Assist (baseball)
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In baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is awarded to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter
Batting (baseball)
In baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing pitcher and trying to produce offense for one's team. A batter or hitter is a person whose turn it is to face the pitcher...

) prior to the recording of a putout
Putout
In baseball statistics, a putout is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:* Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base...

, even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder, who tags the baserunner
Baserunning
In baseball, baserunning is the act of running around the bases performed by members of the team at bat.In general, baserunning is a tactical part of the game with the goal of eventually reaching home to score a run. In fact, the goal of batting is generally to produce baserunners, or help move...

, the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also awarded if a putout would have occurred, had not another fielder committed an error
Error (baseball)
In baseball statistics, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to reach one or more additional bases, when such an advance would have been prevented given ordinary effort by the fielder.The term ...

. An example of such a situation would be when the shortstop fields the ball cleanly, but the first baseman drops his throw. In this case, the first baseman would get an error but the shortstop would still get an assist.

If a pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

 records a strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....

 (whether or not the catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

 catches the third strike), the pitcher is not credited with an assist. However, if the batter becomes a baserunner on a dropped third strike
Dropped third strike
In baseball, an uncaught third strike occurs when the catcher fails to cleanly catch a pitch for the third strike. A pitch is considered uncaught if the ball touches the ground before being caught, or if the ball is dropped after being grasped...

 and the pitcher is involved in gaining a putout (i.e., he fields the ball and throws to first base), the pitcher is credited with an assist just as any other fielder would be.

Assists are an important statistic for outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

s, as a play often occurs when a baserunner on the opposing team attempts to advance on the basepaths when the ball is hit to the outfield (even on a caught fly ball that results in an out; see tag up
Tag up
In baseball, to tag up is to retouch or remain on the runner's time-of-pitch base until the ball either lands in fair territory or is first touched by a fielder. A runner must, by rule, tag up only when a batted ball is caught by a fielder . After a legal tag up, even if the ball was caught in...

). It is the outfielder's job to field the ball and make an accurate throw to another fielder who is covering the base before the runner reaches it. The fielder then attempts to tag
Tag out
In baseball, a tag out, sometimes just called a tag, is a play in which a baserunner is out because he is touched by the fielder's hand or glove holding a live ball while the runner is in jeopardy...

 the runner out. This is especially important if the runner was trying to reach home plate
Home Plate
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, as this assist prevents the baserunner from scoring a run
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...

. Assists are much rarer for outfielders than infielder
Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...

s (with the exception of first basemen) because the play is harder to make, and because outfielder assist situations occur less often than the traditional ground-ball assist for a shortstop, second baseman, or third baseman. However, as a result, outfield assists are worth far more than infield assists, and tell more about an outfielder's throwing arm than infielder assists do.

In recent years, some sabermetricians
Sabermetrics
Sabermetrics is the specialized analysis of baseball through objective, empirical evidence, specifically baseball statistics that measure in-game activity. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research...

 have begun referring to assists by outfielders as baserunner kills. Some sabermetricians are also using baserunner holds as a statistic to measure outfield arms.
A baserunner hold occurs when the baserunner is prevented from taking an extra base. This can be combined with baserunner kills for better accuracy, as runners often do not try for an extra base when an outfielder with an excellent arm is playing.

First Base

  1. Albert Pujols
    Albert Pujols
    José Alberto Pujols Alcántara , better known as Albert Pujols , is a Dominican-American professional baseball player, who is currently a free agent...

    : 185 (St. Louis Cardinals
    St. Louis Cardinals
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    , 2009)
  2. Bill Buckner
    Bill Buckner
    William Joseph Buckner is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Despite winning a batting crown in , representing the Chicago Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season and accumulating over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, he is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6...

    : 184 (Boston Red Sox
    Boston Red Sox
    The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

    , 1985)
  3. Mark Grace: 180 (Chicago Cubs
    Chicago Cubs
    The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

    , 1990)
  4. Mark Grace: 167 (Chicago Cubs, 1991)
  5. Sid Bream
    Sid Bream
    Sidney Eugene "Sid" Bream is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played his entire 11-year career in the National League...

    : 166 (Pittsburgh Pirates
    Pittsburgh Pirates
    The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

    , 1986)
  6. Bill Buckner
    Bill Buckner
    William Joseph Buckner is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Despite winning a batting crown in , representing the Chicago Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season and accumulating over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, he is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6...

    : 161 (Chicago Cubs, 1983)
  7. Bill Buckner
    Bill Buckner
    William Joseph Buckner is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Despite winning a batting crown in , representing the Chicago Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season and accumulating over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, he is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6...

