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The position of the shortstop
The position of the shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. There are 9 fielding positions in Baseball. Each position conventionally has an associated number (from 1 to 9 which is used to score Putouts For example Second 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 A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly, so more balls go to the shortstop than any other position. Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.

Shortstops are required to cover second base in double play situations when the ball is hit to the second baseman, first baseman, pitcher, or catcher. In 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 This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. Second 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 First 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 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 Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. They cover second when a runner is attempting a stolen base but, only when a left handed hitter is batting. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate 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 infield 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 outfielder. Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter The shortstop also has to back up a throw from the catcher to the third baseman when the runner is attempting to steal third base. (Normally this action is not done at the major league level because the catcher is better at throwing, the third baseman is better at catching the ball, and the left fielder is there to back up third base. This action is usually performed in little league baseball. )

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.

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Significant shortstops

Baseball Hall of Fame members

Derek Jeter, a shortstop, getting ready to field his position in 2007
Derek Jeter, a shortstop, getting ready to field his position in 2007

*=Negro Leagues player

Multiple Gold Glove Award winners

All time single season assist leaders among shortstops

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Ozzie Smith: 621 (St. Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel (born April 29, 1934) is a former Shortstop in Professional baseball and a member of the Baseball Hall of Lucius Benjamin Appling ( April 2, 1907 &ndash January 3, 1991) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball Ernest "Ernie" Banks (born January 31, 1931 in Dallas Texas) is an American former Major League Baseball player Louis "Lou" Boudreau ( July 17, 1917, in Harvey Illinois &ndash August 10, 2001) was an American Major Joseph Edward Cronin ( October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was a Major League Baseball player from to and manager George Stacey Davis ( August 23, 1870 – October 17, 1940) was a Shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball Travis Calvin Jackson ( November 2, 1903 in Waldo Arkansas - July 27, 1987) was a Major League Baseball player during the Hugh Ambrose Jennings ( April 2, 1869 &ndash February 1, 1928) was a Major League Baseball player and manager from 1891-1925 John Henry "Pop" Lloyd ( April 25 1884 - March 19 1964)was an American Baseball player and manager Walter James Vincent Maranville ( November 11, 1891 - January 5, 1954) better known as Rabbit Maranville due to his speed and Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese ( July 23 1918 - August 14 1999) was an American professional Baseball player who Philip Francis Rizzuto ( September 25 1917 &ndash August 13 2007) nicknamed "The Scooter" was an American Shortstop For other people and things named "Sewell", see Sewell (disambiguation Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26) is a retired American professional Baseball player who played Shortstop for Major League Baseball Joseph Bert Tinker ( July 27, 1880 - July 27, 1948) was a Major League Baseball player and manager. Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan ( March 9, 1912 - August 30, 1952) was a Professional baseball Shortstop. Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman Rhoderick John "Bobby" Wallace ( November 4, 1873 - November 3, 1960) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher John Montgomery Ward ( March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was a 19th century Major League Baseball star pitcher, Shortstop Willie James Wells ( August 10 1905 - January 22 1989) was an American Shortstop who played from - 48 for Robin R Yount (jɔnt born September 16, 1955 in Danville Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with David James "Beauty" Bancroft ( April 20, 1891 - October 9, 1972) was an American Baseball player who played Derek Sanderson Jeter (ˈʤitɚ born June 26 1974 is an American Major League Baseball player Part of the History of baseball in the United States series The Negro leagues were American professional Baseball leagues For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26) is a retired American professional Baseball player who played Shortstop for Major League Baseball Omar Enrique Vizquel Gonzalez (born April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop playing Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel (born April 29, 1934) is a former Shortstop in Professional baseball and a member of the Baseball Hall of Mark Henry Belanger ( June 8 1944 &ndash October 6 1998) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball David Ismael Concepción Benitez (born June 17, 1948) better known as Dave Concepción, is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Octavio Antonio Fernández Castro (born June 30, 1962 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) better known as Tony Fernández Alan Stuart Trammell (born February 21, 1958 in Garden Grove California) is a retired American Baseball Shortstop of the Derek Sanderson Jeter (ˈʤitɚ born June 26 1974 is an American Major League Baseball player Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player Roy David McMillan ( July 17, 1929 - November 2, 1997) was a Shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball. Reynaldo Ordóñez Pereira (born November 11, 1971 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop who played Leonard Eugene Alley (born July 10, 1940 in Richmond Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop who played his entire Lawrence Robert Bowa (born December 6 1945 in Sacramento California) is a former middle infielder, playing mainly as a Shortstop, Donald Eulon Kessinger (born July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop. Edgar Enrique Rentería (pronounced as ˌɾenteˈɾia (born August 7 1975 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Shortstop in Major League Baseball Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27 1975 in New York New York) commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is an American Third baseman for the Zoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez ( December 18 1939 – June 9 1995) was a Cuban Shortstop in Major League Baseball Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2 1932 in Washington DC) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and switch-hitting Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26) is a retired American professional Baseball player who played Shortstop for Major League Baseball Louis Cardinals, 1980)
  2. Glenn Wright: 601 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1924)
  3. Dave Bancroft: 598 (Philadelphia Phillies/New York Giants, 1920)
  4. Tommy Thevenow:597 (St. Glenn Wright (born February 6, 1901 in Archie Missouri - April 6, 1984) is a former professional baseball player who played David James "Beauty" Bancroft ( April 20, 1891 - October 9, 1972) was an American Baseball player who played Thomas Joseph Thevenow ( September 6, 1903 in Madison Indiana – July 29, 1957 in Madison Indiana) is a former professional Louis Cardinals, 1926)
  5. Ivan DeJesus: 595 (Chicago Cubs, 1977)
  6. Cal Ripken: 583 (Baltimore Orioles, 1984)
  7. Whitey Wietelmann: 581 (Boston Braves, 1943)
  8. Dave Bancroft: 579 (New York Giants, 1922)
  9. Rabbit Maranville: 574 (Boston Braves, 1914)
  10. Don Kessinger: 573 (Chicago Cubs, 1968)

