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The 3-6-3 Double Play By Christopher Chestnut March 10, 2021 E-mail: [email protected] Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine which major league first baseman turned the most 3-6-3 double plays. Data Sources The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org. The available Retrosheet play-by-play data includes both the American and National Leagues for 1916 to 2020. Additional data was used from www.mlb.com and www.baseball-reference.com. Definitions 3-6-3 Double Play – the first baseman fields a ground ball and throws to the shortstop to retire the runner on first. The shortstop returns the throw to the first baseman to retire the batter/runner. Opportunity – all ground balls (including bunts, excluding base hits) fielded by the first baseman with a runner on first (additional runners may be on second and/or third) and less than two outs. Attempt – all opportunities where the first play by the first baseman is a throw to the shortstop. Cumulative Results Filtering out the non-ground balls and base hits, I found: 107,239 opportunities 37,984 attempts 7,865 3-6-3 double plays 2,074 players with at least one opportunity The table below summarizes the results based on the throwing hand of the first baseman: Throws Players Opportunities Attempts Double Plays Attempts Turned Left 511 45,362 17,219 3,591 20.85% Right 1,563 61,877 20,765 4,274 20.58% Totals 2,074 107,239 37,984 7,865 20.71% 1 The data summarized by situation: NO OUTS Opportunities Attempts Double Plays Attempts Turned Runner on 1st 41,327 13,332 2,904 21.78% Runners on 1st and 2nd 9,496 2,564 216 8.42% Runners on 1st and 3rd 2,457 649 163 25.12% Bases Full 1,713 387 17 4.39% Totals 54,993 16,932 3,300 19.49% ONE OUT Opportunities Attempts Double Plays Attempts Turned Runner on 1st 30,650 13,527 3,673 27.15% Runners on 1st and 2nd 12,127 4,929 297 6.03% Runners on 1st and 3rd 5,123 1,561 524 33.57% Bases Full 4,346 1,035 71 6.86% Totals 52,246 21,052 4,565 21.68% Individual Results Albert Pujols has converted the most double plays in a single season with 13 in 2007. Gil Hodges (1954) and John Olerud (2000) have the single season record for most attempts with 37. Hodges holds the single season record for most opportunities with 87 in 1954. The most attempts in a season without turning a 3-6-3 is 21, by Joey Votto in 2011. Paul Goldschmidt, George McQuinn, and Mickey Vernon have had the most seasons (5) leading the majors in the most 3-6-3 double plays turned. Don Mattingly, Albert Pujols, and George Scott led the majors in four seasons and five players have led in three seasons. Looking at career totals, Albert Pujols has converted the most, with 81. Keith Hernandez has the most attempts with 332. Todd Helton has the most opportunities with 789. Lee Thomas has the most career attempts without turning the 3-6-3 – 34. Goldschmidt has converted the highest percentage of double plays, 40.15% (based on a minimum of 100 attempts). Orlando Cepeda is at the bottom of this list, with only 5.76% of attempts converted. 2 Individual Records - Season Most Attempts Most 3-6-3 Double Plays Most Attempts with No DP 37 Gil Hodges (1954) 13 Albert Pujols (2007) 21 Joey Votto (2011) John Olerud (2000) 12 Derrek Lee (2003) 20 Mark Grace (1989) 36 Wally Joyner (1988) 11 Charlie Grimm (1926) George Kelley (1929) 35 Keith Hernandez (1979) Kent Hrbek (1986) Adam LaRoche (2008) 34 Don Mattingly (1992) Joe Judge (1929) George Scott (1975) Gus Suhr (1930) James Loney (2013) Todd Zeile (2000) George McQuinn (1938) 19 Cecil Cooper (1983) Kendry Morales (2009) Joey Votto (2013) George Scott (1966) Gus Suhr (1930) Individual Records - Career Most Opportunities Most Attempts Most 3-6-3 Double Plays 789 Todd Helton 332 Keith Hernandez 81 Albert Pujols 747 Jeff Bagwell 293 Mickey Vernon 73 George McQuinn 712 Mark Grace 290 John Olerud 72 Keith Hernandez 688 Keith Hernandez 287 Todd Helton Mickey Vernon 670 Chris Chambliss 268 Joe Kuhel 71 Don Mattingly Most Attempts with No DP Highest % of Attempts Turned* Lowest % of Attempts Turned* 34 Lee Thomas 40.15% Paul Goldschmidt 5.76% Orlando Cepeda 21 Reggie Jefferson 35.87% Kent Hrbek 10.00% Hal Troksy, Sr. 19 Dale Murphy 35.59% Lee Stevens 11.71% Cecil Cooper 18 Gary Thomasson 35.14% Phil Todt 11.76% Fred McGriff 15 Brad