1877 MLB Second Base Fielding Leaders
Every second base fielding board for 1877 on one page, top ten in each.
Jack Burdock led qualified second basemen with a .903 fielding percentage in 1877. Joe Gerhardt led in assists (244) and double plays (30). Jack Burdock also led in putouts (185). George Wright made the most errors, 53.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 40 games at second base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
2B FPCT- 1 Jack Burdock .903
- 2 Joe Gerhardt .888
- 3 George Wright .878
Assists
2B A- 1 Joe Gerhardt 244
- 2 George Wright 209
- 3 Jack Burdock 189
- 4 Mike McGeary 140
- 5 Ross Barnes 70
- 6 Joe Battin 59
- 7 Lip Pike 57
- 8 Al Spalding 50
- 9 Levi Meyerle 38
- 10 Jimmy Hallinan 36
Putouts
2B PO- 1 Jack Burdock 185
- 2 George Wright 171
- 3 Joe Gerhardt 167
- 4 Mike McGeary 125
- 5 Lip Pike 62
- 6 Joe Battin 54
- 7 Jimmy Hallinan 52
- 8 Ross Barnes 49
- 9 Harry Smith 37
- 9 Al Spalding 37
Double Plays
2B DP- 1 Joe Gerhardt 30
- 2 George Wright 28
- 3 Jack Burdock 25
- 4 Mike McGeary 12
- 5 Jimmy Hallinan 8
- 6 Al Spalding 6
- 7 Ross Barnes 5
- 7 Lip Pike 5
- 9 Joe Battin 4
- 9 Paul Hines 4
Games
2B G- 1 George Wright 58
- 2 Joe Gerhardt 57
- 3 Jack Burdock 55
- 4 Mike McGeary 39
- 5 Ross Barnes 22
- 5 Lip Pike 22
- 7 Joe Battin 21
- 8 Harry Smith 17
- 9 Jimmy Hallinan 16
- 10 Al Spalding 13
Errors
2B E- 1 George Wright 53
- 2 Joe Gerhardt 52
- 3 Jack Burdock 40
- 4 Mike McGeary 35
- 5 Joe Battin 24
- 6 Ross Barnes 23
- 6 Lip Pike 23
- 8 Paul Hines 17
- 9 Jimmy Hallinan 15
- 10 Harry Smith 14