Fielding Average Records by Second Basemen on Baseball Almanac

Fielding Average Records by Second Basemen

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book of baseball milestones for fielding averages by second basemen - including career marks and single season plateaus.

"Run everything out and be in by twelve." - Red Schoendienst as Cardinals Manager in 1968

Fielding Average Records by Second Basemen Career Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Highest In A Career 1,000+ Games	AL	Roberto Alomar	Toronto	.985
			Baltimore
			Cleveland
	NL	Tom Herr	St. Louis	.989
			Philadelphia
			New York
			San Francisco
		Ryne Sandberg	Philadelphia
		Ryne Sandberg	Chicago
	ML	Placido Polanco	St. Louis	.993
			Philadelphia
			Detroit
Fielding Average Records by Second Basemen Single Season Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Highest In A Season 100+ Games	AL	Placido Polanco	Detroit	1.000	2007
Highest In A Season 100+ Games	NL	Bret Boone	Cincinnati	.997	1997
Highest In A Season 150+ Games	AL	Bobby Grich	Baltimore	.995	1973
Highest In A Season 150+ Games	NL	Jose Oquendo	St. Louis	.996	1990
Lowest In A Season 100+ Games	AL	Frank Truesdale	St. Louis	.914	1910
Lowest In A Season 100+ Games	NL	Fred Pfeffer	Chicago	.893	1885
Lowest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Jimmy Williams	New York	.960	1903
Lowest In A Season By The League Leader	NL	Charley Bassett	Indianapolis	.928	1887
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Second Baseman Fielding Records

Did you know that Eddie Collins led the American League in fielding average (1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1922, & 1924) more than any other second basemen in Major League history?

Red Schoendienst led the National League in fielding average (1946, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957 & 1958) more than any other second basemen in senior circuit history.

Claude Ritchey of the Pittsburgh Pirates set a Major League record for consecutive seasons leading a league in fielding average at second base when he topped the charts from 1902 through 1907.

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