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Most games played at shortstop in Cleveland Indians history

And finally we arrive at the final infield position, shortstop. The home to many a star player in the Indian franchise.

By talonk Mar 1, 2016, 1:00pm EST

It is no coincidence we have saved the best for last when it comes to the infield. Shortstop has seen a lot of very good players throughout the 116 years on the shores of Lake Erie.

Francisco Lindor obviously has not moved into the Top 25 yet with just 98 games, but he should be year's end. For him to climb to the top of the mountain, he will need to average 140 games per year for the next decade.

Sitting atop the list, is the Boy Wonder, Lou Boudreau, the player manager who was the last manger to clinch a Tribe World Series title. Just behind him is the lovable Omar Vizquel, who would have made it to the top had it not been for the 1994 strike. And three great players from the franchise's early years are close behind, Terry Turner, Joe Sewell, and the tragic Ray Chapman.

Three players cracked the millennial mark here, with only third base able to claim the same. And an incredible 14 have surpassed 500 games, one more than third base. Asdrubal Cabrera is the only new addition since 2009 to the Top 25 and he reached number seven before he was traded.

When the last decade wrapped up, just 184 players had appeared at shortstop for the Blues/Bronchos/Naps/Indians. And since the last decade completed, only 14 new faces have played at short.

Here is the full list of new players who made at least one appearance:

Adam Everett, Anderson Hernandez, Brent Lillibridge, Cord Phelps, Drew Sutton, Francisco Lindor, Jack Hannahan, Jason Donald, Jose Ramirez, Juan Diaz, Justin Sellers, Mike Aviles, Orlando Cabrera, Zach Walters.

And onto the top 25:

	Player	Years	Games Played
1	Lou Boudreau	1939-1950	1486
2	Omar Vizquel	1994-2004	1472
3	Joe Sewell	1920-1928	1216
4	Ray Chapman	1912-1920	957
5	Frank Duffy	1972-1977	797
6	Asdrubal Cabrera	2007-2014	730
7	Terry Turner	1904-11, 13, 17-18	721
8	Jhonny Peralta	2003-2009	706
9	Julio Franco	1983-1987	704
10	Larry Brown	1963-1971	680
11	Felix Fermin	1989-1993	624
12	Bill Knickerbocker	1933-1936	509
13	Woodie Held	1958-1963	508
14	George Strickland	1952-57, 1959-60	507
15	Ray Boone	1948-1953	460
15	Tom Veryzer	1978-1981	460
17	Dick Howser	1963-1966	305
18	Lyn Lary	1937-1939	299
19	Chico Carrasquel	1956-1958	295
20	John Gochnauer	1901-1902	261
21	Johnny Burnett	1928-1934	247
22	Jack Heidemann	1969-1972, 1974	230
23	Ivy Olson	1911-1912, 1914	226
24	Jerry Dybzinksi	1980-1982	184
25	Mark Lewis	1991-1994	183

With Cabrera joining the list, he has bumped off Ed Montague, a backup infielder from the 1930s. With 23 players with 200 or more games, that puts them at 11.6% of the 198 total. Another 15 players have over a hundred games, leaving 81% with under 100 games. Only 36 players have just a single game at short, including Brook Jacoby, Casey Blake, Larry Doby and Jim Bagby.

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