In the history of baseball, only eleven players have achieved the feat of single-handedly recording three outs on one play. They are (with the date of occurrence):
» Neal Ball, Cleveland Indians, July 19, 1909
» George Burns, Boston Red Sox, September 14, 1923
» Ernie Padgett, Boston Braves, October 6, 1923
» Glenn Wright, Pittsburgh Pirates, May 7, 1925
» Jimmy Cooney, Chicago Cubs, May 30, 1927
» Johnny Neun, Detroit Tigers, May 31, 1927
» Ron Hansen, Washington Senators, July 30, 1968
» Mickey Morandini, Philadelphia Phillies, September 20, 1992
» John Valentin, Boston Red Sox, July 8, 1994
» Randy Velarde, Oakland Athletics, May 29, 2000
In addition to the ten regular season triple plays, Bill Wambsganss turned the only triple play in World Series history on October 10, 1920, in Game Five against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
