Third baseman Ryan Braun was also rewarded for his historic season by being named 2007 NL Rookie of the Year.

Third baseman Scott Rolen brought home the honors in 1997, while Howard was the most recent Phillies winner in 2005.

Third baseman Juan Uribe, who switched positions from second base to start the seventh inning, committed an error on a ground ball, his first chance at third, that allowed Chase Headley to reach first — the latest an error has resulted in the sole baserunner in an otherwise perfect game.

Third baseman Buck Weaver attended a meeting where the fix was discussed, but decided not to participate.

Third base is known as the " hot corner ", because the third baseman is relatively close to the batter and most right-handed hitters tend to hit the ball hard in this direction.

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Third baseman Brooks Robinson also was in the middle of his record 16 straight Gold Glove streak when Johnson and Belanger won their awards.

* Third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo

* Third baseman David Wright

* Third baseman Corey Koskie ( 1997 )

* Third baseman Danny Valencia ( 2008 )

Legendary early 20th century American player Ty Cobb sliding safely into Third baseman | third base ; Cobb was a noted early proponent of the slide

Third baseman Matt Williams has used a different technique.

Third baseman, Graig Nettles, and first baseman, Chris Chambliss were the key run producers, while speedy outfielders Roy White and Rivers set the table for the power hitters.

Third baseman Eric Duncan hit. 260 with 12 home runs.

Third baseman Pie Traynor hit. 342 and drove in over 100 runs, joining shortstop Glenn Wright who also topped the century mark.

* Al " Flip " Rosen ( born 1924 ), Major League Baseball Third baseman

* Kevin Frandsen, Third baseman, Philadelphia Phillies ( Bellarmine College Preparatory ).

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The Yankees ' transfer of the Richmond club to Toledo in 1965 restored professional baseball to Toledo ( or to be technical, Maumee-the Hens played their home games in the Toledo suburb until the 2002 opening of Toledo's downtown ballpark, Fifth Third Field ).

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* The first stage, which was completed in July 2005, runs from Main Street at the Canal Lock Park, north past the new Aquatic Center, west of the baseball fields, then meanders along the river before ending at the Nature Center on North Third Street.

The Federal League was the last serious attempt at creating a " Third Major League " outside the established structure of professional baseball in the U. S. There was one further attempt at creating a third league – the Continental League in 1959 – but its founders had hoped to find their place within the purview of organized baseball.

Fifth Third Field is the name of two minor league baseball stadiums in Ohio.

Third jerseys otherwise remain popular in baseball today, either as an alternate design or as a throwback known as " Turn Back the Clock Night.

** Brandon Inge ( b. 1977 ), American athlete ( baseball ), Detroit Tigers Third Baseman ( 1998-2012 )

* Fifth Third Field, a baseball stadium bearing the bank's name in Toledo, Ohio.

* Fifth Third Ballpark, another baseball stadium bearing the bank's name, in Comstock Park, Michigan

* Fifth Third Bank Ballpark a baseball stadium bearing the bank's name, in Geneva, Illinois Home of the Kane County Cougars.

Fifth Third Field is a minor league baseball stadium in Dayton, Ohio which is the home of the Dayton Dragons, a Midwest League team and a Single-A affiliate of the nearby Cincinnati Reds.

Fifth Third Bank also owns the naming rights to two other minor league baseball stadiums ; Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, Michigan, near Grand Rapids, and Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Kane County, Illinois as well as a basketball arena on the campus of the University of Cincinnati.

The Dayton Dragons played their first baseball game at Fifth Third Field on April 28, 2000.

Fifth Third Field is the name of a minor league baseball stadium in Toledo, Ohio.

In the summer of 2007, ESPN. com rated The Roost section of Fifth Third Field as the best seats to watch a game in minor league baseball.

Fifth Third Ballpark is a baseball stadium located in Comstock Park, Michigan, just north of Grand Rapids.

Fifth Third Ballpark is home to the West Michigan Whitecaps, a professional minor league baseball team, and class A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.

In addition to baseball, Fifth Third Ballpark can also be used for other events including motorsports ( example: monster trucks ) and concerts, where it seats up to 15, 000.

Fifth Third Bank Ballpark is a baseball field located in Geneva, Illinois.

Fifth Third Bank Ballpark was originally named after Philip B. Elfstrom, the former Kane County Forest Preserve President, and the person most responsible for bringing minor league baseball to Kane County.

He collaborated with Ira L. Smith on the baseball anecdotes in Low and Inside ( 1949 ) and Three Men on Third ( 1951 ).