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ding, ding, ding, correct!

Tris Speaker had 449 outfield assists between 1907 and 1928, or about one per week throughout his career. It makes me wonder why so many baserunners continued to test TS’s arm. Coupling all those assists with a .345 career batting average (#11 all time), and TS was one of the best ever.
Posted: 06/29/2026 at 07:52 AM ET
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lilhokie525 06/29/26 07:27 AM ET
Andre Dawson**
Geekull 06/29/26 07:47 AM ET
Speaker? Has to be an old timer, like Stork stated.
santafe 06/29/26 07:44 AM ET
ding, ding, ding, correct!
lilhokie525 06/29/26 07:52 AM ET
This is fascinating. The drop in assists is wild. I guess because of
hoosnowahokie 06/29/26 09:14 AM ET
Dave Winfield**
Late 80s Hokie 06/29/26 07:38 AM ET
I’ll go with a long career, Rickey Henderson. **
1400E 06/29/26 07:36 AM ET
Willie Mays **
Brown Water 06/29/26 07:35 AM ET
Roberto Clemente. Although I’m sure it’s some guy who played when base
Stork 06/29/26 07:34 AM ET
Jim Edmonds, wild guess.**
Spud 06/29/26 07:29 AM ET
He certainly made some of the greatest catches of all time**
santafe 06/29/26 07:49 AM ET