1992 World Series Blue Jays vs Braves - The Triple Play

"In the fourth inning of the first World Series game ever played outside the U.S., Toronto centerfielder Devon White turned, sprinted and made a back-to-the-ball, chest-to-the-wall, backhanded, face-planted catch of a Dave Justice drive to deepest center. His catch touched off what should have been a triple play for Toronto: Braves baserunner Terry Pendleton passed teammate Deion Sanders on the base paths for the second out of the play, and Jay third baseman Kelly Gruber tagged Sanders on the right heel for the third out. Alas, second base ump Bob Davidson blew the call, ruling that Gruber had missed Sanders, erasing what would have been the first World Series triple play since so long ago (1920) that it was the Cleveland Indians who made it.

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[devintracyorourke]

Wasn't Kelly Gruber on Full House?

[bforer]

This play gets no credit for being among the greatest play in the history of baseball.

[oilersridersbluejays]

Blown call. Ha! I have the 2-disc DVD set of this and the '93 Series as well. I was just a 7 year old then but I still remember both World Series. I wish my Jays could return to this glory. Stupid Yankees and Red Sox...

[embozgonzalez]

second base ump Bob Davidson has nightmares of this every night...he BLEW THE CALL

[JoostShino]

@MrKolt2112 Nice job insulting me. Sadly you are still wrong.

[MrKolt2112]

@JoostShino holy rats ass just read your profile....your one of those internet gamer nerds..get outside and go play some ball then get back to me in a year or so after i take you off ignore

[MrKolt2112]

@JoostShino first of all i am not your "friend" ...secondly you dont know me young man...how would you know if i was any good at ball ?...this one of those young kids i have a tattoo so im tough internet attempts to be macho ?..seen your kind a hundred times....ignored

[JoostShino]

@MrKolt2112 Sorry friend, you are wrong. And you were never any good at baseball. Do not try to act like you are.

[MrKolt2112]

@JoostShino Heres to you and the other guys that are trying to play ball from their computer chairs youtube.com/watch?v=eEam_R1HXF­8 watch and learn..i know baseball..i may have never made it to pro ball but close enough to teach this .YOU DO NOT STAND ON THE BASE IN A RUNDOWN...hence the TAG

[MrKolt2112]

@JoostShino and now you have to put your 2 cents in.....sigh

[JoostShino]

@MrKolt2112 You are plain wrong. You know nothing about baseball.

[MrKolt2112]

@dfreiman21 sounds good to me...your entitled to an opinion.....later

[dfreiman21]

@MrKolt2112 ive played enough middle infield to know when to narrow the gap and when to hold your ground. this was not grubers fault. that is all

[MrKolt2112]

@dfreiman21 lol..play some ball and get back to me on this...when you have a baserunner on a throwdown you cant just stand on the base and play catch...you have to narrow the gap

[dfreiman21]

@MrKolt2112 If Lee is standing ON THE BAG like he's supposed to, Gruber makes the toss and it's a triple play

[MrKolt2112]

@acro31 Lee was in perfect position...between second and runner...

[acro31]

@MrKolt2112 Gruber didn't throw it to 2nd because Lee was standing in no man's land. He made the right play

[MrKolt2112]

Gruber killed it...if he would have put his arrogant ego aside and threw the ball to second base...easy out...but noo he tried to be a hero

[DrRestezi]

One of the greatest moments ever for the Blue Jays, and a play that would've gone down in the annals of MLB history if it weren't for a blown call. Also, Gruber injured his neck when he slid to make the tag, and had to retire shortly after. Truly, an epic play in so many ways.

[FJFB6061]

Fijense bien que el Umpire era la Liga Nacional, el out es claro

[ObiTeninch]

So who had the better mullet? Kelly Gruber or John Kruk?

[denmalski]

what is more impressive, the triple play or that mullet

[ckendall67]

This WAS a Triple Play & everyone who watched it knows it!!! :-)

Thank goodness though it did not cost the Jays in the end..... :-)

[KillingJoke696]

didnt get it cause theyre Toronto , Atlanta would of had this

[firestarter251]

Bob Davidson F****ing up the blue jays since 1992 :(