Retrosheet


SUCCESSFUL EXECUTIONS of the HIDDEN BALL TRICK (280)

An Incomplete Listing, Compiled by Bill Deane

(408 Christian Hill Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326; 607-547-4426; billdeane14@gmail.com)

With major assistance from Retrosheet, and notable contributions by, alphabetically, David Arcidiacono, Greg Beston, Charlie Bevis, Cliff Blau, Steve Boren, Jim Charlton, Clem Comly, Dan Desrochers, John Gecik, Mike Grahek, Billy Hitchcock, Dick Hunt, Herm Krabbenhoft, Dave Lamoureaux, John Lewis, Joe McGillen, Peter Morris, Rod Nelson, Bill Nowlin, Marc Okkonen, Tom Ruane, Joseph St. George, David Smith, Lyle Spatz, Steve Steinberg, Dick Thompson, Rich Thurston, Bob Timmermann, Wayne Townsend, Frank Vaccaro, David Vincent, and Rob Wood, among others.

Credit: Finding the Hidden-Ball Trick: The Colorful History of Baseball's Oldest Ruse, by Bill Deane (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2015)

Date

Inn

LG

Perpetrator

POS

CLUB

Victim

CLUB

Notes

5/1/1876

3

NL

Jack Burdock to

Everett Mills

2B

1B

HAR

Joe Borden

BOS

 

5/8/1876

8

NL

Mike McGeary

2B

SL

John Peters

CHI

 

5/25/1876

1

NL

Bill Hague

3B

LOU

George Zettlein

PHI

 

5/25/1876

7

NL

Tom Carey to Bob Ferguson

SS

3B

HAR

Cap Anson

CHI

 

6/29/1876

7

NL

Cherokee Fisher to Charlie Gould

SS

1B

CIN

Jack Remsen

HAR

 

8/9/1876

5

NL

Jack Burdock

2B

HAR

William Coon

PHI

 

9/5/1876

 

NL

Davy Force

SS

PHI

Ross Barnes

CHI

 

5/12/1877

5

NL

Bill Hague

3B

LOU

Charley Jones

CIN

 

6/28/1877

7

NL

Bill Craver

SS

LOU

Tim Murnane

BOS

 

5/20/1881

9

NL

Ed Williamson

to Joe Quest

3B

2B

CHI

Jack Burdock

BOS

 

5/23/1884

 

AA

Jim Field

1B

COL

Charles Comiskey

SL

 

6/17/1884

 

NL

Dan Brouthers

1B

BUF

Billy Sunday

CHI

 

7/4/1884 (2)

 

AA

Pete Browning

3B

LOU

Adonis Terry

BKN

Hecker aids

7/10/1884

 

UA

John Irwin

3B

BOS

Char. Householder

CHI

 

9/27/1884

 

NL

Dan Brouthers

1B

BUF

Buck Ewing

NY

 

6/23/1886

9

NL

Dan Brouthers

1B

DET

Ed Andrews

PHI

ends game

5/17/1887

2

AA

Joe Werrick

3B

LOU

Chris Fulmer

BAL

 

6/17/1888

9

AA

Jack Farrell

2B

BAL

Bob Caruthers

BKN

ends game

5/4/1889

3

NL

John M. Ward

to Roger Connor

SS

1B

NY

Sam Thompson

PHI

 

5/26/1889

9

AA

Bill Shindle to

Reddy Mack

3B

2B

BAL

Curt Welch

PHI

 

7/2/1889

9

NL

Patsy Tebeau

3B

CLE

Walt Wilmot

WAS

 

8/9/1890

3

AA

Charlie Reilly

3B

COL

Dave McKeough

ROC

 

9/18/1892 (2)

4

NL

Sy Sutcliffe

1B

BAL

Chief Zimmer

CLE

 

5/22/1893

 

NL

Jake Beckley

1B

PIT

Kid Gleason

SL

 

5/30/1893 (1)

3

NL

Jake Beckley

1B

PIT

Joe Kelley

BAL

 

6/5/1893

7

NL

Perry Werden

1B

SL

John M. Ward

NY

 

