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Eastern Colored League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hudspeth • NLG 714
2. Cummings • AC 691
3. Wesley • HBG 621
4. Taylor • WP 592
5. Wilson • BBS 401

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Warfield • HIL 232
2. Williams • NLG 205
3. Lloyd • AC 198
4. Scales • NLG 197
5. Lundy • AC 187

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • NLG 38
2. Lundy • AC 34
3. Mackey • HIL 26
4. Day • BBS 25
5. Lloyd • AC 22

Def. Games as C

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Eggleston • WP 50
2. Santop • HIL 45
3. Gee • NLG 42
4. Gatewood • AC 38
5. Jordan • HBG 37
Jones • AC 37

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Santop • HIL 232
2. Eggleston • WP 205
3. Gee • NLG 178
4. Gatewood • AC 171
5. Pullen • BBS 162
Fernández • CSE 162

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gatewood • AC 43
2. Santop • HIL 42
3. Eggleston • WP 38
4. Jordan • HBG 34
5. Fernández • CSE 33

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Eggleston • WP 14
2. Gatewood • AC 13
3. Pullen • BBS 12
4. Rojo • BBS 11
5. Santop • HIL 9

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Eggleston • WP 3
2. Burnett • NLG 2
Gee • NLG 2
Pullen • BBS 2
5. Anderson • WP 1
Battle • HBG 1
Cárdenas • CSE 1
Cason • BRG 1
Jones • AC 1
Jordan • HBG 1
Lewis • HIL 1
Rojo • BBS 1
Santop • HIL 1
Spearman • BRG 1

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Burnett • NLG 6
Eggleston • WP 6
Pullen • BBS 6
4. Fernández • CSE 4
5. Battle • HBG 3
Gatewood • AC 3
Jones • AC 3

Stolen Bases Allowed as C

Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases. From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1968 and for those we may not have any data.

1. Santop • HIL 55
2. Fernández • CSE 46
3. Jordan • HBG 44
4. Gee • NLG 43
5. Eggleston • WP 38

Def. Games as 1B

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Cummings • AC 67
Hudspeth • NLG 67
3. Taylor • WP 60
4. Wesley • HBG 58
5. Wilson • BBS 44

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hudspeth • NLG 714
2. Cummings • AC 691
3. Wesley • HBG 621
4. Taylor • WP 592
5. Wilson • BBS 387

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cummings • AC 29
2. Wesley • HBG 24
3. Taylor • WP 23
4. Wilson • BBS 20
5. Hudspeth • NLG 14

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hudspeth • NLG 15
2. Taylor • WP 13
3. Cummings • AC 12
4. Wesley • HBG 11
5. Carr • HIL 9

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hudspeth • NLG 32
2. Wesley • HBG 21
3. Cummings • AC 17
4. Taylor • WP 16
5. Wilson • BBS 12

Def. Games as 2B

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Warfield • HIL 68
2. Lloyd • AC 59
3. Scales • NLG 57
4. Day • BBS 48
5. Jackson • HBG 40

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Warfield • HIL 194
2. Lloyd • AC 124
3. Scales • NLG 122
4. Day • BBS 105
5. Downs • BRG 84

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Warfield • HIL 229
2. Scales • NLG 195
3. Lloyd • AC 176
4. Day • BBS 149
5. Jackson • HBG 125

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Day • BBS 23
2. Lloyd • AC 19
3. Downs • BRG 16
4. Scales • NLG 13
Warfield • HIL 13
Jackson • HBG 13

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Scales • NLG 25
2. Day • BBS 10
Lloyd • AC 10
Jackson • HBG 10
Jiménez • CSE 10

Def. Games as 3B

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Johnson • HIL 62
2. Marcell • NLG 60
3. Reid • AC 53
4. Portuondo • CSE 48
5. Goodrich • WP 47

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Marcell • NLG 84
2. Johnson • HIL 71
3. Blackmon • BBS 64
4. Reid • AC 58
5. Goodrich • WP 51

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • HIL 144
2. Marcell • NLG 128
3. Reid • AC 89
4. Portuondo • CSE 77
5. Goodrich • WP 74

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Marcell • NLG 18
2. Reid • AC 15
3. Johnson • HIL 13
4. Blackmon • BBS 10
Goodrich • WP 10

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Marcell • NLG 12
2. Portuondo • CSE 7
3. Fiall • HBG 4
Hill • BRG 4
5. Goodrich • WP 3
Smith • 2TM 3

Def. Games as SS

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Williams • NLG 67
Lundy • AC 67
3. Turner • BRG 38
4. Chacón • CSE 36
5. Mackey • HIL 34

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lundy • AC 157
2. Williams • NLG 142
3. Turner • BRG 81
4. Chacón • CSE 74
5. Beckwith • BBS 64

