1899 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders
Every first base fielding board for 1899 on one page, top ten in each.
Dan McGann led qualified first basemen with a .987 fielding percentage in 1899. Bill Everitt led in putouts (1,491). Fred Tenney led in assists (99) and double plays (107). Bill Everitt made the most errors, 47.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
1B FPCT- 1 Dan McGann .987
- 2 Jake Beckley .986
- 3 George LaChance .984
- 4 Fred Tenney .978
- 5 Tommy Tucker .977
- 6 Jack Doyle .976
- 7 Bill Everitt .971
Putouts
1B PO- 1 Bill Everitt 1,491
- 2 Fred Tenney 1,474
- 3 Dan McGann 1,324
- 4 Jake Beckley 1,301
- 5 George LaChance 1,272
- 6 Tommy Tucker 1,229
- 7 Jack Doyle 1,124
- 8 Willie Clark 842
- 9 Duff Cooley 756
- 10 Mike Kelley 745
Assists
1B A- 1 Fred Tenney 99
- 2 Bill Everitt 95
- 3 Jake Beckley 72
- 4 Jack Doyle 70
- 5 Dan McGann 67
- 6 Tommy Tucker 58
- 7 George LaChance 40
- 8 Mike Kelley 38
- 9 Willie Clark 36
- 10 Duff Cooley 34
Double Plays
1B DP- 1 Fred Tenney 107
- 2 Bill Everitt 103
- 3 Dan McGann 86
- 4 Jack Doyle 78
- 5 Jake Beckley 75
- 6 George LaChance 72
- 7 Tommy Tucker 71
- 8 Duff Cooley 56
- 9 Willie Clark 37
- 9 Mike Kelley 37
Range Factor
1B RF- 1 Bill Everitt 11.66
- 2 George LaChance 10.50
- 3 Fred Tenney 10.49
- 4 Jack Doyle 10.47
- 5 Jake Beckley 10.17
- 6 Tommy Tucker 10.13
- 7 Dan McGann 10.08
Games
1B G- 1 Fred Tenney 150
- 2 Dan McGann 138
- 3 Bill Everitt 136
- 4 Jake Beckley 135
- 5 Tommy Tucker 127
- 6 George LaChance 125
- 7 Jack Doyle 114
- 8 Willie Clark 79
- 8 Duff Cooley 79
- 10 Mike Kelley 76
Errors
1B E- 1 Bill Everitt 47
- 2 Fred Tenney 35
- 3 Tommy Tucker 30
- 4 Jack Doyle 29
- 5 Duff Cooley 24
- 6 George LaChance 21
- 6 Mike Kelley 21
- 8 Jake Beckley 19
- 9 Dan McGann 18
- 10 Ossee Schrecongost 17