1897 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1897 on one page, top ten in each.
Hughie Jennings led qualified shortstops with a .933 fielding percentage in 1897. Monte Cross led in assists (516). George Davis led in putouts (339) and double plays (67). Gene DeMontreville made the most errors, 78.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 91 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Hughie Jennings .933
- 2 Bones Ely .927
- 3 George Davis .926
- 4 Ed McKean .920
- 5 Monte Cross .918
- 6 Germany Smith .908
- 7 Herman Long .905
- 8 Gene DeMontreville .886
- 9 James Stafford .881
Assists
SS A- 1 Monte Cross 516
- 2 Bones Ely 451
- 3 George Davis 438
- 4 Hughie Jennings 425
- 5 Germany Smith 399
- 6 Ed McKean 385
- 7 James Stafford 362
- 8 Herman Long 353
- 9 Gene DeMontreville 352
- 10 Bill Dahlen 291
Putouts
SS PO- 1 George Davis 339
- 2 Hughie Jennings 335
- 3 Monte Cross 329
- 4 Bones Ely 308
- 5 Herman Long 274
- 6 Gene DeMontreville 254
- 7 Ed McKean 226
- 8 Bill Dahlen 215
- 9 James Stafford 207
- 10 Germany Smith 201
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 George Davis 67
- 2 Hughie Jennings 54
- 3 Bill Dahlen 48
- 4 Monte Cross 47
- 4 Gene DeMontreville 47
- 6 Bones Ely 41
- 7 Herman Long 40
- 8 Ed McKean 36
- 8 Germany Smith 36
- 8 James Stafford 36
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Hughie Jennings 6.55
- 2 Monte Cross 6.40
- 3 Gene DeMontreville 6.12
- 4 George Davis 5.98
- 5 Herman Long 5.86
- 6 Bones Ely 5.71
- 7 Germany Smith 5.36
- 8 James Stafford 5.32
- 9 Ed McKean 4.89
Games
SS G- 1 Bones Ely 133
- 2 Monte Cross 132
- 3 George Davis 130
- 4 Ed McKean 125
- 5 Hughie Jennings 116
- 6 Germany Smith 112
- 7 Herman Long 107
- 7 James Stafford 107
- 9 Gene DeMontreville 99
- 10 Bill Dahlen 75
Errors
SS E- 1 Gene DeMontreville 78
- 2 James Stafford 77
- 3 Monte Cross 75
- 4 Herman Long 66
- 5 George Davis 62
- 6 Germany Smith 61
- 7 Bones Ely 60
- 8 Hughie Jennings 55
- 9 Ed McKean 53
- 10 Claude Ritchey 40