All time single season putout leaders among shortstops

  1. Donie Bush: 425 (Detroit Tigers, 1914)
  2. Hughie Jennings: 425 (Baltimore Orioles [National League], 1895)
  3. Joe Cassidy: 408 (Washington Senators, 1905)
  4. Rabbit Maranville: 407 (Boston Braves, 1914)
  5. Dave Bancroft: 405 (New York Giants, 1922)
  6. Eddie Miller: 405 (Boston Braves, 1940)
  7. Monte Cross: 404 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1898)
  8. Dave Bancroft: 396 (New York Giants, 1921)
  9. Mickey Doolan: 395 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1906)
  10. Buck Weaver: 392 (Chicago White Sox, 1913)

Other notable stars

Current stars

See also

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Owen Joseph "Donie" Bush ( October 8 1887 - March 28 1972) was a Major League Baseball Shortstop in the Hugh Ambrose Jennings ( April 2, 1869 &ndash February 1, 1928) was a Major League Baseball player and manager from 1891-1925 Joseph "Joe" Cassidy (born July 30, 1872 in Lanarkshire) was a Scottish football player Walter James Vincent Maranville ( November 11, 1891 - January 5, 1954) better known as Rabbit Maranville due to his speed and David James "Beauty" Bancroft ( April 20, 1891 - October 9, 1972) was an American Baseball player who played Edward Robert Miller ( November 26, 1916 – July 31, 1997) was a former Baseball Shortstop who played for 14 seasons in Montford Montgomery Cross ( August 31, 1869 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania - June 21, 1934 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) David James "Beauty" Bancroft ( April 20, 1891 - October 9, 1972) was an American Baseball player who played Michael Joseph "Mickey" Doolan ( May 7, 1880 in Ashland Pennsylvania - November 1, 1951 in Orlando Florida) George Daniel "Buck" Weaver ( August 18 1890 - January 31 1956) was an American Shortstop and Third baseman Richard William Bartell ( November 22 1907 - August 4 1995) nicknamed "Rowdy Richard" was an American Shortstop Alfonso (Chico Carrasquel Colón ( January 23 1928 &ndash May 26 2005) was a Venezuelan Shortstop in Major League Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco (born March 9 1942 in Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba) generally known as Bert Campaneris and nicknamed "Campy" Raymond Johnson Chapman ( January 15, 1891 &ndash August 17, 1920) was an American Baseball player spending his entire William Frederick Dahlen ( January 5 1870 - December 5 1950) Nicknamed "Bad Bill" for his ferocious temperament was Alvin Ralph Dark (born January 7 1922 in Comanche Oklahoma) nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox" is a former Shortstop and manager James Louis Fregosi (born April 4 1942 in San Francisco California) is a former Shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball John Wesley Glasscock ( July 22 1857 - February 24 1947) was an American Shortstop in Major League Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4 1930 in Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania) is a former two-sport athlete best known as a Shortstop in Major Larry Steven Jeltz (born May 28, 1959 in Paris France) is a former professional Baseball player Herman Long is a name shared by the following individuals Herman Long (baseball (1866&ndash1909 American MLB shortstop whose career lasted from 1889 to 1904 Martin Whiteford Marion (born December 1 1917 in Richburg South Carolina) is a former Shortstop and manager in Major League Richard J Pearce ( February 29 1836 - September 