Shortstop, abbreviated
SS, is the
baseball fielding positionThere are 9 fielding positions in baseball. Each position conventionally has an associated number which is used to score putouts...
between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more
right-handedRight-handedness is the form of handedness in which one has greater coordination and dexterity in the right hand than in the left hand. Right-handed individuals will perform everyday tasks such as writing, cooking and carrying out one's personal hygiene with the right hand.A variety of studies...
hitters in baseball than
left-handedLeft-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing. Most left-handed people exhibit some degree of ambidexterity...
hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly, so more balls go to the shortstop than any other position. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.
Shortstops are required to
cover second baseIn baseball, part of the infielders' job is to cover bases. That is, they stand next to a base in anticipation of receiving the ball thrown from another fielder, so that they may make a play on an opposing baserunner who is approaching that base...
in
double playIn baseball, a double play for a team or a fielder is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action...
situations when the ball is hit to the
second basemanSecond base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
,
first basemanFirst base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team. A first baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fields the area nearest first base, and is responsible for the...
,
pitcherIn 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 it or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is...
, or
catcherCatcher 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...
.
Shortstop, abbreviated
SS, is the
baseball fielding positionThere are 9 fielding positions in baseball. Each position conventionally has an associated number which is used to score putouts...
between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more
right-handedRight-handedness is the form of handedness in which one has greater coordination and dexterity in the right hand than in the left hand. Right-handed individuals will perform everyday tasks such as writing, cooking and carrying out one's personal hygiene with the right hand.A variety of studies...
hitters in baseball than
left-handedLeft-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing. Most left-handed people exhibit some degree of ambidexterity...
hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly, so more balls go to the shortstop than any other position. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.
Shortstops are required to
cover second baseIn baseball, part of the infielders' job is to cover bases. That is, they stand next to a base in anticipation of receiving the ball thrown from another fielder, so that they may make a play on an opposing baserunner who is approaching that base...
in
double playIn baseball, a double play for a team or a fielder is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action...
situations when the ball is hit to the
second basemanSecond base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
,
first basemanFirst base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team. A first baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fields the area nearest first base, and is responsible for the...
,
pitcherIn 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 it or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is...
, or
catcherCatcher 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...
. They cover second when a runner is attempting a
stolen baseIn baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. In baseball statistics, stolen bases are denoted by SB...
, but only when a left-handed hitter is batting. This is because the chances of a ball being hit to the left side of the infield are almost cut in half. They also must cover third at various times, including the rotation play; that is, when there are runners on first and second and a sacrifice bunt is attempted. Shortstops generally are given precedence on catching pop-ups in the
infieldBaseball teams take turns, one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat. The nine fielding positions are commonly grouped as three outfielders, four infielders, and "the battery"...
as well, so they end up calling off other players many times, although on deep pop-ups they fall back when called off by an
outfielderOutfielder 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...
. They often become the cutoff man on flyballs to left field.
Traditionally, players are selected as shortstops for their fielding prowess, but in recent years more shortstops with excellent hitting have entered the leagues as well. It is an exclusively right-handed position, as a righty can easily throw to first or second without having to physically turn after playing a ground ball, the most common type of hit directed at the shortstop.
Baseball Hall of Fame members
- Luis Aparicio
Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel is a former shortstop in professional baseball. His career spanned three decades, from through . Aparicio played for the Chicago White Sox , Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed...
- Luke Appling
Lucius Benjamin Appling was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964....
- 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....
- Ernie Banks
Ernest "Ernie" Banks is an American former Major League baseball player who played his entire career with the Chicago Cubs . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.Bank's nickname is Mr...
- Lou Boudreau
Louis "Lou" Boudreau was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970...
- Joe Cronin
Joseph Edward Cronin was a Major League Baseball player from to and manager from to . He was a shortstop and was an All-Star seven times...