6/7/1893

7

NL

Perry Werden

1B

SL

Tommy Burns

BKN

 

9/28/1893

9

NL

Jake Beckley

1B

PIT

John M. Ward

NY

Kelly coach

4/20/1894

1

NL

Piggy Ward to

Ed Cartwright

2B

1B

WAS

Sam Thompson

PHI

 

6/19/1894

8

NL

Piggy Ward

2B

WAS

Tommy Corcoran

BKN

 

7/4/1894 (1)

 

NL

Ed Cartwright

1B

WAS

Joe Quinn

SL

 

4/28/1896

2

NL

Ed Cartwright

1B

WAS

Willie Keeler

BAL

 

8/19/1896 (1)

1

NL

Gene DeMontreville

SS

WAS

Cupid Childs

CLE

 

8/27/1896 (1)

 

NL

Jim Rogers

1B

LOU

Fielder Jones

BKN

 

4/22/1897

 

NL

Perry Werden

1B

LOU

Chief Zimmer

CLE

opening day

4/24/1897

6

NL

Gene DeMontreville

SS

WAS

Brickyard Kennedy

BKN

 

4/29/1897

 

NL

Perry Werden

1B

LOU

Malachi Kittridge

CHI

 

5/26/1897

 

NL

Jim Rogers to

Perry Werden

2B

1B

LOU

Herman Long

BOS

 

5/27/1897

2

NL

Jim Rogers to

Perry Werden

2B

1B

LOU

John O'Brien

WAS

 

6/2/1897

7

NL

Ed Cartwright

1B

WAS

Tim Donahue

CHI

 

7/9/1900

5

NL

Bob Wood

3B

CIN

Elmer Flick

PHI

C-Peitz aids

5/8/1901

9

NL

John Ganzel

1B

NY

Harry Wolverton

PHI

at 3B; ends game

9/24/1901

2

AL

Bill Coughlin

3B

WAS

Jack Cronin

DET

 

4/17/1902

 

NL

Jake Beckley

1B

CIN

Frank Chance

CHI

opening day

5/2/1902

 

AL

Candy LaChance

1B

BOS

Billy Gilbert

BAL

 

5/11/1902

5

NL

Hal O'Hagan

1B

CHI

Doc Newton

BKN

 

5/13/1902

7

NL

Charlie Dexter

3B

CHI

Bill Dahlen

BKN

 

5/15/1902

1

AL

Bill Coughlin

2B

WAS

Kip Selbach

BAL

 

6/3/1902

4

AL

Bill Coughlin

SS

WAS

Ducky Holmes

DET

 

6/25/1902

1

AL

Bill Coughlin

SS

WAS

Patsy Dougherty

BOS

 

6/25/1902

8

NL

Rudy Hulswitt

SS

PHI

Steve Brodie

NY

 

5/30/1903 (1)

6

NL

Dutch Jordan

3B

BKN

Bill Hallman

PHI

 

6/3/1904

9

NL

Fred Jacklitsch

1B

BKN

Ed Phelps

PIT

 

6/13/1904

8

AL

Wid Conroy

SS

NY

Doc White

CHI

 

6/24/1904

10

AL

Bill Coughlin

3B

WAS

Deacon McGuire

NY

 

8/26/1904

2

AL

Hunter Hill to Mal Kittridge

3B

C

WAS

Charlie Carr

CLE

 

4/22/1905

6

AL

Germ. Schaefer

2B

DET

Lee Tannehill

CHI

 

4/29/1905

3

AL

Hunter Hill

3B

WAS

Freddy Parent

BOS

 

5/6/1905

7

NL

Fred Abbott

1B

PHI

Fred Mitchell

BKN

 

5/12/1905

2

AL

Bill Coughlin

3B

DET

Hobe Ferris

BOS

CY coach

7/23/1905

1

AL

George Davis

SS

CHI

Topsy Hartsel

PHI

 

8/3/1905

9

NL

Shad Barry

1B

CIN

Charlie Malay

BKN

 

