In baseball and softball , second baseman , abbreviated 2B , is a fielding position in the infield , between second and first base . The second baseman often possesses quick hands and feet, needs the ability to get rid of the ball quickly, and must be able to make the pivot on a double play . In addition, second basemen are usually right-handed; only four left-handed throwing players have ever played second base in Major League Baseball since 1950. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the second baseman is assigned the number 4.
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28-420: A ground ball to the shortstop or third baseman the second baseman will cover second base to force out the runner coming from first. Moreover, if there are fewer than two outs they will attempt to turn the double play : that is, they will receive the throw from the other player with their foot on second base (to force out the runner coming from first base), and in one motion pivot toward first base and throw
42-518: A September callup in 1967 . In his major league debut, he collected his first hit , a single off Atlanta Braves pitcher Jay Ritchie , and was promptly caught stealing. Overall, Heise batted .323 in his first major league season. He spent 1968 in the minors with the AAA Jacksonville Suns , splitting his time evenly between second base and shortstop in Jacksonville. He received
56-718: A career-high 22 runs batted in (RBI) over 154 at bats . He also hit his first career triple and only career home run , on June 25 and 30, respectively. Heise had played in thirteen games, going hitless in 11 at bats when he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Floyd Wicker on June 1, 1971 . Upon his arrival in Milwaukee, Heise took over as the Brewers' starting shortstop. Heise began seeing more playing time at third base in 1972 . The move allowed Heise to attain career-highs in games (95) and ABs (271). Heise’s playing time
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84-653: A junior at Vacaville High School in Vacaville, California , he was part of the Bulldogs team that won the 1964 Golden Empire League championship. Heise's American Legion Post 165 team, coached by his father, William, won the league championship in 1965 . In February 1965, Heise signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Mets . Heise was a Western Carolinas League All-Star with the Greenville Mets in 1966 , earning
98-571: A second September callup to the majors, mostly playing shortstop. Heise was part of a proposed trade package along with Ed Kranepool and Amos Otis when the Mets attempted to acquire the Braves' Joe Torre who went to the St. Louis Cardinals for Orlando Cepeda instead. He spent 1969 playing shortstop for the triple A Tidewater Tides . He joined the Mets once again that September, going 3-for-10 in four games, but
112-872: A series against the Houston Astros in July. Heise was then dealt to the California Angels for a player to be named later . While with the California Angels, Heise saw action in 29 games backing up second and third base. Heise was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Tommy Harper at the Winter Meetings on December 2, 1974. Heise batted .214 with 21 RBI in 1975 . Though he was on the Red Sox post season roster, he did not appear in any post season games. Though Heise
126-582: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bob Heise Robert Lowell Heise (born May 12, 1947) is an American former professional baseball infielder , who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams, from 1967 to 1977. Heise was a " military brat " born in San Antonio, Texas , but he spent most of his youth in California . As
140-408: The first baseman who is often holding runners on, or moving towards the base to cover. On a batted ball to right field , the second baseman goes out towards the ball for the relay. Due to these requirements, second base is sometimes a primarily defensive position in the modern game, but there are hitting stars as well. Second base is often referred to as the "Keystone". This is due to its position on
154-406: The infield at the top of the diamond, similar to the keystone block in architecture. The second baseman catches line drives or pop flies hit near them, and fields ground balls hit near them and then throws the ball to a base to force out a runner. In this case, if the runner is to be forced out at second base then that base is covered by the shortstop . With a runner on first base, on
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#1732859166599168-731: Was healthy throughout the 1976 season, he saw incredibly limited action. Heise appeared in only 32 games, and logged just 61 plate appearances . On December 6, 1976, Heise was purchased by the Kansas City Royals . Heise saw limited playing time in Kansas City in 1977 (54 games played). He was released by the Royals in January 1978, and subsequently retired from active play, at the age of 30. Second base Good second basemen need to have very good range since they have to field balls closer to
182-487: Was not added to the postseason roster. Heise was sent along with Jim Gosger from the Mets to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Sadecki and Dave Marshall on December 12, 1969. Heise enjoyed his first full season in the majors in 1970 . He spent most of the season backing up Hal Lanier at short until an injury to Ron Hunt made him the starting second baseman for the month of September. That year, Heise got
196-516: Was significantly cut in 1973 , due to many new acquisitions by the Brewers, including Don Money , Tim Johnson , and Pedro García .. He appeared in 49 games, batting .204. He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Murphy on December 8, 1973. Heise spent the majority of his time with the Cardinals organization with the AAA Tulsa Oilers , with his only trial being in all three games of
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