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In the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_scorekeeping" title="Baseball scorekeeping">scoring system</a> used to record defensive plays, the third baseman is assigned the number 5. </p><p>Third base is known as the "<b>hot corner</b>", because the third baseman is often the <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> who stands closest to the batter—roughly 90–120 feet away, but even closer if a <a href="/wiki/Bunt_(baseball)" title="Bunt (baseball)">bunt</a> is expected. Most right-handed hitters tend to hit the ball hard in this direction. A third baseman must possess good hand-eye coordination and quick reactions to catch batted balls whose speed can exceed 120 miles per hour (190 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The third base position requires a strong and accurate arm, as the third baseman often makes long throws to first base or quick ones to <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second base</a> to start a <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a>. As with middle <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielders</a>, right-handed throwing players are standard at the position because they do not need to turn their body before throwing across the <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infield</a> to first base. <a href="/wiki/Mike_Squires" title="Mike Squires">Mike Squires</a>, who played fourteen games at third base in 1982 and 1983, is a very rare example of a third baseman who threw lefty.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some third basemen have been converted from middle infielders or <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielders</a> because the position does not require them to run as fast. </p><p>The third baseman must also field <a href="/wiki/Batted_ball#Fly_ball" title="Batted ball">fly balls</a> in <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Specifications" title="Baseball field">fair and foul territories</a>. </p><p>Expectations of how well a third baseman should be able to hit have risen over time; in the early years of the sport, these expectations were similar to those for <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstops</a>, the third baseman being merely the less skilled defensive player. Players who could hit with more ability often were not suited for third base, either because they were left-handed or because they were not mobile enough for the position. However, the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Live-ball_era" title="Live-ball era">live-ball era</a> in the 1920s created a greater demand for more offense, and third basemen have since been expected to hit either for a high <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">average</a> (.290 or better) or with moderate to substantial power. Since the 1950s the position has become more of a power position with sluggers such as <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Eddie Mathews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ron_Santo" title="Ron Santo">Ron Santo</a> becoming stars. </p><p>There are fewer third basemen in the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> than there are Hall of Famers of any other position. Few third basemen have gone on to have successful <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">managing</a> careers; exceptions include <a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">John McGraw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Bobby Cox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dykes" title="Jimmy Dykes">Jimmy Dykes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro leaguer</a> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Malarcher" title="Dave Malarcher">Dave Malarcher</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prominent_third_basemen">Prominent third basemen</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_baseman&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Prominent third basemen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_members">Baseball Hall of Fame members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_baseman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Baseball Hall of Fame members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brooks_Robinson_1977.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Brooks_Robinson_1977.jpg/200px-Brooks_Robinson_1977.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Brooks_Robinson_1977.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="299" data-file-height="354" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">Brooks Robinson</a> played more games at third base than any other player in MLB history.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Frank "Home Run" Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Adrián Beltré</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a> (elected as a catcher, shifted to third base in last three years of his career)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a> (played first base and <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> in the latter years of his career)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Collins" title="Jimmy Collins">Jimmy Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Dandridge" title="Ray Dandridge">Ray Dandridge</a> (Negro leagues)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Johnson" title="Judy Johnson">Judy Johnson</a> (Negro leagues)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">George Kell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Lindstrom" title="Freddie Lindstrom">Freddie Lindstrom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">Edgar Martínez</a> (primarily a designated hitter who was the regular third baseman for the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> in the early years of his career)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Eddie Mathews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">John McGraw</a> (primarily elected as a manager, although a third baseman in his short but successful playing career)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Paul Molitor</a> (longtime <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> who played primarily third base on the field)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">Brooks Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Rolen" title="Scott Rolen">Scott Rolen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Santo" title="Ron Santo">Ron Santo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pie_Traynor" title="Pie Traynor">Pie Traynor</a> (First third baseman to be inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jud_Wilson" title="Jud Wilson">Jud Wilson</a> (Negro leagues)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiple_Gold_Glove_Award_winners">Multiple Gold Glove Award winners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_baseman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Multiple Gold Glove Award winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Gold_Glove_Award_winners_at_third_base" title="List of Gold Glove Award winners at third base">List of Gold Glove Award winners at third base</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">Brooks Robinson</a>: 16</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a>: 10</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nolan_Arenado" title="Nolan Arenado">Nolan Arenado</a>: 10 (active)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Rolen" title="Scott Rolen">Scott Rolen</a>: 8</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Chavez" title="Eric Chavez">Eric Chavez</a>: 6</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Ventura" title="Robin Ventura">Robin Ventura</a>: 6</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Bell" title="Buddy Bell">Buddy Bell</a>: 6</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Boyer" title="Ken Boyer">Ken Boyer</a>: 5</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Rader" title="Doug Rader">Doug Rader</a>: 5</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Santo" title="Ron Santo">Ron Santo</a>: 5</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Gaetti" title="Gary Gaetti">Gary Gaetti</a>: 4</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Adrián Beltré</a>: 4</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Williams_(third_baseman)" title="Matt Williams (third baseman)">Matt Williams</a>: 4</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Caminiti" title="Ken Caminiti">Ken Caminiti</a>: 3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Malzone" title="Frank Malzone">Frank Malzone</a>: 3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evan_Longoria" title="Evan Longoria">Evan Longoria</a>: 3 (active)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Chapman" title="Matt Chapman">Matt Chapman</a>: 3 (active)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wright" title="David Wright">David Wright</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Machado" title="Manny Machado">Manny Machado</a>: 2 (active)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-time_single-season_assists_leaders_among_third_basemen">All-time single-season assists leaders among third basemen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_baseman&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: All-time single-season assists leaders among third basemen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a>: 412 (Cleveland Indians, 1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a>: 410 (New York Yankees, 1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">Brooks Robinson</a>: 410 (Baltimore Orioles, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">Brooks Robinson</a>: 405 (Baltimore Orioles, 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlond_Clift" title="Harlond Clift">Harlond Clift</a>: 405 (St. Louis Browns, 1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a>: 404 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_DeCinces" title="Doug DeCinces">Doug DeCinces</a>: 399 (California Angels, 1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Inge" title="Brandon Inge">Brandon Inge</a>: 398 (Detroit Tigers, 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clete_Boyer" title="Clete Boyer">Clete Boyer</a>: 396 (New York Yankees, 1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a>: 396 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Bell" title="Buddy Bell">Buddy Bell</a>: 396 (Texas Rangers, 1982)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-time_single-season_putouts_leaders_among_third_basemen">All-time single-season putouts leaders among third basemen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_baseman&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: All-time single-season putouts leaders 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Coughlin">Bill Coughlin</a>: 232 (Washington Senators, 1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Courtney" title="Ernie Courtney">Ernie Courtney</a>: 229 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Austin" title="Jimmy Austin">Jimmy Austin</a>: 228 (St. Louis Browns, 1911)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_baseman&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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