Bill Wambsganss
E841143
Bill Wambsganss was an American Major League Baseball second baseman best known for executing the only unassisted triple play in World Series history.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball player
ⓘ
human ⓘ second baseman ⓘ |
| accomplishment | unassisted triple play in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| battedInWorldSeries | 1920 ⓘ |
| battingAverage | .259 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lakewood, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutLeague | MLB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Dead-ball era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | 1920 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldingPosition | second base ⓘ |
| finalLeague | MLB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Adolf Wambsganss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicFirst | only unassisted triple play in World Series history ⓘ |
| homeRuns | 7 ⓘ |
| knownFor | defensive skills at second base ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| nickname | Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | completed first unassisted triple play in postseason history ⓘ |
| notableFor | only unassisted triple play in World Series history ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| opponentDuringUnassistedTriplePlay | Brooklyn Robins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsFor | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | second baseman ⓘ |
| role | infielder ⓘ |
| runsBattedIn | 521 ⓘ |
| series | World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team |
Boston Red Sox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamDuringUnassistedTriplePlay | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | 1920 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.