1903 American League Fielding Leaders

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American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1.	LaChance • BOS	1,471
2.	Anderson • SLB	1,423
3.	Ganzel • NYY	1,385
4.	Hickman • CLE	1,323
5.	Carr • DET	1,276

Assists
1.	Wallace • SLB	468
2.	Tannehill • CHW	457
3.	Parent • BOS	456
4.	Ferris • BOS	441
5.	Williams • NYY	438

Errors Committed
1.	Gochnaur • CLE	98
2.	Tannehill • CHW	76
3.	Elberfeld • DET	62
	Wallace • SLB	62
5.	Parent • BOS	57

Def. Games as C
1.	Criger • BOS	96
2.	Schrecongost • PHA	77
3.	Beville • NYY	75
4.	Bemis • CLE	74
5.	Abbott • CLE	71
	Kahoe • SLB	71

Putouts as C
1.	Schrecongost • PHA	514
2.	Criger • BOS	491
3.	Powers • PHA	349
4.	Abbott • CLE	337
5.	Kahoe • SLB	333

Assists as C
1.	Criger • BOS	156
2.	Schrecongost • PHA	106
3.	Abbott • CLE	97
4.	Powers • PHA	86
5.	Bemis • CLE	82

Errors Committed as C
1.	Abbott • CLE	19
2.	McGuire • DET	17
3.	Schrecongost • PHA	16
4.	Beville • NYY	15
5.	Clarke • WSH	14
	Criger • BOS	14

Double Plays Turned as C
1.	Criger • BOS	10
2.	Abbott • CLE	9
	McGuire • DET	9
4.	Kahoe • SLB	8
5.	McFarland • CHW	7

Passed Balls
1.	Abbott • CLE	17
2.	Slattery • CHW	15
3.	Schrecongost • PHA	11
	Criger • BOS	11
5.	Beville • NYY	9
	McGuire • DET	9

Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1.	McGuire • DET	98
2.	Beville • NYY	79
3.	Abbott • CLE	77
4.	Schrecongost • PHA	73
5.	Kittridge • WSH	70

Caught Stealing as C
1.	Criger • BOS	93
2.	Schrecongost • PHA	67
3.	Abbott • CLE	65
4.	Sugden • SLB	58
5.	Kittridge • WSH	57

Caught Stealing %
1.	Criger • BOS	61.6
2.	Farrell • BOS	51.7
3.	Sullivan • CHW	51.0
4.	Sugden • SLB	49.2
5.	Bemis • CLE	48.2

Def. Games as 1B
1.	LaChance • BOS	141
2.	Carr • DET	135
3.	Anderson • SLB	133
4.	Ganzel • NYY	129
5.	Hickman • CLE	125

Putouts as 1B
1.	LaChance • BOS	1,471
2.	Anderson • SLB	1,416
3.	Ganzel • NYY	1,385
4.	Hickman • CLE	1,310
5.	Carr • DET	1,276

Assists as 1B
1.	Carr • DET	111
2.	Ganzel • NYY	94
3.	Anderson • SLB	91
4.	Isbell • CHW	87
5.	Hickman • CLE	66

Errors Committed as 1B
1.	Hickman • CLE	40
2.	Davis • PHA	29
3.	Carr • DET	25
	LaChance • BOS	25
5.	Anderson • SLB	22

Double Plays Turned as 1B
1.	Anderson • SLB	71
2.	LaChance • BOS	68
	Ganzel • NYY	68
4.	Hickman • CLE	67
5.	Carr • DET	60

Def. Games as 2B
1.	Ferris • BOS	139
2.	Murphy • PHA	133
3.	Williams • NYY	132
4.	Lajoie • CLE	122
5.	Magoon • CHW	94

Putouts as 2B
1.	Lajoie • CLE	366
2.	Ferris • BOS	313
3.	Williams • NYY	266
4.	Murphy • PHA	241
5.	Smith • DET	200

Assists as 2B
1.	Williams • NYY	438
2.	Ferris • BOS	434
3.	Lajoie • CLE	402
4.	Murphy • PHA	349
5.	McCormick • 2TM	282

Errors Committed as 2B
1.	Ferris • BOS	39
2.	Smith • DET	36
	Lajoie • CLE	36
4.	Williams • NYY	32
	Murphy • PHA	32