    : 159 (Chicago Cubs, 1982)
  8. Bill Buckner
    Bill Buckner
    William Joseph Buckner is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Despite winning a batting crown in , representing the Chicago Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season and accumulating over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, he is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6...

    : 157 (Boston Red Sox, 1986)
  9. Todd Helton
    Todd Helton
    Todd Lynn Helton is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He is a five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, four-time National League Player of the Month, and three-time Gold Glove winner....

    : 156 (Colorado Rockies
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    The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...

    , 2003)
  10. Mickey Vernon
    Mickey Vernon
    James Barton "Mickey" Vernon was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators for the majority of his career, as well as four other teams: the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox , Milwaukee Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates...

    : 155 (Cleveland Indians
    Cleveland Indians
    The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

    , 1949)


Career
  1. Eddie Murray
    Eddie Murray
    Eddie Clarence Murray , nicknamed "Steady Eddie", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter. He was known as one of the most reliable and productive hitters of his era. Murray is regarded as one of the best switch hitters ever to play the game...

    : 1865
  2. Jeff Bagwell
    Jeff Bagwell
    Jeffrey Robert Bagwell , is a former American professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire fifteen-year Major League Baseball career as a first baseman for the Houston Astros and was a four-time All-Star...

    : 1703
  3. Keith Hernandez
    Keith Hernandez
    Keith Barlow Hernandez is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is currently a baseball analyst working for the New York Mets, for whom he played from –, on SportsNet New York and WPIX television broadcasts...

    : 1682
  4. Mark Grace: 1665
  5. George Sisler
    George Sisler
    George Harold Sisler , nicknamed "Gentleman George" and "Gorgeous George," was an American professional baseball player for 15 seasons, primarily as first baseman with the St. Louis Browns...

    : 1529
  6. Todd Helton
    Todd Helton
    Todd Lynn Helton is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He is a five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, four-time National League Player of the Month, and three-time Gold Glove winner....

    : 1527 (as of 06/14/2011)
  7. Mickey Vernon
    Mickey Vernon
    James Barton "Mickey" Vernon was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators for the majority of his career, as well as four other teams: the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox , Milwaukee Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates...

    : 1448
  8. Fred McGriff
    Fred McGriff
    Frederick Stanley McGriff is a left-handed former Major League Baseball player who starred for several teams from the mid-1980s until the early 2000s. A power-hitting first baseman with a tall, lanky build, the five-time All-Star became, in , the first player since the dead-ball era to lead both...

    : 1447
  9. Andres Galarraga
    Andrés Galarraga
    Andrés José Padovani Galarraga is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Montreal Expos , St. Louis Cardinals , Colorado Rockies , Atlanta Braves , Texas Rangers , San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels...

    : 1376
  10. Fred Tenney
    Fred Tenney
    Frederick Tenney was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Beaneaters/Doves/Rustlers and New York Giants .-See also:...

    : 1363
  11. Bill Buckner
    Bill Buckner
    William Joseph Buckner is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Despite winning a batting crown in , representing the Chicago Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season and accumulating over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, he is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6...

    : 1351
  12. Jake Beckley
    Jake Beckley
    Jacob Peter Beckley , nicknamed "Eagle Eye", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Hannibal, Missouri.-Professional career:...

    : 1315

Second base

  1. Frankie Frisch
    Frankie Frisch
    Francis “Frankie” Frisch , nicknamed the "Fordham Flash" or "The Old Flash", was a German American Major League Baseball player of the early twentieth century....

    : 641 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1927)
  2. Hughie Critz
    Hughie Critz
    Hugh Melville Critz was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1920s and the New York Giants in the 1930s.-Career overview:...

    : 588 (Cincinnati Reds
    Cincinnati Reds
    The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

    , 1926)
  3. Rogers Hornsby
    Rogers Hornsby
    Rogers Hornsby, Sr. , nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the St. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants , Boston Braves , Chicago Cubs , and St. Louis Browns...

    : 582 (New York Giants
    New York Giants
    The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

    , 1927)
  4. Ski Melillo: 572 (St. Louis Browns, 1930)
  5. Ryne Sandberg
    Ryne Sandberg
    Ryne Dee Sandberg , nicknamed "Ryno" is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. During a 16-year baseball career, he played from 1981–1994 and 1996–97, spending nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He was named after relief pitcher Ryne Duren, and is recognized as one of the best...

