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Xander Bogarts, the active leader and 84th all-time in games played as a shortstop. Derek Jeter holds the American League record. Luis Aparicio held the major league record for 38 years. Ozzie Smith holds the National League record. Rabbit Maranville held the National League record for 54 years. Bill Dahlen held the major league record for 23 ...
[6] [10] Smith's 621 assists are best among all shortstops, [6] and Belanger (552 assists in 1974) is the American League leader. [9] Gene Alley turned 128 double plays in 1966 to lead winners in that category; [22] Ripken leads American Leaguers, with 119 turned in 1992. [19]
Larkin is fourth all-time in Silver Slugger wins among all positions, behind outfielder Barry Bonds, [5] catcher Mike Piazza [6] and third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who won his first seven awards at shortstop before a position change. [7] Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. won eight Silver Sluggers as a shortstop from 1983 to 1993. [8]
The top 15 leaders in career assists at third base all reached the major leagues after 1950, and all but nine of the top 62 single-season totals have been recorded since 1957. Brooks Robinson is the all-time leader in career assists as a third baseman with 6,205, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] which was 1,624 more than any other player at the time of his ...
On the field, Vizquel was considered by many to be one of the best fielding shortstops of all time. He played 24 MLB seasons, finished with 2,877 hits and won 11 Gold Gloves.
Pages in category "Major League Baseball shortstops" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,182 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Today, shortstops are often able to hit well and many are placed at the top of the lineup. In the numbering system used by scorers to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6. More hit balls go to the shortstop than to any other position, as there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most ...
You know, the one where Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Edgar Renteria, Rey Ordonez and Alex Gonzalez -- all on whom were popular, all-star shortstops in the late 90s -- posed together with their ...