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Three-Error Inning

There have been 2,791 three-error innings since 1897, measured across 207,975 games, one every 74 games. The most recent was the Detroit Tigers on 14 September 2025; the first was the Cincinnati Reds on 14 April 1908.

Three errors in one half inning.
Much rarer now: 231 since 2000, one every 266 games, against one every 74 across the whole record.
2,791times in history
1 in 74games · 1897+
1908first · Cincinnati Reds
2025-09-14most recent · Detroit Tigers

By decade

1900s158
1910s669
1920s369
1930s288
1940s225
1950s161
1960s194
1970s196
1980s169
1990s131
2000s103
2010s91
2020s37

Done it most

Every occurrence (2,791 of them) · 1,001–1,250 of 2,791

DateTeam#Game
1955-05-01New York Yankees1791
1955-04-28New York Giants1790
1954-09-21Chicago White Sox1789
1954-09-01Chicago Cubs1788
1954-08-14Cincinnati Reds1787
1954-08-07St. Louis Cardinals1786
1954-08-03Philadelphia Athletics1785
1954-07-22Cleveland Guardians1784
1954-07-19Baltimore Orioles1783
1954-07-10New York Giants1782
1954-06-19Washington Senators (1901-60)1781
1954-05-30Washington Senators (1901-60)1780
1954-05-29Cleveland Guardians1779
1954-05-19Chicago Cubs1778
1954-05-14Detroit Tigers1777
1954-05-03Chicago White Sox1776
1954-05-02Detroit Tigers1775
1954-04-21Brooklyn Dodgers1774
1954-04-13New York Yankees1773
1953-09-02Brooklyn Dodgers1772
1953-08-23Boston Red Sox1771
1953-08-20Detroit Tigers1770
1953-08-17New York Yankees1769
1953-08-13Cincinnati Reds1768
1953-08-05Washington Senators (1901-60)1767
1953-07-28Brooklyn Dodgers1766
1953-07-26Boston Red Sox1765
1953-07-10Pittsburgh Pirates1764
1953-07-07Cleveland Guardians1763
1953-07-05Detroit Tigers1762
1953-07-03Washington Senators (1901-60)1761
1953-06-23Chicago White Sox1760
1953-06-12Milwaukee Braves1759
1953-06-09Philadelphia Phillies1758
1953-06-08Milwaukee Braves1757
1953-06-08Philadelphia Phillies1756
1953-05-29St. Louis Cardinals1755
1953-05-24New York Yankees1754
1953-05-21Cincinnati Reds1753
1952-09-11Chicago Cubs1752
1952-08-20Boston Red Sox1751
1952-07-31Chicago Cubs1750
1952-07-31Pittsburgh Pirates1749
1952-07-30New York Giants1748
1952-07-16Brooklyn Dodgers1747
1952-07-15St. Louis Browns1746
1952-06-30Chicago White Sox1745
1952-06-23Boston Braves1744
1952-06-22Washington Senators (1901-60)1743
1952-06-12Brooklyn Dodgers1742
1952-05-21Philadelphia Phillies1741
1952-05-03Cincinnati Reds1740
1952-04-22Chicago Cubs1739
1952-04-16Brooklyn Dodgers1738
1951-09-25Boston Braves1737
1951-09-14Philadelphia Phillies1736
1951-09-03Chicago Cubs1735
1951-08-19St. Louis Browns1734
1951-08-08Chicago White Sox1733
1951-08-05Brooklyn Dodgers1732
1951-08-05Philadelphia Phillies1731
1951-08-01Brooklyn Dodgers1730
1951-07-18Philadelphia Athletics1729
1951-06-30Boston Braves1728
1951-06-30St. Louis Cardinals1727
1951-06-13Philadelphia Phillies1726
1951-05-25Philadelphia Phillies1725
1951-05-20New York Giants1724
