Good morning!
This week, Sporcle Saturday shifts from the defensive corners of the diamond and moves to the middle infield positions: second base and shortstop. Second base has seen its share of instability over the years, though you don’t really need me to tell you that. To underscore the point, however: the 2026 opener will (probably) mark fourteen consecutive Opening Days with a new guy at second.
Regardless, your task for today remains the same as it has been: name the starters manning second base and shortstop on Opening Day dating back to 1920. That is, once again, 212 entries: how many can you get? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I’ve allotted 25 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, you get the date of the game and the position of the player in question.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The franchise record for most Opening Day starts at shortstop is 14. Consecutive starts on Opening Day, however, is 13, from 1985-1997.
- The first-ever Opening Day second baseman for the franchise? A guy who makes the all-organ baseball squad: Dave Brain.
- As for the first-ever Opening Day shortstop, that honor belongs to Frank Shugart.
All names from baseballreference.com
