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1952 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1952 on one page, top ten in each.

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Ted Kluszewski led qualified first basemen with a .993 fielding percentage in 1952. Whitey Lockman led in putouts (1,435) and double plays (155). Ferris Fain led in assists (150). Ferris Fain made the most errors, 22.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 103 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT

1 Ted Kluszewski .993
2 Mickey Vernon .993
3 Gil Hodges .992
4 Whitey Lockman .992
5 Eddie Waitkus .991
6 Joe Collins .990
7 Walt Dropo .990
8 Eddie Robinson .990
9 Dee Fondy .990
10 Earl Torgeson .989

Putouts

1B PO

1 Whitey Lockman 1,435
2 Eddie Robinson 1,329
3 Walt Dropo 1,324
4 Gil Hodges 1,322
5 Mickey Vernon 1,291
6 Eddie Waitkus 1,281
7 Dee Fondy 1,257
8 Ferris Fain 1,245
9 Ted Kluszewski 1,121
10 Joe Collins 1,047

Assists

1B A

1 Ferris Fain 150
2 Gil Hodges 116
3 Mickey Vernon 115
4 Whitey Lockman 111
5 Dee Fondy 103
6 Walt Dropo 99
7 Eddie Waitkus 95
8 Luke Easter 90
9 Eddie Robinson 89
10 Dick Sisler 84

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Whitey Lockman 155
2 Gil Hodges 152
3 Eddie Robinson 145
4 Mickey Vernon 139
5 Walt Dropo 135
6 Ferris Fain 124
7 Joe Collins 123
8 Eddie Waitkus 119
9 Ted Kluszewski 116
9 Dick Sisler 116

Range Factor

1B RF

1 Whitey Lockman 10.04
2 Dick Sisler 9.70
3 Ferris Fain 9.69
4 Earl Torgeson 9.56
5 Dee Fondy 9.51
6 Walt Dropo 9.49
7 Eddie Waitkus 9.42
8 Joe Collins 9.41
9 Gil Hodges 9.40
10 Mickey Vernon 9.19

Games

1B G

1 Eddie Robinson 155
2 Whitey Lockman 154
3 Gil Hodges 153
3 Mickey Vernon 153
5 Walt Dropo 150
6 Eddie Waitkus 146
7 Ferris Fain 144
8 Dee Fondy 143
9 Ted Kluszewski 133
10 Joe Collins 119

Errors

1B E