On December 8, 1985, Bill Wambsganss, who turned an unassisted triple play for the Indians in the 1920 World Series, died in Lakewood, Ohio. He was 91 years old.
The A’s pick up veteran SS Bill Wambsganss from the Red Sox.
On January 7, 1924, the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians make a seven-player deal involving star first baseman George “Tioga” Burns. A .328 batter in 1923, Burns joins second baseman Chick Fewster and catcher Al Walter in heading to the Indians, while catcher Steve O’Neill, second baseman Bill Wambsganss, outfielder Joe Connolly…
Indians’ Bill Wambsganss becomes the only player in World Series history to complete an unassisted triple play when he makes a leaping catch, steps on second base, and then tags the runner arriving from first base. After the play, a dead calm engulfs Cleveland’s League Park as the hometown fans try to digest what they had just witnessed.
1915 – In the 9th inning of the second game of a twinbill with Cleveland, the A’s Nap Lajoie lines into a triple play against Sam Jones to end the game.
Bill Wambsganss Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop Bats: Right • Throws: Right 5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg) Born: March 19, 1894 in Cleveland, OH us Died: December 8, 1985 in Lakewood, OH Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH Schools: Concordia Seminary-St. Louis (St. Louis, MO), Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, IN) Debut: August 4, 1914 (4,217th in major league history) vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 27, 1926 vs….