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Willie Mays, the all-time leader in games played as a center fielder. Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.
A center fielder's vision and depth perception is a coveted skill and must be above average. Because the position requires a good arm and fast legs, center field is generally where the team puts its best all-around athletes; as a result, center fielders are often fine hitters as well.
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Ronald LeFlore (born June 16, 1948) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He played six seasons with the Detroit Tigers before being traded to the Montreal Expos. LeFlore retired with the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole 455 bases in his career and was an American League All-Star selection in 1976.
In the sport of baseball, each of the nine players on a team is assigned a particular fielding position when it is their turn to play defense. Each position conventionally has an associated number, for use in scorekeeping by the official scorer: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (), 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder). [1]
Michael Anthony Taylor [1] (born March 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Wille Mays' 188 assists are the most by a center fielder since 1920. Fred Snodgrass' 31 assists in 1911 remain the modern National League record. Andruw Jones was the last center fielder to have 20 assists in a season. Del Under had 20 assists in 1968, the last American League center fielder to reach the mark.
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