1889 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders
Every first base fielding board for 1889 on one page, top ten in each.
John Reilly led qualified first basemen with a .984 fielding percentage in 1889. Cap Anson led in putouts (1,409) and assists (79). Henry Larkin led in double plays (88). Dan Stearns made the most errors, 49.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 94 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
1B FPCT- 1 John Reilly .984
- 2 Dave Orr .983
- 3 Cap Anson .982
- 4 Jake Beckley .982
- 5 Jay Faatz .981
- 6 Dave Foutz .979
- 7 Sid Farrar .978
- 8 Roger Connor .977
- 9 Dan Brouthers .974
- 10 Henry Larkin .973
Putouts
1B PO- 1 Cap Anson 1,409
- 2 Dan Stearns 1,398
- 3 Dave Foutz 1,371
- 4 Dave Orr 1,291
- 5 Roger Connor 1,265
- 5 Sid Farrar 1,265
- 7 Dan Brouthers 1,243
- 8 Jake Beckley 1,236
- 9 Henry Larkin 1,230
- 10 Charlie Comiskey 1,225
Assists
1B A- 1 Cap Anson 79
- 2 Jay Faatz 62
- 3 Dave Orr 61
- 4 Dan Brouthers 58
- 5 Paul Hines 57
- 6 Dan Stearns 56
- 7 Jake Beckley 53
- 8 Charlie Comiskey 45
- 8 Tommy Tucker 45
- 10 Sid Farrar 42
Double Plays
1B DP- 1 Henry Larkin 88
- 2 Dan Brouthers 78
- 3 John Reilly 76
- 4 Dan Stearns 75
- 5 Cap Anson 73
- 5 Jake Beckley 73
- 7 Charlie Comiskey 71
- 8 Roger Connor 68
- 9 Jay Faatz 67
- 10 Sid Farrar 66
Range Factor
1B RF- 1 Cap Anson 11.10
- 2 Dan Stearns 10.77
- 3 John Reilly 10.76
- 4 Jake Beckley 10.57
- 5 Paul Hines 10.52
- 6 Dave Foutz 10.48
- 7 Dan Brouthers 10.33
- 8 Jay Faatz 10.32
- 9 Dave Orr 10.09
- 10 Sid Farrar 10.05
Games
1B G- 1 Dan Stearns 135
- 2 Cap Anson 134
- 2 Charlie Comiskey 134
- 2 Dave Foutz 134
- 2 Dave Orr 134
- 6 Roger Connor 131
- 6 Henry Larkin 131
- 8 Sid Farrar 130
- 9 Dan Brouthers 126
- 10 Tommy Tucker 123
Errors
1B E- 1 Dan Stearns 49
- 2 Tommy Tucker 44
- 3 Paul Hines 43
- 4 Charlie Comiskey 39
- 5 Henry Larkin 35
- 5 Dan Brouthers 35
- 7 Dave Foutz 30
- 7 Roger Connor 30
- 7 Sid Farrar 30
- 10 Cap Anson 27