would like to know!!!
Sorry if this has been mention previously, but, in the first clip, Brandon Crawford is the batter. Someone else was at 3rd base and made the base running error. The announcer must have gotten confused.
A couple of these was a benefit of the double steal where the second baseman was running towards the base and the ball hit directly to him, well played.
I'm amazed how often the 1st base ump gets the call right on a bang-bang play at first. Even on replays I sometimes wonder how they could tell a runner was safe or out.
This is why I am glad I never tried to become a baseball umpire. Sometimes, the play is so "bang-bang" and fast that I don't think i could pick up on these close plays. Look at how close the last out is at first place in these 5-4-3 plays. They are close, but they were called correctly.
Need some help here. At 6:50, the runner came back to second base, and it did look like he was safe, but was tagged and called out. Unsure how he was out there, unless he was running all the way from first base and he had to get back there. Though there were runners at 1st and 2nd, so I need some clarification on how the 2nd base runner was out there.
It was off a bounce he didn’t catch it. So he tagged the base runner at 2nd who thought he caught it, stepped on second for the force out, and threw to first to get the hitter.
A better explanation: The ball bounced before being played by the fielder, which means every base runner needed to advance. The runner at second did not advance to third and instead was tagged out. The runner at first was out when the fielder tagged second base. The batter was out on the throw to first. Three outs.
When I was in 2nd grade, I turned a triple play by myself (unassisted). I was playing 2nd base. With runners on 1st & 2nd, a ball was popped up to me at 2nd base. I caught the ball, tagged 2nd base, and then tagged the runner that tagged up going to 2nd from 1st base.
Those unassisted thriller plays are so crazy that if I was a player I’d make sure to keep that ball! They are crazy if they don’t in my opinion! Rarest play in baseball so I’m keeping that ball baby!
Always more likely when Yasiel Puig and his "questionable" base-running is involved! In fact - Puig was the 3rd baserunner called out on CONSECUTIVE MLB triple plays (e.g., no other triple plays occurred in MLB between those 2): the one against the Indians occurred in early July 2014, and then the one against the Mets was later that year. @@sld9916
Triple plays are rare, but an unassisted one to end the game is gold. The guy at 8:49 tried 5 different ways to make sure everyone was out, he didn't need to go back and touch second and then throw to first lol. I understand is the adrenaline.
Bases loaded no one out The runners steal for some inexplicable reason Lined to the third baseman Batters out Third baseman steps on third The third runner is out. 2 outs. The first runner is unaware of his surroundings because he was dropped on his head as a child and sprints headlong into second. The third baseman throws to second but it’s a little askew. The first runner being the unaware derptard he is doesn’t realize the throw is coming right at his face. At the same time the ball makes contact with the second baseman’s glove the first runners shnoz runs right into his glove which just received a 85 mph fastball leaving derptard unconscious. The second baseman’s foot was also on the bag when this happened so the second runner and first runner are both called out 3 outs 4 outs Bam quadruple play.
Actually it is possible. If the bases are loaded and a fly ball is caught (1), throws to 2nd before the runner tags (2), throw to first before thr runner tags(3). Then appeal that the runner on 3rd left the base early before scoring
As of May, 2024 there have been 238,500 MLB games. On July 17, 1990, the Minnesota Twins are playing the Red Sox at Fenway when they become the first -- and still only -- team to turn two triple plays in the same game. The rarest feat in the game.
Maybe it’s because the third baseman didn’t know that the third out was possible. His teammates were yelling to him to throw the ball back to second base. Even the broadcaster was yelling for him to throw the ball to second to complete the triple play.
3:33 I watched this game live. It was bonkers. It included the Mets pitcher getting pulled in the fist inning in the middle of the count against Pedro Martinez and an inside the park home run where the ball got stuck in the wall.
And where can you expect to find footage of (for example) Bill Wambsganss' unassisted triple play against the Brooklyn Robins in the 1920 World Series?
6:53 Guy on second looked safe to me. The only time he was being tagged he was on the bag. He got back to the bag safely, Anderson tagged him while he was on the bag, Anderson then released the tag, and only then the runner stepped off.