    : 571 (Chicago Cubs, 1983)
  6. Rabbit Maranville
    Rabbit Maranville
    Walter James Vincent Maranville , better known as Rabbit Maranville due to his speed and small stature , was a Major League Baseball shortstop. At the time of his retirement in 1935, he had played in a record 23 seasons in the National League, a mark which wasn't broken until 1986 by Pete Rose...

    : 568 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1924)
  7. Frank Parkinson
    Frank Parkinson (baseball)
    Frank Joseph "Parky" Parkinson was an American professional baseball player.-Early life:One of seven sons and two daughters born to German immigrants , Frank "Parky" Parkinson was born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania on March 23, 1895...

    : 562 (Philadelphia Phillies
    Philadelphia Phillies
    The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

    , 1922)
  8. Tony Cuccinello
    Tony Cuccinello
    Anthony Francis 'Tony' Cuccinello was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Cincinnati Reds , Brooklyn Dodgers , Boston Bees/Braves , New York Giants and Chicago White Sox . Cuccinelo batted and threw right-handed...

    : 559 (Boston Braves
    Boston Braves
    Boston Braves may refer to any of the following American professional sports teams:*Boston Braves , the Major League Baseball team now known as the Atlanta Braves...

    , 1936)
  9. Johnny Hodapp
    Johnny Hodapp
    Urban John Hodapp played major league baseball in the 1920s and 30s, mostly for the Cleveland Indians. He primarily played second base. He had a 9-year career, hitting for a .311 batting average...

    : 557 (Cleveland Indians, 1930)
  10. Lou Bierbauer
    Lou Bierbauer
    Louis W. Bierbauer was a German-American professional baseball player who was a second baseman in Major League Baseball during the late 1880s and 1890s...

    : 555 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1892)

Shortstop

  1. Ozzie Smith
    Ozzie Smith
    Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is an American former baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996...

    : 621 (San Diego Padres
    San Diego Padres
    The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...

    , 1980)
  2. Glenn Wright
    Glenn Wright
    Forest Glenn Wright, nicknamed "Buckshot" , was a former professional baseball player who played short stop in the Major Leagues from 1924-1935. Wright would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Chicago White Sox...

    : 601 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1924)
  3. Dave Bancroft
    Dave Bancroft
    David James "Beauty" Bancroft was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame....

    : 598 (Philadelphia Phillies
    Philadelphia Phillies
    The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

    /New York Giants, 1920)
  4. Tommy Thevenow
    Tommy Thevenow
    Thomas Joseph Thevenow was a professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1924–1938. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals during his career...

    :597 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1926)
  5. Ivan DeJesus
    Ivan DeJesus
    Iván Alvarez DeJesús is a former Major League Baseball player from 1974 to 1988 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, and Detroit Tigers. DeJesús was regarded as a good fielding but light hitting shortstop...

    : 595 (Chicago Cubs, 1977)
  6. Cal Ripken: 583 (Baltimore Orioles
    Baltimore Orioles
    The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

    , 1984)
  7. Whitey Wietelmann
    Whitey Wietelmann
    William Frederick "Whitey" Wietelmann was an American professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from - for the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates...

    : 581 (Boston Braves
    Boston Braves
    Boston Braves may refer to any of the following American professional sports teams:*Boston Braves , the Major League Baseball team now known as the Atlanta Braves...

    , 1943)
  8. Dave Bancroft
    Dave Bancroft
    David James "Beauty" Bancroft was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame....

    : 579 (New York Giants, 1922)
  9. Rabbit Maranville
    Rabbit Maranville
    Walter James Vincent Maranville , better known as Rabbit Maranville due to his speed and small stature , was a Major League Baseball shortstop. At the time of his retirement in 1935, he had played in a record 23 seasons in the National League, a mark which wasn't broken until 1986 by Pete Rose...

    : 574 (Boston Braves, 1914)
  10. Don Kessinger
    Don Kessinger
    Donald Eulon Kessinger is a former American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from to for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox...

    : 573 (Chicago Cubs, 1968)

Third Base

  1. Graig Nettles
    Graig Nettles
    Graig Nettles , nicknamed "Puff", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 22-year baseball career, he played for the Minnesota Twins , Cleveland Indians , New York Yankees , San Diego Padres , Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos .Nettles was one of the best...

    : 412 (Cleveland Indians, 1971)
  2. Graig Nettles
    Graig Nettles
    Graig Nettles , nicknamed "Puff", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 22-year baseball career, he played for the Minnesota Twins , Cleveland Indians , New York Yankees , San Diego Padres , Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos .Nettles was one of the best...

