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[[File:Harry Hooper 1915.jpg|thumb|200px|Harry Hooper, the all-time leader in career double plays by a right fielder]]
In [[baseball]] [[baseball statistics|statistics]], a '''[[double play]]''' (denoted as '''DP''') is the act of making two [[out (baseball)|outs]] during the same continuous play. One double play is recorded for every defensive player who participates in the play, regardless of how many of the outs in which they were directly involved, and is counted in addition to whatever [[putout]]s and [[assist (baseball)|assists]] might also apply. Double plays can occur any time there is at least one [[Base running|baserunner]] and fewer than two outs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/hhvryxqioipb87os1puw.pdf | website=Major League Baseball | title=Official Baseball Rules (2022 Edition): Rule 9.11 | format=PDF | access-date=23 Dec 2022}}</ref> The '''[[center fielder]]''' (CF) is one of the three [[outfielder]]s, the [[Baseball positions|defensive positions]] in baseball farthest from the [[batting (baseball)|batter]]. Center field is the area of the outfield directly in front of a person standing at [[home plate]] and facing beyond the [[pitcher's mound]]. The outfielders' duty is to try to catch long [[Batted ball#Fly ball|fly balls]] before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield. Generally having the most territory to cover, the center fielder is usually the fastest of the three outfielders, although this can also depend on the relative strength of their throwing arms and the configuration of their home field, due to the deepest part of center field being the farthest point from the infield and home plate. The center fielder normally plays behind the [[shortstop]] and [[second baseman]], who play in or near the infield; unlike [[catcher]]s and most [[infielder]]s (excepting [[first basemen]]), who are virtually exclusively right-handed, center fielders can be either right- or left-handed. In the [[Baseball scorekeeping|scoring system]] used to record defensive plays, the center fielder is assigned the number 8.
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Right fielders are most commonly credited with a double play when they throw the ball to an infielder who [[tag out|tags a runner]] attempting to advance on the basepaths, even on a caught fly ball that results in an out (see [[tag up]]); of special importance are throws to the [[catcher]] if the runner is trying to reach [[home plate]] to score a [[run (baseball)|run]], perhaps on a [[sacrifice fly]]. Left fielders will often record assists by throwing out runners who try to advance farther than the batter, such as going from first to third base on a [[single (baseball)|single]], or batter/runners who try to stretch a [[hit (baseball)|hit]] into a [[extra base hit|longer one]]. Outfielders also earn double plays on relay throws to infielders after particularly deep fly balls, by throwing to a base to record an out on an [[appeal play]], or in situations where they might deflect a fly ball before another defensive player makes the catch; in extraordinary instances, right fielders have occasionally recorded double plays by throwing out batters at first base after fielding uncaught line drives that reached them quickly. Outfielders record far fewer double plays than other players due to the difficulty of making an accurate throw in time to retire a runner from a great distance; middle infielders routinely record more double plays in a single season than outfielders do in their entire careers. Double plays are an important statistic for outfielders, giving a greater indication of a left fielder's throwing arm than double plays by infielders do. In recent years, some [[sabermetrics|sabermetricians]] have begun referring to assists by outfielders as '''baserunner kills'''.
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[[Harry Hooper]] is the all-time leader in career double plays as a right fielder with 86;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoopeha01.shtml|title=Harry Hooper Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=June 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/harry-hooper|last=Zingg - Reed|first=Paul - E. A. (Betsy)|title=Harry Hooper Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=June 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/hooper-harry|title=Harry Hooper Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}}</ref> he is the only right fielder with more than 80 career double plays. [[Jason Heyward]], who had 20 double plays through the 2023 season to place him tied for 82nd all-time, is the leader among active players.
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==Key==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
| '''Rank''' || Rank amongst leaders in career double plays. A blank field indicates a tie.
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| '''Player (2024 DPs)''' || Number of recorded double plays during the [[2024 Major League Baseball season]]
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| '''MLB''' || Total career double plays as a center fielder in Major League Baseball
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!scope="row" style="background-color:#ffffbb"|*
|Denotes elected to [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]] <br>
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| {{dagger}} || Denotes total is missing figures for pre-1901 games
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!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec;"|'''Bold'''
|Denotes active player<ref group=lower-alpha>A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.</ref><br/>
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==List==
[[File:Jason Heyward on July 16, 2016 (1).jpg|thumb|150px|Jason Heyward, the active leader in double plays by a right fielder and tied for 81st all-time.]]
