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1871 MLB Second Base Fielding Leaders

Every second base fielding board for 1871 on one page, top ten in each.

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Jimmy Wood led qualified second basemen with a .887 fielding percentage in 1871. Jimmy Wood also led in assists (83), putouts (105) and double plays (11). Bob Addy made the most errors, 42.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 19 games at second base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

2B FPCT
  1. 1 Jimmy Wood .887
  2. 2 Tom Carey .857
  3. 3 Al Reach .844
  4. 4 Bob Addy .768

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Assists

2B A
  1. 1 Jimmy Wood 83
  2. 2 Bob Addy 72
  3. 3 Al Reach 68
  4. 4 Ross Barnes 61
  5. 5 Tom Carey 50
  6. 5 Andy Leonard 50
  7. 5 Bill Craver 50
  8. 8 Sam Jackson 43
  9. 9 Gene Kimball 35
  10. 10 Dick Higham 30

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Putouts

2B PO
  1. 1 Jimmy Wood 105
  2. 2 Al Reach 83
  3. 3 Bob Addy 67
  4. 4 Tom Carey 58
  5. 5 Bill Craver 57
  6. 6 Andy Leonard 51
  7. 7 Gene Kimball 49
  8. 8 Ross Barnes 42
  9. 9 Sam Jackson 38
  10. 10 William Johnson 30

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Double Plays

2B DP
  1. 1 Jimmy Wood 11
  2. 1 Bill Craver 11
  3. 3 Al Reach 10
  4. 3 Ross Barnes 10
  5. 5 Andy Leonard 6
  6. 6 Bob Addy 5
  7. 6 Tom Carey 5
  8. 8 Bob Ferguson 4
  9. 9 Gene Kimball 3
  10. 9 Dick Higham 3

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Range Factor

2B RF
  1. 1 Jimmy Wood 6.71
  2. 2 Bob Addy 6.32
  3. 3 Al Reach 5.81
  4. 4 Tom Carey 5.68

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Games

2B G
  1. 1 Jimmy Wood 28
  2. 2 Al Reach 26
  3. 3 Bob Addy 22
  4. 4 Tom Carey 19
  5. 4 Andy Leonard 19
  6. 6 Bill Craver 18
  7. 7 Gene Kimball 17
  8. 8 Ross Barnes 16
  9. 9 Sam Jackson 14
  10. 10 Dick Higham 12

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Errors

2B E
  1. 1 Bob Addy 42
  2. 2 Gene Kimball 29
  3. 3 Al Reach 28
  4. 4 Jimmy Wood 24
  5. 5 Dick Higham 20
  6. 6 William Johnson 19
  7. 7 Tom Carey 18
  8. 7 Sam Jackson 18
  9. 9 Andy Leonard 16
  10. 9 Bill Craver 16

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