Double Play Records by Second Basemen on Baseball Almanac

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 Gehringer) 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
	AL	Nellie Fox	Chicago	1,499	1,568
	NL	Bill Mazeroski	Pittsburgh	1,706	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
	NL	Jose Oquendo	St. Louis	65	1990
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Charlie Gehringer	Detroit	84	1927
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	NL	Rogers Hornsby	St. Louis	81	1922
Most In A Season	AL	Jerry Priddy	Detroit	150	1950
Most In A Season	NL	Bill Mazeroski	Pittsburgh	161	1966
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Eddie Collins	Philadelphia	5	1909
					1910
					1912
			Chicago		1916
			Chicago		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
Most In A Game	NL	Too Many To List	-	5	-
Most In A Game Unassisted	AL	Mike Edwards	Oakland	2	08-10-1978
	NL	Davy Force	Buffalo	2	09-15-1881
	NL	Claude Ritchey	Louisville	2	07-09-1899
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Second Basemen Double Play Records

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

On May 20, 1950, Jerry Priddy of the Detroit Tigers started a Major League record five double plays AND 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 double header with eight?

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