Baseball Almanac - Shortstop Assist Records

Shortstop Assist Records

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

"You're (Luke Appling) going to play one-hundred fifty-four games if you hit .154 and field .154." - Lew Fonseca

Assist Records Shortstop
Fewest In A Season (150+ Games)	AL	Pat Meares	344	1996
Fewest In A Season (150+ Games)	NL	Kevin Elster	374	1989
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Joe Sewell	438	1928
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	NL	Johnny Logan	440	1957
Most In A Career	AL	Luis Aparicio	8,016
Most In A Career	NL	Ozzie Smith	8,375
Most In A Game	AL	Alex Gonzalez Bobby Reeves	13	04-26-1996 08-07-1927
Most In A Game	NL	Tommy Corcoran	14	08-07-1903
Most In A Season	AL	Cal Ripken, Jr.	583	1984
Most In A Season	NL	Ozzie Smith	621	1980
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Luis Aparicio Luke Appling Cal Ripken, Jr.	7
Most Seasons Leading The League	NL	Ozzie Smith	8

On July 26, 1909, Jack Coffey of Boston played in the longest game, seventeen innings, without an assist by a shortstop!

On April 13, 1982, Rick Burleson of California played in a twenty inning game and had fifteen assists which is the most in an extra inning game by a shortstop!

Ozzie Smith is also the major league record holder for most years with at least five-hundred assists by a shortstop: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1988!

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