Welcome to the Bremen Youth Baseball League 12U & 10U ALL-STAR Teams
Introducing
How was the term shortstop derived, (think about it, all the other positions are by location –i.e. - first baseman or duties -i.e. - catcher?
When baseball first was played, the general rule was, there were 4 outfielders. For better coverage, 1 of the outfielders was brought in to the infield between second and third. At first they were called short fielder, then short stopper, then shortstop. That is why there position number is 6, (as in the sixth infielder, or the first outfielder).
Another fact: scorebook position numbers.
1 – pitcher
2 – catcher
3 – first baseman
4 – second baseman
5 – third baseman
6 – short stop-per
7 – left fielder
8- center fielder
9 – right fielder