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In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the second baseman is assigned the number 4. Second basemen are most commonly credited with an assist when they field a ground ball and throw the ball either to the first baseman to retire the batter/runner, or to the shortstop covering second base to force out a runner, perhaps beginning ...
Jose Altuve, the active leader and tied for 22nd all-time in games played as a second baseman. Joe Morgan holds the National League record. Nellie Fox led the American League in games at second base a record eight consecutive years. Bid McPhee held the major league record for 32 years. Johnny Evers held the National League record for 22 years.
Fred Pfeffer, who retired in 1897 after having set National League (NL) records for career games, putouts and assists as a second baseman, is the all-time leader in career errors as a second baseman with 857 – nearly twice as many as any player whose career began after 1900, and over three times as many as any player who reached the major ...
Gavvy Cravath won six home run titles in the 1910s. Mike Schmidt led the National League in home runs eight times, the second most such titles in MLB history. Mark McGwire led the league in home runs 4 times including 52, 65, and record-breaking 70 home run seasons. His 58 home runs in 1997 led neither league due to a mid-season trade which ...
Mazeroski also provided contributions on offense which were not typical for his position; his 138 career home runs and 853 runs batted in (RBI) were the most by any second baseman during the period between 1944 and 1974, with his home run total putting him behind only Rogers Hornsby among NL second basemen when his career ended. His home run ...
Bill Mazeroski holds the record for the most career double plays by a second baseman with 1,706. [11] Nellie Fox is second with 1,619; only four other second basemen have recorded 1,500 career double plays. Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
On Wednesday, Massey went 2-for-3 against the Seattle Mariners and hit his first home run of the spring. He also added a two-run double in the Royals 8-7 loss at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona.
Uggla hit .377 with 15 homers and 32 RBIs during his streak, which was the third-longest by a second baseman in Major League history, [31] and the longest in the majors since 2006. [32] On August 22, 2011, Uggla hit his 30th home run of the season for his fifth consecutive season of 30 or more home runs.