1929 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1929 on one page, top ten in each.
Travis Jackson led qualified shortstops with a .969 fielding percentage in 1929. Travis Jackson also led in assists (552) and double plays (110). Bill Cissell led in putouts (357). Joe Cronin made the most errors, 62.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 102 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Travis Jackson .969
- 2 Willie Wells .962
- 3 Rabbit Maranville .961
- 4 Dave Bancroft .955
- 5 Woody English .955
- 6 Horace Ford .953
- 7 Francisco Correa .950
- 8 Charlie Gelbert .948
- 9 Halley Harding .947
- 10 Red Kress .946
Assists
SS A- 1 Travis Jackson 552
- 2 Rabbit Maranville 536
- 3 Charlie Gelbert 499
- 4 Woody English 497
- 5 Bill Cissell 459
- 5 Joe Cronin 459
- 7 Red Kress 441
- 8 Horace Ford 368
- 9 Willie Wells 345
- 10 Dave Bancroft 309
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Bill Cissell 357
- 2 Charlie Gelbert 338
- 3 Woody English 332
- 4 Travis Jackson 329
- 5 Rabbit Maranville 319
- 6 Red Kress 312
- 7 Joe Cronin 285
- 8 Horace Ford 239
- 9 Dave Bancroft 224
- 10 Hal Rhyne 220
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Travis Jackson 110
- 2 Woody English 107
- 3 Rabbit Maranville 104
- 4 Charlie Gelbert 95
- 5 Red Kress 94
- 6 Joe Cronin 92
- 7 Bill Cissell 90
- 8 Horace Ford 86
- 9 Hal Rhyne 71
- 10 Leo Durocher 59
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Travis Jackson 5.91
- 2 Rabbit Maranville 5.90
- 3 Woody English 5.76
- 4 Charlie Gelbert 5.73
- 5 Willie Wells 5.64
- 6 Horace Ford 5.62
- 7 Bill Cissell 5.37
- 8 Francisco Correa 5.23
- 9 Dave Bancroft 5.23
- 10 Joe Cronin 5.20
Games
SS G- 1 Bill Cissell 152
- 2 Travis Jackson 149
- 3 Charlie Gelbert 146
- 3 Red Kress 146
- 5 Rabbit Maranville 145
- 6 Woody English 144
- 7 Joe Cronin 143
- 8 Hal Rhyne 113
- 9 Horace Ford 108
- 10 Dave Bancroft 102
Errors
SS E- 1 Joe Cronin 62
- 2 Bill Cissell 55
- 3 Charlie Gelbert 46
- 3 Heinie Schuble 46
- 5 Red Kress 43
- 6 Woody English 39
- 7 Hal Rhyne 36
- 8 Rabbit Maranville 35
- 8 Bill Yancey 35
- 10 Will Owens 31