This day in baseball: Stealing the inning
Posted: June 26, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Eddie Ainsmith, Griffith Stadium, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Athletics, sports, Washington Nationals 2 CommentsNationals catcher Eddie Ainsmith stole three bases in one inning on June 26, 1913 in a game against the Philadelphia Athletics at Griffith Stadium in Washington. After safely reaching base on a single in the bottom of the ninth, Ainsmith proceeded to steal second, third, and home. Unfortunately, Ainsmith’s efforts didn’t make much of a difference for his team as the A’s dominated the Nats, 10-3.
Ainsmith (Wikimedia Commons)
Not bad for a catcher.
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Indeed. Either he had some surprising speed or the opposing battery just wasn’t very good.