ESPN.com · Aug 18, 2018
Record-tying 7 double plays, 5 induced by Cole Hamels, propel Cubs' win
PITTSBURGH -- It was only appropriate the Chicago Cubs completed their 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday by turning a double play to end the game, as it was their seventh of the evening, tying an MLB record.
"That's pretty firm right there," manager Joe Maddon said. "You don't normally see that. I don't remember anything like that."
According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Cubs joined the 1942 Yankees and 1969 Astros as the only three teams to record seven double plays in a nine-inning game. The Cubs got theirs on six ground balls and one line-drive double play. Starter Cole Hamels induced five of them while reaching a career-high 21 double plays on the season.