Yesterday, August 23, 2009, was truly a historical day in itself. Besides turning 66 years old, I was in a way treated to the most unique birthday present. The Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets baseball game ended with an unassisted triple play. Philadelphia second baseman Eric Bruntlett, who was filling in for the regular second baseman Chase Utley, sealed the Phillies' victory with what turned out to be only the eighteenth unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball history, and only the second in history to end a game. The only other time this happened was back in the 1920 World Series.
An unassisted triple play takes place when there are runners on first and second base. The batter up hits a line drive to the second baseman and is called out. The second baseman then steps on second base putting the runner out before he returns to the bag, and finally he tags the runner who is running from first to second. It is referred as unassisted because he made all three outs in the inning on just one play.
Even if you're not a baseball fan, do yourself a favor and click the video link below and watch history being made. I can now remember this memorable day on a personal level.
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