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1883 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders

Every third base fielding board for 1883 on one page, top ten in each.

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Joe Battin led qualified third basemen with a .891 fielding percentage in 1883. Joe Battin also led in assists (258). Jerry Denny led in putouts (178). Ed Williamson led in double plays (20). Ed Williamson made the most errors, 87.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 66 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

3B FPCT
  1. 1 Joe Battin .891
  2. 2 Jerry Denny .876
  3. 3 Dude Esterbrook .871
  4. 4 Frank Hankinson .870
  5. 5 Hick Carpenter .870
  6. 6 Arlie Latham .866
  7. 7 Ezra Sutton .866
  8. 8 Joe Farrell .845
  9. 9 Bill Kuehne .833
  10. 10 Mike Muldoon .825

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Assists

3B A
  1. 1 Joe Battin 258
  2. 2 Arlie Latham 256
  3. 3 Ed Williamson 252
  4. 4 Joe Farrell 248
  5. 5 Jerry McCormick 196
  6. 6 Jerry Denny 188
  7. 7 Hick Carpenter 181
  8. 8 Dude Esterbrook 173
  9. 9 Mike Muldoon 170
  10. 10 Frank Hankinson 166

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Putouts

3B PO
  1. 1 Jerry Denny 178
  2. 2 Joe Battin 151
  3. 3 Jerry McCormick 138
  4. 4 Hick Carpenter 133
  5. 5 Mike Muldoon 122
  6. 5 Frank Hankinson 122
  7. 7 Arlie Latham 120
  8. 7 Ezra Sutton 120
  9. 9 Joe Farrell 111
  10. 9 Ed Williamson 111

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Double Plays

3B DP
  1. 1 Ed Williamson 20
  2. 2 Arlie Latham 14
  3. 2 Ezra Sutton 14
  4. 4 Joe Farrell 13
  5. 4 Jerry Denny 13
  6. 6 Joe Battin 12
  7. 7 Bill Kuehne 11
  8. 8 Jerry McCormick 10
  9. 9 Mike Muldoon 9
  10. 9 Frank Hankinson 9

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Range Factor

3B RF
  1. 1 Joe Battin 4.17
  2. 2 Arlie Latham 3.84
  3. 3 Ed Williamson 3.74
  4. 4 Jerry Denny 3.74
  5. 5 Jerry McCormick 3.59
  6. 6 Joe Farrell 3.55
  7. 7 Hick Carpenter 3.31
  8. 8 Frank Hankinson 3.10
  9. 9 Mike Muldoon 2.98
  10. 10 Ezra Sutton 2.93

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Games

3B G
  1. 1 Joe Farrell 101
  2. 2 Joe Battin 98
  3. 2 Jerry Denny 98
  4. 2 Arlie Latham 98
  5. 2 Mike Muldoon 98
  6. 6 Dude Esterbrook 97
  7. 6 Ed Williamson 97
  8. 8 Hick Carpenter 95
  9. 9 Frank Hankinson 93
  10. 9 Jerry McCormick 93

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Errors

3B E
  1. 1 Ed Williamson 87
  2. 2 Jerry McCormick 84
  3. 3 Joe Farrell 66
  4. 4 Mike Muldoon 62
  5. 5 Arlie Latham 58
  6. 6 Deacon White 54
  7. 7 Jerry Denny 52
  8. 8 Joe Battin 50
  9. 9 Jack Gleason 49
  10. 9 Blondie Purcell 49

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