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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

I had never heard of Pat Tabler, until Jay mentioned him. So, while I was looking up some of his exploits, I came across this:
» May 25, 1986: At Cleveland, Pat Tabler is at bat for Toronto when pitcher John Cerutti picks Joe Carter off 1B unassisted. Cerutti beats Carter back to the bag. This same play occurred last month in an A's-Twins game.

Now Ive seen good pick off moves. But to fool a runner so bad that you can just walk over and tag him, that Ive never seen. How commonly does this occur? And which pitchers have pulled it off?