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Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the batting order. Today, shortstops are…

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Etymology

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Positioning

Significant shortstops

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Shortstop

Nodes115
Edges114
Triples22
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017391
Components1

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Shortstop

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related to history · 14
Shortstop → Adams, Adams's, Baseball Hall, Brooklyn Atlantics, Dickey Pearce, Doc Adams, Fame, Freddy Berowski, However, In, John Thorn, Knickerbockers, The, With
see also · 4
Shortstop → Baseball, Gold Glove, Gold Glove Award, List
related to Positioning · 3
Shortstop → Because, The, Unlike
related to Etymology · 1
Shortstop → The

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Shortstoprelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyDoc Adams0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyKnickerbockers0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyJohn Thorn0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyBaseball Hall0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyFame0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyFreddy Berowski0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyIn0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyThe0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyAdams's0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyWith0.60section
Shortstoprelated to historyAdams0.60section

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