Assist Records by Second Basemen

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book of baseball milestones for assists by second basemen - including career marks, single season plateaus, and game related records.
"I am certainly not the type of person who can ask the Cubs organization and the Chicago Cubs fans to pay my salary when I am not happy with my mental approach and my performance." - Ryne Sandberg
Assists Records by Second Basemen

Career Records
Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data
Most
In A Career
AL
Eddie Collins
Philadelphia
4,885
7,630
Chicago
2,745
NL
Joe Morgan
Houston
2,780
6,738
Cincinnati
3,105
San Francisco
622
Philadelphia
231
Assists Records by Second Basemen

Single Season Records
Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data
Fewest
In A Season
150+ Games
AL
Joey Cora
 Seattle
310
1998
Cleveland
NL
Tony Taylor
Philadelphia
358
1964
Fewest
In A Season
By The League Leader
AL
Nellie Fox
Chicago
396
1956
NL
Emil Verban
Philadelphia
381
1946
Most
In A Season
AL
Oscar Melillo
St. Louis
572
1930
NL
Frankie Frisch
St. Louis
641
1927
Most Seasons
Leading The League
AL
Charlie Gehringer
Detroit
7
1927
1928
1933
1934
1935
1936
1938
NL
Bill Mazeroski
Pittsburgh
9
1958
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1966
1967
1968
Assists Records by Second Basemen

Game Records
Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data
Most
In A Game
9 Innings
AL
Don Money
Milwaukee
12
06-24-1977
Tony Phillips
Oakland
07-06-1986
Harold Reynolds
Seattle
08-27-1986
NL
Jim Gilliam
Brooklyn
12
07-21-1956
Glenn Hubbard
Atlanta
04-14-1985
Juan Samuel
Philadelphia
04-20-1985
Ryne Sandberg
Chicago
06-12-1983
Monte Ward
Brooklyn
06-10-1892


Did you know that in the American League Charlie Gehringer is the only player to ever have six seasons (1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934 & 1936) with at least five-hundred assists at second base?

Did you know that in the National League Ryne Sandberg is the only player to ever have six seasons (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991 & 1992) with at least five-hundred assists at second base?

On August 5, 1897, Lave Cross of Philadelphia set the Major League record for most assists during an extra inning game with fifteen in a twelve inning match up!
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