1887 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1887 on one page, top ten in each.
John Ward led qualified shortstops with a .919 fielding percentage in 1887. Jack Glasscock led in assists (493) and double plays (58). John Ward also led in putouts (226). Frank Fennelly made the most errors, 99.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 86 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 John Ward .919
- 2 Jack Rowe .907
- 3 Jack Glasscock .906
- 4 Arthur Irwin .892
- 5 Ed Williamson .890
- 6 Germany Smith .886
- 7 Bill Kuehne .883
- 8 Bill Gleason .875
- 9 Chippy McGarr .875
- 10 Bill White .869
Assists
SS A- 1 Jack Glasscock 493
- 2 John Ward 469
- 3 Bill White 431
- 4 Frank Fennelly 421
- 5 Bill Gleason 411
- 6 Chippy McGarr 402
- 7 Germany Smith 387
- 8 Jack Rowe 378
- 9 Ed Williamson 361
- 10 Ed McKean 351
Putouts
SS PO- 1 John Ward 226
- 2 Jack Glasscock 211
- 3 Bill White 204
- 4 Chippy McGarr 198
- 5 Ed McKean 195
- 6 Arthur Irwin 178
- 7 Bill Gleason 169
- 8 Frank Fennelly 161
- 9 Germany Smith 157
- 10 Sam Wise 152
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Jack Glasscock 58
- 2 John Ward 53
- 3 Bill White 45
- 4 Chippy McGarr 42
- 5 Jack Rowe 36
- 6 Ed McKean 32
- 7 Frank Fennelly 31
- 7 Ed Williamson 31
- 9 Arthur Irwin 30
- 10 Bill Kuehne 29
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Jack Glasscock 5.77
- 2 John Ward 5.39
- 3 Germany Smith 5.39
- 4 Bill Kuehne 4.90
- 5 Bill White 4.81
- 6 Arthur Irwin 4.79
- 7 Ed McKean 4.44
- 8 Chippy McGarr 4.38
- 9 Frank Fennelly 4.34
- 10 Bill Gleason 4.30
Games
SS G- 1 Chippy McGarr 137
- 2 Bill Gleason 135
- 3 Frank Fennelly 134
- 4 Bill White 132
- 5 John Ward 129
- 6 Ed Williamson 127
- 7 Jack Rowe 124
- 8 Ed McKean 123
- 9 Jack Glasscock 122
- 10 Germany Smith 101
Errors
SS E- 1 Frank Fennelly 99
- 1 Ed McKean 99
- 3 Bill White 96
- 4 Chippy McGarr 86
- 5 Bill Gleason 83
- 6 Jack Glasscock 73
- 7 Thomas Burns 72
- 8 Germany Smith 70
- 8 Paul Radford 70
- 10 John Ward 61