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From: paulson@ihu1f.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Stealing First Base
Message-ID: <134@ihu1f.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Jun-83 10:04:39 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 27 10:04:39 1983
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I believe that the only man to steal first base was Germany Shaeffer,
in the very early 1900's.  The play started with Germany Shaeffer on
first, and another runner on third.  Germany signalled to the runner on
third to try a double steal of second and home, but the opposing catcher
held the ball, allowing Germany to steal second.  Undaunted, he
proceeded to steal first base so that they could try the double steal
again.  I believe that the second try at the double steal was
successful.

The information for this comes from an extremely entertaining book
called "The Glory of Their Times", a compilation of interviews with
professional baseball players from the last decade of the 1800's and the
first few decades of this century.

				Bill Paulson
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