1874 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1874 on one page, top ten in each.
Fred Treacey led all outfielders in assists in 1874, with 14. Johnny Ryan led in putouts (174). Ned Cuthbert made the most errors, 35.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 39 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Fred Treacey 14
- 2 Jack Remsen 12
- 2 Jack Chapman 12
- 4 Ned Cuthbert 10
- 4 Oscar Bielaski 10
- 6 Dave Eggler 9
- 7 Cal McVey 7
- 7 Johnny Ryan 7
- 7 Lip Pike 7
- 10 Andy Leonard 6
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Johnny Ryan 174
- 2 John Hatfield 171
- 3 Tom York 161
- 4 Paul Hines 137
- 5 Dave Eggler 135
- 5 Ned Cuthbert 135
- 7 Jack Remsen 128
- 8 Count Gedney 126
- 9 Jim Tipper 107
- 10 John McMullin 103
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Dave Eggler .906
- 2 Paul Hines .877
- 3 John Hatfield .874
- 4 Jack Remsen .864
- 5 Johnny Ryan .862
- 6 Tom York .861
- 7 Count Gedney .822
- 8 Harry Deane .818
- 9 Jim Tipper .812
- 10 Eddie Booth .809
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Johnny Ryan 3.85
- 2 Tom York 3.34
- 3 John Hatfield 3.00
- 4 Paul Hines 2.84
- 5 Ned Cuthbert 2.64
- 6 Count Gedney 2.53
- 7 Dave Eggler 2.53
- 8 Jim Tipper 2.49
- 9 Jack Remsen 2.22
- 10 John McMullin 1.96
Games
OF G- 1 Jack Remsen 63
- 2 John Hatfield 58
- 3 Dave Eggler 57
- 3 Cal McVey 57
- 5 Ned Cuthbert 55
- 5 John McMullin 55
- 7 Jack Chapman 53
- 8 Count Gedney 51
- 8 Andy Leonard 51
- 10 Paul Hines 50
Errors
OF E- 1 Ned Cuthbert 35
- 2 John McMullin 32
- 3 Cal McVey 29
- 3 Johnny Ryan 29
- 5 Count Gedney 28
- 6 Tom York 27
- 7 Jim Tipper 26
- 8 John Hatfield 25
- 9 Andy Leonard 23
- 10 Jack Remsen 22