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I remember a few years back listening to a Giants broadcast on a lazy Sunday afternoon, with the great Hank Greenwald calling the game.
The game was a snoozer, but nobody fills up long gaps in the action quite like Hank.
Anyway, he described most eloquently perhaps the unlikeliest of all defensive gems, a triple play in which no member of the defensive team even touches the ball once put into play.
I'm sure some of you old-timers have heard the story, which Hank asserts actually took place in a Minor League (Pioneer League?) game.
Anybody want to take a stab at how the play unfolds?
Got any others that rank up there with this most unusual play?
"There are two kinds of people in this game: those who are humble and those who are about to be." Clint Hurdle
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Well, at least Woody had 2 of 3 right so lets finish it off.
Runners running from 1st and 2nd when the batter pops up (inf fly rule, batter is out #1). Runner from 2nd is sent back by the 3rd base coach, but the runner from 1st keeps going and rounds 2nd, passing the lead runner (out #2). And here's the kicker; the pop up comes down hits the lead runner in the head while he's still off 2nd base (out #3).
There you have it. A triple play without a member of the defense touching the ball (aside from the pitcher putting it into play).

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