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Baseball

kairos12

(13,366 posts) Thu Jun 29, 2023, 03:48 PM Jun 2023

Number of Perfectos 24. Number of

unassisted triple plays: 15.

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Number of Perfectos 24. Number of (Original Post) kairos12 Jun 2023 OP

Congratulations, Domingo German. Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #1

First one I've ever seen. SergeStorms Jun 2023 #3

Double triple plays, only one unc70 Jun 2023 #2

Fun Stat! ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #4

Unassisted triple play. SergeStorms Jun 2023 #5

Diamond_Dog

(36,558 posts)

1. Congratulations, Domingo German.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 04:01 PM

Jun 2023

Outstanding effort.

SergeStorms

(19,547 posts)

3. First one I've ever seen.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 05:19 PM

Jun 2023

I didn't watch Cone's or Wells's, so last night was thrilling for me. Not quite as thrilling as it was for Domingo German, but still.

unc70

(6,393 posts)

2. Double triple plays, only one

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 04:20 PM

Jun 2023

Two triple plays in the same game by the Twins vs Red Sox in 1990 in Boston. Only time in MLB history. Twins still lost 1-0. I was there.

ProfessorGAC

(72,247 posts)

4. Fun Stat!

Reply to unc70 (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 05:23 PM

Jun 2023

Two triple plays in the same game! Amazing.
I've only seen one while it occurred, and that was on TV.
Others were replays on the news or on Sportscenter.

SergeStorms

(19,547 posts)

5. Unassisted triple play.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 05:25 PM

Jun 2023

That has to happen in rapid succession. I'm not denigrating someone pulling one off, but the conditions have to just right, and a bit of pure luck is needed.

A perfect game is over the span of 9 innings, and it would seem the stress would be exponentially greater.

Just a thought. They're both amazingly rare. 👏

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