1897 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders
Every first base fielding board for 1897 on one page, top ten in each.
Patsy Tebeau led qualified first basemen with a .994 fielding percentage in 1897. Perry Werden led in putouts (1,335) and assists (120). George LaChance led in double plays (76). George LaChance made the most errors, 30.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 87 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
1B FPCT- 1 Patsy Tebeau .994
- 2 Fred Tenney .988
- 3 Nap Lajoie .984
- 4 Willie Clark .984
- 5 Perry Werden .984
- 6 Tommy Tucker .982
- 7 Jack Doyle .979
- 8 George LaChance .978
- 9 Jake Beckley .978
- 10 Cap Anson .975
Putouts
1B PO- 1 Perry Werden 1,335
- 2 George LaChance 1,289
- 3 Fred Tenney 1,248
- 4 Jack Doyle 1,105
- 5 Nap Lajoie 1,079
- 6 Willie Clark 1,050
- 7 Jake Beckley 996
- 8 Cap Anson 933
- 9 Patsy Tebeau 912
- 10 Tommy Tucker 897
Assists
1B A- 1 Perry Werden 120
- 2 Fred Tenney 81
- 3 Jack Doyle 75
- 4 Willie Clark 65
- 5 George LaChance 64
- 6 Cap Anson 62
- 7 Jake Beckley 60
- 8 Mike Grady 48
- 9 Tommy Tucker 46
- 10 Patsy Tebeau 44
Double Plays
1B DP- 1 George LaChance 76
- 2 Perry Werden 72
- 2 Jack Doyle 72
- 4 Fred Tenney 69
- 4 Willie Clark 69
- 6 Jake Beckley 68
- 7 Cap Anson 67
- 8 Tommy Tucker 58
- 9 Mike Grady 55
- 10 Patsy Tebeau 47
Range Factor
1B RF- 1 Perry Werden 10.94
- 2 George LaChance 10.74
- 3 Patsy Tebeau 10.39
- 4 Fred Tenney 10.38
- 5 Jack Doyle 10.35
- 6 Nap Lajoie 10.33
- 7 Willie Clark 10.32
- 8 Tommy Tucker 9.72
- 9 Cap Anson 9.66
- 10 Jake Beckley 9.26
Games
1B G- 1 Perry Werden 133
- 2 Fred Tenney 128
- 3 George LaChance 126
- 4 Jake Beckley 114
- 4 Jack Doyle 114
- 6 Willie Clark 108
- 6 Nap Lajoie 108
- 8 Cap Anson 103
- 9 Tommy Tucker 97
- 10 Patsy Tebeau 92
Errors
1B E- 1 George LaChance 30
- 2 Jack Doyle 25
- 2 Cap Anson 25
- 4 Perry Werden 24
- 4 Jake Beckley 24
- 6 Mike Grady 23
- 7 Harry Davis 22
- 8 Willie Clark 18
- 8 Nap Lajoie 18
- 10 Tommy Tucker 17