| Show ONLY UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAY IN 1925 Made by Glenn Wright Shortstop of the Pitts Pitts- Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh burgh Pirates The unassisted triple play piny made its rare appearance In 1925 after atter the year 1 24 had gone Into the records without one In the tle lie major leagues us Glenn Wright of or the champion Pitts Pitts- Pittsburgh Pittsburgh burgh Pirates was the hero of ot this baseball novelty It happened on May 7 In a n game with the Cur Cardinals and did not show again this tills year ear The rarity of ot Wrights Wright's feat Ceat ma may be gath gath- gath gathered gathered ered from the fact tact that there were only seven three-ply three killings In the majors In six 1925 1923 six In the lie National and one In the American American-aad American unassisted play piny was one ot of the seven ge Wright turned the trick In the ninth inning With Cooney on second and Hornsby on first Bottomley lined to Wright lIe He touched second retiring CoonEY who had hud started started for third and then he touched Hornsby who had dashed for tor the keystone sack The and the Cubs each I en- en engineered en engineered two triple plays In neither case did the slime sume player appear both hoth times The Robins were the he victims of n triple play on three occasions Pittsburgh h St Louis and Boston were the other victims In the National league The New fw York Giants Glunts exe exe- exe- exe executed executed cut d one a n len lengthy affair In which the ball passed 11 from Jackson J Juck uck on to Gowd Gowdy to 10 Groh to Jackson to Kelly and finally to Terry for the third put put- putout putout put out out The Sewell Sewell- Sewell brothers Luke and ami Joe Joeand and Spurgeon turned In the lie only triple pia play In the he Ameri American nn league Icu the Athletics heIn being the lie he victims The triple piny play records follow rollow National League Slay May Schultz 1 I Schultz Henline and Fonseca PhiladelphIa vs VB Boston Bo lon May 7 Wright 7 unassisted Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- Pittsburgh Pittsburgh burgh vi vs St Louis Louts Juno June 5 5 Friberg and Maranville Chicago i o o vs Brooklyn June 12 Jackson 12 Jackson Gowdy Groh Jackson ck on Kelly and Terry New York VII VS Pittsburgh h June Carlson 27 29 Carlson Sand and HAwks Philadelphia va is Brooklyn September 22 Adams 22 Adams Staley Grimm and Hartnett Chicago vs Brooklyn American League August Spurgeon 25 25 Spurgeon L 1 1 Sewell and J Sewell Cleveland vs Philadelphia |
