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unusual facts about center field



Chris Aguila

While Hermida was sidelined, Aguila got most of the at bats in right field until the Marlins signed Joe Borchard; afterwards, Aguila was part of a platoon in center field with Eric Reed and Reggie Abercrombie.

Pete Schneider

A sixth home run was missed by two feet when he belted a line-drive double off the center field fence (May 11, 1923).

Willie Tasby

Willie's performance in 1959 was solid as he played 142 games, batted .250 with 13 home runs, while patrolling center field for the Orioles.


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Antonio Tobias Mendez

He also created bronze sculptures of the six Baltimore Orioles greats whose uniform numbers were retired by the ballclub, which are located in the picnic area behind the bullpens beyond left-center field at Camden Yards.

Asa Brainard

With Charlie Sweasy ensconced at second, the two pitchers now shared center field.

Brad Adam

A repeated situation is one where Adam and his camera crew are alone in a location, such as behind the center-field wall, where he begins his monologue with a variant of "Here I am, all alone in center field here at Safeco Field where the Mariners have lost again."

Deltaville Ballpark

One of the poles in right center field is home to an Osprey nest, whose occupants occasionally will leave remains of fish to be found by an unsuspecting outfielder.

Duke Snider

Duke rebounded that year to hit .308 with 25 home runs and 88 RBI in 400 at bats while platooning in center field with Don Demeter.

Edgardo Alfonzo

In his first at bat of the game, Alfonzo homered over the center field fence, providing the Mets with all the offense they would need as Al Leiter threw a complete game shutout.

Edmonds Field

That game featured back-to-back home runs by Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, both hit over the towering walls in right center field.

Gregor Blanco

On June 13, 2012, Blanco made a fully extended diving catch in deep right-center field, catching the ball in the end of his mitt, to rob Jordan Schafer of a hit in the top of the 7th inning of Matt Cain's perfect game.

Kennedy Center Field

Kennedy Center Field is a community baseball field at the Kennedy Center YMCA recreation camp on West Virginia Route 2 about 4 miles north of Huntington, West Virginia.

MacArthur Stadium

MacArthur Stadium was noted for having one of the deepest center field fences in minor league baseball, 434 feet, and no ball cleared that fence until 1971, with Richie Zisk being the first player to accomplish that feat.

Max Scherzer

Scherzer then loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the eighth, but wriggled out of trouble by striking out Josh Reddick and Stephen Vogt, then getting Alberto Callaspo to line out to center field.

Michael Brantley

Near the end of the 2009 season, he was called up by the Indians to replace the injured Grady Sizemore in center field.

Ramón Vázquez

After his third error of the game allowed the Seattle to take a 10–9 lead in the top of the 9th, Vázquez doubled to right-center field off Mariners closer J. J. Putz, just out of Ichiro's reach, to drive in 2 runs as the Rangers won the game 11–10.

Stan Javier

His performance with Oakland earned Javier his first contract worth over a million dollars annually, as he signed a two-year pact worth $2.1 million on December 8, 1995 to replace Deion Sanders in center field for the San Francisco Giants.

Steve Finley

In 2006, at the age of 41, Finley became the oldest player ever to play more than 100 games in center field.