Wish the Mickey Morandini unassisted Triple Play was apart of this vid, I remember seeing that on tv and being wow'd as a kid. But I appreciate the Franco & Bruntlett vids in this compilation.
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The first triple play I saw was in the minor leagues on July 20,1972 by the Richmond Braves against the Syracuse Chiefs. I was at the game. I have it right here. I cut it out of the sports section and saved it these many years. It shows the out made at each base. It was a ground ball around the horn triple play. Close play at first but it shows he was out.
Are you a White Sox Fan by any chance??? LOL
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The unassisted triple play to end a game just might be the craziest play in baseball.
What's an unassisted triple play?
@@kingladekahn you dont throw it to anybody you play it just yourself
Exactly what I thought. I even told my son about it a few minutes ago.
Only 2 in history
@@kingladekahn One fielder makes all putouts.
Two things I noticed: 1) Whenever the visiting team pulls off a triple play, the fans for the home team still give them a good ovation. That's good sportsmanship. 2) The one at 4:52 is still my favourite ever.
As an Aussie, this is why I look up baseball highlights. When third catches the hit and sends it to second, then first, and gets the trip in the space of < 2 seconds. That's straight up athleticism. These sort of compilations are addictive
NOt sure if you're a cricket fan, but it is said hitting a baseball and sending it out of the park is the most difficult thing in any sport. With both bat and ball being round, the point of contact must be accurate to two or three degrees total on both surfaces. MLB fastballs can be up to 100 MPH (160 KPH).
MLB get a fair bit faster than 100MPH. 100.2MPH is the record in cricket. Being able to straighten the arm is 6-10MPH more valuable than a run up.
100 years ago hitting a six wasn't that much easier in cricket because the bats weren't that good so it really needed to be out of the middle. The risk vs reward is also really bad for trying to hit a six.
To me in baseball the batter is almost always trying to do the same thing. In cricket you can get deliveries aimed directly at the body to at full stretch away from you and from a low full toss to bouncing at your head so batters have to adjust more.
Unfortunately the tradition in cricket is to very rarely replace the ball (every 480 deliveries) so the amount of movement you get in baseball only really happens off the pitch in cricket once the ball gets old.
@@ribbonsofnight I admit to being ignorant of cricket in so far as I know it's a pitch and hit sport, with the time elapsing between fielding the hit ball and returning it somewhere penalizes you. (my basic understanding) This is much the same in baseball, just different places to return the hit ball to. I've watched enough to know that you are defending when you are hitting in cricket more than anything and apparently you get crazy wild pitches off the dirt, not something I'd like to try, but there it is. Then there's the fact you play it bare handed, boss.
@@scottrackley4457 it's played on rolled grass from the top level. Allows for considerable sideways movement that is somewhat unpredictable. The very lowest level is played on astroturf* pitches so you actually have to provide the spin or hit the right part of the seem to get significant sideways movement off the pitch.
* they call England turf island because almost no one plays on synthetic pitches.
@@ribbonsofnight cool, I learn more every day
5-4-3 triple plays are the prettiest.
Not if you were the batter! 😟
What does 5-4-3 mean?
@@zinedinhadzajlija6225 first out on 3rd base, second out on 2nd, and 3rd out on 1st. in simple terms
Zqroh can you explain the unassisted triple play?thats a little bit confusing for someone who’s not that familiar with all the rules (like me)
An unassisted triple play is when one player gets all three outs (extremely rare) for example, there are two runners on second and first. Both runners take big leads out of desperation of trying to get into better scoring positions. The hitter hits the ball towards second base and the second basemen catches it... thinking the ball will go into the outfield, both runners run and are caught too far off their bases and the second basemen simply tags the second base and the runner that is coming from first base.
You're at bat. It's the ninth inning, your team has the BASES LOADED with NO OUTS and your team is down one to nothing, then SUDDENLY...
Suddenly you want to crawl into a hole for eternity.
Or in the case of that game-ending unassisted triple play vs the Mets all you can do is just shrug your shoulders and go back to the clubhouse.
McGannahan Skyjellyfetti - And it's game 7 of the World Series, tied at 3 games a piece.
Wolfgang548 possibly the only event worse than the “butt fumble”
McGannahan Skyjellyfetti worse when its a walk off unassisted triple plays
1:45 That turn at 2nd was amazing.