- George Davis
- Travis Jackson
Travis Calvin Jackson was a Major League Baseball player during the 1920s and 1930s. His exceptional range at shortstop led to the nickname "Stonewall"....
- Hughie Jennings
Hugh Ambrose Jennings was a Major League Baseball player and manager from 1891-1925. Jennings was a leader, both as a batter and as a shortstop, with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won National League championships in 1894, 1895, and 1896. During the three championship seasons, Jennings had...
- John Henry "Pop" Lloyd
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd was an American baseball player and manager in the Negro Leagues. He is generally considered the greatest shortstop in Negro League history, and both Babe Ruth and Ted Harlow, a noted sportswriter, reportedly believed Lloyd to be the greatest baseball player ever.He was a...
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- 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...
- Pee Wee Reese
Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese was an American professional baseball player who played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940 to 1958....
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr., , is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles....
- Phil Rizzuto
Philip Francis Rizzuto , nicknamed "The Scooter", was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who spent his entire career from 1941 to 1956 with the New York Yankees....
- Joe Sewell
Joseph Wheeler Sewell was a Major League Baseball infielder for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees...
- Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is a retired American professional baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. Nicknamed "The Wizard," Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National League Gold Glove Award...
- Joe Tinker
Joseph Bert Tinker was a Major League Baseball player and manager. He was born in Muscotah, Kansas.Tinker was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.-Career:...
- Arky Vaughan
Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan was a professional baseball shortstop.Born in Clifty, Arkansas, Vaughan made his major league debut in 1932 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He quickly built a reputation as a superb hitter, batting .318 in his first year, and knocking in over 90 runs in 1933, 1934 and 1935...
- Honus Wagner
Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner , nicknamed The Flying Dutchman due to his superb speed and German heritage, was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played in the National League from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wagner won eight batting titles, tied for the...
- Bobby Wallace
Rhoderick John "Bobby" Wallace was a Major League Baseball pitcher, infielder, manager, umpire and scout....
- John Montgomery Ward
John Montgomery Ward was an American Major League Baseball star pitcher, shortstop and manager. Ward was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania...
- Willie Wells
Willie James Wells was an American shortstop who played from -48 for various teams in the Negro Leagues.Wells was born in Austin, Texas...
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- George Wright (elected as a pioneer, but also starred as a shortstop in the 1860s & 70s)
- Robin Yount
Robin R. Yount is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Brewers . Yount is a member of The Baseball Hall of Fame.-Baseball career:...
(moved to the outfield for his last nine seasons)
Multiple Gold Glove AwardThe Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League and the American League , as voted by the...
winners
- Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is a retired American professional baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. Nicknamed "The Wizard," Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National League Gold Glove Award...
: 13
- Omar Vizquel
Omar Enrique Vizquel González is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who plays for the Texas Rangers. Previously, Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners , the Cleveland Indians and the San Francisco Giants...
: 11
- Luis Aparicio
Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel is a former shortstop in professional baseball. His career spanned three decades, from through . Aparicio played for the Chicago White Sox , Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed...
: 9
- Mark Belanger
Mark Henry Belanger was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles...
: 8
- Dave Concepción
David Ismael Concepción Benitez , better known as Dave Concepción, is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua State, Venezuela...
: 5
- Tony Fernández
Octavio Antonio Fernández Castro , better known as Tony Fernández, is a former Major League Baseball player most noted for his defensive skills setting a record for shortstops with a .992 fielding percentage in 1989.-Career:...
: 4
- Alan Trammell
Alan Stuart Trammell is a retired American baseball shortstop of the Detroit Tigers from to . Trammell, nicknamed "Tram", played his entire career with the Tigers, highlighted by a World Series championship in and an American League East division championship in...
: 4
- Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeter is an American professional baseball player. He is a Major League Baseball shortstop who has played his entire career for the New York Yankees. He has served as the Yankees' team captain since 2003...
: 3
- Barry Larkin
Barry Louis Larkin is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from to and was one of the pivotal players on the Reds' World Series championship team.-Early life:...
