Putout Records by Second Basemen

Putout Records by Second Basemen

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book of baseball milestones for putouts by second basemen - including career marks, single season plateaus, and game related records.

"If I stole a base, it was to help us win a game, and I like to think that's what made me special." - Hall of Famer Joe Morgan (National League Leader for Most Putouts by a Second Baseman)

Putout Records by Second Basemen Career Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most In A Career	AL	Eddie Collins	Philadelphia	2,289	6,256
	AL	Eddie Collins	Chicago	3,967	6,256
	NL	Joe Morgan	Houston	2,188	5,541
			Cincinnati	2,691
			San Francisco	431
			Philadelphia	231
	ML	Bid McPhee	Cincinnati (AA)	3,112	6,545
	ML	Bid McPhee	Cincinnati (NL)	3,433	6,545
Putout Records by Second Basemen Single Season Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Fewest In A Season 150+ Games	AL	Luis Rivas	Minnesota	230	2001
	NL	Dots Miller	Pittsburgh	260	1909
	NL	Jose Vidro	Montreal	260	2000
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Damion Easley	Detroit	285	1998
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	NL	Larry Doyle	New York	292	1909
Most In A Season	AA	Bid McPhee	Cincinnati	529	1886
	AL	Bobby Grich	Baltimore	484	1974
	NL	Billy Herman	Chicago	466	1933
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Nellie Fox	Chicago	10	1952
					1953
					1954
					1955
					1956
					1957
					1958
					1959
					1960
					1961
	NL	Billy Herman	Chicago	7	1933
					1935
					1936
					1938
					1939
					1940
			Brooklyn		1942
		Fred Pfeffer	Chicago		1884
					1885
					1886
					1887
					1888
					1889
					1891
Putout Records by Second Basemen Game Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most In A Game 9 Innings	AA	Lou BierBauer	Philadelphia	12	06-22-1888
	AL	Bobby Knoop	California	12	08-30-1966
	NL	Gene Baker	Chicago	11	05-27-1955
		Billy Herman	Chicago		06-28-1933
		Julian Javier	St. Louis		06-27-1964
		Nap Lajoie	Philadelphia		04-25-1899
		Bid McPhee	Cincinnati		04-21-1894
		Charlie Neal	Los Angeles		07-02-1959
		Sam Wise	Washington		05-09-1893
Most In A Game Extra Innings	AL	Roy Hughes	Cleveland	14	05-10-1936
	AL	Roy Hughes	Cleveland	14	15 Innings
	NL	Jake Pitler	Pittsburgh	15	08-22-1917
	NL	Jake Pitler	Pittsburgh	15	22 Innings
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Putout Records by Second Basemen

On July 5, 1917, Eddie Foster of Washington played in the longest double header (twenty-one innings) in Major League history with no putouts at second base.

Fred Pfeffer of Chicago (May 31, 1897) and Billy Herman also from Chicago (June 28, 1933) each played in a double header where they each had a Major League record sixteen putouts at second base.

Did you know that the longest game without a putout at second base is sixteen innings? The first occurence was on June 11, 1913 and Steve Yerkes of the Boston Red Sox played second. Denny Doyle of the California Angels tied the record on June 14, 1974.

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