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Best camera man there
I don't even watch baseball, but I gotta say this is real satisfying to watch. It's like watching knockout punches in boxing when you don't follow boxing; a true fan may know every single thing going on, but even your everyday average viewer can understand when some spectacular feats of athleticism are on display.
Grew up in football but there’s nothing more satisfying than watching a well executed triple play. It’s seriously perfection no matter how it’s executed.
@@KeefChief_ I dunno, football's got some pretty strong contenders! A punt downed inside the 1 yard line, a perfectly opened pathway for a long running TD, or Polamalu diving over the O-line for a sack .000001 seconds after the snap have gotta be just as satisfying in my book
3 triple plays in one season for the white sox that's unreal
What
The Twins had two in one game in 1990
@@stevenkunzer9027 rly? damn that's crazy
Yes and they lost to the White Sox 1-0.
One of the hardest plays in baseball
watching all these back to back you really get a feeling for the amount of time the guys have to turn the ball over, it's so impossibly minuscule. seeing all of them pull it off really can only put a big smile on your face.
The unassisted triple play is the best thing in baseball.
Exactly
disagree. The ones where you have to involve more players are more spectacular
@@madpuppy54 I disagree with your disagreement. 5-4-3 double plays happen all the time. The only thing making it a triple play is that the third baseman steps on third. For an unassisted triple play, everything has to line up PERFECTLY. There have to be runners on first and second, the runners have to start running with the pitch, the shortstop/second baseman has to be positioned perfectly, and the batter has to hit a line drive right to them. It's such a specific set of circumstances that makes it so incredibly unique. Sure, the 5-4-3 might look more impressive and might technically be harder to do, but the unassisted is just cool. It's the kind of thing that makes baseball so special. But considering how impressive the 5-4-3 looks, I understand liking them more.
To turn an unassisted triple play if you’re the 2nd baseman, catch the ball, touch second, and tag the runner
of course it was against the Mets lmao
I love the fact that at least one of these “trips” needs both instant replay and slo-mo to be scored correctly. It really makes you appreciate the concentration of the defenders involved!
6:46-7:00 i played baseball all my life. But the best moment i ever had playing was when i did almost this exactly assisted triple play while in prison with some inmates. I caught, tagged the 2nd base runner between 2nd and 3rd, before throwing to first and getting the 1st runner out when he saw i caught it and ran back. Not as good, but holy crap did it feel great. Especially while in hard times and trying to find something to live for.
Nice! I know that felt good, especially during hard times. What's great is that it may not be documented, broadcast, or televised, but you know and the other inmates saw & know, and the inner joy is hard to beat. Kinda like how Rocky and Apollo fought without a crowd or being televised, all alone in the ring after Rocky 3. Nice story Justin, thank you for sharing!
aight it aint that serious babe
In prison, they shank you if you turn a Triple play.
@@christopherjohnson1803lol not if you're on the winning team. A lot of people got your back after a play like that. Kidding but not really.
Bravo to the Padres fans for appreciating quality baseball from the visiting Phillies, and all crowds who do the same.
I was in the stands three rows behind Jerry Coangelo when McGwire hit into that triple play in 2001 against the Diamondbacks. It was worth the price of the ticket to see that one play. My buddy came back from the restroom after hearing the thunderous cheers and asked me "What happened". All I could do was laugh!
The unassisted triple play has gotta be one of the rarest plays in all of sports history. Wild
4:50 human steroid vs a legend.
Nice baseball
@@RandomUA-cam123 including you
That was a joke.
@@RandomUA-cam123 that's why you have strength in your name
Some of these 2B turns are ridiculous seeing the fluidity of Pedroia from behind on that turn is poetry the ball never stops, unreal born for second base
Asdrubal's unassisted triple play never gets old. Love how the runners just stand there confused about what just happened, and I don't blame them, catches like that are near impossible to react to.
Triple plays are so exciting! Great video!
Very nice compilation! Thank you for taking the time to make it.
The 5-4-3 triple plays are the most entertaining imho.
I'm new to baseball. What does 5-4-3 mean?
