Clipping:An infield fly double play 3
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| Date | Wednesday, June 10, 1885 |
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| Text | [St. Louis vs. Chicago 6/9/1885] [Schaffer on second, McKinnon on first] Pfeffer made a beautiful double play all by himself... Caskins popped up a fly in Pfeffer’s field, but that player purposely let the ball go to the ground, and quickly picking the sphere he ran and touched Schaffer on second. Caskins, in the meantime, occupied first base, on which stood McKinnon, and as the latter refused to leave his bag he too was forced. For a moment the players were bewildered and declined to leave, but Ferguson [umpire] promptly decided both out. (St. Louis) Missouri Republican June 10, 1885 [St. Louis vs. Chicago 6/9/1885] Pfeffer did a pretty piece of work in the ninth inning by which he recorded a double play for himself and drew forth much applause from the audience. Shafer had taken his base on Anson’s error, and had reached second on McKinnon’s base hit. Glasscock then knocked a fly to Pfeffer, which the latter dropped. Glasscock reached first, but Shafer and McKinnon, thinking that Pfeffer had held the ball, stood their bases, and Pfeffer, running to second, touched Shafer, who should have run to third, and then put out McKinnon by touching the second base with the ball. Chicago Tribune June 10, 1885 |
| Source | Missouri Republican |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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