Third Basemen Double Play Records by Baseball Almanac

Double Play Records for Third Baseman

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

"I was standing at the plate nice and relaxed and that sucker went off my bat a mile." - Mike Schmidt on 'finding his swing'

Double Play Records Third Baseman
Record	Lg	Third Baseman	Team	Data
Fewest In A Season (150+ Games Played)	AL	Max Alvis	Cleveland	17	1965
		Wade Boggs	Boston		1988
		Dean Palmer	Texas		1996
	NL	Bob Aspromonte	Houston	10	1964
	NL	Chipper Jones	Atlanta	10	1999
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Marty McManus	Detroit	23	1930
	NL	Whitey Kurowski	St. Louis	17	1946
		Joe Stripp	Brooklyn		1933
		Jim Tabor	Philadelphia		1946
		Johnny Vergez	New York		1933
Most In A Career	AL	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore	618
Most In A Career	NL	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia	450
Most In A Game	AL	Wade Boggs	Boston	4	08-09-1985
		Scott Brosius	New York		07-06-2000
		Andy Carey	New York		07-31-1955
		Jack Howell	California		05-17-1989
		Ken McMullen	Washington		08-13-1965
		Alex Rodriguez	New York		04-02-2008
		Felix Torres	Los Angeles		08-23-1963
	NL	Edgardo Alfonzo	New York	4	05-14-1997
		Shane Andrews	Chicago		09-23-2000
		Pie Traynor	Pittsburgh		07-09-1925
		Johnny Vergez	Philadelphia		08-15-1935
		Denny Walling	Houston		05-08-1988
Most In A Season	AL	Graig Nettles	Cleveland	54	1971
	NL	Jeff Cirillo	Milwaukee	45	1998
	NL	Darrell Evans	Atlanta	45	1974
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Jimmy Austin	New York	5	1909
			St. Louis		1911
			St. Louis		1913
			St. Louis		1915
			St. Louis		1917
		Ken Keltner	Cleveland		1939
			Cleveland		1941
			Cleveland		1942
			Cleveland		1944
			Cleveland		1947
		Frank Malzone	Boston		1957
			Boston		1958
			Boston		1959
			Boston		1960
			Boston		1961
	NL	Heinie Groh	Cincinnati	6	1915
			Cincinnati		1916
			Cincinnati		1918
			Cincinnati		1919
			Cincinnati		1920
			New York		1922
		Ron Santo	Chicago		1961
			Chicago		1964
			Chicago		1966
			Chicago		1967
			Chicago		1968
			Chicago		1971
		Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia		1978
			Philadelphia		1979
			Philadelphia		1980
			Philadelphia		1982
			Philadelphia		1983
			Philadelphia		1987
Most Unassisted In A Season	AL	Joe Dugan	New York	4	1924
	NL	Heinie Groh	Cincinnati	3	1915
	NL	Harry Wolverton	Philadelphia	3	1902
Record	Lg	Third Baseman	Team	Data
Double Play Records for Third Baseman

Why do we not have a record book section for most unassisted double plays in a game by a third baseman? Because the National & American League record is still only one.

Scott Brosius (July 6, 2000), Jack Howell (May 17, 1989), Ken McMullen (August 13, 1965) and Felix Torres (August 23, 1963) are the American League third baseman to ever start four double plays in a nine inning game.

When Harry Wolverton set the record for most unassisted double plays in a season by a third baseman he did so while appearing in only thirty-four major league games at third!

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