1879 MLB Second Base Fielding Leaders
Every second base fielding board for 1879 on one page, top ten in each.
Joe Quest led qualified second basemen with a .925 fielding percentage in 1879. Joe Quest also led in assists (331). Jack Burdock led in putouts (303). Charles Fulmer led in double plays (46). Mike McGeary made the most errors, 62.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 56 games at second base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
2B FPCT- 1 Joe Quest .925
- 2 Jack Glasscock .919
- 3 Jack Burdock .911
- 4 Joe Gerhardt .908
- 5 Charles Fulmer .905
- 6 Thorny Hawkes .896
- 7 Mike McGeary .884
- 8 Jack Farrell .879
Assists
2B A- 1 Joe Quest 331
- 2 Charles Fulmer 301
- 3 Jack Burdock 300
- 4 Thorny Hawkes 264
- 5 Mike McGeary 255
- 6 Jack Farrell 241
- 7 Jack Glasscock 208
- 8 Joe Gerhardt 192
- 9 Ross Barnes 43
- 10 George Strief 41
Putouts
2B PO- 1 Jack Burdock 303
- 2 Charles Fulmer 273
- 3 Joe Quest 263
- 4 Thorny Hawkes 220
- 5 Mike McGeary 218
- 6 Jack Farrell 204
- 7 Jack Glasscock 201
- 8 Joe Gerhardt 191
- 9 Ross Barnes 44
- 10 George Strief 35
Double Plays
2B DP- 1 Charles Fulmer 46
- 2 Jack Burdock 43
- 3 Joe Quest 30
- 4 Thorny Hawkes 26
- 5 Jack Farrell 24
- 6 Joe Gerhardt 23
- 7 Mike McGeary 21
- 8 Jack Glasscock 18
- 9 Ross Barnes 5
- 9 Pete Hotaling 5
Range Factor
2B RF- 1 Thorny Hawkes 7.56
- 2 Charles Fulmer 7.55
- 3 Jack Burdock 7.18
- 4 Joe Quest 7.16
- 5 Joe Gerhardt 6.96
- 6 Jack Farrell 6.74
- 7 Mike McGeary 6.48
- 8 Jack Glasscock 6.20
Games
2B G- 1 Jack Burdock 84
- 2 Joe Quest 83
- 3 Charles Fulmer 76
- 4 Mike McGeary 73
- 5 Jack Farrell 66
- 5 Jack Glasscock 66
- 7 Thorny Hawkes 64
- 8 Joe Gerhardt 55
- 9 Ross Barnes 16
- 9 George Strief 16
Errors
2B E- 1 Mike McGeary 62
- 2 Jack Farrell 61
- 3 Charles Fulmer 60
- 4 Jack Burdock 59
- 5 Thorny Hawkes 56
- 6 Joe Quest 48
- 7 Joe Gerhardt 39
- 8 Jack Glasscock 36
- 9 Ross Barnes 15
- 9 George Strief 15