    : 410 (New York Yankees
    New York Yankees
    The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

    , 1973)
  3. Brooks Robinson
    Brooks Robinson
    Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. is a former American professional baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles . Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner", he is generally acclaimed as the greatest defensive third-basemen in major league history...

    : 410 (Baltimore Orioles, 1974)
  4. Brooks Robinson
    Brooks Robinson
    Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. is a former American professional baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles . Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner", he is generally acclaimed as the greatest defensive third-basemen in major league history...

    : 405 (Baltimore Orioles, 1967)
  5. Harlond Clift
    Harlond Clift
    Harlond Benton Clift born in El Reno, Oklahoma, was a third baseman for the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators ....

    : 405 (St. Louis Browns, 1937)
  6. Mike Schmidt
    Mike Schmidt
    Michael Jack Schmidt is a Hall of Fame third baseman popularly considered among the greatest third basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies....

    : 404 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1974)
  7. Doug DeCinces
    Doug DeCinces
    Douglas Vernon "Doug" DeCinces is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the California Angels in 1982 to make room for Cal Ripken Jr. after having begun his career as the successor to Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson...

    : 399 (California Angels, 1982)
  8. Brandon Inge
    Brandon Inge
    Charles Brandon Inge is an American professional baseball infielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed....

    : 398 (Detroit Tigers
    Detroit Tigers
    The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

    , 2006)
  9. Clete Boyer
    Clete Boyer
    Cletis Leroy "Clete" Boyer was a Major League Baseball player.A third baseman who also played shortstop and second base occasionally, Boyer played for the Kansas City Athletics , New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves...

    : 396 (New York Yankees, 1962)
  10. Mike Schmidt
    Mike Schmidt
    Michael Jack Schmidt is a Hall of Fame third baseman popularly considered among the greatest third basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies....

    : 396 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1977)
  11. Buddy Bell
    Buddy Bell
    David Gus "Buddy" Bell is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. After an 18-year career with four teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, he managed the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals for three seasons each...

    : 396 (Texas Rangers
    Texas Rangers (baseball)
    The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

    , 1982)

Catcher

  1. Bill Rariden
    Bill Rariden
    William Angel Rariden , was an American professional baseball player...

    : 238 (Newark Peppers [Federal League], 1915)
  2. Bill Rariden
    Bill Rariden
    William Angel Rariden , was an American professional baseball player...

    : 215 (Indianapolis Hoosiers [Federal League], 1914)
  3. Pat Moran
    Pat Moran
    Patrick Joseph Moran was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led two teams to their first-ever modern-era National League championships: the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies and the 1919 Cincinnati Reds...

    : 214 (Boston Beaneaters [National League], 1903)
  4. Oscar Stanage
    Oscar Stanage
    Oscar Harland Stanage was a Major League Baseball catcher. Born in Tulare, California, Stanage played fourteen seasons in the Major Leagues, primarily with the Detroit Tigers...

    : 212 (Detroit Tigers, 1911)
  5. Art Wilson
    Art Wilson
    Arthur Earl "Dutch" Wilson was a catcher in Major League Baseball.Wilson was the catcher for Cubs pitcher Hippo Vaughn during the "double no-hitter" game in 1917. The Cubs lost the game on an error by Wilson in the 10th inning.-References:...

    : 212 (Chicago Whales [Federal League], 1914)
  6. Gabby Street
    Gabby Street
    Charles Evard “Gabby” Street , also nicknamed "The Old Sarge", was an American catcher, manager, coach and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. As a catcher, he participated in one of the most publicized baseball stunts of the century's first decade....

    : 210 (Washington Senators
    Minnesota Twins
    The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

    , 1909)
  7. Frank Snyder
    Frank Snyder (baseball player)
    Frank Elton Snyder , was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1912 to 1927 for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals...

    :204 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1915)
  8. George Gibson: 203 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1910)
  9. Bill Bergen
    Bill Bergen
    William Aloysius "Bill" Bergen was a Major League Baseball catcher in the early 20th century. Bergen was born in North Brookfield, Massachusetts on June 13, 1878...

    : 202 (Brooklyn Superbas, 1909)
  10. Claude Berry
    Claude Berry
    Claude Elzy Berry , born in Losantville, Indiana, was a catcher for the Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Rebels ....

