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Lemon was known as one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball from 1977 to 1987. In 1977, he led the American League with 512 outfield putouts , the fourth highest single-season tally in major league history and the highest tally since 1951. [ 1 ]
Mike Trout, the active leader and tied for 46th all-time in games played as a center fielder. Tris Speaker holds the American League record. Richie Ashburn played a record 730 consecutive games in center field from 1950 to 1954. Dummy Hoy held the major league record for 21 years. Lloyd Waner held the National League record for 17 years.
Tris Speaker, who holds the modern (post-1900) record of 227 errors committed as a center fielder, is often regarded as the greatest outfielder in history, setting records for putouts and assists; Willie Mays, whose 139 errors are the most by a center fielder since 1930, won twelve Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence.
Landis played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder on six teams from 1957 through 1967. While playing eight seasons for the Chicago White Sox, he was an American League (AL) All-Star in 1962 and an AL Gold Glove Award winner five consecutive seasons. Landis is considered to be one of the best defensive center fielders in major ...
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James Anthony Piersall (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017) was an American baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, from 1950 through 1967. Piersall was best known for his well-publicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of a book and a film, Fear Strikes Out.
Center fielder Parker Meadows will get a long leash from the Detroit Tigers to show he can hit in the big leagues in the 2024 season.
Ineligible during the 1998 national championship season, he was a game-changer in the trenches from 1999-2001.