: 3
- Roy McMillan
Roy David McMillan was a shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. From 1951 through 1966, McMillan played for the Cincinnati Reds , Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets . He batted and threw right-handed...
: 3
- Rey Ordóñez
Reynaldo Ordóñez Pereira is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Chicago Cubs....
: 3
- Gene Alley
Leonard Eugene Alley is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates ....
: 2
- Larry Bowa
Lawrence Robert Bowa is a former middle infielder, playing mainly as a shortstop, and manager in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies...
: 2
- Don Kessinger
Donald Eulon Kessinger is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Kessinger, a six-time All-Star, graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu Fraternity, and was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1964.Kessinger was not particularly...
: 2
- Edgar Rentería
Edgar Enrique Rentería is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the San Francisco Giants. He is also the first Colombian to play in the World Series.-Marlins and Cardinals:...
: 2
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr., , is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles....
: 2
- Alex Rodríguez
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez is a Dominican and American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Alex" or "A-Rod," he currently plays third base for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.Rodriguez is considered...
: 2
- Jimmy Rollins
James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins , nicknamed "J-Roll," is an All-Star and former MVP shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball....
: 2
- Zoilo Versalles
Zoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez was a Cuban shortstop in Major League Baseball, considered to be a great fielder, a solid leadoff man, and a brilliant baserunner. He was the sparkplug that led the 1965 Minnesota Twins to their first World Series...
: 2
- Maury Wills
Maurice Morning Wills is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitting batter who played most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers , and also with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos...
: 2
All time single season assist leaders among shortstops
- Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is a retired American professional baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. Nicknamed "The Wizard," Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National League Gold Glove Award...
: 621 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1980)
- Glenn Wright
Forest Glenn Wright, nicknamed "Buckshot" , wad 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)
- 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/New York Giants, 1920)
- Tommy Thevenow
Thomas Joseph Thevenow , is a former 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)
- Iván DeJesús
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)
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr., , is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles....
: 583 (Baltimore Orioles, 1984)
- 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, 1943)
- 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)
- 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)
- Don Kessinger
Donald Eulon Kessinger is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Kessinger, a six-time All-Star, graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu Fraternity, and was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1964.Kessinger was not particularly...
: 573 (Chicago Cubs, 1968)
All time single season putout leaders among shortstops
- Donie Bush
Owen Joseph "Donie" Bush , was a Major League Baseball shortstop in the American League for the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators...
: 425 (Detroit Tigers, 1914)
- Hughie Jennings
Hugh Ambrose Jennings was a Major League Baseball player and manager from 1891-1925. Jennings was a leader, both as a batter and as a shortstop, with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won National League championships in 1894, 1895, and 1896. During the three championship seasons, Jennings had...
: 425 (Baltimore Orioles [National League], 1895)
- Joe Cassidy
Joseph Phillip Cassidy was an American Major League Baseball player from Chester, Pennsylvania who mainly played shortstop for the Washington Seantors from 1904 to 1905...
: 408 (Washington Senators, 1905)
- 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...
: 407 (Boston Braves, 1914)
- 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....
: 405 (New York Giants, 1922)
- Eddie Miller: 405 (Boston Braves, 1940)
- Monte Cross
Montford Montgomery Cross , was an American Major League Baseball baseball player. He played fifteen seasons in the majors, between and , for five different teams....
: 404 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1898)
- 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....
: 396 (New York Giants, 1921)
- Mickey Doolan
Michael Joseph "Mickey" Doolan , is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1905-1918. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Whales, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Robins....
: 395 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1906)
- Buck Weaver
George Daniel "Buck" Weaver was an American shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox...
: 392 (Chicago White Sox, 1913)
Other notable stars
- Dick Bartell
Richard William Bartell , nicknamed "Rowdy Richard," was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. One of the most ferocious competitors of his era, he won both admirers and critics at each stop during a career which saw him traded every few seasons, often under acrimonious circumstances...