4/17/1906

3

AL

Pinky Lindsay

1B

DET

Bill O'Neill

CHI

 

5/12/1906

1

NL

Shad Barry to

Tommy Corcoran

1B

SS

CIN

Roger Bresnahan

NY

 

5/18/1906

8

NL

Honus Wagner

SS

PIT

Bill Dahlen

NY

 

9/3/1906 (2)

1

AL

Bill Coughlin

3B

DET

George Stone

SL

 

4/13/1907

6

AL

Lave Cross to Nig Perrine

3B

SS

WAS

Wid Conroy

NY

 

4/26/1907

6

NL

Bobby Byrne

3B

SL

Orval Overall

CHI

 

8/19/1907

12

AL

Charley O'Leary

3B

DET

John Knight

BOS

 

9/22/1907 (2)

7

NL

Fred Tenney

1B

BOS

Joe Tinker

CHI

ends game

10/9/1907

1

Germ. Schaefer to Bill Coughlin

2B

3B

DET

Jimmy Slagle

CHI-N

World Series G#2

5/13/1908

3

AL

Bill Coughlin

3B

DET

Amby McConnell

BOS

 

5/24/1908

9

NL

Miller Huggins

2B

CIN

Tim Jordan

BKN

 

8/29/1908

2

AL

Harry Lord

3B

BOS

Tom Jones

SL

 

4/15/1909

3

NL

Miller Huggins to Dick Hoblitzel

2B

1B

CIN

Fred Clarke

PIT

opener

7/22/1909

8

NL

Johnny Evers to

Frank Chance

2B

1B

CHI

Josh Devore

NY

PR

7/31/1909

4

NL

Miller Huggins

3B

CIN

Wally Clement

BKN

 

5/18/1910

6

AL

George Stovall

1B

CLE

Gabby Street

WAS

 

5/19/1910

10

AL

George Stovall

1B

CLE

Hal Chase

NY

 

6/28/1910

4

NL

Joe Ward

1B

PHI

Josh Devore

NY

 

7/13/1910

9

AL

Hal Chase

1B

NY

George Stovall

CLE

revenge

8/6/1910

5

AL

George Moriarty

to Jim Delahanty

3B

2B

DET

Birdie Cree

NY

 

9/22/1910 (1)

5

NL

Fred Merkle

1B

NY

Johnny Evers

CHI

 

6/1/1911 (2)

1

NL

Miller Huggins

2B

SL

Bob Bescher

CIN

 

6/30/1911

9

NL

Miller Huggins

2B

SL

Max Carey

PIT

 

7/9/1911

2

AL

Charley O'Leary

2B

DET

Jack Lelivelt

WAS

 

9/1/1911

9

AL

Ivy Olson

SS

CLE

Felix Chouinard

CHI

PR

4/14/1912

8

NL

Arnold Hauser

SS

SL

Jimmy Sheckard

CHI

 

5/11/1912

5

AL

George Stovall

1B

SL

Les Nunamaker

BOS

 

6/15/1912

6

AL

Del Pratt to

George Stovall

2B

1B

SL

Bert Daniels

NY

 

6/17/1912 (1)

 

NL

Ed McDonald to Johnny Kling

3B

C

BOS

Armando Marsans

CIN

 

7/3/1912 (1)

2

AL

Chick Gandil

1B

WAS

Jack Martin

NY

 

7/14/1912 (1)

6

NL

Wally Smith

3B

SL

Fred Snodgrass

NY

 

8/29/1912

7

NL

Ed McDonald

3B

BOS

Doc Miller

PHI

 

9/2/1912 (2)

7

NL

Dick Egan

2B

CIN

Bob Harmon

SL

PR

9/3/1912

7

AL

George McBride

SS

WAS

Eddie Murphy

PHI

 

9/25/1912 (1)

4

AL

Del Pratt to Jimmy Austin

2B

3B

SL

Rollie Zeider

CHI

 

9/30/1912

6

NL

Miller Huggins

2B

SL

Hank Severeid

CIN

 

4/13/1913

 

AL

George Stovall

1B

SL

Frank Lange

CHI

 

