Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book of baseball milestones for double plays by shorstops - including career double play marks at short, single season double play plateaus for shortstops, and game related double play records at shortstop.
"Ozzie (Smith) has the fielding for his signature. (Cal) Ripken has the durability. But Trammell doesn't really have that signature. Same with Whitaker." - Jerry Crasnick
Double Play Records for ShortstopsCareer Double Play Records at Shortstop |
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Record | Lg | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Double Plays In A Career (SS) |
AL | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | 1,565 | 1,565 |
NL | Ozzie Smith | San Diego | 369 | 1,590 | |
St. Louis | 1,221 | ||||
ML | Omar Vizquel | Seattle [AL] | 455 | 1,734 | |
Cleveland [AL] | 944 | ||||
San Francisco [NL] | 301 | ||||
Texas [AL] | 22 | ||||
Chicago [AL] | 9 | ||||
Toronto [AL] | 3 | ||||
Record | Lg | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Double Play Records for ShortstopsSingle Season Double Play Records at Shortstop |
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Record | Lg | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Fewest Double Plays In A Season (SS) 150+ Games Played at SS |
AL | Jackie Gutierrez | Boston | 60 | 1984 |
NL | Kevin Elster | New York | 63 | 1989 | |
Fewest Double Plays In A Season (SS) By The League Leader |
AL | Roger Peckinpaugh | Washington | 81 | 1924 |
NL | Ozzie Smith | St. Louis | 79 | 1991 | |
Most Double Plays In A Season (SS) |
AL | Rick Burleson | Boston | 147 | 1980 |
NL | Bobby Wine | Montreal | 137 | 1970 | |
Most Seasons Leading The League |
AL | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | 8 | 1983 |
Baltimore | 1984 | ||||
Baltimore | 1985 | ||||
Baltimore | 1989 | ||||
Baltimore | 1991 | ||||
Baltimore | 1992 | ||||
Baltimore | 1994 | ||||
Baltimore | 1995 | ||||
NL | Mickey Doolan |
Philadelphia | 5 | 1907 | |
Philadelphia | 1909 | ||||
Philadelphia | 1910 | ||||
Philadelphia | 1911 | ||||
Philadelphia | 1913 | ||||
Dick Groat | Pittsburgh | 1958 | |||
Pittsburgh | 1959 | ||||
Pittsburgh | 1961 | ||||
Pittsburgh | 1962 | ||||
St. Louis | 1964 | ||||
Ozzie Smith | San Diego | 1980 | |||
St. Louis | 1984 | ||||
St. Louis | 1986 | ||||
St. Louis | 1987 | ||||
St. Louis | 1991 | ||||
Most Unassisted Double Plays In A Season (SS) |
AL | Joe Dugan | New York | 4 | 1924 |
NL | Heinie Groh | Cincinnati | 3 | 1915 | |
Harry Wolverton | Washington | 1902 | |||
Record | Lg | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Double Play Records for ShortstopsGame Specific Double Play Records at Shortstop |
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Record | Lg | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Most Double Plays In A 9-Inning Game (SS) |
AL | Too Many To List | - See Fast Fact #1- | 5 | -- |
NL | Too Many To List | - See Fast Fact #2- | 5 | -- | |
Most Double Plays In An Extra Inning Game (SS) |
AL | Bert Campaneris | Oakland | 6 | 09-13-1970 |
11 Innings | |||||
NL | Rafael Ramirez | Atlanta | 6 | 06-27-1982 | |
14 Innings | |||||
Ozzie Smith | San Diego | 08-25-1979 | |||
19 Innings | |||||
Record | Lg | Name(s) | Team(s) | Data | |
Double Play Records for Shortstops by Baseball Almanac |
More than thirty American League shortstops have turned five double plays in a 9-inning game. The last to do so was Ben Zobrist on September 16, 2006.
More than twenty National League shortstops have turned five double plays in a 9-inning game. The last to do so was David Eckstein on August 18, 2005.
Did you know that on August 4, 1911, Lee Tannehill of Chicago (AL) became the first and only shortstop to ever have two unassisted double plays in a single game?