On July 16, 1952 it did not take long for the Omaha Cardinals of the Western League to figure out that their catcher might be in for a long day at Runyon Field in Pueblo, Colorado. In the first inning, catcher Gilbert F. Shirk of the Dodgers in a span of three pitches, stole second on a triple steal, third on a double steal and then home outright. The Dodgers finished with 7 stolen bases in the inning. The Dodgers already had three runs, 2 outs and one stolen base when the fun began. The Dodgers needed all the runs they could get to secure a 13-11 victory. Shirk never got his chance to play in a higher league as he was inducted into the Army following the season and killed in a car crash the following spring.
Tomorrow we will look at an unassisted triple play in rookie ball.
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