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Al Cuccinello

Alfred Edward Cuccinello (August 26, 1914 – March 29, 2004) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the New York Giants during the 1935 season.

Andre Robertson

Andre Levett Robertson (born October 2, 1957 in Orange, Texas) is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop.

Cliff Brady

Clifford Francis Brady (March 6, 1897 – September 25, 1974) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1920 season.

Danny Reynolds

Daniel Vance Reynolds (November 26, 1919 – February 18, 2007) was a shortstop/second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox during the 1945 season.

Elmer Eggert

Elmer Albert Eggert Moose (January 29, 1902 – April 9, 1971) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1927 season.

Frank Selee

With the Cubs, he created the famous Tinker to Evers to Chance infield combination, by converting Frank Chance from catcher to first base, Joe Tinker from third base to shortstop, and Johnny Evers from shortstop to second base.

Joe Gordon

Joseph Lowell Gordon (February 18, 1915 – April 14, 1978), nicknamed "Flash" in reference to the comic-book character Flash Gordon, was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians from 1938 to 1950.

John Kroner

John Harold Kroner (November 13, 1908 – April 26, 1968) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1935 through 1938 for the Boston Red Sox (1935–36) and Cleveland Indians (1937–38).

Ollie Marquardt

Albert Ludwig "Ollie" Marquardt (September 22, 1902 – February 7, 1968) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1931 season.

Owen Friend

Owen Lacey Friend (March 21, 1927 – October 14, 2007) was a Major League Baseball second baseman for five different teams between 1949 and 1956.

Rod Kanehl

Roderick Edwin Kanehl (April 1, 1934 – December 14, 2004) was an American second baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the New York Mets (19621964).

Southborough, Massachusetts

Marty Barrett, former Red Sox second baseman, who now resides in Las Vegas


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1913 Philadelphia Athletics season

In 2001, baseball historian Bill James ranked the 1913 incarnation of the Athletics' famous "$100,000 infield" as the best of all time in major league history (first baseman Stuffy McInnis, second baseman Eddie Collins, third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker, shortstop Jack Barry).

1998 College World Series

The Most Outstanding Player was USC second baseman Wes Rachels.

2006 National League Championship Series

The game would stay tied until the top of the fifth inning when Paul Lo Duca reached on an error by Cardinals second baseman Ronnie Belliard.

Alomar

Roberto Alomar (born 1968), second baseman and younger son of Sandy Sr.

Sandy Alomar, Sr. (born 1943), second baseman and coach, and family patriarch

Ben Zobrist

Zobrist was placed in right field for the beginning of the 2009 season, and had since been made the starting second baseman after teammate Akinori Iwamura was injured.

Best Nine Award

In 2004, Masahiro Araki of the Chunichi Dragons and Greg LaRocca, then of the Hiroshima Carp, were tied for most votes for the Central League second baseman, the first time a tie had occurred since the current two-league system was adopted.

Bittman

Red Bittmann (1862–1929) was a Major League Baseball second baseman.

Boston Hotel Buckminster

Also banned was Joe Gedeon, a second baseman for the St. Louis Browns who had placed a bet on the game and later informed to White Sox owner Charles Comiskey in hopes of getting a reward.

Brooklyn Gladiators

Of the 23 men who played for the Gladiators, only three—Daily, second baseman Joe Gerhardt, and third baseman Jumbo Davis—played professionally beyond the 1890 season.

Chuck Schilling

He was still the Red Sox's regular second baseman in 1963, but hit .234 in 143 games and lost his regular job to Felix Mantilla and Dalton Jones in 1964, both good hitters but mediocre-at-best fielders.

Cubs–White Sox rivalry

When play finally resumed, outfielder Scott Podsednik promptly got on base, loading the bases up, and second baseman Tadahito Iguchi cleared them with a grand-slam.

