Even as Lander uttered these words Grant pitched the first ball, and Whiting hit it--hit it humming straight into the hands of Chipper Cooper, who snapped it to third for a double play, before Berry could get back to the sack.
It was a double play, and a mighty shout of joy was flung forth from beneath the fluttering crimson banners of the Oakdale spectators.
Taking the ball, with one foot on the plate, the catcher hummed it past Cooper's ear to first, completing a double play.
Either horn of the dilemma is bad, but the safest way generally is to anticipate the ball being caught, and to stand ready to get back to first base easily, as the effort to drop the ball for a double play is one not often successful.
Larry set himself for the ball, while Iredell ran over to cover the bag for a double play.
Jackwell was next at bat, and the chances were good for a double play by Brooklyn.
To make him hit into a double play, Jim made the next an outcurve.
Douglas whipped the ball to first in an endeavor to complete a double play, but Denton beat the ball by a step.
Willis got to first base on an error by Warner, but Denton hit into a double play, Ellis to Douglas to Kopf, and the inning was over.
It was as pretty a double play as had ever been made on the New York grounds!
This bit of strategy, however, and the hope of thereby retiring the side on a double play didn’t work for Sam Warcford was the next batter.
When there is a runner on first and the ball is hit to the second baseman, he tries for a double play, and there are four ways in which it may be made.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "double play" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
