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1961 MLB First Base Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at first base

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Pete Runnels led the majors in first base fielding percentage with .995 in 1961, 1 point ahead of Vic Power (.994).

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Showing players with at least 109 games at the position — the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games. Show all players

Pete Runnels Led all of MLB in 1961 Pete Runnels Boston Red Sox
.995 First Base Fielding Percentage .001 clear of Vic Power
Showing First Base Fielding Percentage and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team 1B FPCT G PO A E
1 Pete Runnels Pete Runnels BOS .995 113 701 50 4
2 Vic Power Vic Power CLE .994 141 1,154 142 8
3 Roy Sievers Roy Sievers CHA .993 132 1,096 94 8
4 Joe Adcock Joe Adcock ML1 .993 148 1,471 102 11
5 Pancho Herrera Pancho Herrera PHI .993 115 1,003 96 8
6 Bill Skowron Bill Skowron NYA .993 149 1,228 102 10
7 Norm Cash Norm Cash DET .992 157 1,231 127 11
8 Gordy Coleman Gordy Coleman CIN .991 150 1,162 121 11
9 Jim Gentile Jim Gentile BAL .989 144 1,209 100 14
10 Norm Siebern Norm Siebern KC1 .989 109 907 76 11
11 Bill White Bill White SLN .989 151 1,373 104 17
12 Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew MIN .987 119 972 67 14
13 Dick Stuart Dick Stuart PIT .983 132 1,152 99 21
14 Ed Bouchee Ed Bouchee CHN .983 107 852 76 16