The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-10
NATIONAL LEAGUES
FIELDING RECORDS
FOR SEASON OF 1917

The official fielding records OF nc
National League FOR the season OF -
show substantial Improvement In TINS
department by comparison with the A'ho
ratings. The total fielding chances OF
fered ,he past season were 5e.lH6 OF
which unusually large to,at all but 1871!
were Clearly played. In the season OIL
1916 the total chances offered were 81
49, and the rlisplays 1882. The Boston
BROOKLYN and CINCINNATI clubs tncreas-
ed their respective error totals. over thc
1915 figures. but these lapses were more
than offset by the improved defensive
work OF the five other clubs.
The Champions led the league in Held
Ing and were charged with the IoWeS|
number OF crrors--SoS: The Ne" YORK
catchers also marked up an unuSuaitE
low record OF passed balls. with seven
tor the l5S games. 81. Louis Hac tne
yreatest number OF fielding chances
namely $3.50: Pittsburgh the lowest Win
$3.50.
New York played As errortess games:
Philadelphia 40: St. Louis 81; session
and PITTSBURGH So each: Cincinnati ana
Brooklyn 81 each and CHICAGO So.
In Individual play John Miller led the
first baseruen with al aNsraE" OIL 49,
with Holke credited with the greatest
number OF chances ottered-l.' Il. Mil
lers record OF one error In $40 chances
Is noteworthy.
The second basernau were led by joan
Rawlings, Of Boston. newcomer. with
a61 accepted CHANCES out OF 47S offered
in 96 games. Dave Shean had "a chanc-
es-the TOD fiSure-of which he missed
80.
Henry Groh played IN 154 games at
third and headed all others. in that po-
sition with an average OF .966. he max
ing but is errors In more than half &
thousand opportunities. Baird had most
chances offered $500 followed by 1irn-
norman with 525.
At shortstop John Rawlings again ap-
pears IN first place. The honors. how
ever. belong to Arthur Fletcher. with
Maranville following. che first named
had $50 chances Offered. Of which he
accepted but 80. Vim. Eopt, playing his
tirst complete season, had s14 chances
in AS games.
Charles Jackson, OF pittsburgh. heads
the ltfielders. being charged with but
ono error in 3s cams. Geo. PaSkert.
having played IN l3S contests Is entitled
to tho leadership. Max Carey had the
unusually large total OF AIS chances. OF
which he accepted al but ten. Charles
S.errel is first with30 assists from the
outficid. Carey following with IS.
The catchers We led IN fielding by
John Adams. of Philadelphia who mis-
played but one o: tie III chances offer
ed. Vim. kiIl;tcr md lvey Nlngo each
raurh, 100 game; the former having
the greatest uuurer OF cGanceS-Ioo.
Lew McCarty h2diri: ono passed ball IN
"a games: Hank to".!y on" in ~ games
and George GiosCl or III 50 games.
The pitchers we're led by Eppa RiNey
and A. De,aare, with perfect fielding
in 20 games Gao. Tho LETT handler being
credited with t. POST Of honor by reaS-
on Of his los dances Is against DEM
aree's -. Alexander had most chances
(l3S) with hu on: error: followed by
BARNES. OF Boon. with one m!Splay in
rs chances.
Harry II. NTers. Of Brooklyn. secured
records in for different pos;tionS-out-
reid. and at cst. second and third base.
Zeider. Of Cicaen. is rated III the Sec
ord and ,hia base and shortStop stand
incs ana F. Zr;ttrGck. Q: Boston. appears
among ~thavut:iclicrS and second and
third ba%st"n.
John (NnuS) NaSHer'S 1911 record
shov.s rr;, the pl;.?cd IN II games 1T
first. whe: H. accepted 40 our of 40"
chances l.. also played in IS games At
third. WIRE he made three mlsplays IN
IS chancS.
The It hand throwing outtieldcrs
and :irt 5aSenlen a. we'll as the l"ft
hand ;,,.he:S. ;r.. 50 Uo;.d III the tables
fo- ,h,f!rSt time.