Larry Hesterfer
| Larry Hesterfer | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: June 9, 1878 Newark, New Jersey | |||
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Died: September 22, 1943 (aged 65) Cedar Grove, New Jersey | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 1901, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 5, 1901, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0-1 | ||
| Earned run average | 7.50 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2 | ||
| Teams | |||
Lawrence Hesterfer (1878–1943) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1901 with the New York Giants.
He is the only player known to have hit into a triple play in his first major league at bat. Facing the Pittsburgh Pirates, Hesterfer came to bat with the bases loaded and no outs. The triple play was a sharp line drive grabbed by the shortstop, Honus Wagner, for the first out; he stepped on second base for the second out and threw to first to complete the triple play.[1]
References
- ↑ "THE ONE-GAME CAREER OF LARRY HESTERFER", Society for American Baseball Research Baseball Records Committee, February 2013. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Bill says that according to his research disclosed, Hesterfer is (1) the only player in history to hit into a triple play in his very first major league at-bat, and (2) the only one-game major leaguer ever to hit into a triple play."
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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