Examples of triple play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a triple play.
They turned a triple play in the first inning.
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At Fenway Park, the Red Sox and none other than the White Sox play the second game in Major League history in which a triple play is successfully turned (Chicago) and a player hits for the cycle (Boston).
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 June 2024
The highlight of the second inning was a triple play hit deep into the outfield by Hamiton followed by a steal to home.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
This Series featured the only World Series triple play, the first World Series grand slam (Cleveland’s Elmer Smith) and the first World Series home run by a pitcher (Cleveland’s Jim Bagby).
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Roberts is now supposed to manage as if trying to stay out of a triple play?
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 June 2024
The highlight of the second inning was a triple play hit deep into the outfield by Hamiton followed by a steal to home.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
This Series featured the only World Series triple play, the first World Series grand slam (Cleveland’s Elmer Smith) and the first World Series home run by a pitcher (Cleveland’s Jim Bagby).
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Roberts is now supposed to manage as if trying to stay out of a triple play?
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Triple play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20play. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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