In 1983, Orioles’ reliever Tippy Martinez picked three Toronto Blue Jays off first base in one inning. Does anyone know if this was ever done before or has been done since in the major leagues?
That was the game where Lenn Sakata wound up catching, correct? And the Jays were so eager to run on him that they kept leaning just a little too far…
I am pretty sure that’s the only time it’s ever been done.
Okay, some googling suggests that Pud Galvin of Pittsburgh May have done t first, in September of 1886. Not modern baseball but still the big leagues…
Not only that, but Sakata hit a home run in the bottom of that inning that won the game.
Who was the first base coach that didn’t learn his lesson the first *or *second time?
John Sullivan. You can hear more about this here.