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • NLG 205
2. Lundy • AC 185
3. Turner • BRG 109
4. Fiall • 2TM 96
5. Chacón • CSE 95

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • NLG 38
2. Lundy • AC 34
3. Mackey • HIL 21
4. Chacón • CSE 14
5. Hamilton • WP 13
Turner • BRG 13
Beckwith • BBS 13

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • NLG 19
2. Lundy • AC 9
3. Beckwith • BBS 7
4. Turner • BRG 6
Mackey • HIL 6
Hamilton • WP 6

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Thomas • HIL 59
2. Jenkins • HBG 56
3. Washington • WP 47
4. Mesa • CSE 46
5. Scott • BRG 34

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jenkins • HBG 110
2. Thomas • HIL 93
3. Washington • WP 90
4. Mesa • CSE 75
5. Scott • BRG 41

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jenkins • HBG 6
Mesa • CSE 6
Thomas • HIL 6
4. Kemp • NLG 5
White • AC 5
Washington • WP 5

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Thomas • HIL 8
2. Shively • 2TM 6
3. Jenkins • HBG 5
4. Mesa • CSE 4
Leonard • 2TM 4
Smith • BBS 4
Kemp • NLG 4

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Mesa • CSE 2
2. Jenkins • HBG 1
Thomas • HIL 1
Washington • WP 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Johnson • HIL 61
2. Kenyon • NLG 57
3. Charleston • HBG 56
4. Johnston • BBS 51
5. Ramírez • AC 43

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Charleston • HBG 133
2. Johnson • HIL 114
3. Johnston • BBS 112
4. Kenyon • NLG 105
5. Ramírez • AC 88

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kenyon • NLG 14
2. Charleston • HBG 9
3. Johnston • BBS 7
Shively • 2TM 7
5. Johnson • HIL 6

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kenyon • NLG 10
2. Johnston • BBS 5
3. Johnson • HIL 4
Ramírez • AC 4
Thomas • BRG 4
Woods • WP 4

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Charleston • HBG 2
Shively • 2TM 2
3. Johnson • HIL 1
Johnston • BBS 1
Thomas • HIL 1
Washington • WP 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Wilson • NLG 59
2. Briggs • HIL 57
3. Holloway • BBS 54
4. Brown • WP 46
5. Dixon • HBG 43

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Holloway • BBS 122
2. Brown • WP 77
3. Briggs • HIL 74
4. Wilson • NLG 69
5. Dixon • HBG 65

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Wilson • NLG 11
Dixon • HBG 11
3. Holloway • BBS 9
4. Fabré • CSE 5
5. Mason • 2TM 3
Jackson • HBG 3

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brown • WP 9
2. Dixon • HBG 5
3. Briggs • HIL 4
4. Brooks • BRG 3
Fabré • CSE 3
Holloway • BBS 3

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Holloway • BBS 3
2. Dixon • HBG 2
3. Estrada • CSE 1
Fabré • CSE 1
Jackson • HBG 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Charleston • HBG 135
2. Johnston • BBS 124
Holloway • BBS 124
4. Jenkins • HBG 120
5. Washington • WP 117

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kenyon • NLG 14
2. Wilson • NLG 11
Dixon • HBG 11
4. Shively • 2TM 10
Thomas • HIL 10

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brown • WP 12
2. Shively • 2TM 10
Kenyon • NLG 10
4. Thomas • HIL 8
5. Thomas • BRG 6

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Holloway • BBS 3
2. Charleston • HBG 2
Dixon • HBG 2
Mesa • CSE 2
Thomas • HIL 2
Washington • WP 2
Shively • 2TM 2

Def. Games as P

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Winters • HIL 29
2. Brown • NLG 28
3. Ryan • HIL 26
4. Force • BBS 25
5. Grier • WP 22

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lockhart • AC 10
2. Britt • BBS 9
Ryan • HIL 9
4. Hampton • WP 7
Taylor • NLG 7

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Winters • HIL 63
2. Taylor • NLG 59
3. Brown • NLG 53
4. Ryan • HIL 49
Gardner • HBG 49

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Britt • BBS 8
2. Starks • 2TM 4
Flournoy • BRG 4
Sykes • BBS 4
Lockhart • AC 4
Williams • BRG 4
Brown • NLG 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Brown • NLG 3
Flournoy • BRG 3
3. Gardner • HBG 2
4. Branham • HBG 1
Corbett • HBG 1
Daniels • NLG 1
Hampton • WP 1
Henry • HBG 1
Kenyon • NLG 1
Lee • HIL 1
McClure • BBS 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Taylor • NLG 1
Winters • HIL 1
Carr • 2TM 1
Williams • 2TM 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Fernández • CSE 6.75
2. Pullen • BBS 6.60
3. Santop • HIL 6.44
4. Rojo • BBS 6.23
5. Spearman • BRG 6.23