    : 202 (Pittsburgh Rebels [Federal League], 1914)

Pitcher

  1. Ed Walsh
    Ed Walsh
    Edward Augustine Walsh was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He holds the record for lowest career ERA, 1.82.-Baseball career:Born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, Walsh had a brief though remarkable major league career...

    : 227 (Chicago White Sox
    Chicago White Sox
    The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

    , 1907)
  2. Will White
    Will White
    William Henry "Whoop-La" White was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.White made his debut on July 20, 1877 with the Boston Red Caps at the age of 23...

    : 223 (Cincinnati Red Stockings [American Association], 1883)
  3. Ed Walsh
    Ed Walsh
    Edward Augustine Walsh was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He holds the record for lowest career ERA, 1.82.-Baseball career:Born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, Walsh had a brief though remarkable major league career...

    : 190 (Chicago White Sox, 1908)
  4. Harry Howell
    Harry Howell (baseball player)
    Harry Taylor Howell born in New Jersey was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Superbas , Baltimore Orioles , Baltimore Orioles/New York Highlanders and St...

    : 178 (St. Louis Browns, 1905)
  5. Tony Mullane
    Tony Mullane
    Anthony John "Tony" Mullane , nickamed "Count" and "The Apollo of the Box", was an Irish Major League Baseball player who pitched for seven teams during his 13-season career...

    : 177 (Louisville Eclipse [American Association], 1882)
  6. John Clarkson
    John Clarkson
    John Gibson Clarkson was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played from 1882 to 1894. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Clarkson played for the Worcester Ruby Legs , Chicago White Stockings , Boston Beaneaters , and Cleveland Spiders .He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in...

    : 174 (Chicago White Stockings [National League], 1885)
  7. John Clarkson
    John Clarkson
    John Gibson Clarkson was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played from 1882 to 1894. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Clarkson played for the Worcester Ruby Legs , Chicago White Stockings , Boston Beaneaters , and Cleveland Spiders .He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in...

    : 172 (Boston Beaneaters [National League], 1889)
  8. Jack Chesbro
    Jack Chesbro
    John Dwight Chesbro was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates , New York Highlanders , and Boston Red Sox . His 41 wins during the 1904 season remains an MLB record for the modern era...

    : 166 (New York Highlanders, 1904)
  9. George Mullin
    George Mullin (baseball)
    George Joseph Mullin was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators of the American League and the Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper of the Federal League.-Career Overview:Mullin holds the Detroit Tigers...

    : 163 (Detroit Tigers, 1904)
  10. Ed Walsh
    Ed Walsh
    Edward Augustine Walsh was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He holds the record for lowest career ERA, 1.82.-Baseball career:Born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, Walsh had a brief though remarkable major league career...

    : 160 (Chicago White Sox, 1911)

Left Field

  1. Harry Stovey
    Harry Stovey
    Harry Duffield Stovey, born Harry Duffield Stowe was a 19th century Major League Baseball player and the first player in major league history to hit 100 home runs...

    : 38 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1889)
  2. Jimmy Sheckard
    Jimmy Sheckard
    Samuel James Tilden "Jimmy" Sheckard was an American left fielder and left-handed leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Superbas , Baltimore Orioles , Baltimore Orioles , Chicago Cubs , St...

    : 36 (Brooklyn Superbas, 1903)
  3. Jimmy Sheckard
    Jimmy Sheckard
    Samuel James Tilden "Jimmy" Sheckard was an American left fielder and left-handed leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Superbas , Baltimore Orioles , Baltimore Orioles , Chicago Cubs , St...

    : 32 (Chicago Cubs, 1911)
  4. Ed Delahanty
    Ed Delahanty
    Edward James Delahanty , nicknamed "Big Ed", was a Major League Baseball player from 1888 to 1903 for the Philadelphia Quakers, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Infants and Washington Senators, and was known as one of the early great power hitters in the game.He was elected to the Baseball Hall of...

    : 31 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1893) [NOTE: Includes 17 games at CF]
  5. Tilly Walker
    Tilly Walker
    Clarence William "Tilly" Walker was an American left and center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1911-1923. Born in Telford, Tennessee, Walker hit .281, and he was one of the first power hitters, slugging 17 home runs in 1920, 23 in 1921, and 37 in 1922...

    : 30 (St. Louis Browns, 1914)
  6. Duffy Lewis
    Duffy Lewis
    George Edward "Duffy" Lewis , born in San Francisco, California, was a left fielder and left-handed batter who played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Washington Senators...

    : 29 (Boston Red Sox, 1913)
  7. Duffy Lewis
    Duffy Lewis
    George Edward "Duffy" Lewis , born in San Francisco, California, was a left fielder and left-handed batter who played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Washington Senators...