@@advikmusalekar4536 The number relates to the player's position on the field. Number 1 is the catcher, number 2 is the pitcher, number 3 is the first baseman, number 4 is the second baseman, number 5 is the third baseman, number 6 is the shortstop, number 7 is the left fielder, number 8 is the center fielder and number 9 is the right fielder.
So a 5-4-3 triple play is one where the first out is recorded by the third baseman who throws it to the second baseman for the 2nd out who then throws it to the first baseman for the 3rd out.
@@vancebocas7626 Ahh! I see. Thanks for explaining. I thought the pitcher/ace usually has #1 though.
@@advikmusalekar4536 You are absolutely correct! I reversed them. Pitcher is number 1, catcher is number 2.
Twins once turned 2 5-4-3 triple plays in the same game against the Red Sox.
4:50 2 of the greatest legends of all time facing off. Mind. Blown.
@Andrew-ht9jdboth are legends. To say otherwise is just ridiculous.
Everybody loves the 5-4-3 and unassisted ones, but seriously that play at 2:30 is one of the best!
Yes
And then you get the rare 9-3-2-6-2-5 triple play.
When I was a child my brothers played little league baseball. One of the neighbor boys, Eldon, played first base. One day the opposing team had a runner on first and second. Eldon caught a line drive off the batter, stepped on first to get the runner on first, then threw to the second baseman where he got the runner on second. That was the only triple play executed by that team at that time.
5:30 ... you really can appreciate ALL the great teamwork on this play from all 9 positions
For sure. That was one of my favorites!
I believe the 7 defensive players on this play were the most ever. The left and center fielders were not involved.
This is one of the things that makes baseball beautiful, spectacular!
Good compilation of TPs, and the rare UTPs. There have only been 13 unassisted triple plays in MLB. And every one has been the same (except one sl variation): Caught line drive, touched 2nd, tagged runner. There were no UTPs in the 41 year period from 1927 - 1968. The next longest stretch was the 24 years between '68 and '92. None since 2009.
I loved watching this video! Thanks for posting this!
Personally, my favorite plays in baseball are the triple play on the field and the triple with the bat. Sure an inside-the-parker is even MORE of a thrill but they're as rare as a 2-0 NFL game (almost). The UNASSISTED triple play is arguably the most mind-boggling eye-popping play in sports! I also really love when a team scores without a hit! When I was a kid I used to haunt the old Comiskey Park and watched the Sox score two runs on HBP, errors, reaching on a dropped third strike and some stolen bases in two separate innings!
Baseball's an interesting game. Unassisted triple plays are crazy, but the 5-4-3 is pure athleticism.
Richt Henderson got a walk, stole the rest. 1 to nothing without even a pitch thrown to the #2 hitter. Ricky got picked off 1st, beat the throw, the he just took off from 2nd and beat the throw to third. The pitcher was so disgusted he walked off the mound and turned his back to Ricky, no throw...
Karl Nordquist last year I went to a game and saw a inside the park home run and a grand slam, I was pretty excited.
Watching the First Basemen basically do the splits so they can reach the ball on time is very amusing. What commitment from those dudes
5:40 could have been a quadruple play LOL
I quite enjoyed watching the #84, 3rd base line Truffle Shuffle
i dont really understand the rules but that looks hilarious and funny at the same time
Đỗ Duy Lê for real.
That would have been funny to watch. Probably would be very disrespectful and very frowned upon
Would be the right thing to do in case one of the first three fell through. Does baseball do call challenges?
Eric Bruntlett unassisted to end the game against the Mets is my favorite!! I got to watch it on TV and we went nuts!!
2:10. Hell ya that dude got all three outs on his own in one play.
THE TRIPLE PLAY DONE TRIBE STYLE!
Yep
Unassisted triple plays are always gonna be a thing of beauty.
That Diamondbacks Triple was EPIC and the call was great as well👍
6:00 they went after the fat dude 😂😂
That nigga was too fat to run. He quickly tired and gave up. 😂😂
3:33 are the best. Unassisted.
Also, the umps get so pumped with triple plays. They're like, sweet, I don't have to deal with this inning anymore.
2:12. My man Asdrubal Cabrerra! What can be more impressive for an infielder than to achieve a triple play all by yourself? WOW!
