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The third base position requires a strong and accurate arm, as the third baseman often makes long throws to first base. The third baseman sometimes must throw quickly to second base in time to start a double play, and must also field fly balls in both fair and foul territory. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the third ...
Herman Long, the all-time leader in fielding errors. The following is a list of annual leaders in fielding errors in Major League Baseball (MLB), with separate lists for the American League and the National League. The list also includes several professional leagues and associations that were never part of MLB.
He committed 443 errors with the Chicago Cubs, 260 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 200 with the New York Giants and 72 with the Boston Braves. He also committed 89 errors as a third baseman, and eight errors at both second base and as an outfielder, for a total of 1,080 errors in his career. [10] Donie Bush holds the American League record, with 689 ...
Lindstrom's 1933 Goudey baseball card. Playing in an era when fielders’ gloves were little more than padded strips of leather with a baseball-sized pocket in the palm, Lindstrom for three of the next four seasons led National League third basemen in fielding percentage. He also topped the league in assists in 1928, finishing second with 34 ...
May 6—Erik Gonzalez had been the best glove on the Pittsburgh Pirates this season — save perhaps Ke'Bryan Hayes, the player he has replaced at third base — before Wednesday night's game at ...
Through the end of the 2024 season, Devers led all active third basemen in career errors committed (141, in eight seasons), and had the lowest fielding percentage of all active third basemen who had played a minimum of 500 games (.944).
Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol makes poor throw on a bunt in seventh inning that sets up the first run for the Yankees in New York's eventual 4-1 win.
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