Mark Belanger: Shortstop, Major League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Gold Glove Award, Major League Baseball Players Association, Cal Ripken, Jr., George McBride

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Mark Henry Belanger (June 8, 1944 - October 6, 1998) 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.