Range Factor/Game as C

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Pullen • BBS 6.13
2. Santop • HIL 6.09
3. Rojo • BBS 5.63
4. Gatewood • AC 5.63
5. Fernández • CSE 5.57

Fielding % as C

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Gee • NLG .981
2. Fernández • CSE .975
3. Santop • HIL .968
4. Jones • AC .956
5. Jordan • HBG .956

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Wesley • HBG 11.73
2. Carr • HIL 11.63
3. Hudspeth • NLG 11.32
4. Cummings • AC 11.05
5. Taylor • WP 10.81

Range Factor/Game as 1B

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Wesley • HBG 11.12
2. Hudspeth • NLG 10.87
3. Cummings • AC 10.75
4. Taylor • WP 10.25
5. Carr • HIL 9.25
Wilson • BBS 9.25

Fielding % as 1B

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Wilson • BBS .995
2. Cummings • AC .984
3. Wesley • HBG .983
4. Hudspeth • NLG .980
5. Taylor • WP .979

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Warfield • HIL 6.41
2. Scales • NLG 5.97
3. Lloyd • AC 5.64
4. Jackson • HBG 5.56
5. Day • BBS 5.48

Range Factor/Game as 2B

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Warfield • HIL 6.22
2. Scales • NLG 5.56
3. Day • BBS 5.29
4. Lloyd • AC 5.08
5. Jackson • HBG 5.05

Fielding % as 2B

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Warfield • HIL .970
2. Scales • NLG .961
3. Lloyd • AC .940
4. Jackson • HBG .940
5. Day • BBS .917

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Marcell • NLG 3.77
2. Johnson • HIL 3.61
3. Blackmon • BBS 3.36
4. Reid • AC 2.95
5. Hill • BRG 2.86

Range Factor/Game as 3B

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Marcell • NLG 3.53
2. Johnson • HIL 3.47
3. Blackmon • BBS 3.30
4. Reid • AC 2.77
5. Hill • BRG 2.73

Fielding % as 3B

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Hill • BRG .948
2. Johnson • HIL .943
3. Portuondo • CSE .931
4. Goodrich • WP .926
5. Marcell • NLG .922

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Turner • BRG 5.44
2. Williams • NLG 5.42
3. Lundy • AC 5.37
4. Fiall • 2TM 5.34
5. Chacón • CSE 5.23

Range Factor/Game as SS

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Williams • NLG 5.18
2. Lundy • AC 5.10
3. Turner • BRG 5.00
Fiall • 2TM 5.00
5. Chacón • CSE 4.69

Fielding % as SS

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Lundy • AC .910
2. Williams • NLG .901

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Jenkins • HBG 2.20
2. Washington • WP 2.18
3. Mesa • CSE 1.96
4. Thomas • HIL 1.80
5. Scott • BRG 1.37

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Jenkins • HBG 2.07
2. Washington • WP 2.02
3. Mesa • CSE 1.76
4. Thomas • HIL 1.68
5. Scott • BRG 1.32

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Washington • WP .969
2. Jenkins • HBG .959
3. Mesa • CSE .953
4. Thomas • HIL .925

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Charleston • HBG 2.71
2. Johnston • BBS 2.45
3. Oms • CSE 2.41
4. Ramírez • AC 2.23
5. Kenyon • NLG 2.21

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Charleston • HBG 2.54
2. Johnston • BBS 2.33
3. Oms • CSE 2.21
4. Ramírez • AC 2.09
5. Kenyon • NLG 2.09

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Charleston • HBG .993
2. Johnson • HIL .968
3. Johnston • BBS .960
4. Ramírez • AC .957
5. Kenyon • NLG .922

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Holloway • BBS 2.53
2. Dixon • HBG 1.92
3. Mason • 2TM 1.91
4. Brown • WP 1.82
5. Wilson • NLG 1.44

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Holloway • BBS 2.43
2. Dixon • HBG 1.77
3. Mason • 2TM 1.74
4. Brown • WP 1.72
5. Wilson • NLG 1.36

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Holloway • BBS .978
2. Wilson • NLG .976
3. Briggs • HIL .950
4. Dixon • HBG .938
5. Brown • WP .898

Range Factor/9Inn as P

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Curry • HIL 4.65
2. Taylor • NLG 4.58
3. Hampton • WP 4.30
4. Fabré • CSE 4.05
5. Sykes • BBS 3.72

Range Factor/Game as P

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Taylor • NLG 3.47
2. Sykes • BBS 3.11
3. Fabré • CSE 3.00
Gardner • HBG 3.00
5. Hampton • WP 2.94

Fielding % as P

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Williams • 2TM 1.000
Carr • 2TM 1.000
3. Gardner • HBG .981
4. Winters • HIL .971
5. Taylor • NLG .971
Harper • AC .971

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 rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements

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