Second baseman Red Schoendienst together with Marty Marion formed one of baseball's best double-play team-ups in the 1950s. Learn about his game-winning home run in the 14th inning of the All-Star Game and return to the game after serious illness.
Bid McPhee was one of the finest defensive players in the history of baseball. Many players were wearing gloves in McPhee's time, but McPhee did it all barehanded. Read bio and statistics for this Hall of Fame second baseman. See more »
Bill Mazeroski is best known for hitting the most important home run in Pirates history. During Mazeroski's prime, he was considered the best defensive middle infielder in the game. Get statistics on this Hall of Fame second baseman. See more »
Up until 1985, Billy Herman was the last player to appear in 1,000 or more games at second base and retire with a career batting average above .300. Read more about this Hall of Fame second baseman and see his statistics. See more »
Bobby Doerr was a great-hitting second baseman who drove in over 100 runs six times as the Red Sox finished first or second in seven of his 14 seasons. Learn about this Hall of Fame second baseman, with stats and photos. See more »
Never flamboyant and the possessor of an almost Sphinx-like demeanor, Charlie Gehringer might have gone virtually unnoticed on the baseball diamond but for one remarkable quality. He gave the same quietly outstanding performance day in and day out. See more »
John McGraw once said that Eddie Collins was the best ballplayer he'd ever seen. Collins played in 25 seasons, turning in one outstanding season after another for nearly 20 years, and is arguably the greatest second baseman in history. See more »
A quote regarding Frank Grant's baseball skills comes from Robert W. Peterson, premier Negro baseball historian: "Probably the best of the black players in organized baseball during the nineteenth century before the color line was drawn." See more »
The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York commemorates some of the great second basemen. This section features information on the careers of some of the most famous second basemen found in the Hall of Fame. See more »
Jackie Robinson became famouse for breaking the color barrier in professional baseball. He became Rookie of the Year for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. In this section, you can learn about the legendary career of Jackie Robinson. See more »
Joe Morgan is best remembered as the catalyst for the "Big Red Machine" in 1975 and 1976. Morgan played more games at second base than anyone but Eddie Collins. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. See more »