I'm 53 I've been playing since I was 6. I still play softball to this day. Never seen or been part of a triple play. Pretty freaking rare.
Line shot + hit & run = death
Done correctly its at least one run because the guy on second would be rounding third by the time it get into outfield. Best case is both runs score and the batter ends up on second. Worst case is the unassisted triple plays like the Eric Bruntlett one. A variation occurs when its runners on the corners and they decide to bunt. Object there is to either freeze the pitcher or make him go after the guy on first
Thanks for the triple plays 🙂
These are so much more exciting than walk-off homers.
I love watching a routine 6-4-3 turned into a 5-4-6 triple play... Triple plays are very uncommon but when they happen, they're fun to watch...
There is an indescribable ELEGANCE to baseball -- fully on display here.
Love that the announcer called Estrubal Cabrera's unassisted triple play BEFORE CABRERA EVEN CAUGHT THE BALL.
I love good defensive plays in baseball. I get more hype about double and triple plays than I do about home runs sometimes.
I wonder when was the last time a team had three triple plays in one season
MiniClips White Sox 2016
Brewers had 2 2016
Didn't the Red Sox hit into two in the same game once?
Twins vs. Sox in 1990. I made the suggestion for future comp: ua-cam.com/video/pTm6C5uSAI8/v-deo.html
Mini: Not sure, but, ironically, the execution is emotionally exuberating (first definition) -- the creation of this -- exasperatingly too exuberating (second definition).
5-4-3 triple plays are fun to watch, but unassisted triple plays i get hype to see fr
The best triple play in a World Series game was the one one that wasn't called. It was started by Devon White's vault up the centre-field wall in Toronto during the '92 Series won by the Blue Jays over the Hotlanta Braves.
agreed. game 3 4th inning of 92 worlds series. gruber tagged deion out at 2nd, missed by umpire. all the replays showed deion was tagged out on foot.
@@lsrasr158 Everybody who watched that game knew it was a triple play except the umpire.
The turn at 2nd for A's around 1:45 is beautiful. Has no legs under him and fires a strike with enough on it to get the runner while he was mid air.
5 4 3 triple plays are some of the toughest plays in baseball
Pswizzle13 one of the best looking as well
Pswizzle13 you suck
Desirea Richardson you mad because your names weird as fuck
Also the most common
@@Juan Pablo Salazar-Ortiz closet was a 3 4 1 in 1905 by the reds
I remember the twins turning three against the Red Sox twice in one game. For some reason my memory had Jack Clark being the batter for both when he was not the hitter for either (Tom Brunansky and Jody Reed were the guilty parties).
These triple plays remind me about one triple played against me. My friends and I were playing a pickup game at the park, the bases were loaded if no outs, and my team was down by one run. I’m up to bat. I hit an absolute middle right at the shortstop, who leaps and catches it for the out. Unfortunately, all of the bass runners did not realize that you needed to return to the base you started on if a fielder catches the ball in the air. So there I am, screaming at the runners to return to their bases, as each one of the runners keep running toward home. The triple play was completed
*with no outs
The TP that the Brewers pulled off at 2:31 was the coolest one of them IMO.
For the record, when it was mentioned during the showing of the Boston Red Sox triple play that the last triple play that they had was in 1994 it was an unassisted triple play turned in by Jon Valentin against the Seattle Mariners. As seems to frequently be the case when a player makes a great defensive play, he is the first at bat the next inning and gets a hit. It was no different with Valentin. He not only got a hit but it was a home run, making him the first and still only player to turn an unassisted triple play and then hits a home run in his next at-bat after turning the triple play. Why Jon Valentin's unassisted triple play did not make it here as one of the greatest triple plays of all-time is something I DEFINITELY would like to know!!!
Great bit of trivia!
“The bluejays, desperate for some offense, just ran themselves into oblivion” lmaooo that line was cold
There was a game at Fenway where the Twins pulled off two 543 triple plays in the same game in the early 90s.
I was at that game. Despite the Twins' 2 triple plays, the Sox won the game 1-0.
A triple play around the horn is more impressive than any, except the unassisted triple.
