Baseball Almanac - Third Base Assist Records

Third Base Assist Records

Baseball Almanac invites you to examine assist records for third baseman. Research is complete through completion of the previous season and includes all of the possible assist record variations.

"He (Brooks Robinson) charged everything. He reacted as the ball was coming off the bat, sometimes as it was coming to the bat!" - George Brett

Assist Records Third Base
Fewest In A Season (150+ Games)	AL	Harry Lord Dean Palmer	221	1913 1996
Fewest In A Season (150+ Games)	NL	Chipper Jones	238	1999
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Ossie Bluege	258	1930
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	NL	Art Whitney	227	1934
Most In A Career	AL	Brooks Robinson	6,205
Most In A Career	NL	Mike Schmidt	5,045
Most In A Game	AL	Mike Ferraro Ken McMullen	11	09-14-1968 09-26-1966
Most In A Game	NL	Jerry Denny Damon Phillips Chris Sabo Deacon White	11	05-29-1890 08-29-1944 04-07-1988 05-16-1884
Most In A Season	AL	Graig Nettles	412	1971
Most In A Season	NL	Mike Schmidt	404	1974
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Brooks Robinson	8
Most Seasons Leading The League	NL	Ron Santo Mike Schmidt	7

On June 8, 1910, Bobby Byrne of Pittsburgh set the major league record for most assists by a third basemen in a extra inning game with twelve in eleven innings!

On September 17, 1977, Toby Harrah of Texas set the major league record for most innings, he had seventeen, played at third base without an assist!

Those magnificent Brooks Robinson record setting seasons in Baltimore were 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1974!

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