5/14/1913

 

AL

Ivy Olson

3B

CLE

Birdie Cree

NY

 

5/28/1913

3

AL

George Stovall

1B

SL

Donie Bush

DET

 

5/31/1913 (2)

1

NL

Lee Magee to

Ed Konetchy

2B

1B

SL

Johnny Bates

CIN

 

7/13/1913

9

AL

Del Pratt to

Bunny Brief

2B

1B

SL

Ezra Midkiff

NY

 

7/28/1913

9

NL

Art Phelan

3B

CHI

Wilson Collins

BOS

PR; ends game

5/26/1914

2

AL

Buzzy Wares

SS

SL

Amos Strunk

PHI

 

5/26/1914

5

AL

Nap Lajoie

2B

CLE

Del Gainer

BOS

 

5/26/1914

7

NL

Miller Huggins

to Dots Miller

2B

1B

SL

Jack Martin

BOS

 

5/30/1914 (2)

11

FL

Otto Knabe

2B

BAL

Tex McDonald

PIT

 

6/9/1914

8

NL

Honus Wagner

SS

PIT

Beals Becker

PHI

 

6/23/1914

8

AL

Ivy Olson

3B

CLE

Bobby Veach

DET

 

7/4/1914 (1)

8

FL

Eddie Holly

SS

PIT

Harvey Russell

BAL

 

7/10/1914

9

AL

Billy Purtell to Marty Kavanagh

3B

2B

DET

Eddie Collins

PHI

 

7/14/1914 (1)

4

FL

Harry Swacina

1B

BAL

Everett Booe

BUF

 

9/9/1914 (1)

1

NL

R. Maranville to

Red Smith

SS

3B

BOS

Jack Martin

PHI

Martin's 2nd time this yr

5/1/1915

7

NL

Miller Huggins

2B

SL

Tommy Leach

CIN

 

5/10/1915

2

NL

Bob Fisher

SS

CHI

Doug Baird

PIT

 

6/17/1915

9

NL

Alex McCarthy

SS

PIT

Dave Robertson

NY

 

8/29/1915

8

AL

Del Pratt

2B

SL

Horace Milan

WAS

debut; PR

8/9/1916 (2)

2

NL

Bruno Betzel

2B

SL

Fred Merkle

NY

 

7/3/1918

9

NL

Bob Fisher

2B

SL

Dode Paskert

CHI

 

7/4/1918 (2)

6

AL

Ty Cobb

1B

DET

Joe Benz

CHI

 

7/26/1918

4

AL

Jimmy Austin

SS

SL

Wildfire Schulte

WAS

 

9/2/1918 (2)

 

AL

Babe Pinelli

3B

CHI

George Harper

DET

 

6/18/1919

9

AL

Jimmy Austin

3B

SL

Wally Schang

BOS

ends game

7/25/1919

1

AL

Fred McMullin

3B

CHI

Joe Gedeon

SL

 

9/11/1919 (2)

3

NL

Gene Paulette to

Lena Blackburne

2B

3B

PHI

Billy Southworth

PIT

 

6/19/1920

8

AL

Chick Galloway

SS

PHI

Jimmy Austin

SL

 

6/19/1920

6

AL

Babe Pinelli

3B

DET

Stuffy McInnis

BOS

 

6/22/1920

1

AL

Babe Pinelli

3B

DET

Sam Rice

WAS

 

8/8/1920

5

AL

Ralph Young

2B

DET

Ping Bodie

NY

Pinelli aids

9/18/1920

4

AL

Bucky Harris

2B

WAS

Doc Johnston

CLE

 

7/4/1921 (2)

7

AL

Jimmy Austin

SS

SL

Joe Sargent

DET

 

7/9/1921

9

AL

Jimmy Austin

SS

SL

Patsy Gharrity

WAS

ends game

8/2/1921

5

AL

Bobby Jones

3B

DET

Bing Miller

WAS

 

4/22/1922

7

NL

Jack Fournier

1B

SL

Max Carey

PIT

 