    : 28 (Boston Red Sox, 1910)
  8. Max Carey
    Max Carey
    Max George Carey was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who starred for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961...

    : 28 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1913) [NOTE: Includes 11 games at CF]
  9. Duffy Lewis
    Duffy Lewis
    George Edward "Duffy" Lewis , born in San Francisco, California, was a left fielder and left-handed batter who played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Washington Senators...

    : 27 (Boston Red Sox, 1911)
  10. Bobby Veach
    Bobby Veach
    Robert Hayes "Bobby" Veach was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons for the Detroit Tigers , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Washington Senators ....

    : 26 (Detroit Tigers, 1920)
  11. Goose Goslin
    Goose Goslin
    Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin was a left fielder in Major League Baseball known for his powerful left-handed swing and dependable clutch hitting. He played 18 seasons with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from until...

    : 26 (Washington Senators, 1923)
  12. Billy Hamilton: 26 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1890)
  13. Joe Kelley
    Joe Kelley
    Joseph James Kelley was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who starred in the outfield of the powerful Baltimore Oriole teams of the 1890s.-Career:...

    : 26 (Brooklyn Superbas, 1899)
  14. Jimmy Sheckard
    Jimmy Sheckard
    Samuel James Tilden "Jimmy" Sheckard was an American left fielder and left-handed leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Superbas , Baltimore Orioles , Baltimore Orioles , Chicago Cubs , St...

    : 26 (Chicago Cubs, 1912)

Center Field

  1. Hardy Richardson
    Hardy Richardson
    Abram Harding "Hardy" Richardson was a second basemen and outfielder mostly, who played in the Major Leagues for a number of teams throughout the 19th century. Most of Richardson's career was with the Buffalo Bisons...

    : 45 (Buffalo Bisons, 1881)
  2. Charlie Duffee
    Charlie Duffee
    Charles Edward Duffee , was a Major League Baseball outfielder from -, for the St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Solons, and Washington Senators.-External links:...

    : 43 (St. Louis Browns, 1889)
  3. Jim Fogarty: 42 (Philadelphia Quakers, 1889)
  4. Tom Brown: 39 (Louisville Colonels, 1893)
  5. Tom Brown: 37 (Louisville Colonels, 1892)
  6. Jimmy Ryan: 36 (Chicago White Stockings, 1889)

Right Field

  1. Orator Shafer: 50 (Chicago White Stockings, 1879)
  2. Hugh Nicol
    Hugh Nicol
    Hugh N. Nicol was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. His debut game took place on May 3, 1881. His final game took place on August 2, 1890. During his career, he played for Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Stockings of the National League and St. Louis Browns of the American...

    : 48 (St. Louis Browns, 1884)
  3. Chuck Klein
    Chuck Klein
    Charles Herbert "Chuck" Klein was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates ....

    : 44 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1930)
  4. Tommy McCarthy
    Tommy McCarthy
    Thomas Francis Michael "Tommy" McCarthy was a 19th century Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.-Career:...

    : 44 (St. Louis Browns, 1888)
  5. Jimmy Bannon
    Jimmy Bannon
    James Henry Bannon was a Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Beaneaters. Bannon was primarily an outfielder, though he played a few games as an infielder and pitched in three games...

    : 43 (Boston Beaneaters, 1894)
  6. Orator Shafer: 41 (Buffalo Bisons, 1883)
  7. Jim Lillie
    Jim Lillie
    James J. Lillie was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played four seasons in the major leagues, from until .-Sources:...

    : 41 (Buffalo Bisons, 1884)
  8. Mike Mitchell
    Mike Mitchell (baseball)
    Michael Francis Mitchell was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1914. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Washington Senators. Known for his powerful throwing arm, Mitchell was also a decent hitter who led the National League in triples twice...

    : 39 (Cincinnati Reds, 1907)
  9. Jim Fogarty: 39 (Philadelphia Quakers, 1887)
  10. Tommy McCarthy
    Tommy McCarthy
    Thomas Francis Michael "Tommy" McCarthy was a 19th century Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.-Career:...

    : 38 (St. Louis Browns, 1888)
  11. King Kelly
    King Kelly
    Michael Joseph "King" Kelly was an American right fielder, catcher, and manager in various professional American baseball leagues including the National League, International Association, Players' League, and the American Association. He spent the majority of his 16-season playing career with the...

    : 38 (Chicago White Stockings, 1883)

External links

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