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List. Brandon Crawford, the active leader and 47th 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 ...
95.1% (first ballot) Johannes Peter " Honus " Wagner (/ ˈhɒnəsˈwæɡnər / HON-əs WAG-nər; February 24, 1874 [ 1 ] – December 6, 1955 [ 2 ]), was an American baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1897 to 1917, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. [ 3 ] Nicknamed " the Flying Dutchman " due to his ...
Herman Long, who retired in 1904 after setting major league records for games and putouts as a shortstop, is the all-time leader in errors committed as a shortstop with 1,070, nearly three times as many as any shortstop active since 1960, and the most by any player at a single position in major league history; he is the only shortstop to commit ...
Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed " the Iron Man ", [ 1 ] is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire 21-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his position's most productive offensive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home ...
Ozzie Smith. Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed " The Wizard of Oz ", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National League Gold Glove Award for defensive play at shortstop for 13 consecutive seasons.
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the batting order.
As of 2019, his .385 batting average, .491 OBP, and 1.098 OPS in 1935 are all Pittsburgh team records, [14] and the batting average is a 20th-century record for National League shortstops. [15] Vaughan is the 26th greatest non-pitcher in major league history, according to win shares.
Phil Rizzuto. Philip Francis Rizzuto (September 25, 1917 – August 13, 2007), nicknamed " the Scooter ", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop. He spent his entire 13-year baseball career with the New York Yankees (1941–1956), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. A popular figure on a team dynasty that ...