Triple play of 2000-05-31
From SABR Encyclopedia
| Date | DH Game # | Fielding Team | vs - at | Batting Team | Stadium |
| 5/31/2000 | NL Arizona Diamondbacks | vs | NL St. Louis Cardinals | Bank One Ballpark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inning | Score V-H | # Men On | Play Sequence | Event | |
| Top 5 | 1-3 | 3 (1-2-3) | 8*-2*-6* | 8(B)82(3)26(2)/TP | |
| Batter | Runner On 1st | Runner On 2nd | Runner On 3rd | Count On Batter | Ball Type |
| Mark McGwire | Shawon Dunston | Edgar Renteria | Placido Polanco | 0-2 | Fly Ball |
| Player | Out # | Out Type | Play | Out Location | 
|
| Batter | 1 | Gloved | 8 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner 1st | 4 | Not Put Out | |||
| Runner 2nd | 3 | Tagged | 26 | 56 | |
| Runner 3rd | 2 | Tagged | 82 | 2 |
Out #, 0 = Not On Base; 4 = Not Putout; 5 = Scored On Play
| Fielder's Name | Pos | Putouts/Assists | Battery | |
| Steve Finley | 8 | 1/1 | Pitcher | Randy Johnson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Miller | 2 | 1/1 | Catcher | Damian Miller |
| Tony Womack | 6 | 1/0 | ||
Contents |
Play by Play
Mark McGwire (STL) is the batter with the bases loaded and an 0-2 count. He hits a fly ball to center which is caught by the CF, Steve Finley (OUT 1)
CF throws to the C (Damian Miller) who puts out the runner from third, Placido Polanco (OUT 2)
C throws to the SS (Tony Womack) near third who puts out the runner trying to advance from second, Edgar Renteria (OUT 3)
NOTES
First triple play for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Sources/References
Retrosheet event files; Baseball Weekly box score
SABR-IDs (Players involved in this Triple Play)
| Fldr 1 | Fldr 2 | Fldr 3 | Fldr 4 | Fldr 5 | Fldr 6 | Fldr 7 |
| 4416 | 9653 | 15474 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batter | Runr 1 | Runr 2 | Runr3 | Pitcher | Catcher | |
| 9298 | 3890 | 11810 | 11339 | 7049 | 9653 |
