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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Chicago Cubs	97	64	.602	C1
2	Philadelphia	92	70	.568	E1
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	84	78	.519	W1
4	Milwaukee	90	72	.556	C2
5	New York Mets	89	73	.549	E2
6	Houston	86	75	.534	C3
7	St. Louis	86	76	.531	C4
8	Florida	84	77	.522	E3
9	Arizona	82	80	.506	W2
10T	Colorado	74	88	.457	W3
10T	Cincinnati	74	88	.457	C5
12T	Atlanta	72	90	.444	E4
12T	San Francisco	72	90	.444	W4
14	Pittsburgh	67	95	.414	C6
15	San Diego	63	99	.389	W5
16	Washington	59	102	.366	E5

American League

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	100	62	.617	W1
2	Tampa Bay	97	65	.599	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	89	74	.546	C1
4	Boston	95	67	.586	E2
5	New York Yankees	89	73	.549	E3
6	Minnesota	88	75	.540	C2
7	Toronto	86	76	.531	E4
8	Cleveland	81	81	.500	C3
9	Texas	79	83	.488	W2
10	Oakland	75	86	.466	W3
11	Kansas City	75	87	.463	C4
12	Detroit	74	88	.457	C5
13	Baltimore	68	93	.422	E5
14	Seattle	61	101	.377	W4

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Crank up the merry-go-round! Twice!

2008-07-25 12:00

by Bob Timmermann

Back in 1930 on this day, the Philadelphia Athletics became the only team to pull off the triple steal twice in one game. The two stolen runs weren't needed in the end as the A's routed Cleveland 14-2 at League Park in Cleveland.

In the first inning, with Al Simmons on third, Bing Miller on second, and Dib Williams on first, Philadelphia pulled off a triple steal against Cleveland right-hander Pete Jablonowski (who would later change his name to Pete Appleton). That was the final run of the A's 3-run first inning.

In the fourth, Mickey Cochrane was on third, Jimmie Foxx on second, and Al Simmons was on first, when the A's decided to steal home again. That was part of a 6-run fourth that sent Jablonowski to the showers.

Miller would steal another base in the game and the A's had seven overall for the game.

This stolen base output was rather unusual for the A's in 1930, who would go 102-52 en route to their second straight World Series win. The A's stole just 48 bases all season, the 7th lowest total in the AL. Last place Boston stole just 42.

Cleveland had the last triple steal in the majors and it was this back on May 27.

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Comments

2008-07-25 12:17:01

1. Linkmeister

As I recall, 1930 was a "year of the hitter." Not a lot of need to steal a bunch of bases on that Athletics team, I'd have thought.

2008-07-25 12:19:13

2. Bob Timmermann

It was the year of the hitter in the NL much more than the AL. Washington stole 101 bases to lead the majors.

The NL batted .303, but the AL batted a measly .288.

2008-07-25 12:55:54

3. Travis08

Jablonowski must have had a really slow move to the plate.

The first triple steal had to have happened with Jimmy Dykes at the plate; Dykes batted .301/.414/.425 on the season.

2008-07-25 13:08:49

4. Bob Timmermann

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He was likely too concerned with people misspelling his name and what he should change it to.

Mack was unusual in his time in that his leadoff man had pretty much just one skill: drawing walks. It was Max "Camera Eye" Bishop who usually batted leadoff. He couldn't really hit, but he was good for over 100 BBs most seasons.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bishoma01.shtml

2008-07-25 13:28:37

5. Gagne55

"the 7th lowest total in the AL"

Way to try to use statistics to mislead. The AL was an 8 team league. The 7th lowest total would also be the second highest. You could have said "the A's finished second in the AL in stolen bases" and it would have been equivalent.

2008-07-25 13:36:33

6. Bob Timmermann

But the A's weren't second in stolen bases. They were seventh.

2008-07-25 16:01:41

7. mehmattski

Oh goodie, NESN. Time Warner seems to randomly choose one game a night to offer both broadcasts. It's Cards-Mets, tonight.

2008-07-25 16:02:04

8. mehmattski

Way to post in the wrong thread, Matt...

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