This day in baseball: Digging up a ploy
Posted: September 17, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Park, Philadelphia Phillies, sports, Tommy Corcoran 2 CommentsOn September 17, 1900, Reds shortstop Tommy Corcoran left his position and began digging around the third base coaching box with his spikes at Philadelphia Park. The Reds captain ended up digging out a metal box containing an electrical device inside with attached wires. It was suspected that the device was being used by the Phillies in a sophisticated scheme to steal signs, though I’m curious as to what tipped off Corcoran to start digging.
Tommy Corcoran (Wikipedia)
Something sparked Corcoran’s interest, to be sure. Was anyone charged with a crime? Hope no teams are current-ly doing this. 🙂
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