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Barry Bonds, the all-time leader in games played as a left fielder. Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.
In the sport of baseball, each of the nine players on a team is assigned a particular fielding position when it is their turn to play defense. Each position conventionally has an associated number, for use in scorekeeping by the official scorer: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (), 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder). [1]
The position of the left fielder. In baseball, a left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the left fielder is assigned the ...
Robin Yount played in 2,856 games for the Brewers from 1974 to 1993, more than any other player in team history. [1]The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Game 5 of the 2022 National League Championship Series, where Philadelphia player Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run to left field, giving the Phillies a one-run lead and causing a "delirious reaction" from the home fans. [40] [41] [42] Reverse Boycott Game: June 13, 2023 Tampa Bay Rays: 1–2 Oakland Athletics
Carl Yastrzemski led American League left fielders in assists a record eight times. Barry Bonds' 158 career assists are the most by a National League left fielder since 1920. Alfonso Soriano had 22 assists for the Nationals in 2006, the most by a left fielder since 1983. Gary Ward's 24 assists in 1983 are the most by a left fielder since 1936.
Zack Wheat, who held the major league records for career games and putouts in left field for over 70 years, is the modern (post-1900) leader in career errors committed by a left fielder with 186, including the modern National League record of 184.
A starting pitcher, then, may be credited with a game played even if he is not credited with a game started or an inning pitched. An outfielder (OF) is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter, who are identified as the left fielder (LF), the center fielder (CF), and the right fielder (RF).