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1943 MLB Shortstop Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at shortstop

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Sam Bankhead led the majors in shortstop fielding percentage with .979 in 1943, just ahead of Eddie Miller (.9793 to .9788). It was one of 4 times Sam Bankhead led in shortstop fielding percentage.

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Sam Bankhead Led all of MLB in 1943 Sam Bankhead Homestead Grays
.979 Shortstop Fielding Percentage Just ahead of Eddie Miller
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# Player Team SS FPCT G PO A E
1 Sam Bankhead Sam Bankhead HG .979 72 186 240 9
2 Eddie Miller Eddie Miller CIN .979 154 335 543 19
3 Marty Marion Marty Marion SLN .970 128 232 424 20
4 Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau CLE .970 152 328 488 25
5 Jesse Williams Jesse Williams KCM .967 42 85 118 7
6 Rabbit Martínez NYC .962 31 77 98 7
7 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .957 155 300 500 36
8 Whitey Wietelmann Whitey Wietelmann BSN .957 153 307 581 40
9 Irv Hall Irv Hall PHA .948 148 298 435 40
10 John Sullivan WS1 .946 133 276 445 41
11 Joe Hoover Joe Hoover DET .944 144 301 393 41
12 Vern Stephens Vern Stephens SLA .943 123 220 339 34
13 Lennie Merullo Lennie Merullo CHN .940 125 218 396 39
14 Rufus Baker Rufus Baker NBY .905 29 57 76 14