1951-04-29St. Louis Browns1723
1951-04-20Chicago White Sox1722
1950-09-04Chicago White Sox1721
1950-08-30Boston Red Sox1720
1950-08-29Brooklyn Dodgers1719
1950-08-27Boston Red Sox1718
1950-08-23Boston Red Sox1717
1950-07-31Chicago Cubs1716
1950-07-18Boston Braves1715
1950-06-30Boston Red Sox1714
1950-05-18Brooklyn Dodgers1713
1950-05-10Cincinnati Reds1712
1950-05-07New York Yankees1711
1950-05-07Boston Red Sox1710
1949-09-23New York Yankees1709
1949-09-09New York Giants1708
1949-09-04Cleveland Guardians1707
1949-09-04New York Cubans1706
1949-08-27Pittsburgh Pirates1705
1949-08-20New York Yankees1704
1949-08-06Cincinnati Reds1703
1949-07-31New York Giants1702
1949-07-22Chicago White Sox1701
1949-07-17St. Louis Browns1700
1949-07-06Cincinnati Reds1699
1949-06-26New York Giants1698
1949-06-14Chicago White Sox1697
1949-06-11New York Yankees1696
1949-06-11Philadelphia Stars1695
1949-06-09New York Yankees1694
1949-06-02Philadelphia Stars1693
1949-05-24New York Yankees1692
1949-05-23Kansas City Monarchs1691
1949-05-22Birmingham Black Barons1690
1949-04-25New York Giants1689
1948-10-02Brooklyn Dodgers1688
1948-09-23Brooklyn Dodgers1687
1948-09-15Boston Braves1686
1948-08-17Brooklyn Dodgers1685
1948-08-10Newark Eagles1684
1948-07-18Birmingham Black Barons1683
1948-07-18Cleveland Buckeyes1682
1948-07-07Cincinnati Reds1681
1948-07-04Newark Eagles1680
1948-06-24St. Louis Cardinals1679
1948-06-20St. Louis Cardinals1678
1948-05-30Indianapolis Clowns1677
1948-05-14Philadelphia Stars1676
1948-05-09Philadelphia Phillies1675
1947-09-28New York Giants1674
1947-09-20Boston Braves1673
1947-09-17Philadelphia Athletics1672
1947-08-23Detroit Tigers1671
1947-08-22Cleveland Guardians1670
1947-08-20Pittsburgh Pirates1669
1947-08-13Brooklyn Dodgers1668
1947-08-03Newark Eagles1667
1947-08-02Cincinnati Reds1666
1947-07-30Boston Braves1665
1947-07-24Pittsburgh Pirates1664
1947-07-10Philadelphia Phillies1663
1947-06-29Cincinnati Reds1662
1947-06-26Cincinnati Reds1661
1947-06-15Boston Red Sox1660
1947-06-09Philadelphia Athletics1659
1947-06-05Cincinnati Reds1658
1947-05-30Washington Senators (1901-60)1657
1947-05-24Cincinnati Reds1656
1947-05-21Washington Senators (1901-60)1655
1947-05-15Chicago American Giants1654
1947-05-13Boston Red Sox1653
1947-05-13Detroit Tigers1652
1947-05-06Cincinnati Reds1651
1947-04-23Chicago Cubs1650
1947-04-20Philadelphia Phillies1649
1946-09-25Brooklyn Dodgers1648
1946-09-07Cincinnati Reds1647
1946-09-03Kansas City Monarchs1646
1946-08-21Boston Red Sox1645
1946-07-31Cincinnati Reds1644
1946-07-17New York Giants1643
1946-07-14Chicago Cubs1642
1946-07-14Chicago White Sox1641
1946-06-19Brooklyn Dodgers1640
1946-06-10Indianapolis Clowns1639
1946-06-02Indianapolis Clowns1638
1946-05-20Brooklyn Dodgers1637
1946-05-17Pittsburgh Pirates1636
1946-05-08Chicago White Sox1635
1946-04-25Cincinnati Reds1634
1946-04-17Philadelphia Athletics1633
1945-09-20Cleveland Guardians1632
1945-09-10Washington Senators (1901-60)1631
