The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-09
THE CINCINNATI REDS.
Triple Plays Made by Them Durins
 Last Season.

TripIe Plays Made by Them During
 Last Season.
 The Reds figured in a number of triple plays during the season 16st bsl ing the victims of the other fellows m a threefold billing nc less than four times, says The Cincinnati Enquirer: Half a dozen triple plays in one year is an unusual number for any one team to be mixed up in, especially as tour of these plays were of rather remark- able nature. The first two were made at I 4gue Park, and in each case the Reds suffered the retirement of three men before the ball went into play again, One of these was made by Pfttsburg and the other by St. Louis, and a notable feature of each was the fact that 1t might have been made by single player unassisted If the man with the opportunity had kept his mead about him. These plays were remark ably similar in execution, each result ing from a bunt fly caught by the hrst baseman with runners on second and first, who thought that the bunt was going safe and therefore, left their bases as soon as the ball was hit. The first play of this nature was made on the second day of the season, when the Reds were playing Pittsburg at League Park Corcoran had singled and vas forced to second when Phelps was hit by pitched ball. Ewing bunted, his effort resulting in a low fly that Clancy just managed to reach and scoop ot the grass before 1t touched the ground. Clancy dashed back to frst base with the ball and stepped on the bag, retir- ing Phelps before the catcher could get back. Corcoran, meanwhile, not knowing that the ball had been caught on the fly, raced to third, and Clancy, by running down the line to second base could have completed the play without assistance. Instead he threw toward second lso wild that the pail went out to left field. At that, Clark had time to retrieve it and get 1t back to Ritchey before Corcoran could re- turn to his base.
 League Park, Jake Beckley had even a better opportunity to perform the unusual feat of making triple retire ment unassisted, but lost his head at the last moment and required help, Huggins and Corcoran, having singled, were on second and first respectively. Seymour, trying to sacrifice, raised d short bunt fly to Beckley, who caught the ball just off the ground. Corcoran was nearly to second base when the catch was made, and Jake started 10 make a sensa tional play of it, all ny himself. by running .oward second with the ball intending to touch CQrcoran out and step on the bag, retiring Hug gins, who had gone on to third. Fat when he got within few steps of the bag Jake forgot all about his worthy Intentions and tossed the ball toward Brain, throwing wild. The ball rolled back of Brain, who recovered it, how ever, and stepped on the bag, retiring Huggins CoTcoran, who was on sec ond, started back for first, but vas called out by Umpire Johnstone toT in- ferfering with Brain in his attempt 10 recover the throw. Brain threw 70 first. nipping Corcoran anywayi but he was out, according to the umplres de cision before that play was completed so the play was really from Becky '"
 Triple plays nearly always result from a caught fly, but the BostonS made one on the Reds during the lat ter's July visit to Beantown in which no Ay ball figured, and it was easily the prettiest and fastest of the half dozen in which the team figured this year. Seymour and Corcoran had sin gled, and Sebring drew a base on balls, filling the sacks, II was the fourth inning and neither side had scored at the time Steinfeldt hit a vicious grounder straight at WolVerton, the Beantown third baseman, who made