Does the 1B actually ever make a throw to 3B on a ground ball?

I used to ponder this question when I watched teams take an infield and have a 1B field a ball and fire a rope to 3B who then applied a tag. I got to thinking, "does this ever actually occur?" Up and until this year I would have said no but my thinking has changed a little. Just a little.

Man on 2nd, 0 outs. A hard 1 hopper is fielded by the 1B. The runner is taught to go to 3B on ground balls to the right side. However, the "line drive" holds him slightly. When he sees the ball is down, he will advance to 3B. However, an alert, strong armed 1B may consider throwing a runner out at 3B on that ground ball.

Some things to consider: 1) Is the runner at 2B an "A" runner? 2) How strong of an arm does the 1B have? 3) Is it 0 outs? 4) Is the 3B going to be ready for the throw?

If the runner can move (A runner) you may be less inclined to attempt to throw him out. If the 1B has a candy arm you may be less inclined to throw him out. If there is 1 out, you do not want to attempt this throw. And, you want to make sure that the 3B has actually seen this before. You don't want to pull a rabbit out of your hat and not have someone there to catch the throw.

Having said all that, you'll probably never see it more than a handful of times. Ever.