- Chico Carrasquel
Alfonso Carrasquel Colón was a Venezuelan shortstop in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., Carrasquel batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Caracas...
- Bert Campaneris
Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco , generally known as Bert Campaneris and nicknamed "Campy", is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for four American League teams, primarily the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics...
- Ray Chapman
Raymond Johnson Chapman was an American baseball player, spending his entire career as a shortstop for Cleveland....
- Bill Dahlen
William Frederick Dahlen , nicknamed "Bad Bill" for his ferocious temperament, was an American shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball who played for four National League teams from 1891 to 1911. After twice batting over .350 for the Chicago Colts, he starred on championship teams with the...
- Alvin Dark
Alvin Ralph Dark , nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox", is a former shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball who played for five National League teams from 1946 to 1960. Named the major leagues' Rookie of the Year with the Boston Braves when he batted .322...
- Adam Everett
Jeffery Adam Everett is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers. He played collegiate baseball at the University of South Carolina...
- Jim Fregosi
James Louis Fregosi is a former shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball who played for four teams, primarily the Los Angeles & California Angels. In that franchise's first eleven years of play, he became its first star as the team's most productive and popular player...
- Rafael Furcal
Rafael Antonio Furcal , is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers.-Early career:...
- Nomar Garciaparra
Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is an American Major League Baseball player for the Oakland Athletics. He previously played first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and shortstop and third base for the Chicago Cubs, after a decade as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox...
- Jack Glasscock
John Wesley Glasscock was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era...
- Dick Groat
Richard Morrow Groat is a former two-sport athlete best known as a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for four National League teams, mainly the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player in after winning the batting title with a .325...
- Ozzie Guillén
Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios , well known as Ozzie Guillén , is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the Chicago White Sox. He is the first Latin-born manager in the history of the game to have won a World Series...
- Steve Jeltz
Larry Steven Jeltz is a former professional baseball player. He played in parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals...
- Home Run Johnson
Grant "Home Run" Johnson was an American shortstop in baseball's Negro Leagues. He played for many of the greatest teams of the deadball era. Born in Findlay, Ohio, he died at age 88 in Buffalo, New York....
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- Herman Long
- Dick Lundy *
- Marty Marion
Martin Whiteford Marion is a former shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed....
- Dobie Moore
Walter "Dobie" Moore was an American shortstop and right-handed batter in the Negro Leagues who played his entire career with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League...
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- Dickey Pearce
Richard J. Pearce was an American professional baseball player and one of the sport's most famous early figures. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and began playing with the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1856. He continued his career in the National Association and the early years of Major League...
- Johnny Pesky
John Michael Pesky , nicknamed "The Needle," is a former Major League Baseball shortstop/third baseman who played in the American League from 1942 to 1954. He missed all of the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons while serving in World War II.Johnny Pesky's biography is Mr. Red Sox by Bill Nowlin,...
- Rico Petrocelli
Americo Peter "Rico" Petrocelli is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire career in the American League for the Boston Red Sox...
- Hanley Ramirez
Hanley Ramírez is a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins. Ramírez was named NL Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America...
- José Reyes
- Vern Stephens
Vernon Decatur Stephens was an American shortstop in professional baseball who played 15 seasons in the American League for four different teams. A native of McAlister, New Mexico, Stephens batted and threw right-handed...
- Garry Templeton
Garry Lewis Templeton, nicknamed "Jumpsteady", is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets from 1976 to 1991...
- Dickie Thon
Richard William "Dickie" Thon is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. Thon was raised in Puerto Rico after spending only the first two weeks of his life in Indiana where his father had just completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Notre Dame...
- Maury Wills
Maurice Morning Wills is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitting batter who played most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers , and also with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos...
- Michael Young
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Negro LeaguesThe Negro leagues were American professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning 1920 that...
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