Evening star., 1898-10-29
FIELDING PERCENTAGES
Official Figures Compiled by Presi-
dent Young.

Official Figures Compiled by Presi-
dent Young.
Following are the fielding percentages OF
the players in the National Base Bal
League as compiled by President N. E
Young:
First Bnsemen.
La Chance. Brooklyn, .9S9; Clark, Pitts
burg, .9s7; OConnor. Cleveland, 1857; Beck
ley, Cincinnati, 1856: Tebeau, Cleveland
.9S5: McGann Baltimore, 1884; Decker
Louisville and st. Louis 1888; Tenny Bos-
ton. $50: Tucker, Brooklyn and ST. Louis
.9S2; Everitt Chicago, .979; Vaughn, Gin
cinnau, .919; Wagner, Louisville 1916:
Doyle, New York and Washington, 9IJ;
Davis. Louisville and Pittsburg, .975; Doug
las Philadelphia, .975; Farrell Washington
9l3: Mcclure, Washington, 973: OBrien
baltimore and Pittsburg, 81; Joyce New
York, $40: Carr, Washington, .959; Ander-
son, Washington and Brooklyn, .952.
Second Basemen.
Daily, Brooklyn, $50: Crooks, St. Louis
.962; Reitz, Washington, 1856; McPhee, Gin
cinnati, $50: Quinn, Baltimore and St
Louis, 953; Lowe, Boston, .952; DeMontre-
vile, Baltimore, .949 Tebeau, Cleveland
$40; Ritchey. Louisville, .94S; Lajoie, Phil
adelphia .947; Padden, Pittsburg .945
Cross, St Louis, .945: Smith, Louisville
942; Halman, Brooklyn, .942: Connor, Chi
cago, 1886; Gleason. New York, .92.1: Jen-
nings, Baltimore, $40; Steinfeldt, Cincinnati.
.92S; Stafford, Louisville and Boston, $40:
Childs, Cleveland, .915; Eagan, Pittsburg
.914.
Third Basemen.
Nash, Philadelphia, .956; Wagner, Louis
vile, .945; Wallace. Cleveland, .943; Col
lins, Boston, $50; Irwin, Cincinnati, 935
Clingman, Louisville, 800; Shndle, Brook
lyn, .9O6; Smith, Washington, oO2; McCor-
.Ss7: Gray, Pittsburg $50: McGraw, Balti-
mere, .St5; Lander, Philadelphia, .SI4
Casey, Washington, .S12; Meyers, Wash
tgton, $50; Wagner, Washington and
Brooklyn, .S3S; Abbaticchio, Philadelphia,
Sl4. =
ShOrtStops.
Jennings, Baltimore, .944; Ely, Pittsburg,
942; Quinn, Baltimore and ST Louis 953
Davis, New York, .931; Corcoran, Cincin-
natl .931; Clingman, Louisville, 500; Nc
kean, Cleveland, .92S; Long. Boston, 1927
EeMontreville. Baltimore, .92l; Magoon,
Brooklyn, .9l9; Cross, Philadelphia, .9l7
Ritchey. Louisville, .911; Smith, St. Louis.
800; Dahen, Chicago. 800; Sullivan St.
Louis. .905; Wrigley, Washington, .S95
Mercer, Washington. .St0 Hall. ST. Louis.
.S27; La Chance. Brooklyn, .S23; Gatans,
Washington, I6S.
FieIders.
Freeman, Washington, 1000; Tiernan
New York. 1856; Griffin, Brooklyn, .979;
Kelley, Baltimore 973; Green, Chicago,
$40; Holiday, Cincinnati 1863; Burkett
Cleveland .966: Foster, New York, 1864
Mcfarland. Cincinnati .9G4; Delehanty,
Philadelphia, 1854; Clarke, Louisville 1853
McAleer, Cleveland .962; Brodie, Pittsburg
.961; Stahl, Boston, $50; Mcbride, Cincn-
natl, $50; Blake, Cleveland .a59; Dexter
Louisville, .959; Flick, Philadelphia, .954
.953; Anderson Washington and Brooklyn
.952; Cooley, Philadelphia. $50; Brown
Washington. .949; Duffy, Boston, $40 Tur-
ner. ST. Louis, .945; Donovan, Pittsburg
.942; Smith. Cincinnati .942; Selbach, Wash
ington, .941; Stencil. Baltimore and ST.
Louis, $40; Stafford, Louisville and Boston
.939; Miller, Cincinnati, 1913; Jones' Brook
lyn, .93S: Steinfeldt. Cincinnati. .9:3; Har-
ley, st. Louis. 932: Holmes, ST. Louis and