Double Plays Turned as 2B
1.	Lajoie • CLE	61
2.	Williams • NYY	59
3.	Ferris • BOS	50
4.	McCormick • 2TM	35
5.	Murphy • PHA	34

Def. Games as 3B
1.	Bradley • CLE	136
	Cross • PHA	136
3.	Collins • BOS	130
4.	Conroy • NYY	123
5.	Coughlin • WSH	119

Putouts as 3B
1.	Collins • BOS	178
2.	Coughlin • WSH	170
3.	Conroy • NYY	164
4.	Cross • PHA	152
5.	Bradley • CLE	151

Assists as 3B
1.	Bradley • CLE	299
2.	Collins • BOS	260
3.	Conroy • NYY	243
4.	Cross • PHA	228
5.	Coughlin • WSH	224

Errors Committed as 3B
1.	Callahan • CHW	37
	Bradley • CLE	37
3.	Conroy • NYY	36
4.	Yeager • DET	26
5.	Hill • SLB	23

Double Plays Turned as 3B
1.	Collins • BOS	19
2.	Bradley • CLE	18
3.	Cross • PHA	14
4.	Coughlin • WSH	13
5.	Conroy • NYY	11

Def. Games as SS
1.	Parent • BOS	139
2.	Tannehill • CHW	138
3.	Cross • PHA	137
4.	Wallace • SLB	135
5.	Gochnaur • CLE	134

Putouts as SS
1.	Cross • PHA	305
2.	Parent • BOS	296
3.	Elberfeld • 2TM	295
4.	Tannehill • CHW	291
5.	Wallace • SLB	282

Assists as SS
1.	Wallace • SLB	468
2.	Tannehill • CHW	457
3.	Parent • BOS	456
4.	Gochnaur • CLE	414
5.	Elberfeld • 2TM	410

Errors Committed as SS
1.	Gochnaur • CLE	98
2.	Tannehill • CHW	76
3.	Elberfeld • 2TM	62
	Wallace • SLB	62
5.	Parent • BOS	57

Double Plays Turned as SS
1.	Tannehill • CHW	58
2.	Wallace • SLB	53
3.	Elberfeld • 2TM	51
4.	Gochnaur • CLE	45
5.	Moran • WSH	37

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1.	Dougherty • BOS	139
2.	Burkett • SLB	132
3.	Selbach • WSH	120
4.	McCarthy • CLE	108
5.	Davis • NYY	96

Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1.	Dougherty • BOS	259
2.	Burkett • SLB	230
3.	Selbach • WSH	223
4.	Lush • DET	202
5.	McCarthy • CLE	178

Assists as LF (s.1901)
1.	Dougherty • BOS	17
2.	Lush • DET	16
3.	Holmes • CHW	14
4.	Burkett • SLB	11
5.	McCarthy • CLE	10

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1.	Davis • NYY	18
2.	Burkett • SLB	15
3.	Dougherty • BOS	14
4.	Selbach • WSH	9
5.	Lush • DET	8

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1.	McCarthy • CLE	5
2.	Burkett • SLB	4
	Lush • DET	4
4.	Dougherty • BOS	3
5.	Hartsel • PHA	2
	Selbach • WSH	2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1.	Barrett • DET	136
	Jones • CHW	136
3.	Pickering • PHA	134
4.	Heidrick • SLB	119
5.	Bay • CLE	114
	Ryan • WSH	114

Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1.	Jones • CHW	324
2.	Barrett • DET	303
3.	Ryan • WSH	288
4.	Pickering • PHA	268
5.	Heidrick • SLB	252

Assists as CF (s.1901)
1.	Barrett • DET	19
2.	Pickering • PHA	17
	Heidrick • SLB	17
4.	Stahl • BOS	11
	Fultz • NYY	11
	Jones • CHW	11

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1.	Barrett • DET	15
2.	Bay • CLE	14
3.	Heidrick • SLB	13
4.	Fultz • NYY	12
5.	McFarland • NYY	10

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1.	Barrett • DET	7
	Heidrick • SLB	7
3.	Pickering • PHA	5
4.	Bay • CLE	3
	Jones • CHW	3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1.	Freeman • BOS	141
2.	Flick • CLE	134
3.	Green • CHW	133
4.	Keeler • NYY	128
5.	Seybold • PHA	119

Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1.	Green • CHW	219
2.	Flick • CLE	213
3.	Freeman • BOS	195
4.	Keeler • NYY	177
5.	Seybold • PHA	176

Assists as RF (s.1901)
1.	Green • CHW	16
2.	Flick • CLE	14
3.	Freeman • BOS	13
	Hemphill • SLB	13
5.	Crawford • DET	12

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1.	Green • CHW	17
2.	Freeman • BOS	15
3.	Keeler • NYY	13
4.	Flick • CLE	11
5.	Seybold • PHA	7
	Hemphill • SLB	7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1.	Green • CHW	8
2.	Flick • CLE	4
	Keeler • NYY	4
	Seybold • PHA	4
5.	Crawford • DET	3
	Hemphill • SLB	3
	Robinson • WSH	3

Def. Games as OF
1.	Freeman • BOS	141
2.	Selbach • WSH	140
	Bay • CLE	140
	Flick • CLE	140
5.	Dougherty • BOS	139

Putouts as OF
1.	Jones • CHW	324
2.	Barrett • DET	303
3.	Bay • CLE	293
4.	Ryan • WSH	288
5.	Pickering • PHA	272

Assists as OF
1.	Barrett • DET	19
	Holmes • 2TM	19
3.	Hemphill • SLB	17
	Pickering • PHA	17
	Lush • DET	17
	Heidrick • SLB	17

Errors Committed as OF
1.	Davis • NYY	19
2.	Green • CHW	17
3.	Bay • CLE	16
4.	Burkett • SLB	15
	Barrett • DET	15
	Freeman • BOS	15

Double Plays Turned as OF
1.	Green • CHW	8
2.	Barrett • DET	7
3.	Pickering • PHA	5
	McCarthy • CLE	5
	Heidrick • SLB	5

Def. Games as P
1.	Plank • PHA	43
2.	Mullin • DET	41
3.	Young • BOS	40
	Chesbro • NYY	40
	Flaherty • CHW	40

Putouts as P
1.	Mullin • DET	38
2.	Donovan • DET	25
	White • CHW	25
4.	Plank • PHA	23
	Patterson • CHW	23

Assists as P
1.	Mullin • DET	108
2.	Joss • CLE	107
	Flaherty • CHW	107
4.	Sudhoff • SLB	104
5.	Chesbro • NYY	103

Errors Committed as P
1.	Flaherty • CHW	12
2.	Mullin • DET	10
3.	Bender • PHA	9
	Orth • WSH	9
	Donahue • 2TM	9

Double Plays Turned as P
1.	Flaherty • CHW	5
	White • CHW	5
3.	Dinneen • BOS	4
	Young • BOS	4
	Owen • CHW	4

Range Factor/9Inn as C
1.	Schrecongost • PHA	8.61
2.	Powers • PHA	7.12
3.	Criger • BOS	7.03
4.	Sugden • SLB	6.46
5.	Abbott • CLE	6.36

Range Factor/Game as C
1.	Schrecongost • PHA	8.05
2.	Criger • BOS	6.74
3.	Powers • PHA	6.59
4.	Abbott • CLE	6.11
5.	Sugden • SLB	6.09

Fielding % as C
1.	Bemis • CLE	.988
2.	Criger • BOS	.979
3.	Schrecongost • PHA	.975
4.	Kahoe • SLB	.971
5.	Beville • NYY	.960

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1.	Anderson • SLB	11.70
2.	Ganzel • NYY	11.69
3.	Hickman • CLE	11.21
4.	Isbell • CHW	11.12
5.	LaChance • BOS	10.95

Range Factor/Game as 1B
1.	Ganzel • NYY	11.47
2.	Anderson • SLB	11.33
3.	Hickman • CLE	11.01
4.	LaChance • BOS	10.84
5.	Isbell • CHW	10.83

Fielding % as 1B
1.	Ganzel • NYY	.988
2.	Anderson • SLB	.986
3.	Isbell • CHW	.984
4.	LaChance • BOS	.984
5.	Carr • DET	.982

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1.	Lajoie • CLE	6.51
2.	Williams • NYY	5.45
3.	Ferris • BOS	5.44
4.	Smith • DET	5.18
5.	McCormick • 2TM	5.16

