1947 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1947 on one page, top ten in each.

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Johnny Mize led qualified first basemen with a .996 fielding percentage in 1947. Jake Jones led in putouts (1,462) and double plays (159). Roy Cullenbine led in assists (139). Mickey Vernon made the most errors, 19.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT

1 Johnny Mize .996
2 Rudy York .995
3 Stan Musial .994
4 George McQuinn .994
5 Eddie Waitkus .994
6 Howie Schultz .993
7 Hank Greenberg .992
8 Jake Jones .990
9 Lennie Pearson .989
10 Jackie Robinson .989

Putouts

1B PO

1 Jake Jones 1,462
2 Johnny Mize 1,381
3 Stan Musial 1,360
4 Rudy York 1,327
5 Jackie Robinson 1,323
6 Mickey Vernon 1,299
7 George McQuinn 1,198
8 Roy Cullenbine 1,184
9 Eddie Waitkus 1,161
10 Ferris Fain 1,141

Assists

1B A

1 Roy Cullenbine 139
2 Johnny Mize 118
3 Rudy York 107
4 Mickey Vernon 105
5 Jake Jones 104
6 Ferris Fain 101
6 Eddie Waitkus 101
8 George McQuinn 93
9 Jackie Robinson 92
10 Hank Greenberg 79

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Jake Jones 159
2 Rudy York 151
3 Jackie Robinson 144
4 Stan Musial 138
5 Mickey Vernon 123
6 Johnny Mize 120
6 George McQuinn 120
8 Ferris Fain 118
8 Wally Judnich 118
10 Roy Cullenbine 111

Range Factor

1B RF

1 Jake Jones 10.30
2 Eddie Waitkus 10.02
3 Johnny Mize 9.73
4 Johnny Washington 9.65
5 Stan Musial 9.64
6 Roy Cullenbine 9.59
7 Rudy York 9.56
8 Earl Torgeson 9.48
9 Lennie Pearson 9.41
10 Ferris Fain 9.41

Games

1B G

1 Johnny Mize 154
1 Mickey Vernon 154
3 Jake Jones 152
4 Jackie Robinson 151
5 Rudy York 150
6 Stan Musial 149
7 George McQuinn 142
8 Roy Cullenbine 138
9 Ferris Fain 132
10 Wally Judnich 129

Errors

1B E