4/24/1922

1

AL

Joe Judge

1B

WAS

Shano Collins

BOS

 

6/24/1922 (2)

1

AL

George Burns

1B

BOS

Chick Fewster

NY

 

7/11/1922

2

AL

Joe Judge

1B

WAS

Johnny Mostil

CHI

 

8/20/1922 (2)

4

NL

Babe Pinelli to

Ike Caveney

3B

SS

CIN

Ray Schmandt

BKN

 

8/26/1922 (2)

6

NL

Lew Fonseca to Jake Daubert

2B

1B

CIN

Tony Boeckel

BOS

 

9/21/1922

8

AL

Bobby Jones to

Johnny Bassler

3B

C

DET

Everett Scott

NY

 

5/26/1923

5

AL

Johnny Mitchell

SS

BOS

Bucky Harris

WAS

 

5/17/1924

7

AL

Danny Clark

3B

BOS

Roy Elsh

CHI

 

6/30/1926

4

AL

Marty McManus

3B

SL

Harry Heilmann

DET

Cobb coach

7/20/1926

4

NL

Frank Emmer to Babe Pinelli

SS 3B

CIN

Johnny Butler

BKN

 

5/17/1927

2

NL

Chuck Dressen

3B

CIN

George Harper

NY

 

4/23/1928

5

AL

Willie Kamm

3B

CHI

Jackie Tavener

DET

 

7/27/1928

8

AL

Willie Kamm

3B

CHI

Mickey Cochrane

PHI

 

8/22/1928

7

NL

R. Maranville

SS

SL

Hank DeBerry

BKN

 

9/13/1928

7

AL

Lu Blue

1B

SL

Art Shires

CHI

 

4/21/1929

2

AL

Frank O'Rourke

3B

SL

Nolen Richardson

DET

 

4/30/1929

7

AL

Willie Kamm

3B

CHI

Charlie Jamieson

CLE

triple play

7/18/1929

9

NL

Billy Rhiel to Dave Bancroft

2B

SS

BKN

Riggs Stephenson

CHI

 

9/20/1930 (1)

1

NL

Leo Durocher to Tony Cuccinello

SS

3B

CIN

Freddy Leach

NY

 

6/25/1931

9

AL

Willie Kamm

3B

CLE

Jack Rothrock

BOS

 

7/15/1931

9

NL

Joe Stripp to Tony Cuccinello

3B

2B

CIN

Rabbit Maranville

BOS

 

9/6/1931 (2)

6

NL

Leo Durocher to Tony Cuccinello

SS

2B

CIN

Chick Hafey

SL

triple play

4/17/1932

2

AL

Nolen Richardson

3B

DET

Rick Ferrell

SL

 

6/15/1933

5

NL

Billy Jurges

SS

CHI

Hal Smith

PIT

protested

8/21/1933

6

AL

Marty McManus

3B

BOS

Earl Averill

CLE

 

9/18/1933

9

NL

Dolph Camilli

1B

CHI

Van Mungo

BKN

 

9/18/1933

8

NL

Gus Mancuso to Chuck Dressen

C

3B

NY

Tex Carleton

SL

 

7/15/1934 (1)

7

NL

Joe Stripp

3B

BKN

Bill DeLancey

SL

 

9/6/1934

8

AL

Willie Kamm

3B

CLE

Dusty Cooke

BOS

 

9/7/1934 (2)

8

AL

Oscar Melillo

2B

SL

John Kerr

WAS

 

8/22/1935

5

AL

Oscar Melillo

2B

BOS

Billy Rogell

DET

 

9/21/1935 (2)

7

AL

Billy Rogell

SS

DET

Rollie Hemsley

SL

 

9/29/1935 (2)

3

NL

Tom Thevenow

SS

PIT

Lee Gamble

CIN

 

5/9/1936

8

NL

Johnny Mize

1B

SL

Frank Demaree

CHI

 

6/19/1936

8

AL

Frank Crosetti

SS

NY

Goose Goslin

DET

 

7/15/1936 (2)

5

AL

Billy Rogell

SS

DET

Pat Malone

NY

 

