2013 Event American baseball shortstop Jose Iglesias secures a one-year contract to play for the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball team 1997 Event Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra is 6th unanimous AL Rookie of Year 1996 Event Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of 1996 Event After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripken goes to 3rd 1995 Event Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays 1993 Death Mark Koenig, baseball shortstop (New York Yankees), dies at 88 1991 Event Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP 1989 Event Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken moves into 3rd place (1,208th cons game) 1989 Event New York Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop 1989 Event Kevin Elster (New York Mets), sets errorless shortstop mark at 73 1986 Event Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson 1985 Event White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year 1984 Death Joe Cronin, shortstop and American League President, dies at 77 1976 Event WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball 1976 Event Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader 1975 Birthday Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Alex Rodriguez, New York City, shortstop for the Seattle Mariners 1974 Event Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inn game 1974 Birthday Derek Jeter, born in Pequanock, New Jersey, shortstop, New York Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996 1974 Event Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 1972 Event Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue 1970 Birthday Candace Murray, Vancouver BC, softball shortstop 1996 Olympics 1969 Event Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th home run of season 1968 Event Cincinnati trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt 1968 Birthday Chuck Knoblauch, born in Houston, Texas, shortstop, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins 1967 Birthday Omar Vizquel, Caracas Venezuela, shortstop, Seattle Mariners, Indians 1965 Birthday Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman/shortstop, Olym-bronze-96 1964 Birthday Ozzie Guillen, Oculare del Tuy Venezuela, shortstop, Chicago White Sox 1963 Birthday Walt Weiss, Tuxedo, New York, shortstop, Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies 1962 Event Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP 1962 Birthday Alvaro Espinoza, Venezuela, baseball shortstop, New York Yankees, New York Mets 1960 Event Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year 1960 Birthday Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, shortstop, Baltimore Orioles, game streak 1959 Event Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins 2nd consecutive NL MVP 1958 Birthday 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 Birthday Rafael Santana, shortstop, New York Mets, New York Yankees 1954 Event Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop 1951 Birthday Bucky Dent, all star shortstop, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees 1950 Event Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract 1949 Event Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop 1948 Birthday David Concepcion, born in Venezuela, all star shortstop, Cincinnati Reds 1944 Event Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers 1942 Event Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning 1942 Birthday Bert Campaneris, shortstop for the Oakland A's 1940 Birthday Ron Santo, shortstop, Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade 1939 Birthday Phil Linz, baseball shortstop, New York Yankees 1938 Birthday Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger, New York Yankees 1937 Birthday Dick Howser, shortstop, Kansas City A's, manager for the Kansas City Royals 1936 Birthday Tony Kubek, shortstop, New York Yankees, sportscaster, NBC-TV, MSG 1932 Birthday Maury Wills, baseball shortstop, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL MVP 1962 1932 Event Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli 1930 Birthday Dick Groat, shortstop, NL MVP 1960 1926 Birthday Roy Smalley, shortstop, Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees 1925 Event Washington shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh is named AL MVP 1925 Event Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play 1924 Event Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand 1919 Birthday [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop, Dodgers 1918 Birthday Phil Rizzuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, Major League Baseball player, shortstop for the New York Yankees 1914 Event Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager 1909 Event Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball executes an unassisted triple play 1875 Birthday Napoleon "Larry" Lajoie, Rhode Island, hall of fame shortstop, .426 in 1901 1874 Birthday Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17
