1879 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1879 on one page, top ten in each.
Orator Shafer led all outfielders in assists in 1879, with 50. Mike Mansell led in putouts (204). Abner Dalrymple made the most errors, 40.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 56 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Orator Shafer 50
- 2 Jake Evans 30
- 3 Paul Hines 24
- 4 Charlie Eden 21
- 5 Charley Jones 20
- 6 Al Hall 18
- 7 Sadie Houck 17
- 8 Pete Hotaling 16
- 9 Bill Crowley 14
- 10 King Kelly 13
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Mike Mansell 204
- 2 Charley Jones 162
- 3 Jake Evans 153
- 4 John O'Rourke 147
- 5 Paul Hines 146
- 6 Buttercup Dickerson 144
- 7 Joe Hornung 129
- 8 Al Hall 126
- 9 Pete Hotaling 118
- 10 Tom York 114
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Charley Jones .933
- 2 Dave Eggler .919
- 3 George Strief .918
- 4 Tom York .898
- 5 Jake Evans .884
- 6 John O'Rourke .882
- 7 Mike Mansell .881
- 8 Paul Hines .867
- 9 Joe Hornung .844
- 10 Pete Hotaling .843
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Mike Mansell 3.21
- 2 Jake Evans 2.54
- 3 John O'Rourke 2.21
- 4 Charley Jones 2.19
- 5 Al Hall 2.15
- 6 Orator Shafer 2.07
- 7 George Strief 2.04
- 8 Paul Hines 2.00
- 9 Pete Hotaling 1.94
- 10 Buttercup Dickerson 1.89
Games
OF G- 1 Paul Hines 85
- 2 Charley Jones 83
- 3 Buttercup Dickerson 81
- 3 Tom York 81
- 5 Charlie Eden 80
- 6 Dave Eggler 78
- 7 Joe Hornung 77
- 8 Jake Evans 72
- 8 Orator Shafer 72
- 10 Abner Dalrymple 71
Errors
OF E- 1 Abner Dalrymple 40
- 2 Buttercup Dickerson 38
- 3 Orator Shafer 37
- 4 Charlie Eden 29
- 4 Mike Mansell 29
- 6 Al Hall 27
- 6 Blondie Purcell 27
- 8 Paul Hines 26
- 8 Joe Hornung 26
- 10 Pete Hotaling 25