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1953 American League Shortstop

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Team & League Standard Fielding--SS

Tm #Fld R/G G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld%
BOS 4 4.13 153 153 118 835 275 524 36 108 .957
CHW 4 3.79 156 156 142 817 295 502 20 92 .976
CLE 4 4.05 155 155 149 842 308 509 25 129 .970
DET 4 5.84 158 158 156 785 313 450 22 81 .972
NYY 8 3.62 151 151 102 819 284 504 31 124 .962
PHA 5 5.09 157 157 141 797 306 460 31 88 .961
SLB 3 5.05 154 154 141 855 296 532 27 101 .968
WSH 5 4.04 152 152 139 750 272 448 30 111 .960
LgAvg 4 4.46 155 155 136 813 294 491 28 104 .966
35 4.46 1236 1236 1088 6500 2349 3929 222 834 .966

Team & League Advanced Fielding -- SS*

Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Tm PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
BOS 5929 66% 81% 26% 667 89% 6 271 126 123 22 525 375 129 0 4 37 1 26 10 30 107 49 4 31 9 3 100 53 43 5 4 1
CHW 5966 65% 80% 27% 660 91% 8 291 149 113 28 494 356 115 4 6 20 1 15 4 16 92 34 7 28 2 3 81 42 35 11 8 2
CLE 5807 59% 82% 28% 627 93% 4 305 138 150 18 511 388 104 1 7 25 2 20 3 16 130 47 10 33 10 16 122 58 59 8 4 3
DET 6349 64% 83% 24% 628 90% 2 311 164 119 28 449 332 93 1 13 22 1 16 5 18 82 31 5 28 2 4 74 36 35 7 3 3
NYY 5414 66% 82% 27% 592 91% 11 268 119 122 28 482 349 114 3 7 31 1 21 9 25 116 47 6 37 10 5 107 53 54 6 2 3
PHA 5921 67% 83% 24% 605 91% 5 292 162 101 30 443 332 89 3 15 30 0 21 9 22 84 31 5 23 10 4 74 37 37 5 2 3
SLB 5591 65% 81% 24% 623 92% 7 263 140 100 22 488 370 95 2 9 23 1 20 2 17 90 41 4 24 4 7 84 45 36 5 2 3
WSH 5692 61% 84% 26% 594 88% 4 275 143 113 18 449 336 93 2 9 30 1 25 4 27 111 39 3 39 7 10 102 43 56 8 6 2
LgAvg 5834 64% 82% 26% 625 90% 6 285 143 118 24 480 355 104 2 9 27 1 21 6 21 102 40 6 30 7 7 93 46 44 7 4 3
46669 64% 82% 26% 4996 90% 47 2276 1141 941 194 3841 2838 832 16 70 218 8 164 46 171 812 319 44 243 54 52 744 367 355 55 31 20

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Player Standard Fielding--SS

Rk Age Tm G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
1 Loren Babe 25 PHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2 Neil Berry 31 SLB 6 4 1 19 4 14 1 1 .947 3.00
3 Milt Bolling 22 BOS 109 94 82 518 174 321 23 71 .956 4.54
4 Ray Boone 29 TOT 34 33 33 179 68 102 9 26 .950 5.00
5 Ray Boone 29 CLE 31 30 30 166 64 94 8 24 .952 5.10
6 Ray Boone 29 DET 3 3 3 13 4 8 1 2 .923 4.00
7 Jim Brideweser 26 NYY 3 0 0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 1.67
8 Andy Carey 21 NYY 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.50
9 Chico Carrasquel 27 CHW 149 148 137 758 278 462 18 87 .976 4.97
10 Jerry Coleman 28 NYY 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00
11 Yo-Yo Davalillo 25 WSH 17 16 11 92 39 47 6 10 .935 5.06
12 Joe DeMaestri 24 PHA 108 103 92 506 191 297 18 53 .964 4.52
13 Sam Dente 31 CHW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
14 Owen Friend 26 CLE 8 3 3 21 6 15 0 2 1.000 2.63
15 Fred Hatfield 28 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
16 Billy Hitchcock 36 DET 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.00
17 Mel Hoderlein 30 WSH 2 1 1 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.50
18 Billy Hunter 25 SLB 152 150 140 821 284 512 25 99 .970 5.24
19 Eddie Joost 37 PHA 51 49 44 260 102 147 11 33 .958 4.88
20 Harvey Kuenn 22 DET 155 155 153 770 308 441 21 78 .973 4.83
21 Ted Lepcio 23 BOS 20 14 6 68 15 52 1 10 .985 3.35
22 Johnny Lipon 30 BOS 58 45 30 247 85 150 12 26 .951 4.05
23 Mickey Mantle 21 NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
24 Fred Marsh 29 CHW 17 8 5 55 17 36 2 5 .964 3.12
25 Billy Martin 25 NYY 18 2 1 34 13 19 2 5 .941 1.78
Rk Age Tm G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
26 Willy Miranda 27 TOT 53 17 10 143 60 80 3 20 .979 2.64
27 Willy Miranda 27 SLB 8 0 0 15 8 6 1 1 .933 1.75
28 Willy Miranda 27 NYY 45 17 10 128 52 74 2 19 .984 2.80
29 Al Richter 26 BOS 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.00
30 Phil Rizzuto 35 NYY 133 132 91 647 214 409 24 100 .963 4.68
31 Al Rosen 29 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
32 Pete Runnels 25 WSH 121 116 110 542 195 324 23 87 .958 4.29
33 Jerry Snyder 23 WSH 17 14 12 83 28 54 1 10 .988 4.82
34 Vern Stephens 32 CHW 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.33
35 George Strickland 27 CLE 122 122 116 655 238 400 17 103 .974 5.23
36 Pete Suder 37 PHA 7 5 5 23 11 11 1 2 .957 3.14
37 Gene Verble 25 WSH 8 5 5 28 10 18 0 4 1.000 3.50
38 Frank Verdi 27 NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
39 Spider Wilhelm 24 PHA 6 0 0 8 2 5 1 0 .875 1.17
LgAvg 18 16 15 86 31 52 3 11 .966 4.59

