The Surprising Connection Between Succession Finale and Baseball History
Fans of the HBO series "Succession" speculate that Tom Wambsgans' victory in the finale was a reference to Bill Wambsganss, a second baseman for Cleveland who turned the only unassisted triple play in World Series history. The unusual surname and the fact that Tom beat out three competitors at once caught fire on social media, leading to theories that the show's writers had tipped their hands. Bill Wambsganss' unassisted triple play gave him a level of notoriety that eclipsed anything else about his career, and he is still remembered for it more than 100 years later.