[[File:Mel_Ott_1940_Play_Ball_card.jpeg|thumb|150px|Mel Ott holds the National League record.]]
*Stats updated as of July 31, 2024.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="white-space:nowrap;"
! rowspan=2 |Rank
! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2024 DPs)
! colspan=3|Double plays as a right fielder
! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes
|-
! MLB
! American League
! National League
|-
|1
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Harry Hooper]]*
|86
|86
|0
|
|-
|2
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Mel Ott]]*
|59
|0
|59
|
|-
|3
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Sam Rice]]*
|55
|55
|0
|
|-
|4
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Paul Waner]]*
|54
|0
|54
|
|-
|5
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Sam Crawford]]* {{dagger}}
|50
|38
|12
|
|-
|6
|[[Curt Walker]]
|46
|0
|46
|
|-
|7
|[[Jesse Barfield]]
|45
|45
|0
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Ross Youngs]]*
|45
|0
|45
|
|-
|9
|[[Dwight Evans (baseball)|Dwight Evans]]
|42
|42
|0
|
|-
|10
|[[Chief Wilson]]
|41
|0
|41
|
|-
|11
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |[[Roberto Clemente]]*
|40
|0
|40
|
|-
|
|[[Tommy Griffith]]
|40
|0
|40
|
|-
|
|[[John Titus (baseball)|John Titus]]
|40
|0
|40
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Larry Walker]]*
|40
|0
|40
|
|-
|15
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |[[Hank Aaron]]*
|39
|0
|39
|
|-
|16
|[[Bobby Bonds]]
|38
|15
|23
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Harry Heilmann]]*
|38
|33
|5
|
|-
|
|[[Mike Mitchell (baseball)|Mike Mitchell]]
|38
|0
|38
|
|-
|19
|[[Frank Schulte]]
|37
|4
|33
|
|-
|20
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Chuck Klein]]*
|36
|0
|36
|
|-
|21
|[[Cliff Heathcote]]
|34
|0
|34
|
|-
|
|[[Rusty Staub]]
|34
|3
|31
|
|-
|23
|[[George Browne (baseball)|George Browne]]
|33
|2
|31
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Kiki Cuyler]]*
|33
|0
|33
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Elmer Flick]]* {{dagger}}
|33
|26
|7
|
|-
|
|[[Wally Moses]]
|33
|33
|0
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Casey Stengel]]*
|33
|0
|33
|
|-
|28
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Vladimir Guerrero]]*
|32
|10
|22
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Willie Keeler]]* {{dagger}}
|32
|24
|8
|
|-
|30
|[[Jermaine Dye]]
|30
|29
|1
|
|-
|
|[[Harry Lumley (baseball)|Harry Lumley]]
|30
|0
|30
|
|-
|32
|[[Johnny Callison]]
|29
|1
|28
|
|-
|
|[[Shano Collins]]
|29
|29
|0
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Enos Slaughter]]*
|29
|2
|27
|
|-
|
|[[Jack Tobin]]
|29
|24
|0
|Includes 5 in [[Federal League]]
|-
|36
|[[Tom Brunansky]]
|28
|25
|3
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Ty Cobb]]*
|28
|28
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Steve Evans (baseball)|Steve Evans]]
|28
|0
|20
|Includes 8 in Federal League
|-
|
|[[Max Flack]]
|28
|0
|24
|Includes 4 in Federal League
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Al Kaline]]*
|28
|28
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Bob Meusel]]
|28
|27
|1
|
|-
|
|[[Socks Seybold]] {{dagger}}
|28
|28
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Elmer Smith (baseball)|Elmer Smith]]
|28
|25
|3
|
|-
|44
|[[Bruce Campbell (baseball)|Bruce Campbell]]
|27
|27
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Tommy Henrich]]
|27
|27
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Dave Parker]]
|27
|0
|27
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Billy Southworth]]*
|27
|1
|26
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Dave Winfield]]*
|27
|11
|16
|
|-
|49
|[[José Bautista]]
|26
|26
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Jay Buhner]]
|26
|26
|0
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Reggie Jackson]]*
|26
|26
|0
