Books and articles about Ernie Padgett

Padgett came up for four games with the Braves in 1923. Playing shortstop that October 6, he made an unassisted triple play; he caught a line drive hit by the Phillies' Walter Holke, stepped on second to double up Cotton Tierney, and tagged Cliff Lee off first base.

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Padgett was the Braves' regular third baseman in 1924 and hit .255 with his lone home run, and reached career highs of 25 doubles, 42 runs, and 46 RBI in 502 at-bats. The rest of his career was spent as a utility man. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » October 6, 1923: Braves rookie SS Ernie Padgett, playing in his 2nd game, pulls an unassisted triple play against the Phils, the first in the National League since 1878. Walter Holke lines out, Cotton Tierney is forced, and Cliff Lee is tagged out. It is the first unassisted TP in the NL since 1878. The Braves win the 5-inning nitecap, 4–1, to sweep the twinbill. Joe Batchelder picks up the W over Lefty Weinert.