The Immaculate Inning
Unassisted Triple Plays, 40/40 Seasons, and the Stories Behind Baseball's Rarest Feats
Published on 1. February 2018
304 pages
978-1-4930-3213-6 (ISBN)
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The Immaculate Inning shines a light on the miracle of baseball's endless possibility-the way that on any given day, someone (maybe a star, or maybe a scrub) could perform the rarest of single-game feats or cap off a seemingly unobtainable chase for a record. Covering a selection of the most unusual, significant, and rare feats in baseball history, both in the context of single-day (and sometimes even single-play) events and those that require a longer streak or a full season's excellence to reach or complete, the book clearly defines how each task is amassed, provides historical background, and tells riveting stories of the ballplayers that did the unthinkable.
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Joe Cox
The Immaculate Inning
Unassisted Triple Plays, 40/40 Seasons, and the Stories Behind Baseball's Rarest Feats
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03/2020
The Lyons Press
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Joe Cox
The Immaculate Inning
Unassisted Triple Plays, 40/40 Seasons, and the Stories Behind Baseball's Rarest Feats
Book
02/2018
The Lyons Press
€26.50
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Joe Cox is the author of Almost Perfect: The Heartbreaking Pursuit of Pitching's Holy Grail. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Cox is a coauthor of several other sports books. He lives with his family near Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Content
- Intro
- Foreword by Jessica Mendoza
- Author's Note
- 1. Turning an Unassisted Triple Play
- 2. Pitching an Immaculate Inning
- 3. Striking Out 20 Batters in a Single Game
- 4. Two Grand Slams in One Game
- 5. Four Strikeouts in an Inning
- 6. Position Players Pitching
- 7. Hitting for the Cycle
- 8. Hitting Four Home Runs in a Game
- 9. Six Walks in a Game
- 10. Knocking in 10 Runs in a Game
- 11. Homering on First Pitch Faced in the Major Leagues
- 12. Six Hits in a Game
- 13. The Super Slam
- 14. Stealing for the Cycle in One Inning
- 15. Stealing Six Bases in a Single Game
- 16. Getting On Base in 17 Consecutive Plate Appearances
- 17. Getting a Hit in 12 Consecutive At-Bats
- 18. Hitting a Home Run in Eight Consecutive Games
- 19. 40/40 Season
- 20. Hitting .400
- 21. Hitting 50 Home Runs in a Season
- 22. Surviving Shenanigans to Win a League Batting Title
- 23. Hitting Streaks of 40+ Games
- 24. Winning the Triple Crown (as a Batter)
- 25. Stealing 100 Bases in a Season
- 26. Striking Out 300 Batters in a Season
- 27. Winning 30 Games in a Season
- 28. Pitching 50+ Consecutive Scoreless Innings
- 29. Winning the Triple Crown (as a Pitcher)
- 30. Saving 50 Games in a Season
- Acknowledgments
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
