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==Significant shortstops== ===Shortstops inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame=== [[File:Ozzie Smith 1983.jpg|thumb|right|180px|upright=3.|[[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] great [[Ozzie Smith]]]] The year in which the player was inducted is given in brackets after his name. {{Div col}} *[[Luis Aparicio]] (1984) *[[Luke Appling]] (1964) *[[Dave Bancroft]] (1971) *[[Ernie Banks]] (1977) *[[Lou Boudreau]] (1970) *[[Joe Cronin]] (1956) *[[George Davis (baseball)|George Davis]] (1998) *[[Travis Jackson]] (1982) *[[Hughie Jennings]] (1945) *[[Derek Jeter]] (2020) *[[Barry Larkin]] (2012) *[[John Henry Lloyd|John Henry "Pop" Lloyd]] (1977) *[[Rabbit Maranville]] (1954) *[[Paul Molitor]] (2004) (Played some games at SS in 1978, 1979, and 1982) *[[Pee Wee Reese]] (1984) *[[Cal Ripken Jr.]] (2007) *[[Phil Rizzuto]] (1994) *[[Joe Sewell]] (1977) *[[Ozzie Smith]] (2002) *[[Joe Tinker]] (1946) *[[Alan Trammell]] (2018) *[[Arky Vaughan]] (1985) *[[Honus Wagner]] (1936) *[[Bobby Wallace (baseball)|Bobby Wallace]] (1953) *[[John Montgomery Ward]] (1964) *[[Willie Wells]] (1997) *[[George Wright (sportsman)|George Wright]] (1937) *[[Robin Yount]] (1999) {{Div col end}} ====Notes==== # [[John Henry Lloyd]] and [[Willie Wells]] were elected for their play in the [[Negro leagues]]. # George Wright was elected as a pioneer, but also starred as a shortstop in the 1860s and 1870s. # Robin Yount started his career as a shortstop, and moved to the [[outfield]] where he played his last nine seasons. (Besides winning the MVP award as a shortstop in [[1982 Major League Baseball season|1982]], Yount also won the award as a [[centerfielder]] in [[1989 Major League Baseball season|1989]].) # Ernie Banks played shortstop for the first half of his career and first base for the remainder. [[Image:Jetershortstop.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[New York Yankees|Yankees]] former shortstop [[Derek Jeter]] getting ready to field his position in 2007]] ===Multiple Gold Glove Award winners=== {{See also|List of Gold Glove Award winners at shortstop}} {{Div col|colwidth=}} *[[Ozzie Smith]]: 13 *[[Omar Vizquel]]: 11 *[[Luis Aparicio]]: 9 *[[Mark Belanger]]: 8 *[[Dave Concepción]]: 5 *[[Derek Jeter]]: 5 *[[Tony Fernández]]: 4 *[[Jimmy Rollins]]: 4 *[[Alan Trammell]]: 4 *[[Brandon Crawford]]: 3 *[[J. J. Hardy]]: 3 *[[Barry Larkin]]: 3 *[[Roy McMillan]]: 3 *[[Rey Ordóñez]]: 3 *[[Andrelton Simmons]]: 3 *[[Gene Alley]]: 2 *[[Larry Bowa]]: 2 *[[Orlando Cabrera]]: 2 *[[Don Kessinger]]: 2 *[[Francisco Lindor]]: 2 *[[Édgar Rentería]]: 2 *[[Cal Ripken Jr.]]: 2 *[[Alex Rodriguez]]: 2 *[[Troy Tulowitzki]]: 2 *[[Zoilo Versalles]]: 2 *[[Maury Wills]]: 2 {{Div col end}} ===All-time single season assist leaders among shortstops=== [[File:Omar Vizquel at Wrigley Field.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Omar Vizquel]] played more games at shortstop than any other player in MLB history.]] #[[Ozzie Smith]]: 621 (San Diego Padres, 1980) #[[Glenn Wright]]: 601 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1924) #[[Dave Bancroft]]: 598 (Philadelphia Phillies/New York Giants, 1920) #[[Tommy Thevenow]]: 597 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1926) #[[Iván DeJesús]]: 595 (Chicago Cubs, 1977) #[[Cal Ripken Jr.]]: 583 (Baltimore Orioles, 1984) #[[Whitey Wietelmann]]: 581 (Boston Braves, 1943) #[[Dave Bancroft]]: 579 (New York Giants, 1922) #[[Rabbit Maranville]]: 574 (Boston Braves, 1914) #[[Don Kessinger]]: 573 (Chicago Cubs, 1968) Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/A_ss_season.shtml|title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as SS|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> (does not list teams) ===All-time single season putout leaders among shortstops=== # [[Donie Bush]]: 425 (Detroit Tigers, 1914) # [[Hughie Jennings]]: 425 (Baltimore Orioles [National League], 1895) # [[Joe Cassidy (baseball)|Joe Cassidy]]: 408 (Washington Senators, 1905) # [[Rabbit Maranville]]: 407 (Boston Braves, 1914) # [[Dave Bancroft]]: 405 (New York Giants, 1922) # [[Eddie Miller (infielder)|Eddie Miller]]: 405 (Boston Braves, 1940) # [[Monte Cross]]: 404 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1898) # [[Dave Bancroft]]: 396 (New York Giants, 1921) # [[Mickey Doolan]]: 395 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1906) # [[Buck Weaver]]: 392 (Chicago White Sox, 1913) ===All-time single-season fielding percentage leaders among shortstops=== # [[Mike Bordick]]: .9982 (Baltimore Orioles, 2002) # [[Cal Ripken Jr.]]: .9956 (Baltimore Orioles, 1990) # [[Omar Vizquel]]: .9954 (Cleveland Indians, 2000) # [[Rey Sánchez]]: .9941 (Kansas City Royals, 2000) # [[Rey Ordóñez]]: .9938 (New York Mets, 1999) # [[Omar Vizquel]]: .9933 (San Francisco Giants, 2006) # [[Omar Vizquel]]: .9931 (Cleveland Indians, 1998) # [[J. J. Hardy]]: .9923 (Baltimore Orioles, 2012) # [[Tony Fernández]] .9919 (Toronto Blue Jays, 1989) # [[Rey Sánchez]]: .9915 (Kansas City Royals, 2001) ===Number of seasons with 100+ double plays turned at shortstop (among Hall of Fame shortstops)=== *[[Cal Ripken Jr.]]: 12 *[[Phil Rizzuto]]: 8 *[[Lou Boudreau]]: 6 *[[Ozzie Smith]]: 5 *[[Luke Appling]]: 4 *[[Luis Aparicio]]: 3 *[[Ernie Banks]]: 3 *[[Travis Jackson]]: 3 *[[Pee Wee Reese]]: 2 *[[Arky Vaughan]]: 2 *[[Dave Bancroft]]: 1 *[[Joe Cronin]]: 1 *[[Derek Jeter]]: 1 *[[Rabbit Maranville]]: 1 *[[Joe Sewell]]: 1 *[[Alan Trammell]]: 1 *[[Robin Yount]]: 1 Source: baseballreference.com
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