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Neal Ball

 * ... that Neal Ball (pictured) turned the first unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball history?
 * ALT1:... that Major League Baseball shortstop Neal Ball (pictured) beat his close friend Babe Ruth in a bowling challenge in 1923?
 * Comment: Source for the hook fact can be found in ref 2. ALT 1 sources are refs 2 and 3.  Since I have only 3 DYK credits (and only 5 DYK nominations), this is exempt from QPQ.

Created/expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self nom at 14:55, 11 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg and lengths both good. Facts for both proposed hooks confirmed.  No problems with close paraphrasing spotted. --Allen3 talk 15:39, 20 September 2012 (UTC)