Stanley had not played the shortstop position before the 1968 season, but was a talented athlete with a good glove.

He also had a good .958 fielding percentage at the shortstop position.

Trout's main position as a little leaguer was the shortstop position.

Lavan played in 1,163 major league games, of which 1,126 were at the shortstop position.

Clearly, a player does not magically master the shortstop position upon arriving in the majors.

All of his 127 games in the field were spent at the shortstop position.

Between the two clubs, he played 129 defensive games at the shortstop position.

Despite 458 errors at the shortstop position, Elberfeld had great range in his early years.

Brown played his 2 career games at the shortstop position and committed 3 errors in 11 total chances.

Yesterday's trade addressed one of the club's less-pressing needs and raised questions about its long-term plans for the shortstop position.