1908 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1908 on one page, top ten in each.
Hobe Ferris led qualified third basemen with a .952 fielding percentage in 1908. Lee Tannehill led in assists (341). Hobe Ferris also led in putouts (222) and double plays (27). Harry Lord made the most errors, 49.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Hobe Ferris .952
- 2 Art Devlin .947
- 3 Bill Coughlin .941
- 4 Harry Steinfeldt .940
- 5 Wid Conroy .939
- 6 Bill Bradley .939
- 7 Tommy Leach .937
- 8 Lee Tannehill .935
- 9 Bill Shipke .932
- 10 Eddie Grant .930
Assists
3B A- 1 Lee Tannehill 341
- 2 Art Devlin 331
- 3 Hobe Ferris 316
- 4 Tommy Leach 293
- 5 Tommy Sheehan 280
- 6 Bill Sweeney 277
- 7 Harry Steinfeldt 275
- 8 Harry Lord 271
- 8 Eddie Grant 271
- 10 Wid Conroy 249
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Hobe Ferris 222
- 2 Art Devlin 203
- 3 Tommy Leach 199
- 4 Eddie Grant 197
- 5 Bobby Byrne 183
- 6 Harry Lord 181
- 7 Wid Conroy 179
- 8 Tommy Sheehan 174
- 8 Bill Sweeney 174
- 10 Harry Steinfeldt 166
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Hobe Ferris 27
- 2 Eddie Grant 22
- 3 Art Devlin 19
- 3 Tommy Leach 19
- 5 Harry Steinfeldt 15
- 5 Lee Tannehill 15
- 5 Jack Hannifin 15
- 8 Bill Sweeney 14
- 8 Bobby Byrne 14
- 8 Jimmy Collins 14
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Bill Sweeney 3.67
- 2 Hobe Ferris 3.64
- 3 Wid Conroy 3.60
- 4 Bobby Byrne 3.53
- 5 Lee Tannehill 3.50
- 6 Eddie Grant 3.49
- 7 Art Devlin 3.40
- 8 Tommy Leach 3.28
- 9 Harry Lord 3.14
- 10 Tommy Sheehan 3.13
Games
3B G- 1 Art Devlin 157
- 2 Tommy Leach 150
- 2 Harry Steinfeldt 150
- 4 Hobe Ferris 148
- 5 Tommy Sheehan 145
- 6 Harry Lord 144
- 7 Lee Tannehill 136
- 8 Eddie Grant 134
- 9 Bill Sweeney 123
- 10 Bobby Byrne 122
Errors
3B E- 1 Harry Lord 49
- 2 Eddie Grant 35
- 2 Bobby Byrne 35
- 4 Tommy Sheehan 34
- 4 Bill Sweeney 34
- 6 Tommy Leach 33
- 6 Lee Tannehill 33
- 8 Art Devlin 30
- 9 Harry Steinfeldt 28
- 9 Wid Conroy 28