Fullmer 34.03% Albert Pujols 12.41% Anthony Rizzo * minimum 100 attempts * minimum 100 attempts 3 First Basemen with 363 Double Plays 1916-2020 Opportunities Attempts Double Plays DP % of Attempts First Baseman Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Pujols, Albert 544 23 238 11 81 1 34.03% 5 McQuinn, George 426 52 215 19 73 2 33.95% 6 Hernandez, Keith 688 4 332 1 72 3 21.69% 60 Vernon, Mickey 658 6 293 2 72 3 24.57% 33 Mattingly, Don 459 42 223 14 71 5 31.84% 11 Kuhel, Joe 505 34 268 5 68 6 25.37% 32 Hrbek, Kent 386 69 184 36 66 7 35.87% 2 Grimm, Charlie 621 10 263 7 64 8 24.33% 34 Murray, Eddie 642 7 265 6 64 8 24.15% 36 Scott, George C. 570 19 223 14 60 10 26.91% 28 Judge, Joe 442 48 176 43 58 11 32.95% 8 Overbay, Lyle 367 73 192 30 58 11 30.21% 16 Konerko, Paul 446 46 204 23 56 13 27.45% 23 Blue, Lu 412 59 177 41 55 14 31.07% 12 Goldschmidt, Paul 339 83 137 68 55 14 40.15% 1 Chambliss, Chris 670 5 240 10 54 16 22.50% 53 Fletcher, Elbie 480 41 191 31 54 16 28.27% 20 Olerud, John 574 18 290 3 53 18 18.28% 80 Bagwell, Jeff 747 2 252 8 52 19 20.63% 68 Carew, Rod 415 57 161 52 52 19 32.30% 10 Perez, Tony 544 23 223 14 52 19 23.32% 44 Power, Vic 431 51 177 41 50 22 28.25% 21 Camilli, Dolph 445 47 185 33 48 23 25.95% 30 Mize, Johnny 537 27 164 51 47 24 28.66% 19 Sisler, George 501 35 198 28 47 24 23.74% 40 Suhr, Gus 439 49 174 45 47 24 27.01% 26 Bottomley, Jim 549 22 220 18 46 27 20.91% 65 Joyner, Wally 544 23 222 17 46 27 20.72% 67 Lee, Derrek 583 13 215 19 46 27 21.40% 62 Loney, James 337 84 155 57 45 30 29.03% 18 Galarraga, Andres 581 14 204 23 44 31 21.57% 61 Mayberry Sr, John 397 64 132 74 44 31 33.33% 7 Morneau, Justin 302 99 136 71 44 31 32.35% 9 Palmeiro, Rafael 577 17 242 9 44 31 18.18% 81 Stevens, Lee 237 142 118 88 42 35 35.59% 3 Foxx, Jimmie 498 37 181 38 41 36 22.65% 51 Martinez, Tino 508 32 179 40 41 36 22.91% 49 Helton, Todd 789 1 287 4 40 38 13.94% 101 McCormick, Frank 586 12 173 46 39 39 22.54% 52 Skowron, Bill 449 45 170 47 39 39 22.94% 48 Todt, Phil 281 114 111 94 39 39 35.14% 4 Fairly, Ron 365 74 165 49 38 42 23.03% 46 1 of 24 First Basemen with 363 Double Plays 1916-2020 Opportunities Attempts Double Plays DP % of Attempts First Baseman Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Gonzalez, Adrian 516 30 200 27 38 42 19.00% 78 Delgado, Carlos 506 33 155 57 37 44 23.87% 39 Freeman, Freddie 351 78 133 73 37 44 27.82% 22 Hargrove, Mike 414 58 165 49 37 44 22.42% 54 Waitkus, Eddie 342 82 137 68 37 44 27.01% 27 Cash, Norm 543 26 185 33 36 48 19.46% 74 Fain, Ferris 348 79 149 60 36 48 24.16% 35 O'Brien, Pete M. 406 60 185 33 36 48 19.46% 74 Sheely, Earl 399 62 132 74 36 48 27.27% 24 Thompson, Jason D. 426 52 140 65 36 48 25.71% 31 Hassett, Buddy 263 123 113 92 35 53 30.97% 13 Jorgensen, Mike 266 121 85 138 35 53 Terry, Bill 532 28 209 21 35 53 16.75% 89 Torgeson, Earl 433 50 145 62 35 53 24.14% 37 Buckner, Bill 581 14 161 52 34 57 21.12% 63 Kluszewski, Ted 457 44 167 48 34 57 20.36% 71 Pipp, Wally 496 39 141 63 34 57 24.11% 38 Gehrig, Lou 630 9 193 29 33 60 17.10% 87 Greenberg, Hank 297 105 122 85 33 60 27.05% 25 Hodges, Gil 639 8 238 11 33 60 13.87% 102 Karros, Eric 514 31 161 52 33 60 20.50% 70 Snow, J.T. 405 61 158 55 33 60 20.89% 66 Vaughn, Mo 347 80 109 96 33 60 30.28% 15 Driessen, Dan 310 96 105 106 32 66 30.48% 14 Thome, Jim 294 107 89 129 32 66 Clark, Will 593 11 186 32 31 68 16.67% 90 Grace, Mark 712 3 231 13 31 68 13.42% 105 Sievers, Roy 254 133 85 138 31 68 Alonso, Yonder 219 155 100 111 30 71 30.00% 17 Clark, Tony 270 117 124 84 29 72 23.39% 43 LaRoche, Adam 422 55 175 44 29 72 16.57% 92 Sexson, Richie 354 77 130 77 29 72 22.31% 55 Upshaw, Willie 329 89 131 76 29 72 22.14% 57 Kranepool, Ed 336 86 126 82 28 76 22.22% 56 McGwire, Mark 458 43 118 88 28 76 23.73% 41 Clendenon, Donn 420 56 136 71 27 78 19.85% 72 Segui, David 224 150 84 142 27 78 Votto, Joey 500 36 202 26 27 78 13.37% 106 York, Rudy 302 99 96 119 27 78 Belt, Brandon 261 125 119 87 26 82 21.85% 58 Brogna, Rico 263 123 98 116 26 82 Long, Dale 259 129 98 116 26 82 2 of 24 First Basemen with 363 Double Plays 1916-2020 Opportunities Attempts Double Plays DP % of Attempts First Baseman Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Pepitone, Joe 278 115 100 111 26 82 26.00% 29 Smoak, Justin 222 152 114 91 26 82 22.81% 50 Teixeira, Mark 483 40 181 38 26 82 14.36% 97 White, W.