Roy Akin

Roy Benjamin Akin

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 180 lb.

• Born June 16, 1882 in Columbia, TN USA
• Died November 9, 1933 in Teague, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Roy Akin was a minor league player in the Pacific Coast League. In 1911, Akin hit into the only unassisted triple play by an outfielder. Akin lined out to Walter Carlisle. Carlisle ran from shallow centerfield to second base thus retiring the runner who took off too early en route to third base. He then beat the runner on first back to the bag completing the odd 8 unassisted triple play.

The next season Akin turned an unassisted triple play of his own. Akin was playing third base for the Houston Buffaloes and Waco had runners on second and third during the May 9 game. A hit-and-run bunt did not work as planned as Akin caught the bunted ball, stepped on third to force the runner there, then tagged out the runner coming down from second base.

Akin was a cotton buyer in Mexia, TX the last few years of his life. He had an operation on November 2, 1933 to remove a burst appendix [1], and passed away a week later [2].

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1915	Mexia Gassers	Central Texas League	28-33	5th
1916	Mexia Gassers	Central Texas League		--	--	Replaced by Grady White
1917	Mexia Gassers	Central Texas League	8-6	1st
1921	Graham Hijackers	Texas-Oklahoma League		--	--	Succeeded Ed Appleton, was succeeded by C. Van Zandt
1922	Mexia Gushers	Texas-Oklahoma League	47-60	6th