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From: mlt@mb2c.UUCP (Mark L. Tompkins)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re:YA baseball puzzle : unassisted triple play
Message-ID: <171@mb2c.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Jun-85 13:06:23 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun  4 13:06:23 1985
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It happened in the 1920 World Series, and was pulled off by Herb Wambngass, 
the second baseman for Cleveland.  Runners on first and second, and the 
opposing team's manager ( can't recall who ) calls for the hit-and-run.
The runners both break on the pitch, and a line drive is hit to second.  'Ol
Herb makes a leaping grab of the liner, comes down, and turns to find the 
runner from first nearly to second. He first touches second to force the 
first runner, and then tags the runner coming from first.  The only unassist-
ed triple play in the history of the World Series.  Which reminds me of ano-
ther question - I remember reading that the Series used to go eight games if
necessary.  This made no sense to me.  Can someone clarify this, or was it
just a dream?
  
Mark