1897 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1897 on one page, top ten in each.
Billy Clingman led qualified third basemen with a .947 fielding percentage in 1897. Jimmy Collins led in assists (303), putouts (214) and double plays (20). Fred Hartman made the most errors, 64.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 90 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Billy Clingman .947
- 2 Charlie Irwin .940
- 3 Bobby Wallace .928
- 4 Jimmy Collins .917
- 5 Charlie Reilly .905
- 6 Billy Shindle .904
- 7 John McGraw .886
- 8 Fred Hartman .867
- 9 Bill Joyce .851
Assists
3B A- 1 Jimmy Collins 303
- 2 Billy Clingman 273
- 3 Fred Hartman 255
- 4 Bobby Wallace 249
- 5 Billy Shindle 241
- 6 Charlie Irwin 236
- 7 Charlie Reilly 224
- 8 Bill Joyce 199
- 9 John McGraw 182
- 10 Bill Everitt 147
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Jimmy Collins 214
- 2 Bobby Wallace 190
- 3 Charlie Irwin 186
- 4 Billy Shindle 185
- 5 Billy Clingman 178
- 6 Bill Joyce 166
- 7 Fred Hartman 161
- 8 Charlie Reilly 149
- 9 Bill Everitt 119
- 10 Billy Nash 114
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Jimmy Collins 20
- 2 Charlie Irwin 19
- 3 Bill Joyce 17
- 3 Charlie Reilly 17
- 5 Billy Clingman 16
- 5 John McGraw 16
- 7 Fred Hartman 15
- 8 Billy Shindle 13
- 9 Bobby Wallace 10
- 9 Billy Nash 10
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Billy Clingman 3.92
- 2 Jimmy Collins 3.86
- 3 Charlie Reilly 3.69
- 4 Bill Joyce 3.41
- 5 Bobby Wallace 3.38
- 6 Fred Hartman 3.33
- 7 Billy Shindle 3.18
- 8 Charlie Irwin 3.15
- 9 John McGraw 2.80
Games
3B G- 1 Jimmy Collins 134
- 1 Charlie Irwin 134
- 1 Billy Shindle 134
- 4 Bobby Wallace 130
- 5 Fred Hartman 125
- 6 Billy Clingman 115
- 7 Bill Joyce 107
- 8 John McGraw 105
- 9 Charlie Reilly 101
- 10 Bill Everitt 83
Errors
3B E- 1 Fred Hartman 64
- 1 Bill Joyce 64
- 3 Jimmy Collins 47
- 4 Billy Shindle 45
- 5 Bill Everitt 42
- 6 Charlie Reilly 39
- 7 John McGraw 38
- 8 Bobby Wallace 34
- 9 Barry McCormick 31
- 9 Jesse Hoffmeister 31