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Amby McConnell

 * ... that Amby McConnell (pictured) lined into the first unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball history on July 19, 1909?
 * ALT1:... that Amby McConnell (pictured) odd hobby entailed scavenging the streets to collect pins, in the belief that finding one was a sign he would break out of a slump?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Euapta lappa
 * Comment: Source for the hook fact can be found in ref 1. ALT 1 hook source is ref 3.

Created/expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self nom at 02:27, 14 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment: :Symbol possible vote.svg I think the hook is great, under the 200 char limit and the improvements quite valuable. It's new enough, long enough-- but I'm not sure it has been improved 5X. (As this is my first attempt to contribute back to DYK, I haven't figured out prosesize.js yet and am hoping someone more experienced will follow up on this comment.) Also, I have some style comments but put them on the Talk page. Good sources. Would be appropriate for the World Series. &#91;deadhenry&#93; (talk) 03:38, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Just insert: javascript:importScript('User:Dr pda/prosesize.js'); getDocumentSize; into the URL field when you viewing McConnell's article. Then, go to the article history and select the version before the one where I started expansion.  Once again, insert the script above.  From my experience, you'll probably have to press enter twice in order for the script to work.  Also, the styling and wording is not one of the five criterion for DYK.  That comes in later if this article is being considered for good article status. —Bloom6132 (talk) 09:10, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svgs for the word count info; the article indeed is a qualifying improvement from the previous version. However, it's my understanding that style and wording are part of the DYK criteria. Article 3.1 above states: Within policy – meets core policies and guidelines, and in particular: is neutral links to WP:NPOV and that links to WP:W2W. I don't think there is anything major wrong here but feel I should defer to a more experienced editor. To me it's good to go and if no one follows up, I will be bold and approve this later tonight. &#91;+&#93;&#91;deadhenry&#93; (talk) 16:42, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I've finished addressing all the three points you made. I left one "however" in there because the source used ([1]) justifies its use.  It first states, "he slumped back to a .254 average" before saying "McConnell returned in 1907 to the Eastern League with Providence, enjoying his best season yet."  It implies that these two factors (poor performance and rebounding) are both connected. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:39, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I concede that I'm being picky. Now I will be bold. Well done! Approved. &#91;+&#93;&#91;deadhenry&#93; (talk) 19:22, 15 October 2012 (UTC)