Clipping:Intentionally dropped third strike; triple play
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| Date | Friday, May 21, 1880 |
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| Text | [Cleveland vs. Chicago 5/20/1880] [Cleveland at bat] The bases were now full and Flint began to play for a “double” by blocking the ball. Glasscock got three strikes, and as Flint purposely failed to hold the third one, everybody was forced to run in order to make room for Glasscock at first. Flint picked up the ball and stepped on the plate, retiring Hanlan and then threw to first. Hankinson was evidently laboring under the impression that Glassock was out, somehow, and club to first base. Anson touched him out and then, stepping on first, put out Glasscock, making a rare triple play. It is safe to say that half the players on the field and two-thirds of the score-keepers in the gran stand don't know to this hour how it was done. The better way to have accomplished the play would have been for Flint to step on the pate, retiring Hanlan; throw to Williamson at third, retiring Phillips, who was forced to run from second, and for Williamson to threw to Quest, putting out Hankinson, forced to vacate first for Glassock, who would not have been out. Nine times out of ten only a double play could be accomplished the other way, as the man on first would not stand by to be touched out. What helped mix the spectators on the play as made was the fact that after putting Hankinson and Glasscock out, Quest called for the ball at second and Anson threw it there. Of course, it was entirely useless as the side was already out. |
| Source | Chicago Times |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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