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unusual facts about third base



Alice Pollitt

Pollitt started at shortstop in her rookie season, then anchored third base for six years as part of a solid and durable Rockford infield that included Dorothy Kamenshek at first base, Mildred Deegan at second and Dorothy Harrell at shortstop.

Billy Ray Barnes

After the 1955 football season ended, he joined the baseball team at third base where he hit .319, led the league in stolen bases (17) and helped Wake Forest win the 1955 National Baseball Championship.

Dorothy Harrell

Entering her first season as the starting shortstop, Harrell was instrumental part of a solid and durable Rockford infield that included Dorothy Kamenshek at first base, Mildred Deegan at second and Alice Pollitt at third.

Earle Mack

He played only five games for the Athletics between 1910 and 1914, at third base, first base, and catcher.

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.

Jim Davenport

James Houston Davenport (born August 17, 1933 in Siluria, Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball infielder (mostly third base) who played his entire career with the San Francisco Giants (1958–1970).

Michel Enríquez

Michel Enríquez Tamayo (born February 11, 1979 in Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud) is a Cuban baseball third baseman.

Pryor McElveen

Pryor Mynatt McElveen (November 5, 1881 in Atlanta, Georgia – October 27, 1951 in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee), is a former professional baseball player who played third base for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1909 to 1911.


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Charlie Moore

Moore hit .462 in the 1982 ALCS and made an important defensive play in the final game, throwing out Reggie Jackson at third base from right field.

Chase Headley

While the Padres were extending contracts of some of their players, they did not pursue a deal with Headley due to the potential of third base prospects Jedd Gyorko and Logan Forsythe.

Chris Truby

The Kansas City Royals signed Truby with the intention of having him play third base until prospect Mark Teahen was ready for full-time duty in the major leagues.

Dave Trembley

With the Orioles still stuck in last place in the AL East with a major-league-worst 15–39 record and an eight-game losing streak, Trembley was fired on June 4, 2010 and replaced by third-base coach Juan Samuel.

Gene Larkin

He is best known for hitting the series-winning single, a deep fly ball that was not caught by the Braves' drawn-in outfield and scored Dan Gladden from third base during the tenth inning in Game 7 of the 1991 Series.

Greg Mullavey

His father, Gregory Thomas "Greg" Mulleavy, played Major League Baseball for the White Sox, Red Sox, third base coach for Brooklyn Dodgers and LA Dodgers, and won four World Series with the Dodgers.

Havana Sugar Kings

The random gunfire continued, and Rochester third base coach Frank Verdi and Havana shortstop Leo Cárdenas ended up with flesh wounds.

Hidden ball trick

Tampa first baseman (and former Dodger) James Loney cut off center fielder Wil Myers' throw at the mound, flipped to shortstop Yunel Escobar, who flipped to third baseman Longoria standing several feet behind third base, out of Uribe's line of sight.

Hilltop Park

In a game "sometime in 1909" according to photographer Charles M. Conlon (some sources claim an alternate date, July 23, 1910), Conlon snapped a photo of Cobb sliding into third base, stealing the base and spilling Highlanders' third baseman Jimmy Austin.

Jason Conti

Conti, as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks, on consecutive nights threw out Atlanta's Brian Jordan at third base with throws from deep in right field.

Jim St. Vrain

One day, manager Frank Selee suggested he try batting left-handed, and upon making contact with the ball, St. Vrain was confused enough to run to third base (he was thrown out at first base).

John Tumpane

One July 24, 2012, after MLB umpire Eric Cooper became ill during a game in which St. Louis experienced 104-degree heat with high humidity, Tumpane rushed to Busch Stadium to fill-in, arriving in the middle of the third inning and assuming the role of third base umpire.

José Oquendo

After a called strike to Jon Jay from Pittsburgh Pirates starter James McDonald, Oquendo came down the third base line arguing with home plate umpire Lance Barrett.

Ken Brett

Jerry Remy's slow roller down the third base line was allowed to roll unplayed by Jorge Orta and amid some controversy, was scored a hit rather than an error.

Larry Crawford

He is a graduate of Miami Palmetto High School and was a teammate of Tom Foley, currently the third-base coach for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Michael T. McGreevy

In 2008, Dropkick Murphys bassist Ken Casey re-opened Third Base, although it is no longer known as such.

Milt Stock

His tenure as third-base coach in Brooklyn ended in controversy when Stock was blamed for sending home runner Cal Abrams with the potential winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of the final game of the 1950 season.

Mo Chang-Min

He made the tourney All-Star team at third base, beating out Michel Enríquez and Javier Castillo.

Paul Ratliff

As the Twins head for their dugout‚ Wilson begins running the bases and is around third base when outfielder Brant Alyea retrieves the ball and throws to shortstop Leo Cárdenas‚ who is standing by home.

Rubén Tejada

On May 17, 2011 Tejada was called up to play second base, thus moving Justin Turner to third base for the injured David Wright.

Speier

Chris Speier (born 1950), former baseball player and former third base coach for the Chicago Cubs

Steve Springer

After three appearances as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement, he started the August 25 game at third base against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park.

Stu Holcomb

He began overhauling the ballclub by firing manager Don Gutteridge and replacing him with Chuck Tanner (third-base coach Bill Adair served as the interim for ten games during the transition).

Ted Radcliffe

His brother Alex Radcliffe also achieved renown as a ballplayer playing third base.

Tom Pagnozzi

Initially a backup catcher and utility player for the Cardinals, in 1990 Pagnozzi impressed Cardinals manager Joe Torre enough to move Todd Zeile, then the Cardinals' hot catching prospect, to third base to make room for him.

Tony Ferrara

In 1984, Ferrara served as technical advisor for the Robert Redford film The Natural and appeared in the film as third base coach.

Troy Glaus

Amid concerns about Glaus' future health after his injury, the team decided to go with the much lower-priced alternative of turning the third base position over to young prospect Dallas McPherson, whom they felt had a good chance to soon become as productive as Glaus had been.

Wilton Guerrero

Plate umpire Steve Ripley noticed cork in one of the shattered pieces, and showed it to crew chief and third-base umpire Bruce Froemming, who immediately ejected Guerrero.

Zoilo Almonte

He got his first major league hit the next day against Kyle Farnsworth of the Tampa Bay Rays, a pinch-hit single off the third base bag.