San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
YANKEES BEST
FIELDING
TEAM
Washington Second in
American League, !
Figures Show.

For the third year in succession the
New York Yankees, rs a team, led the
American League in fielding, and in
1928 their figures were exactly those
of the previous year-a fielding per-
ccntagc of .974, official averages. just
announced, show. Likewise Washing
ton was for the second year second
to the Yankees. and with the same
percentage in fielding ii had shown in
1924. Chicago advanced. from the bot
tom to fourth place and the Boston
Rel Sox were last, as they were in
about everything else in the 1925 CAM
paign. Washington led in double
plays. with the st. Louis Browns
next. The one triple play of the year
in the American League was made BY
the Cleveland team.
Slight decline in percentages by the
majority of clubs in fielding in 1925
as compared with 1924 naturally is.
echoed in the individual fielding.
taken as n whole, though there are
players here and there who stand out
with high figures. There do not ap-
pear to be any new records in the
1925 campaign. One feature, perhaps,
is the multitude of shifts in positions.
William Barrett of Chicago played in
no less than six different positions.
Harry Rice of st. Louis also fillel
six different positions. counting palt
of n game in which he went behind
the bat. Barrett played all outficld
positions and also games at second,
third and short.
TODT RATES HIGH.
The first basemen in 1925 were led
by Joe Judge of Washington with
Phil TOdt of the otherwise poor field
ing Boston team second to him. To1t
also ranked second in taking part in
double plays. with Earl Sheely of
Chicago leading in this respect. Sis
Ter, who was the first base leader the
previous year, was near the bottom in
1925, but he showed his activity in
the number Of assists credited to him
and the high number of double plays
in which he took part.
The regular second basemen we're
led by Frank O'Rourke of Detroit,
with Stanley Harris of Washington
second. Marty McManus of st. Louis,
being in ten more games than any
other second baseman, naturally led in
number of chances offered-and was
charged with most errors. Stanley
Harris led In double plays. '-1i,o
Joe Dugan Of New York led the
third basemen classed ms regulars.
though he played in less than 100
games. Eugene Robertson of st. Louis
wa sin most games, made most errors
and took part in most double plays.
Willie Kamm of the Chicago White
Sox had most chances accepted at
third, but not as many offered as
Robertson.
Shortstops were led by Jack Tav-
ener of Detroit, but Joe Sewell OF
Cleveland. who was in nineteen more
games, was but a point behind him
and handled vastly more chances. Ike
Davis Of Chicago led in number Of
double plays taken part in. He also
had the error making "honors' BY a
large margin, though not lower in per-
centage among shortstops. -
BENGOUGH LEADS.
Bengough of New York led the
catchers with but three errors in 9i
games, and his fielding percentage was
993. Cochrane of Philadelphia, who
caught in most games, made but eight
errors and ranked second in fielding.
Ruel of Washington handled the most
chances, made most errors and took
part in the greatest number of double
plays. Picinich of Boston had the most
passed balls, with nine in "A games in
which he caught. Cochrane had eight
in 1873 games.
HOnors for fielding among pitchers
properly go TO Joe Bush of the ST.
Louis Browns, who was offered a to-
tai of II chances and accepted them
all. Shocker of New York, who did nos
make an error in 1924. was almost
BuSh'S equal in number Of chances
without error made. Coveleskie had Il
hand in most double plays made by n
pitcher.
0utficlders were shifted much in
the gardens last year and it some time
hard to classify them by position.
Among the regulars in left field Bob
Meusel of New York led in fielding /;
Johnny Mostil of Chicago led the cen
ter fielders; the right field honors
went to Harry Hooper, also OF the
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