Some baseball

Strange double play

April 20, 1928, Brooklyn vs. Philadelphia, at the Baker Bowl.

DP-Brooklyn 1. McWeeny-Hendrick-Bancroft-Hendrick-Riconda.

Or: P-3B-SS-3B-2B.

Could be: Ground ball to pitcher, throw to third, tag out … Beats me how it went.

Also odd: Brooklyn got 8 runs on 9 hits; Philadelphia, 6 runs on 5 hits. Normal spread is 1 run for every 2 hits.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=192804200PHI

That year, the Dodgers’ record was 77-76; Philadelphia, 43-109.

Pitcher/outfielder/first baseman Rube Bressler

Nineteen years in the majors, 1914-32. Athletics, Reds (11 years), Robins, Phillies and Cardinals. Pitcher his first seven years, 26-32, ERA 3.40. Lifetime batting average, .301.

Never traded for another player. Sold by Harrisburg to Athletics; selected by the Reds from Atlanta in Rule 5 draft; claimed on waivers by Robins from Reds; released by Brooklyn; signed by Phillies; claimed on waivers by Cardinals.

“Bressler is one of six players since 1900 in the major leagues who started their careers as pitchers and ended up as position players while totaling more than 50 games pitched and 50 games played at other positions.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Bressler

SABR biography: http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/57364bc9