1908 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1908 on one page, top ten in each.

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George Stovall led qualified first basemen with a .990 fielding percentage in 1908. Fred Tenney led in putouts (1,624). Ed Konetchy led in assists (122). Tom Jones led in double plays (79). Jerry Freeman made the most errors, 41.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 105 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT

1 George Stovall .990
2 John Ganzel .990
3 Fred Tenney .990
4 Frank Chance .989
5 Dan McGann .988
6 Ed Konetchy .986
7 Tom Jones .986
7 Kitty Bransfield .986
9 Harry Davis .986
10 Tim Jordan .982

Putouts

1B PO

1 Fred Tenney 1,624
2 Tom Jones 1,616
3 Ed Konetchy 1,610
4 Jerry Freeman 1,561
5 George Stovall 1,508
6 Kitty Bransfield 1,472
7 Tim Jordan 1,462
8 Claude Rossman 1,429
9 Harry Davis 1,410
10 Frank Chance 1,291

Assists

1B A

1 Ed Konetchy 122
2 Fred Tenney 117
3 Claude Rossman 102
4 Dan McGann 93
5 Tom Jones 90
6 Kitty Bransfield 89
7 Harry Davis 86
7 George Stovall 86
7 Frank Chance 86
10 Jerry Freeman 66

Double Plays

1B DP

Range Factor

1B RF

1 George Stovall 12.08
2 Ed Konetchy 11.25
3 Fred Tenney 11.16
4 Claude Rossman 11.09
5 Tom Jones 11.01
6 Frank Chance 10.93
7 Dan McGann 10.93
8 Kitty Bransfield 10.92
9 John Ganzel 10.90
10 Jerry Freeman 10.57

Games

1B G

1 Fred Tenney 156
2 Tom Jones 155
3 Jerry Freeman 154
3 Ed Konetchy 154
5 Harry Davis 147
6 Tim Jordan 146
7 Kitty Bransfield 143
8 Claude Rossman 138
9 George Stovall 132
10 Frank Chance 126

Errors

1B E