5/29/1937 (1)

8

AL

Frank Crosetti

SS

NY

Billy Werber

PHI

 

7/16/1937

3

AL

Frank Crosetti

SS

NY

Bts. Poffenberger

DET

 

8/29/1937

5

AL

Frank Crosetti

SS

NY

Gee Walker

DET

 

7/4/1938 (1)

5

AL

Frank Crosetti

SS

NY

George Case

WAS

 

7/2/1939 (1)

6

AL

Frank Crosetti

SS

NY

Joe Cronin

BOS

 

4/24/1940

5

AL

Frank Crosetti

SS

NY

Al Brancato

PHI

 

7/28/1940 (1)

3

NL

Bobby Bragan

SS

PHI

Billy Werber

CIN

 

6/1/1941 (2)

10

AL

Mike Tresh to

Joe Kuhel

C

1B

CHI

Doc Cramer

WAS

 

6/3/1941

8

NL

Bobby Bragan

SS

PHI

Augie Galan

CHI

 

6/24/1941

2

AL

Lou Boudreau

SS

CLE

Dick Newsome

BOS

 

8/13/1941

4

NL

Bobby Bragan

SS

PHI

Dixie Walker

BKN

 

5/16/1942

8

NL

Max West

1B

BOS

Creepy Crespi

SL

 

5/31/1942 (2)

5

AL

Johnny Pesky

SS

BOS

Bill Zuber

WAS

 

7/4/1942 (2)

8

AL

Johnny Pesky

SS

BOS

Tommy Henrich

NY

 

8/22/1942

9

AL

Lou Boudreau

SS

CLE

Don Kolloway

CHI

 

6/2/1943 (2)

8

AL

Bobby Doerr

2B

BOS

Denny Galehouse

SL

 

4/17/1945

6

AL

Tony Cuccinello

3B

CHI

Lou Boudreau

CLE

opener

5/13/1945 (1)

6

AL

Roy Schalk

2B

CHI

Harlond Clift

WAS

 

5/23/1945

6

NL

Bill Schuster

SS

CHI

Jimmie Foxx

PHI

 

9/2/1946 (1)

1

NL

Bill Rigney

3B

NY

Billy Herman

BOS

 

7/6/1947 (1)

1

AL

Johnny Pesky

SS

BOS

Buddy Lewis

WAS

 

5/12/1948

5

NL

Pee Wee Reese

SS

BKN

John Vander Meer

CIN

 

7/25/1948 (2)

2

NL

Connie Ryan

2B

BOS

Del Rice

SL

 

7/27/1948

2

NL

Gene Mauch

2B

CHI

Dick Sisler

PHI

 

7/1/1950

7

AL

Billy Hitchcock

2B

PHI

Eddie Yost

WAS

 

7/18/1950

7

NL

Connie Ryan

2B

CIN

Monte Kennedy

NY

 

9/8/1950

5

AL

Billy Hitchcock

2B

PHI

Mickey Grasso

WAS

 

5/6/1951 (1)

10

NL

Connie Ryan

2B

CIN

Whitey Lockman

NY

 

8/7/1951 (1)

8

NL

Earl Torgeson

1B

BOS

Willie Jones

PHI

 

6/15/1952 (2)

6

AL

Billy Hitchcock

3B

PHI

Darrell Johnson

SL

 

7/14/1952

8

AL

Ferris Fain

1B

PHI

Ray Coleman

CHI

 

7/20/1952 (2)

3

AL

Billy Hitchcock

3B

PHI

Fred Hatfield

DET

 

8/31/1952

7

AL

Neil Berry

SS

DET

Vic Wertz

SL

 

4/30/1953

4

NL

Del Crandall to

Joe Adcock

C

1B

MIL

Sal Yvars

NY

 

6/21/1953 (2)

1

AL

Billy Hunter

SS

SL

Jimmy Piersall

BOS

 

6/24/1955

9

AL

Chico Carrasquel

SS

CHI

Sammy White

BOS

 

5/13/1956

1

AL

Earl Torgeson

1B

DET