Bill Wambsganss of the Cleveland Indians completes an unassisted triple play in the 1920 World Series

SABR Triple Plays Database

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From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

1945 Cleveland Buckeyes Season Timeline

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From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes and the African American Community

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From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

The Cleveland Buckeyes and the Wider Orbit of Organized Baseball

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On June 3, 1932, Lou Gehrig matched Bobby Lowe's feat of four home home runs in a single game. (COURTESY OF JOHN THORN)

Four or more home runs in a single game

Here is a list of all known players to have hit four or more…
SABR founding member Tom Hufford on the field at Camden Yards before the Orioles ballgame on August 19, 2022

Tom Hufford: Memories of Cooperstown and the Founding of SABR in 1971

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Appendix: James Bentley vs. William Henry, John Joseph, and Edward James

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4,000 Hit Club: Ichiro Suzuki and Minnie Miñoso

Ichiro Suzuki, Minnie Miñoso, and the ever expanding 4,000 hit club (and research team)

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Judge Hugo M. Friend presided over the Black Sox trial during the summer of 1921, less than a year after he was tabbed to fill a temporary vacancy on the Cook County circuit court bench. (Photo: Chicago History Museum, Chicago Daily News Collection, DN-0073350)

Judging the Jurist: Hugo Friend and the Black Sox Trial

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Chris Von der Ahe (SABR-Rucker Archive)

The Pillars of Modern Baseball: Chris Von der Ahe and William Hulbert

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A look back at SABR 27: Louisville, 1997

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‘Gaijin’ Doug DeCinces Christens the Tokyo Dome in 1988

The Tokyo Dome, seen here in 2006, has served as the home stadium…
In an image captured on the front page of the Hochi Shinbun newspaper, Kevin Mitchell hits a grand slam in his Japanese debut on April 1, 1995. (Courtesy of Tomotada Yamamoto)

Kevin Mitchell’s Grand Slam Debut in Japan

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The 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants, edited by Frederick C. Bush, Thomas Kern, and Bill Nowlin

1939 Baltimore Elite Giants season timeline

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The 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants, edited by Frederick C. Bush, Thomas Kern, and Bill Nowlin

The Baltimore Elite Giants and Baseball in 1939

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The 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants, edited by Frederick C. Bush, Thomas Kern, and Bill Nowlin

A History of the 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants

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Ban Johnson and Exposure of the Black Sox Scandal

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Brooklyn Against the World: Ebbets Field Welcomes Young Stars in 1946

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Ebbets Field: Great, Historic, and Memorable Games in Brooklyn's Lost Ballpark

The 1935 Negro National League Brooklyn Eagles

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Ed Bolden’s Philadelphia Stars: A Franchise in the Shadows of Its Peers

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A Second Act in Black Professional Baseball: Ed Bolden, Hilldale, and the Philadelphia Stars

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Three Strikes and You’re Not Out: The Trouble with Umpires

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