18 1908) was an American professional Baseball player and one of the sport's most John Michael Pesky (born John Michael Paveskovich, September 27 1919 in Portland Oregon) nicknamed "The Needle" is a former Americo Peter "Rico" Petrocelli (born June 27, 1943 in Brooklyn New York) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop Vernon Decatur Stephens ( October 23, 1920 - November 3, 1968) was an American Shortstop in Professional baseball Garry Lewis Templeton (born March 24 1956 in Lockney Texas) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Richard William "Dickie" Thon (born June 20, 1958 in South Bend Indiana) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2 1932 in Washington DC) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and switch-hitting Orlando Luis Cabrera (born November 2 1974 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop who plays for the Chicago White This article is for the baseball player For the comic strip character see Superosity. David Mark Eckstein (born January 20, 1975 in Sanford Florida) nicknamed " X Factor " is a Major League Baseball Yunel Escobar (born November 2, 1982 in Havana Cuba) is an Infielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Jeffery Adam Everett (born February 5, 1977 in Austell, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop for the Minnesota Rafael Antoni Furcal (born October 24, 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic) nicknamed "Fookie" is a Shortstop Khalil Thabit Greene (born October 21, 1979 in Butler Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop who plays for the James Jerry "JJ" Hardy (born August 19, 1982 in Tucson Arizona) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop for the Derek Sanderson Jeter (ˈʤitɚ born June 26 1974 is an American Major League Baseball player Julio Cesar Lugo (born November 16, 1975 in Barahona, Dominican Republic) is a major league Shortstop for the Jhonny Antonio Peralta (born May 28, 1982 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a Baseball player who is currently the starting Hanley Ramírez (born December 23, 1983, in Samana Dominican Republic) is a Shortstop in Major League Baseball for the Florida Edgar Enrique Rentería (pronounced as ˌɾenteˈɾia (born August 7 1975 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Shortstop in Major League Baseball José Bernabé Reyes (born June 11, 1983, in Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic) is an All-Star Major League Baseball Shortstop James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins (born November 27, 1978 in Oakland, California) nicknamed "J-Roll" is an All-Star Miguel Odalis Tejada (born Miguel Odalis Tejeda on May 25 1974 Ryan Stewart Theriot (ˈtɛrioʊ (born December 7, 1979 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball Infielder Troy Trevor Tulowitzki (ˈtuləˌwɪtski born on October 10, 1984, in Santa Clara, California) nicknamed "Tulo" is a Major Omar Enrique Vizquel Gonzalez (born April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop playing Michael Young or Mike Young is the name of In politics: Michael Young (politician (1915–2002 Lord Young of Dartington British This is a list of Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners at Shortstop in American League Baseball. 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shortstop

-noun

  1. (baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
  2. (figuratively) A nimble defender.
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