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1997 Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra is 6th unanimous AL Rookie of Year
1996 Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of 1996 After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripkin goes to 3rd 1995 Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays 1993 Mark Koenig, baseball shortstop (New York Yankees), dies at 88 1991 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP 1989 Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken moves into 3rd place (1,208th cons game) 1989 New York Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop 1989 Kevin Elster (New York Mets), sets errorless shortstop mark at 73 1986 Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson 1985 White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year 1984 Joe Cronin, shortstop and American League President, dies at 77 1976 WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball 1976 Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader 1975 Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1975 Alex Rodriguez, New York City, shortstop for the Seattle Mariners 1974 Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inn game 1974 Derek Jeter, born in Pequanock, New Jersey, shortstop, New York Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996 1974 Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 1972 Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue 1970 Candace Murray, Vancouver BC, softball shortstop 1996 Olympics 1969 Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th home run of season 1968 Cincinnati trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt 1968 Chuck Knoblauch, born in Houston, Texas, shortstop, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins 1967 Omar Vizquel, Caracas Venezuela, shortstop, Seattle Mariners, Indians 1965 Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman/shortstop, Olym-bronze-96 1964 Ozzie Guillen, Oculare del Tuy Venezuela, shortstop, Chicago White Sox 1963 Walt Weiss, Tuxedo, New York, shortstop, Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies 1962 Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP 1962 Alvaro Espinoza, Venezuela, baseball shortstop, New York Yankees, New York Mets 1961 Cal Ripkin, Jr., all-star shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles 1960 Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year 1960 Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, shortstop, Baltimore Orioles, game streak 1959 Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins 2nd consecutive NL MVP 1958 Dickie Thon, born in South Bend, Indiana, Richard William 'Dickie' Thon, baseball player, shortstop, played for Major League Baseball teams California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, suffered Mike Torrez fastball facial injury, Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Famer, 2003 1958 Rafael Santana, shortstop, New York Mets, New York Yankees 1954 Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop 1951 Bucky Dent, all star shortstop, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees 1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract 1949 Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop 1948 David Concepcion, born in Venezuela, all star shortstop, Cincinnati Reds 1944 Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers 1942 Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning 1942 Bert Campaneris, shortstop for the Oakland A's 1940 Ron Santo, shortstop, Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade 1939 Phil Linz, baseball shortstop, New York Yankees 1938 Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger, New York Yankees 1937 Dick Howser, shortstop, Kansas City A's, manager for the Kansas City Royals 1936 Tony Kubek, shortstop, New York Yankees, sportscaster, NBC-TV, MSG 1932 Maury Wills, baseball shortstop, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL MVP 1962 1932 Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli 1930 Dick Groat, shortstop, NL MVP 1960 1926 Roy Smalley, shortstop, Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees 1925 Washington shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh is named AL MVP 1925 Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play 1924 Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand 1919 [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop, Dodgers 1918 Phil Rizzuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, Major League Baseball player, shortstop for the New York Yankees 1914 Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager 1909 Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball executes an unassisted triple play 1875 Napoleon "Larry" Lajoie, Rhode Island, hall of fame shortstop, .426 in 1901 1874 Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17 |
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