Sorry if this has been mention previously, but, in the first clip, Brandon Crawford is the batter. Someone else was at 3rd base and made the base running error. The announcer must have gotten confused.
Tom Evans yea I noticed that too
A couple of these was a benefit of the double steal where the second baseman was running towards the base and the ball hit directly to him, well played.
Twins turned two of them in one game in 90'..and sadly didn't make the cut here : (
Here it is - ua-cam.com/video/pTm6C5uSAI8/v-deo.html - The guy who made the video must be a Red Sox fan.
Only time ANY team has had two in the same game too. How could you not include those back to back? BTW - they lost the game 1-0 to the Red Sox.
Exactly! I actually did forget the offense failed to show up for that one.
Right! Gary Gaetti was one of the BEST at starting triple plays!
The unassisted one by cabrera is legit cool :)
2:31 I remember seeing this live. The Brewers also had 5 double plays in this same game!
Some of these happen so fast the audience doesn’t know how to react.
I'm amazed how often the 1st base ump gets the call right on a bang-bang play at first. Even on replays I sometimes wonder how they could tell a runner was safe or out.
You know each and everyone of those hitters are still kicking themselves in arse to this day.
2:06 "What's unassisted mean?"
2:09 "Oh i see"
Great editing QOTS
That last one is one you'll probably have to wait another 50 years to see again. A combination of great defense and bad baserunning.
Horrible base running
Baseball triple plays can be the most beautiful and satisfying things in sports.
O también un gran slam para dar la victoria
My white sox 😎 they were bad this past season and in 2016 (among many years as of late), but I loved that group of guys.
this year is even worse
This is why I am glad I never tried to become a baseball umpire. Sometimes, the play is so "bang-bang" and fast that I don't think i could pick up on these close plays. Look at how close the last out is at first place in these 5-4-3 plays. They are close, but they were called correctly.
9:28 there is a kid in the crowd with no shirt.
The triple play one of the rarest yet beautifully spectacular occurrences in baseball!
Need some help here. At 6:50, the runner came back to second base, and it did look like he was safe, but was tagged and called out. Unsure how he was out there, unless he was running all the way from first base and he had to get back there. Though there were runners at 1st and 2nd, so I need some clarification on how the 2nd base runner was out there.
It was off a bounce he didn’t catch it. So he tagged the base runner at 2nd who thought he caught it, stepped on second for the force out, and threw to first to get the hitter.
Even after this explanation I still had to watch this a few times to understand!
A better explanation: The ball bounced before being played by the fielder, which means every base runner needed to advance. The runner at second did not advance to third and instead was tagged out. The runner at first was out when the fielder tagged second base. The batter was out on the throw to first. Three outs.
I literally started to type the same comment and was rescued by Jd Shadow and Pi Day rocks. Thank you
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Even the announcer says "plays it on a hop"
In all of sports this is my favorite sequence to watch.
When I was in 2nd grade, I turned a triple play by myself (unassisted). I was playing 2nd base. With runners on 1st & 2nd, a ball was popped up to me at 2nd base. I caught the ball, tagged 2nd base, and then tagged the runner that tagged up going to 2nd from 1st base.
Those unassisted thriller plays are so crazy that if I was a player I’d make sure to keep that ball! They are crazy if they don’t in my opinion! Rarest play in baseball so I’m keeping that ball baby!
Damn, I wasn't expecting to see my Dodgers in this video, but they made 3 triple play out of us!
Damn you didn’t expect the Dodgers to get multiple triple plays on them WOW thats a shocker right
Always more likely when Yasiel Puig and his "questionable" base-running is involved!
In fact - Puig was the 3rd baserunner called out on CONSECUTIVE MLB triple plays (e.g., no other triple plays occurred in MLB between those 2): the one against the Indians occurred in early July 2014, and then the one against the Mets was later that year. @@sld9916
Triple plays are rare, but an unassisted one to end the game is gold. The guy at 8:49 tried 5 different ways to make sure everyone was out, he didn't need to go back and touch second and then throw to first lol. I understand is the adrenaline.
Hardly the best triple plays in history without even ONE of Gary Gaetti's trips!