Danny Richar

He hit .346 with 5 home runs in 32 games for the White Sox Triple-A team, the Charlotte Knights, before being recalled by the big league club on July 28, 2007, after second baseman Tadahito Iguchi was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Eric Young

Eric Young, Jr. (born 1985), his son, American baseball second baseman and outfielder

Fenton, New York

Billy Martin, baseball legend, second baseman and New York Yankees manager; operated and lived on a farm in Port Crane after retiring.

Frank Grant

Grant also earned the nickname the "Colored Dunlap" in honor of the white Fred Dunlap, the major leagues' slickest fielding second baseman at the time.

Frank Pulli

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Bill Russell dropped the ball momentarily (not ruled a catch by second base umpire Joe Brinkman), then flipped it to second baseman Davey Lopes, but Lopes' throw to first caromed off the leg of Reggie Jackson, standing in the baseline between first and second, and went behind first base.

Frederick Dunlap

Fred Dunlap (1859–1902), second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball

Hamner

Granny Hamner (1927–1993), American shortstop and second baseman in Major League Baseball

Johnny Stevens

Detroit won with two runs in the ninth inning, tying the game on a Barber wild pitch after he had issued two walks, and then bringing in the lead run on an infield error by normally sure-handed second baseman Mark Belanger, who dropped a perfect throw from shortstop Luis Aparicio.

Joseph Morgan

Joe Morgan (born 1943), Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman

Kinsler

Ian Kinsler, Major League Baseball all star second baseman (Texas Rangers)

Ko Young-Min

His nicknames are "Kodget" (it was made of his family name Ko and a character Gadget who can do everything) and "outer second baseman" (his defensive position is wider than any other second basemen).

Lee May

On December 23, 1974, May was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, along with minor league outfielder Jay Schlueter for infielder/outfielder Enos Cabell and second baseman Rob Andrews.

The Astros, badly in need of power after finishing last in the NL in home runs in 1971, completed a trade with the Reds on November 29, 1971 that sent second baseman Morgan, pitcher Jack Billingham, infielder Denis Menke, outfielder César Gerónimo and minor leaguer Ed Armbrister for May, second baseman Tommy Helms and utility man Jimmy Stewart.

Long Branch Cubans

Jack Calvo, shortstop and second baseman, age 19, had debuted in the Cuban League the previous winter.

Lou Klein

Klein was the everyday second baseman for the Cardinals in the 1943 season, playing every inning of the season, but then served the next two years in the military during World War II.

Merson

Jack Merson (1922–2000), former second baseman in Major League Baseball

Mike Lansing Field

The field is named after Wyoming native and former Major League second baseman Mike Lansing.

North Shore Spirit

On the field, the team featured two players who were signed by Major League Baseball organizations: outfielder Carlos Sepulveda, by the Florida Marlins and second baseman Marcos Agramonte, by the San Diego Padres.

Rennie Stennett

With Stennett's position at second base secure in a line up loaded with young hitters such as Dave Parker, Richie Zisk, and Rich Hebner and complimented by veterans Willie Stargell and Manny Sanguillen, Pittsburgh traded up-and-coming second baseman Willie Randolph to the New York Yankees after the 1975 season.

Staehle

Marv Staehle (born 1942), American former Major League Baseball second baseman

Stennett

Rennie Stennett (born 1951), former second baseman in Major League Baseball from Panama

Taylor Buchholz

The first hit came when second baseman Eric Bruntlett double-clutched the ball before throwing, allowing runner Chris Duffy to reach first base safely.

Todd Tichenor

Black said that he intended to signal a double switch; Edgar Gonzalez would play second after pinch hitting for the pitcher, as Brian Giles had pinch hit for the second baseman.

Tom Yawkey

Even after integrating, racism was believed to play a role in future Red Sox moves, notably the trades of star outfielder Reggie Smith in 1973 and slugging young outfielder Ben Oglivie for aging Tiger veteran second baseman Dick McAuliffe shortly afterward.

Travis Wood

On December 21, 2011, Wood was traded to the Chicago Cubs, along with Dave Sappelt and a minor league second baseman in exchange for left-handed reliever Sean Marshall.

West Chester Golden Rams

Pat Kelly - Major League Baseball Player - Second Baseman for the New York Yankees