|
|-
|52
|[[Dante Bichette]]
|25
|13
|12
|
|-
|
|[[Gavvy Cravath]]
|25
|0
|25
|
|-
|
|[[Jeff Francoeur]]
|25
|7
|18
|
|-
|
|[[Carl Furillo]]
|25
|0
|25
|
|-
|
|[[Tommy Holmes]]
|25
|0
|25
|
|-
|
|[[Sixto Lezcano]]
|25
|14
|11
|
|-
|
|[[Ron Northey]]
|25
|0
|25
|
|-
|59
|[[Jack Clark (baseball)|Jack Clark]]
|24
|0
|24
|
|-
|
|[[José Guillén]]
|24
|10
|14
|
|-
|
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |[[Tony Gwynn]]*
|24
|0
|24
|
|-
|
|[[Willard Marshall]]
|24
|0
|24
|
|-
|
|[[Danny Moeller]]
|24
|23
|1
|
|-
|64
|[[Patsy Donovan]] {{dagger}}
|23
|5
|18
|
|-
|
|[[Shawn Green]]
|23
|14
|9
|
|-
|
|[[Babe Herman]]
|23
|0
|23
|
|-
|
|[[Tim Salmon]]
|23
|23
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Jimmy Sebring]]
|23
|0
|23
|
|-
|
|[[Sammy Sosa]]
|23
|1
|22
|
|-
|
|[[Darryl Strawberry]]
|23
|1
|22
|
|-
|
|[[Dixie Walker]]
|23
|1
|22
|
|-
|
|[[Glenn Wilson (baseball)|Glenn Wilson]]
|23
|4
|19
|
|-
|73
|[[Danny Murphy (second baseman)|Danny Murphy]] {{dagger}}
|22
|19
|0
|Includes 3 in Federal League
|-
|
|[[Rubén Sierra]]
|22
|22
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Ichiro Suzuki]]
|22
|22
|0
|
|-
|76
|[[Bobby Abreu]]
|21
|9
|12
|
|-
|
|[[Rocky Colavito]]
|21
|21
|0
|
|-
|
|[[George Harper (outfielder)|George Harper]]
|21
|2
|19
|
|-
|
|[[Raúl Mondesí]]
|21
|7
|14
|
|-
|
|[[Bill Nicholson (baseball)|Bill Nicholson]]
|21
|0
|21
|
|-
|81
|[[Danny Green (baseball)|Danny Green]] {{dagger}}
|20
|20
|0
|
|-
|
|scope="row" style="background:#cfecec;"|'''[[Jason Heyward]] (0)'''
|20
|0
|20
|
|-
|
|[[Orlando Merced]]
|20
|5
|15
|
|-
|
|[[Bing Miller]]
|20
|20
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]]
|20
|15
|5
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Tony Oliva]]*
|20
|20
|0
|
|-
|
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Babe Ruth]]*
|20
|20
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Homer Summa]]
|20
|20
|0
|
|-
|89
|[[Jackie Jensen]]
|19
|19
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Magglio Ordóñez]]
|19
|19
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Braggo Roth]]
|19
|19
|0
|
|-
|92
|[[Jeromy Burnitz]]
|18
|3
|15
|
|-
|
|[[Rob Deer]]
|18
|0
|18
|
|-
|
|[[Wilbur Good]] {{dagger}}
|18
|2
|16
|
|-
|
|[[Willie Kirkland]]
|18
|9
|9
|
|-
|
|[[Don Mueller]]
|18
|1
|17
|
|-
|
|[[Trot Nixon]]
|18
|18
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Ellis Valentine]]
|18
|1
|17
|
|-
|
|[[Vic Wertz]]
|18
|18
|0
|
|-
|100
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Harold Baines]]*
|17
|17
|0
|
|-
|
|[[Jay Bruce]]
|17
|5
|12
|
|}
{{Clear}}
==Other Hall of Famers==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="white-space:nowrap;"
! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player
! colspan=3|Double plays as a right fielder
! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes
|-
! MLB
! American League
! National League
|-
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Stan Musial]]*
|17
|0
|17
|
|-
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Frank Robinson]]*
|16
|7
|9
|
|-
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Andre Dawson]]*
|15
|0
|15
|
|-
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Lou Brock]]*
|9
|0
|9
|
|-
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Goose Goslin]]*
|8
|8
|0
|
|-
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Kirby Puckett]]*
|7
|7
|0
|
|-
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Max Carey]]*
|6
|0
|6
|
|-
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Billy Williams]]*
|6
|0
|6
|
|-
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|[[Hack Wilson]]*
|6
|0
|6
|
|}
{{Clear}}
==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Portal|Baseball}}
==External links==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/DP_rf_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
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