1944 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1944 on one page, top ten in each.

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Buck Leonard led qualified first basemen with a .995 fielding percentage in 1944. Frank McCormick led in putouts (1,508). Mickey Rocco led in assists (138). Rudy York led in double plays (163). Babe Dahlgren made the most errors, 20.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 29 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT

1 Buck Leonard .995
2 Ray Sanders .995
3 George McQuinn .994
4 Hal Trosky .994
5 Mickey Rocco .993
6 Phil Cavarretta .992
7 Frank McCormick .992
8 Tony Lupien .992
9 Nick Etten .989
10 Rudy York .989

Putouts

1B PO

1 Frank McCormick 1,508
2 Mickey Rocco 1,467
3 Tony Lupien 1,453
3 Rudy York 1,453
5 Babe Dahlgren 1,440
6 Nick Etten 1,382
7 Ray Sanders 1,370
8 Phil Cavarretta 1,337
9 George McQuinn 1,332
10 Hal Trosky 1,310

Assists

1B A

1 Mickey Rocco 138
2 Frank McCormick 135
3 Babe Dahlgren 128
4 Rudy York 107
5 Nick Etten 106
6 Tony Lupien 103
7 Howie Schultz 85
8 Joe Kuhel 83
9 Phil Cavarretta 77
10 George McQuinn 72

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Rudy York 163
2 Mickey Rocco 158
3 Nick Etten 144
4 Ray Sanders 142
5 Frank McCormick 130
6 Hal Trosky 122
7 Phil Cavarretta 121
8 Joe Kuhel 119
9 George McQuinn 116
10 Tony Lupien 114

Range Factor

1B RF

1 Buck Leonard 11.44
2 Frank McCormick 10.74
3 Hal Trosky 10.52
4 Mickey Rocco 10.36
5 Rudy York 10.33
6 Tony Lupien 10.31
7 Phil Cavarretta 10.17
8 Babe Dahlgren 9.92
9 Jim West 9.72
10 Joe Kuhel 9.67

Games

1B G

1 Babe Dahlgren 158
2 Mickey Rocco 155
3 Nick Etten 154
4 Frank McCormick 153
5 Ray Sanders 152
6 Tony Lupien 151
6 Rudy York 151
8 George McQuinn 146
9 Phil Cavarretta 139
10 Joe Kuhel 138

Errors

1B E