Eric Bruntlett Turns Unassisted Triple Play
August 24, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Feats and Accomplishments, News
Eric Bruntlett found a unique way to end Sunday’s contest between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. With runners on first and second, Bruntlett caught a liner, stepped on second and tagged out the runner to turn an unassisted triple play. It was only the second time in baseball history that an unassisted triple play ended a ballgame.
With a 9-7 victory, the Phillies also helped Pedro Martinez up his record this season to 2-0. He went six innings and gave up seven hits and four earned runs. Oliver Perez picked up the loss for the Mets after giving …read more
Indians Asdrubal Cabrera Unassisted Triple Play
May 12, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Feats and Accomplishments
Asdrubal Cabrera pulled off an unassisted triple play Monday night in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Check the video at the end of this entry to see the video of the unassisted triple play by Cabrera.
Lyle Overbay hit a liner for Toronto but Cabrera made a diving catch. Cabrera stood up, stepped on second base and then tagged out Marco Scutaro. The unassisted triple play was the 14th in the history of the major leagues.






