1899 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1899 on one page, top ten in each.
Emmet Heidrick led all outfielders in assists in 1899, with 34. Jimmy Slagle led in putouts (407). Billy Hoy made the most errors, 27.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 101 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Emmet Heidrick 34
- 2 Jimmy Sheckard 33
- 3 George Van Haltren 31
- 4 Dick Harley 27
- 4 Kip Selbach 27
- 6 Chick Stahl 26
- 6 Joe Kelley 26
- 8 Ducky Holmes 24
- 8 Elmer Flick 24
- 10 Roy Thomas 22
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Jimmy Slagle 407
- 2 Kip Selbach 358
- 3 Hugh Duffy 344
- 4 Tommy Dowd 341
- 5 Fred Clarke 328
- 6 Billy Hoy 325
- 7 Ducky Holmes 321
- 8 Roy Thomas 313
- 9 Steve Brodie 310
- 10 Joe Kelley 307
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Steve Brodie .979
- 2 Willie Keeler .979
- 3 Joe Kelley .977
- 4 Hugh Duffy .970
- 5 Chick Stahl .969
- 6 Ed Delahanty .968
- 7 Fred Clarke .964
- 8 Jack McCarthy .962
- 9 Jimmy Ryan .956
- 10 Tommy Dowd .954
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Jimmy Slagle 2.92
- 2 Kip Selbach 2.73
- 3 Ducky Holmes 2.50
- 4 Roy Thomas 2.48
- 5 Hugh Duffy 2.40
- 6 Fred Clarke 2.40
- 7 Tommy Dowd 2.39
- 8 Steve Brodie 2.37
- 9 Jack O'Brien 2.37
- 10 Joe Kelley 2.33
Games
OF G- 1 Buck Freeman 155
- 1 Billy Hoy 155
- 3 George Van Haltren 152
- 4 Chick Stahl 148
- 5 Tommy Dowd 147
- 5 Hugh Duffy 147
- 7 Jimmy Sheckard 146
- 7 Jimmy Slagle 146
- 9 Fred Clarke 145
- 9 Emmet Heidrick 145
Errors
OF E- 1 Billy Hoy 27
- 1 Dick Harley 27
- 1 Ducky Holmes 27
- 4 George Van Haltren 23
- 4 Jack O'Brien 23
- 6 Jimmy Slagle 21
- 6 Jesse Burkett 21
- 6 Ginger Beaumont 21
- 6 Tom McCreery 21
- 10 Jimmy Sheckard 20