Mark Belanger Baseball player

Mark Henry Belanger (June 8, 1944 – October 6, 1998), nicknamed "The Blade," was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles. A defensive standout, he won eight Gold Glove Awards between 1969 and 1978, leading the American League in assists and fielding percentage three times each, and retired with the highest career fielding average by an AL shortstop (.977). He set franchise records for career games, assists and double plays as a shortstop, all of which were later broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. After his playing career, he became an official with the Major League Baseball Players Association.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 08, 1944
Date of deathOctober 06, 1998
Place of death
New York City

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 07, 1965
Career endOctober 02, 1982
batting sideRight
former teams
Baltimore Orioles
Los Angeles Dodgers
position
Shortstop
teams
Baltimore Orioles
Los Angeles Dodgers
throwing sideRight

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