Catcher's triple play?

[Rita C]

I had a friend ask me if a catcher could have an unassisted triple play. I couldn't think how but maybe some of you?

Rita

[briancurtin]

R2 stealing third, R3 stealing home, BR bunts. Bunt lands right in front of the plate, catcher tags R3 and BR in the blink of an eye. When R2 breaks his leg on the way to third, F2 goes and tags him as well.

[Rich Ives]

Variation.

R2, R3.

R3 stealing home.

Batter swings/misses for strike 3

Catcher tags R3 out, R2, head firmly in a dark smelly place, has followed R3 home and gets tagged out.

[MD Longhorn]

Bases loaded. Inside the park apparent home run. Everyone scores, no one touches home. Catcher gets the ball, appeals R1 missing home, appeals R2 missing home, appeals R3 missing home.

ANYTHING is possible...

I had a UATP as pitcher once in rec softball. Bases loaded, ball is dribbled foul up the first base line. Batter took 4 or 5 steps, and seeing it foul turns around walking toward the batters box. Ball rolls fair, I pick it up and tag BR (dumb move, but I was just surprised the ball came back and BR was standing right there.). I look up and R1 (R3 in softball) is trying to score, and I beat him home (remember, this is college rec softball - throwing to my catcher was NOT an option!). For some reason, R2 has rounded third and is halfway to his dugout when I make the 2nd out - so I go tag her.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Bases loaded. Inside the park apparent home run. Everyone scores, no one touches home. Catcher gets the ball, appeals R1 missing home, appeals R2 missing home, appeals R3 missing home.

Wouldn't that be an assist?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Wouldn't that be an assist?

MMM... ok, fine. Catcher retrieves the batted ball...it bounced ALL the way back from the fence without touching another fielder.

[Larry1953]

Bases loaded. Batter strikes out swinging but catcher misses ball. It rebounds directly off the backstop to the catcher. Pitcher is late to cover so F2 runs to the plate and lunges to tag R3. The ball is kicked out but R3 misses the plate during the slide/collision. R2 sees the plate uncovered when F2 goes for the ball. The dizzy catcher collects the ball and makes it in time to tag R2. After the dust settles, he stands on the plate and appeals that R3 missed the plate which is acknowledged for his third put out.

[BSUmp16]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

R2 stealing third, R3 stealing home, BR bunts. Bunt lands right in front of the plate, catcher tags R3 and BR in the blink of an eye. When R2 breaks his leg on the way to third, F2 goes and tags him as well.

Nice - Well thought out. I like that you were able to do it without resorting to aliens; which is what I always do when asked these kind of questions.