1945-09-07Philadelphia Athletics1630
1945-08-26Chicago American Giants1629
1945-08-05Cleveland Buckeyes1628
1945-07-31Cleveland Guardians1627
1945-07-17Brooklyn Dodgers1626
1945-07-08Boston Braves1625
1945-07-04Pittsburgh Pirates1624
1945-07-02Chicago White Sox1623
1945-06-30Brooklyn Dodgers1622
1945-06-13Boston Braves1621
1945-06-10St. Louis Browns1620
1945-06-07New York Giants1619
1945-06-07Cincinnati Reds1618
1945-06-06Boston Braves1617
1945-06-02St. Louis Cardinals1616
1945-05-14Cincinnati Reds1615
1945-05-13Chicago White Sox1614
1945-05-13Pittsburgh Pirates1613
1945-05-05Brooklyn Dodgers1612
1945-05-05Brooklyn Dodgers1611
1945-05-05Philadelphia Phillies1610
1945-04-22Cincinnati Reds1609
1944-09-29Cincinnati Reds1608
1944-09-26St. Louis Cardinals1607
1944-09-24Chicago White Sox1606
1944-09-23Boston Red Sox1605
1944-09-09Detroit Tigers1604
1944-08-31New York Yankees1603
1944-08-30Chicago Cubs1602
1944-08-27New York Yankees1601
1944-08-22New York Giants1600
1944-08-22Cleveland Buckeyes1599
1944-08-22Newark Eagles1598
1944-08-14Cincinnati Clowns1597
1944-08-06Detroit Tigers1596
1944-08-02St. Louis Cardinals1595
1944-08-01St. Louis Browns1594
1944-07-30Boston Red Sox1593
1944-07-20Chicago Cubs1592
1944-07-19Detroit Tigers1591
1944-07-16Brooklyn Dodgers1590
1944-07-16Philadelphia Athletics1589
1944-07-15Washington Senators (1901-60)1588
1944-07-02New York Yankees1587
1944-07-02Chicago White Sox1586
1944-07-01Chicago White Sox1585
1944-05-24Pittsburgh Pirates1584
1944-05-21Kansas City Monarchs1583
1944-04-25Cincinnati Reds1582
1943-09-19Chicago White Sox1581
1943-09-10Homestead Grays1580
1943-09-05New York Yankees1579
1943-08-26Boston Red Sox1578
1943-08-22Detroit Tigers1577
1943-08-14Washington Senators (1901-60)1576
1943-08-14St. Louis Cardinals1575
1943-07-13Birmingham Black Barons1574
1943-07-11Boston Red Sox1573
1943-07-10Washington Senators (1901-60)1572
1943-07-10New York Yankees1571
1943-07-05Chicago White Sox1570
1943-07-05New York Giants1569
1943-07-03Chicago Cubs1568
1943-07-01Philadelphia Phillies1567
1943-06-20St. Louis Cardinals1566
1943-06-18New York Giants1565
1943-06-18Chicago Cubs1564
1943-06-13Chicago American Giants1563
1943-05-29Homestead Grays1562
1943-05-23Washington Senators (1901-60)1561
1943-05-16New York Yankees1560
1943-05-09Washington Senators (1901-60)1559
1943-04-28Washington Senators (1901-60)1558
1943-04-24St. Louis Cardinals1557
1942-09-27Cleveland Guardians1556
1942-09-24Boston Braves1555
1942-09-22St. Louis Cardinals1554
1942-09-14St. Louis Cardinals1553
1942-09-13Boston Braves1552
1942-09-02Chicago White Sox1551
1942-08-22Boston Red Sox1550
1942-07-28St. Louis Browns1549
1942-07-28Cincinnati Reds1548
1942-07-19Washington Senators (1901-60)1547
1942-07-04Washington Senators (1901-60)1546
1942-06-29Chicago White Sox1545
1942-06-15Kansas City Monarchs1544
1942-06-14New York Yankees1543
1942-06-13Detroit Tigers1542

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