Unassisted Triple Play ends the game.
I was randomly at the Elks for a few minutes today and happened to glance over at the Phillies - Mets game on the TV, just in time to see an unassisted triple play to end the game. Unreal. The Mets unwisely tried a double steal with runners on first and second, nobody out. Francouer lined right to the 2nd baseman, Eric Bruntlett, who was covering the base closely. Bruntlett stepped on the base for the second out, then tagged the confused runner to complete the play - 3 outs, game over, Phils win.
So, that's only the second time in history that an unassisted triple play ended a game. The first time it happened, the guy could have thrown the ball for the out, but decided to run the guy down just because. So this is kinda the first real time it just happened naturally (if you consider the Mets' bad move natural). Nice.
So, that's only the second time in history that an unassisted triple play ended a game. The first time it happened, the guy could have thrown the ball for the out, but decided to run the guy down just because. So this is kinda the first real time it just happened naturally (if you consider the Mets' bad move natural). Nice.