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1898 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders

Every outfield fielding board for 1898 on one page, top ten in each.

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Dick Harley led all outfielders in assists in 1898, with 26. Duff Cooley led in putouts (352). George Van Haltren made the most errors, 29.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 100 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Assists

OF A

Putouts

OF PO

1 Duff Cooley 352
2 Billy Hoy 348
3 Fred Clarke 344
4 Hugh Duffy 332
5 Kip Selbach 320
6 Jake Stenzel 314
6 Mike Griffin 314
8 Dick Harley 311
9 Ed Delahanty 302
10 George Van Haltren 299

Fielding Percentage

OF FPCT

1 Mike Griffin .974
2 Bill Lange .970
3 Joe Kelley .969
4 Chick Stahl .968
5 Jimmy McAleer .965
6 Ed Delahanty .964
7 Willie Keeler .961
8 Algie McBride .959
9 Hugh Duffy .956
10 John Anderson .952

Range Factor

OF RF

1 Kip Selbach 2.63
2 Bill Lange 2.59
3 Algie McBride 2.55
4 Mike Griffin 2.49
5 Billy Hoy 2.48
6 Duff Cooley 2.46
7 Fred Clarke 2.44
8 Elmer Smith 2.40
9 Jimmy McAleer 2.39
10 Dick Harley 2.39

Games

OF G

1 George Van Haltren 156
2 Hugh Duffy 152
2 Dusty Miller 152
4 Jesse Burkett 150
5 Fred Clarke 149
5 Duff Cooley 149
7 Billy Hoy 148
8 Patsy Donovan 147
9 Ed Delahanty 144
9 Fielder Jones 144

Errors

OF E