Player Advanced Fielding -- ss

Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Rk Age Tm PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1 Loren Babe 25 PHA 6 33% 100% 17% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Neil Berry 31 SLB 165 61% 76% 21% 16 88% 0 4 1 2 1 14 13 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 Milt Bolling 22 BOS 3676 67% 81% 27% 408 89% 3 174 78 83 13 321 230 80 0 1 24 1 16 7 19 70 32 3 21 6 3 67 35 30 2 2 0
4 Ray Boone 29 DET 108 57% 82% 24% 9 78% 0 4 1 1 2 8 3 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
5 Ray Boone 29 CLE 1165 61% 82% 30% 124 91% 0 63 28 30 6 96 67 27 0 1 8 2 6 0 3 24 9 1 7 1 4 23 10 12 1 1 0
6 Jim Brideweser 26 NYY 22 77% 95% 14% 4 100% 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Andy Carey 21 NYY 25 72% 92% 28% 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Chico Carrasquel 27 CHW 5550 65% 80% 27% 613 91% 8 274 141 106 26 460 330 107 4 5 19 0 15 4 16 87 32 6 27 2 3 76 39 34 11 8 2
9 Jerry Coleman 28 NYY 19 74% 79% 21% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yo-Yo Davalillo 25 WSH 560 59% 85% 27% 74 88% 2 40 25 12 4 46 34 10 1 0 6 1 3 2 5 10 2 0 2 4 1 9 2 7 1 0 1
11 Joe DeMaestri 24 PHA 3815 65% 83% 24% 382 91% 4 181 101 60 20 283 209 57 2 14 18 0 13 5 14 49 17 2 13 5 4 42 20 22 4 1 3
12 Sam Dente 31 CHW 5 60% 80% 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Jim Dyck 31 SLB 4 25% 100% 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Owen Friend 26 CLE 140 71% 83% 30% 17 100% 0 6 4 1 1 14 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
15 Fred Hatfield 28 DET 22 59% 86% 27% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Billy Hitchcock 36 DET 8 63% 100% 25% 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 Mel Hoderlein 30 WSH 36 78% 97% 31% 5 100% 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Billy Hunter 25 SLB 5334 65% 81% 24% 593 92% 7 251 131 98 21 468 352 93 2 9 21 1 18 2 15 88 40 4 23 4 7 82 44 35 5 2 3
19 Eddie Joost 37 PHA 1813 67% 83% 25% 196 91% 1 98 53 36 10 144 113 26 1 1 10 0 7 3 7 33 13 2 10 5 0 30 15 15 1 1 0
20 Harvey Kuenn 22 DET 6211 64% 83% 24% 619 90% 2 306 163 117 26 440 328 89 1 11 21 1 15 5 17 79 30 5 26 2 4 71 35 33 7 3 3
21 Ted Lepcio 23 BOS 493 66% 79% 25% 58 86% 2 15 5 7 3 53 41 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 10 4 0 3 1 0 9 4 4 0 0 0
22 Johnny Lipon 30 BOS 1757 63% 81% 26% 201 89% 1 81 43 32 6 150 103 39 0 3 12 0 9 3 10 26 13 1 7 1 0 23 14 8 3 2 1
23 Mickey Mantle 21 NYY 5 80% 60% 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Fred Marsh 29 CHW 367 68% 79% 28% 42 86% 0 17 8 7 2 29 22 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0
25 Billy Martin 25 NYY 290 63% 81% 23% 29 86% 2 16 11 5 0 17 12 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0
Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Rk Age Tm PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
26 Willy Miranda 27 SLB 88 69% 82% 24% 14 93% 0 8 8 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
27 Willy Miranda 27 NYY 782 65% 82% 23% 86 93% 1 48 22 22 4 70 49 16 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 18 7 0 8 1 0 17 7 10 1 0 1
28 Al Richter 26 BOS 3 100% 67% 33% 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
29 Phil Rizzuto 35 NYY 4268 67% 82% 28% 468 91% 8 199 82 94 24 393 286 95 2 5 24 1 16 7 21 94 39 6 28 9 4 87 45 42 4 2 2
30 Al Rosen 29 CLE 7 86% 86% 0% 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Pete Runnels 25 WSH 4333 62% 84% 25% 430 87% 2 197 103 82 11 327 244 67 1 7 23 0 21 2 21 87 30 3 32 3 8 79 34 43 7 6 1
32 Jerry Snyder 23 WSH 532 63% 85% 30% 66 91% 0 28 12 12 3 53 39 12 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10 6 0 3 0 1 10 6 4 0 0 0
33 Vern Stephens 32 CHW 44 66% 86% 30% 5 100% 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 George Strickland 27 CLE 4495 59% 83% 28% 485 93% 4 236 106 119 11 401 310 74 1 6 17 0 14 3 13 104 37 9 25 9 12 97 47 46 7 3 3
35 Pete Suder 37 PHA 213 79% 79% 21% 17 100% 0 10 6 4 0 11 7 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
36 Gene Verble 25 WSH 231 57% 83% 30% 19 100% 0 10 3 7 0 18 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0
37 Frank Verdi 27 NYY 3 100% 67% 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Spider Wilhelm 24 PHA 74 74% 85% 23% 10 70% 0 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LgAvg 648 64% 82% 26% 69 90% 1 32 16 13 3 53 39 12 0 1 3 0 2 1 2 11 4 1 3 1 1 10 5 5 1 0 0


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