Best second basemen in MLB history

By Jason Evans | Jun 17, 2018

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros and Hall of Famer and former Houston Astros player Craig Biggio watch batting practice prior to Game 4 of the 2017 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, October 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

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1936: Left to Right are Frank Crosetti, Tony Lazzeri, and Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees, circa (Photo by The Stanley Weston Archive/Getty Images) /

15. Tony Lazzeri

The New York Yankees of the 1920’s had legends like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Mount Rushmore of baseball type of players. They also had a heck of a second baseman and one of the best in MLB history in Tony Lazzeri, who was a part of five World Series Championship teams and seven pennant winners in his 14 year career.

Lazzeri finished in the top 10 of MVP voting twice. In his 14 year career, he hit over .300 five times, including in 1929 when he hit .354 and didn’t even lead the league. His numbers in 1930 is one of the more interesting stat lines you will see for a player. In that year, he hit .303 with an .835 OPS, nine homers, and a whopping 121 RBI. In fact, during his career, Lazzeri would drive in over 100 runs seven times.

He would finish his career with the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants before retiring in 1939.

Lazzeri is tied for ninth all time among second baseman in RBI with 1194.

Lazzeri would die of a heart attack at age 42 in 1946 and would be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 by the veterans committee.

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