A Schott From The Bleachers

Players Who a and Then Stole Home

by Arthur O. Schott

Date Player Teams (Inning)

July 13, 1899 Sam Mertes Colts vs Braves at Boston (1st) June 13, 1901 Kitty Bransfield Pirates vs Braves at Pittsburgh (5th) July 17, 1902 Topsy Hartsel Athletics vs White Sox at Philadelphia (3rd) July 8, 1910 Bert Daniels Yankees vs White Sox at New York (6th) July 12, 1911 Pat Dougherty White Sox vs Red Sox at Chicago (3rd) April 23, 1913 Ed Konetchy Cardinals vs Pirates at St. Louis (4th) August 22, 1914 Tris Speaker Red Sox vs Indians at Boston (5th) July 1, 1917 Bobby Roth Indians vs White Sox at Cleveland (1st) August 5, 1918 Greasy Neale Reds vs Dodgers at (2nd) April 30, 1924 Rabbit Maranville Pirates vs Cubs at Chicago (14th) May 25, 1924 Cliff Heathcote Cubs vs Braves at Chicago (7th) August 22, 1924 Frank O’Rourke Tigers vs Yankees at New York (12th) June 9, 1927 Babe Ruth Yankees vs White Sox at New York (7th) April 19, 1928 Jimmy Wilson Phillies vs Dodgers at Philadelphia (2nd) July 21, 1930 Charlie Gehringer Tigers vs Athletics at Detroit (5th) August 17, 1931 Gerald Walker Tigers vs Yankees at Detroit (1st) August 2, 1936 Jesse Hill Senators vs Tigers at Detroit (9th) September 11, 1936 Don Gutteridge Cardinals vs Dodgers at Brooklyn (7th) May 20, 1942 Buddy Blair Athletics vs Tigers at Dteroit (9th) July 29, 1943 Thurman Tucker White Sox vs Senators at Washington (4th) August 28, 1945 Tommy Brown Dodgers vs Phillies at Brooklyn (5th) August 29, 1947 Fred Hutchinson Tigers vs Browns at St. Louis (3rd) May 26, 1955 Don Newcombe Dodgers vs Pirates at Pittsburgh (9th) June 4, 1960 Chico Fernandez Tigers vs Indians at Cleveland (10th) August 3, 1962 Maury Wills Dodgers vs Cubs at Chicago (4th) September 1, 1963 Cardinals vs Phillies at Philadelphia (2nd) June 30, 1965 Jimmy Wynn Astros vs Giants at Houston (8th) August 29, 1965 Tony Taylor Phillies vs Dodgers at Philadelphia (3rd) July 25, 1970 Cesar Cedeno Astros vs Cubs at Chicago (8th) April 8, 1984 Ryne Sandberg Cubs vs Padres at San Diego (10th) June 29, 1984 Steve Sax Dodgers vs Cubs at Los Angeles (1st) May 24, 1995 John Nunnally Royals vs Blue Jays at Toronto (5th) August 7, 1996 Craig Paquette Royals vs Athletics at Kansas City (1st)

Arthur O. Schott 1 Louisiana’s Official Baseball Historian