What is the rarest occurance in baseball?

Question

Troy Tulowitzki's unassisted Triple Play yesterday made me ponder if there is anything that has happened less frequently than this play. It's now happened 13 times.

Answer 1

fenando tatis 2 grandslams in one inning

Answer 2

Even though there have been more perfect games they are the rareest becuase unassisted triples plays can't happen all the time because there has to be atleast 2 people on base with no outs. But at the start of every game there is 2 chances for a perfect game. so a perfect game is the rarest occurance.

Answer 3

I think something rare that happened in Baseball was like 2 nights ago. it was the Indians vs Orioles and there was a questionable call that a run scored or not. the umpire's ended up adding a run to the Orioles after 3 more innings of play. The run was considered not to count becuz they thought the third out happened before the runner crossed the plate. but in the 6th inning, the umpire's added a run to the Orioles saying that they made a bad call. I think that is just a bunch of bull and i dont think that should be allowed.

Also that triple play was against my team and i saw it too. i was so mad after that happened, but i was more mad at Bob Wickman for blowing a save.

Also another rare occurance would be for the Cubs to win the World Series.

Answer 4

Ignoring the obvious chuckle responses (Steinbrenner not spending money, a Texas Rangers world series win, etc.) and also ignoring record-breaking events (like 57+ game hitting streak or 80 HR in a season), I'd have to say that the perfect game is one of the rarest events -- especially in the playoffs.

Unassisted triple plays are pretty darn rare too.

Answer 5

Here are a couple of things that are great feats that occur very infrequently.

20 Ks in a game (3 times)
Roger Clemans (1986 and 1996)
Kerry Wood (1998)

4 HRs in a game (15 times)
Bobby Lowe (1894)
Ed Delahanty (1896)
Lou Gehrig (1932)
Chuck Klein (1936)
Pat Seerey(1948)
Gil Hodges (1950)
Joe Adcock (1954)
Rocky Colavito (1959)
Willy Mays (1961)
Mike Schmidt (1976)
Bob Horner (1986)
Mark Whitten (1993)
Mike Cameron (2002)
Shawn Green (2002)
Carlos Delgado (2003)

Answer 6

A lost No-hitter.It's only happened once Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt 45's did it on 4/23/64 losing 1-0 vs Cincinnati

Answer 7

Only 17 pitchers have ever thrown a perfect game (27 batters faced, 27 outs recorded)... Only once in the history of the game has a perfect game been tossed in the World Series.... That honor belongs to Don Larsen of the 1956 Yankees... That has got to be one of the toughest feats in baseball, because it comes against another World Series caliber team.

Also, there have only been 14 Natural Cycles ever hit in the Major Leagues (Natural Cycle: Single, Double, Triple, Homer... in that order).

Answer 8

The rarest occurance in baseball besides the San Francisco Giants winning a world series, would have to be a player hitting 2 grand slams in 1 game, only happening 12 times. Bill Mueller, Nomar Garciaparra, Tony Lazzeri, Jim Tabor, Rudy York, Jim Gentile, Jim Northrup, Frank Robinson, Robin Ventura, and Chris Hoiles. Robin Ventura is the only player to hit a Grand Slam in each game of a double header as well.

Answer 9

I've heard hitting for the cycle is very rare. Other than that, I'd say an unassisted triple play.

Answer 10

The Cubs winning a World Series

Answer 11

I would venture that the rarest occurances besides the triple play are the no hitter games and an inside the park home run.