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Walter James Vincent Maranville ( November 11 , 1891 - January 5 , 1954 ), better known as '''Rabbit Maranville''', was a Major League Baseball Shortstop . At the time of his retirement in 1935 , he had played in a record 23 seasons in the National League , a mark which wasn't broken until 1986 by Pete Rose . Over his lengthy career, Maranville played for the Boston Braves ( 1912 - 1920 , 1929 - 1933 , 1935), Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1921 - 1924 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1925 ), Brooklyn Robins ( 1926 ) and St. Louis Cardinals ( 1927 - 1928 ). He retired having compiled a .258 Batting Average , 1255 Runs , 28 Home Run s, 884 RBI and 291 Stolen Base s. As a shortstop, he finished his career with a positional record 5,139 Putout s. He won his only World Series championship in 1914 as a member of the Braves, and won his only other National League championship in 1928 as a member of the Cardinals. Maranville was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1954 . EXTERNAL LINKS
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