Clipping:A description of the double steal

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Date Sunday, July 8, 1888
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[from Caylor’s column] There is one play which is an excellent one, and one which the Cincinnatis used to good effect last season. With one man out, and a man on second and one on first the play was that a simultaneous steal of third and second should be attempted before the man at the bat had a chance to hit. The object was first to prevent a retirement of the side by a double play on an infield hit, secondly to produce two runs instead of one on a hit, third to score a run sure on an outfield fly. If the basement stayed on their bases this would result in a double play and end of the inning on an easy infield hit. No advancements on a fly to left or center. Only one runner on a base hit. If the play would not be successful a hit would still score the man who had safely reached a base. It is a play that should never be missed by good base runners. St. Louis uses it very much to their advantage and for a while last season the Mets did good work on the plan.

Source Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
Origin Initial Hershberger Clippings

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