Double Play Records by Second Basemen

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book of baseball milestones for double plays by second basemen - including career marks, single season plateaus, and game related records.
"He (Charlie Gehring) says hello on opening day and goodbye on closing day, and in between he hits .350." - Mickey Cochrane
Double Play Records by Second Basemen

Career Records
Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data
Most
In A Career
AL
Nellie Fox
Philadelphia
69
1,568
Chicago
1,499
NL
Bill Mazeroski
Pittsburgh
  1,706
Double Play Records by Second Basemen

Single Season Records
Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data
Fewest
In A Season
150+ Games
AL
Roberto Alomar
Toronto
66
1992
NL
George Hausmann
New York
65
1945
Jose Oquendo
St. Louis
1990
Fewest
In A Season
By The League Leader
AL
Charlie Gehringer
Detroit
84
1927
NL
St. Louis
81
1922
Most
In A Season
AL
Gerry Priddy
Detroit
150
1950
NL
Bill Mazeroski
Pittsburgh
161
1966
Most Seasons
Leading The League
AL
Eddie Collins
Philadelphia
5
1909
1910
1912
Chicago
1916
1919
Bobby Doerr
Boston
1938
1940
1943
1946
1947
Nellie Fox
Chicago
1954
1956
1957
1958
1960
Bucky Harris
Washington
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
Nap Lajoie
Nap Lajoie
1903
1906
1907
1908
1909
NL
Bill Mazeroski
Pittsburgh
8
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
Double Play Records by Second Basemen

Game Records
Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data
Most
In A Game
AL
Bobby Knoop
California
6
05-01-1966
NL
Too Many To List
-
5
-
Most
In A Game
Unassisted
AL
Mike Edwards
Oakland
2
08-10-1978
NL
Dave Force
Buffalo
2
09-15-1881
Claude Ritchey
Louisville
07-09-1899


The last National League player to tie the double plays in a game record of five by a second baseman was Teddy Martinez of Los Angeles on August 21, 1977!

On May 20, 1950, Gerry Priddy of the Detroit Tigers started a Major League record five double plays AND he is still the only second baseman in history to start five in one game!

Did you know that Bobby Doerr (Boston on June 25, 1950) and Bobby Knoop (California on May 1, 1966) both hold the Major League record for double plays by a second baseman in a doubleheader with eight?
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