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Mickey Vernon, the all-time leader in double plays. In baseball statistics, a double play (denoted as DP) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous play. One double play is recorded for every defensive player who participates in the play, regardless of how many of the outs in which they were directly involved, and is counted in addition to whatever putouts and assists might also ...
Lajoie's 1901 through Speaker's 1912 records are listed because some baseball historians and publications disregard any record set prior to the "Modern Era" which started in 1901. Multiple seasons with 50 doubles
The simplest scenario for a double play is a runner on first base with less than two outs. In that context, five example double plays are: The batter hits a ground ball. to an infielder or the pitcher, who throws the ball to one of the middle infielders, who steps on second base to force out the runner coming from first (first out), and then throws the ball to the first baseman in time to ...
Defensively, Speaker holds career records for assists, double plays, and unassisted double plays by an outfielder. He held the major league career record for putouts by a center fielder (6,592) until he was surpassed by Willie Mays in 1971. [ 2 ]
A batter may also be credited with a ground-rule double when a fair ball, after touching the ground, bounds into the stands or becomes lodged in a fence or scoreboard. [2] Hall of Fame center fielder Tris Speaker [3] [4] [5] holds the Major League Baseball career doubles record with 792. [6] Pete Rose [7] is second with 746, the National League ...
BOSTON (AP) — Former Blue Jays and current Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen didn’t just play for both teams in the same game — a first in Major League Baseball history.
The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They have competed in the American League (AL) since the team began play in 1969, and in the AL Central division since 1994. The team's list of records includes batting and pitching records set in single games, single seasons and careers, by both the ...
Team records of the Cleveland Guardians baseball team: Single-season records ... Grounded into double plays: Julio Franco, 165; Outs: Terry Turner, 4,610 ...