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1929 MLB Second Base Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at second base

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Newt Allen led all of MLB in second base fielding percentage in 1929 with .979, 4 points ahead of Charlie Gehringer (.975). It was one of 3 times Newt Allen led in second base fielding percentage.

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Led all of MLB in 1929 Newt Allen Kansas City Monarchs
.979 Second Base Fielding Percentage .004 clear of Charlie Gehringer
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# Player Team 2B FPCT G PO A E
1 Newt Allen KCM .979 74 207 255 10
2 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer DET .975 154 404 501 23
3 Hughie Critz Hughie Critz CIN .974 106 210 395 16
4 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby CHN .973 156 286 547 23
5 Oscar Melillo Oscar Melillo SLA .973 141 342 519 24
6 Freddie Maguire BSN .971 138 334 437 23
7 John Kerr John Kerr CHA .971 122 307 459 23
8 Max Bishop Max Bishop PHA .970 129 301 371 21
9 Frankie Frisch Frankie Frisch SLN .970 121 295 374 21
10 George Scales NLG .969 68 177 232 13
11 Tony Lazzeri Tony Lazzeri NYA .969 147 368 467 27
12 Grady Orange DS .966 48 94 161 9
13 Fresco Thompson Fresco Thompson PHI .965 148 395 512 33
14 John Henry Russell SLS .956 82 205 297 23
15 Frank Warfield BBS .951 78 221 243 24
16 Geechie Meredith BBB .948 64 111 161 15
17 Connie Day ACB .940 53 144 154 19
18 Bienvenido Jiménez CSW .939 41 66 118 12
19 Dick Jackson HIL .931 73 133 257 29