Range Factor/Game as 2B
1.	Lajoie • CLE	6.30
2.	Ferris • BOS	5.37
3.	Williams • NYY	5.33
4.	McCormick • 2TM	5.08
5.	Smith • DET	5.02

Fielding % as 2B
1.	Williams • NYY	.957
2.	Lajoie • CLE	.955
3.	Ferris • BOS	.950
4.	Murphy • PHA	.949
5.	Magoon • CHW	.936

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1.	Collins • BOS	3.43
2.	Conroy • NYY	3.39
3.	Bradley • CLE	3.39
4.	Coughlin • WSH	3.35
5.	Hill • SLB	3.32

Range Factor/Game as 3B
1.	Collins • BOS	3.37
2.	Coughlin • WSH	3.31
3.	Conroy • NYY	3.31
4.	Bradley • CLE	3.31
5.	Hill • SLB	3.20

Fielding % as 3B
1.	Collins • BOS	.952
2.	Coughlin • WSH	.952
3.	Cross • PHA	.950
4.	Bradley • CLE	.924
5.	Yeager • DET	.921

Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1.	Elberfeld • 2TM	5.81
2.	Wallace • SLB	5.69
3.	Moran • WSH	5.53
4.	Tannehill • CHW	5.49
5.	Parent • BOS	5.47

Range Factor/Game as SS
1.	Elberfeld • 2TM	5.69
2.	Wallace • SLB	5.56
3.	Tannehill • CHW	5.42
4.	Parent • BOS	5.41
5.	Moran • WSH	5.38

Fielding % as SS
1.	Moran • WSH	.943
2.	Cross • PHA	.940
3.	Parent • BOS	.930
4.	Wallace • SLB	.924
5.	Elberfeld • 2TM	.919

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1.	Lush • DET	2.56
2.	Holmes • CHW	2.01
3.	Dougherty • BOS	1.99
4.	Selbach • WSH	1.93
5.	Davis • NYY	1.84

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1.	Hartsel • PHA	.974
2.	McCarthy • CLE	.964
3.	Selbach • WSH	.963
4.	Dougherty • BOS	.952
5.	Burkett • SLB	.941

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1.	Ryan • WSH	2.59
2.	Jones • CHW	2.46
3.	Barrett • DET	2.37
4.	Heidrick • SLB	2.26
5.	Fultz • NYY	2.17

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1.	Jones • CHW	.985
2.	Ryan • WSH	.970
3.	Pickering • PHA	.969
4.	Barrett • DET	.955
5.	Heidrick • SLB	.954

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1.	Green • CHW	1.77
2.	Flick • CLE	1.69
3.	Crawford • DET	1.68
4.	Hemphill • SLB	1.58
5.	Seybold • PHA	1.55

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1.	Seybold • PHA	.964
2.	Flick • CLE	.954
3.	Keeler • NYY	.935
4.	Freeman • BOS	.933
5.	Green • CHW	.933

Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1.	Ryan • WSH	2.70
2.	Lush • DET	2.50
3.	Jones • CHW	2.49
4.	Barrett • DET	2.44
5.	Heidrick • SLB	2.34

Range Factor/Game as OF
1.	Ryan • WSH	2.59
2.	Jones • CHW	2.46
3.	Lush • DET	2.42
4.	Barrett • DET	2.37
5.	Heidrick • SLB	2.26

Fielding % as OF
1.	Jones • CHW	.985
2.	Ryan • WSH	.970
3.	Pickering • PHA	.970
4.	Lush • DET	.968
5.	Hartsel • PHA	.968

Range Factor/9Inn as P
1.	Owen • CHW	4.26
2.	Mullin • DET	4.09
3.	Howell • NYY	3.98
4.	Flaherty • CHW	3.92
5.	Lee • WSH	3.83

Range Factor/Game as P
1.	Joss • CLE	3.75
2.	Mullin • DET	3.56
3.	Patterson • CHW	3.56
4.	Siever • SLB	3.35
5.	White • CHW	3.32

Fielding % as P
1.	Howell • NYY	1.000
2.	Lee • WSH	.986
3.	Chesbro • NYY	.983
	Griffith • NYY	.983
5.	Dinneen • BOS	.978

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements