The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-08
LEADERS IN FIELDING.
Players Finishing ON Top Since tn
American League Was Organized.

Players Finishing ON Top since the
American League Was Organized.
With the American Leaghe race so close
and so many arguments cropping up anent
comparisons OF players this year in the
field, as against previous seasons. the fo.-
lowing retrospect taken from the New
York Sun, and showing the leaders IN
the fielding line since the inception Of the
American League. should prove interest
ing:
1901 averages-First basemen Anderson. 1881 sec
end baseme Laioie $50; third basemen. Bradley
9Sc; shortstie Clnsmsn, .s3s; cutielders. Duffy.
9IS: eatchs sugden, .a74 Put-outs -first base
men, IsbeI, -: second basemen, Iajoie 8s; third
basemen. Coughlin -, slIoFtstOps Elberkeld SS
outfelders Pickering 81 catcheH Powers ai3
Asssts-First basemen Isben. g. second basemen
Ferris 44S: third baSemeu. Collins and Casey S23;
shortstops. Ciinman. AZ; outaeidors Barrett %;
eatchers Powers az.
1902 arerages-First basemen. Carey g9l. second
basemen. Jaj0le .g74 third basemen. Collins .a5I
ahOrtstops Wallace ISL; CutfedeTs. f. Jones $50
cafchcrs Warner. g79. Putouts-FiJst basemen La
chance. 1852; second basemen Gleason. go, third
basemen, L. Cross 1877; shoItstops NJ Cross. S65:
outheIiers. F, Jones' 49, catchers. Schreek S65.
Asssts-First basemcn, Isben. 90; second bascmen
Padden. 3ss; third basemen. Strsng 35: shortstoTs
Parent, 5l7i outheldeTs, Mertes So: catchers Bcms,
Ils.
1903 ayerages-First bssemsn Anderson. .ss7; sec
0nd bssemen. Mccormick. go; third basemen, L.
Cross. .S54 shoFtstops, Moran, 946 outAelders r.
Jones. .9Ss catohers. Howell. OCounU. 9Ss Put
outs-FiTst basesaen, Anderson. 49,, second base
men, Williams. AZ; third hasemen. Coughiu. Us;
shorts;ops 81. Cross and Wallace 9s outAelders. r
Jones. S2s; catchers. Schrock 5Ia Asssts-Eirst
basement Can, los: second basemen Ferris AIS;
third basenaen Bradley Sll shortstorss Wallace.
Az outfelders Mcfarland. g eatehers Criger ia
1904 aYcrsgcs-First basemcn, La Chance, 1871
second basemen. Ferris .s6i third bassmen. Tame
hill, .9fs shortsSops Wallace. .355; Outcders BAY
900; cstehers Sugden, go Put-outs-First base
men, La Chance. LES; second basemen Ferris S67 :
third basomen Collins. 81; ahoTtstops Wallace.
39s outhcldtrs, Barrett, 51 catchers. ScllrCck. COS
Assist4-First basemen, Carr ia; second basemen.
Ferris and Williams 46i third basemeu, Tannchili
So shortst0ps, O. Davis. 58; outhelders Barrett
2: catchers. Sullivan, rs
1905 aycrages-First basemen. Can. sol second
basemen. Lsjols, s9; third bassmen. Bradley. ga
sIortstops q. Davis, ,e5, outtrlders. Crawford.
gss catehers, scl.reck .e54 Put-ou,s-First base
men. Donchue. l6l5 second basemen. Schaefer. 403
third basomn Bradley. l57 shortsjops Wallace Ss5
outhelders. T, Jones, ST.; catcheTs SchTeck, 7s5
Assists-First basemen. Donohue. IA; second base
men, Ferris ga third tasemen, Tannehill $50
shoTtstops Wallace, 55; outheldeTs. koehier, =;
catchers, Criger. ~
1906 ayerages-First basemen, D0nohue, gas; sec
ond bascnen Lajoie, .973; third msemen Bradley.
.eee shcrstcps. Turner. so, outAelders + Jones,
9s catchers. O'Connor, go. Put-outs-Fusi base
men, D0nOhue. 1881; lecond basemen. Laj0ie, "a
third bssemeu Coughlin. lss; shortstops. OLeary.
525 outaeldcrs, C. Stahi 81 catchers schTecs So
Assisss-First hnscmsn, Donohae liz; second base
men. LAioe. l25, third basemen, Coughlin 85
shoTtstops Turner, so. Outhelders Miles &c. catch
CTS, CarrigRn, hs