Never thought I would take such an interest to baseball
Prince Fielder is in two of these. One throwing home for the third out and one running home for the third out.
That's because Prince Fielder was slower than a two year old on the bases.
The one running home, first thing he did after being tagged out was grab his crotch. Classy move from a guy named 'Prince'.
I was looking for this comment. Perhaps, the only MLB player to be involved on offense and defense in triple plays??
@@trevorstine8647 most likely. They are so rare.
More accurate title: “I Was Looking up MLB Triple Plays and These Were the Ones I Found”
Quadruple play
Bases loaded no one out
The runners steal for some inexplicable reason
Lined to the third baseman
Batters out
Third baseman steps on third
The third runner is out. 2 outs.
The first runner is unaware of his surroundings because he was dropped on his head as a child and sprints headlong into second.
The third baseman throws to second but it’s a little askew. The first runner being the unaware derptard he is doesn’t realize the throw is coming right at his face. At the same time the ball makes contact with the second baseman’s glove the first runners shnoz runs right into his glove which just received a 85 mph fastball leaving derptard unconscious. The second baseman’s foot was also on the bag when this happened so the second runner and first runner are both called out
3 outs
4 outs
Bam quadruple play.
8:43 he got five outs
@@joey_morg only a triple because the inning ends as soon as out three happens.
Actually it is possible. If the bases are loaded and a fly ball is caught (1), throws to 2nd before the runner tags (2), throw to first before thr runner tags(3). Then appeal that the runner on 3rd left the base early before scoring
@@tmzissupergay lmfao this explanation had me dying
0:47 is what i think of with a full on legit unassisted triple play
3:39 Bruntlett ending the damn game by himself lol
As of May, 2024 there have been 238,500 MLB games. On July 17, 1990, the Minnesota Twins are playing the Red Sox at Fenway when they become the first -- and still only -- team to turn two triple plays in the same game. The rarest feat in the game.
How do you not have the pirates 454
Maybe it’s because the third baseman didn’t know that the third out was possible. His teammates were yelling to him to throw the ball back to second base. Even the broadcaster was yelling for him to throw the ball to second to complete the triple play.
Great compilation. Thanks for the entertainment. Subscribed.
Great vid!!!!
3:33
I watched this game live. It was bonkers. It included the Mets pitcher getting pulled in the fist inning in the middle of the count against Pedro Martinez and an inside the park home run where the ball got stuck in the wall.
I remember when I did a triple play in coach pich
I've seen two in one season with The Oakland A's. It takes a moment or two and then BAM it registers, and the WOWs begin.
Where the hell is Rafy Furcal's unassisted triple play when he played for the Braves??
I was thinking the same thing... watched that one live on TV as Braves fan.... =)
I saw it on TV, too. Was expecting to see it here. Disappointing. =/ It's here, though: ua-cam.com/video/KjN-W64xwg8/v-deo.html
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no kidding, I saw that live on tv, yet his din't make it here ???
July 17, 1990 Twins recorded TWO triple plays against the Red Sox.
I hardly think these are the best triple plays in MLB history. These are just a compliation of triple plays. Mostly recent ones.
And where can you expect to find footage of (for example) Bill Wambsganss' unassisted triple play against the Brooklyn Robins in the 1920 World Series?
3:35 is my favorite,because it ended the ball game,but also because I’m a Phillies fan and it was against the Mets.
Ayyyyyye I remember seeing the Phillies triple play on tv! Go Philadelphia plillies!
yay!
worst team this season!
yay!
Savagé
im a yankees fan 😂😂😂😂😂
Sigh Phi Guy It’s so weird looking back at your comment
6:53 Guy on second looked safe to me. The only time he was being tagged he was on the bag. He got back to the bag safely, Anderson tagged him while he was on the bag, Anderson then released the tag, and only then the runner stepped off.
Don't think he stepped on the bag (2nd base) @ 9:49
Heartless Lee he did not but that same runner got thrown out at 2nd
Wish the Mickey Morandini unassisted Triple Play was apart of this vid, I remember seeing that on tv and being wow'd as a kid. But I appreciate the Franco & Bruntlett vids in this compilation.
I saw that too, Shilling was pitching, against the pirates, Barry Bonds was the third out coming from first