Tank Stumper 7/17/07

[NJTank]

Who are the only teammates to hit into Triple Plays in the same game?

[infrared41]

17 years ago today. Tom Brunansky and Jody Reed. Boston vs. Minnesota. The Twins still managed to lose the game. (yes I looked it up.)

[OnWis97]

17 years ago today. Tom Brunansky and Jody Reed. Boston vs. Minnesota. The Twins still managed to lose the game. (yes I looked it up.)

Wow. I read Tank's question and did noth think of this, but seeing this, now I recall (I could not have named the players and one was an ex-Twin).

The thing I remember about this was that people kept on saying "two triple plays and the Twins still lost" (it may even have been the topic of a Letterman Top 10, but perhaps I am just making that up) as if it was a big deal to lose a game with two triple plays--as you say "The Twins still managed to lose the game."

I never understood why pulling off two triple plays should result in a win. That does not account for the other seven innings. All it really says was that the opponent was able to get a couple of guys on in those two innings and that perhaps defense bailed the pitcher out a couple of times. I don't recall the details of the game or the score, but I felt like I was the only person on earth who was not blown away that they lost the game.

[njmeadowlanders]

17 years ago today. Tom Brunansky and Jody Reed. Boston vs. Minnesota. The Twins still managed to lose the game. (yes I looked it up.)

Wow. I read Tank's question and did noth think of this, but seeing this, now I recall (I could not have named the players and one was an ex-Twin).

The thing I remember about this was that people kept on saying "two triple plays and the Twins still lost" (it may even have been the topic of a Letterman Top 10, but perhaps I am just making that up) as if it was a big deal to lose a game with two triple plays--as you say "The Twins still managed to lose the game."

I never understood why pulling off two triple plays should result in a win. That does not account for the other seven innings. All it really says was that the opponent was able to get a couple of guys on in those two innings and that perhaps defense bailed the pitcher out a couple of times. I don't recall the details of the game or the score, but I felt like I was the only person on earth who was not blown away that they lost the game.

retrosheet.org has it as Boston 1, Minnesota 0

RED SOX 4TH: Boggs walked; Jody Reed doubled to right [boggs to

third]; Quintana walked; Brunansky grounded into a triple play

(third to third to second to first) [Jody Reed out at third,

Quintana out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox

0.

RED SOX 8TH: Naehring doubled to left; Boggs walked; Jody Reed

grounded into a triple play (third to third to second to first)

[Naehring out at third, Boggs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0

LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

[NJTank]

17 years ago today. Tom Brunansky and Jody Reed. Boston vs. Minnesota. The Twins still managed to lose the game. (yes I looked it up.)

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