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Edward Carl Gaedel (June 8, 1925 – June 18, 1961) was the smallest player to appear in a Major League Baseball game. [1]Gaedel gained recognition in the second game of a St. Louis Browns doubleheader on August 19, 1951. [2]
The outfield positions are routinely regarded as being among the less physically demanding positions in baseball, largely due to the rarity of contact with opposing players and the longer reaction time possible after a ball is hit; long careers in the outfield have been common throughout major league history.
Pesky's Pole is the name for the pole on the right field foul line, which stands 302 feet (92 m) from home plate, [70] the shortest outfield distance (left or right field) in Major League Baseball. [79] Like the measurement of the left-field line at Fenway Park, this has been disputed.
The record was previously held by Cobb until the integration of Negro league statistics into Major League Baseball's record books on May 28, 2024. Since then, Gibson not only holds the new record for career batting average, but also the records for career OPS with 1.177 and slugging percentage with .718, as well as the single-season records in ...
The outfield is a fun place to be.You can find all kinds of stats here, including a few five-category stars. You'll probably want at least one signature outfielder on your roster.
Major League Baseball utility players (31 P) Pages in category "Major League Baseball outfielders" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,837 total.
In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter ) prior to the recording of a putout , even if the contact was unintentional.
Ty Cobb holds the record for most games played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball history, with 2,934. [1] An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, [2] the center fielder, [3] and the right fielder. [4]