Table of Contents
- 1 Has a quadruple play ever happened in baseball?
- 2 What is the rarest play in Major League baseball?
- 3 When was the last triple play in Major League Baseball?
- 4 How many baseball players have made an unassisted triple play?
- 5 How many players can be on a baseball team at once?
- 6 Can the Marlins hit a double or triple in a game?
Has a quadruple play ever happened in baseball?
Since a maximum of three outs can be recorded in a half-inning, a quadruple play cannot occur in baseball.
What is the rarest play in Major League baseball?
The unassisted triple play
The unassisted triple play, a triple play in which only one fielder handles the ball, is the least common type of triple play, and is arguably the rarest occurrence in baseball: it has happened only 15 times since 1900 at the major league level.
What’s the longest at bat in MLB history?
Brandon Belt
Who has the record for the longest at bat in MLB history? The honor belongs to first baseman Brandon Belt of the San Francisco Giants. During Game 5 of the World Series, Adam Duvall had his longest at bat of the year when he faced Astros pitcher Luis Garcia in the third inning. That one lasted 12 pitches.
When was the last triple play in Major League Baseball?
The last time a triple play ended a game was Aug. 23, 2009, when the Phillies turned one against the Mets, and it has happened 27 times in MLB history.
How many baseball players have made an unassisted triple play?
fifteen players
In MLB, a total of fifteen players have fielded an unassisted triple play, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.
How many times has baseball had multiple cycles in the same game?
Along those same lines, baseball has never seen multiple cycles in the same game, either by teammates or opponents — although the league has had two cycles occur on the same day, in separate games, with Arizona’s Stephen Drew (pictured) and the Mariners’ Adrian Beltre becoming the first since 1920 to do it on Sept. 1, 2008.
How many players can be on a baseball team at once?
The Major League Rules permit each Club to reserve a maximum of 40 players (excluding players on the 60-day disabled list) at any one time. From September 1 through the end of the season the entire 40-man roster is eligible to play for the Club at the Major League level.
Can the Marlins hit a double or triple in a game?
The Marlins do have four instances of a player hitting a double, triple and home run in a game, most recently by Omar Infante in 2012, but each of those efforts was missing the single.
How close have the Dodgers been to having four-strikeout innings in consecutive games?
In May 2015, the Dodgers had four-strikeout innings in consecutive games, per Baseball Almanac, and on the final day of the 2009 regular season, Dempster and Luke Gregerson had four-strikeout innings in different games on the same day. But that’s as close as it’s come to happening thus far.