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Team Fielding

Team Fielding Table
Tm #Fld RA/G DefEff G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld%
Baltimore Elite Giants212.62.687803544668.02339155368410254.956
Homestead Grays243.10.690672523228.0162110764747130.956
New York Black Yankees233.36.653471501884.09196282514012.956
Newark Eagles243.43.694613244110.0203313695689626.953
New York Cubans334.02.658492523301.0161810994417830.952
Philadelphia Stars223.35.659622943777.0185612585316738.964
League Average243.25.676612713495 173111644927632.956
1443.25.676366162620968.01038669832949454190.956

Player Standard Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Rk Player Age Team GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Pos Awards
1 Jim Gilliam 19 BEG 58 509.2 334 127 195 12 39 .964 5.69 5.42 5.55 3.84 *4 AS,AS
2 Frazier Robinson 38 BEG 57 501.2 415 361 39 15 6 .964 7.18 6.80 6.78 4.81 1 27 *2
3 Johnny Washington 32 BEG 55 479.2 565 535 20 10 37 .982 10.41 10.16 10.09 7.18 *3
4 Curley Williams 23 NE 54 456.2 282 102 152 28 19 .901 5.01 5.13 4.70 3.62 *6/4
5 Leroy Williams 20 NE 54 452.2 275 109 146 20 23 .927 5.07 5.41 4.72 3.84 *4/6
6 Tommy Butts 28 BEG 51 446.2 271 105 152 14 29 .948 5.18 5.12 5.04 3.62 6 AS
7 Lennie Pearson 30 NE 52 440.2 542 508 25 9 19 .983 10.89 10.16 10.25 7.18 *3/9
8 Bob Wilson 23 NE 52 435.2 138 50 76 12 2 .913 2.60 2.79 2.42 1.97 *5
9 Ed Finney 23 BEG 48 425.0 134 35 84 15 6 .888 2.52 2.79 2.43 1.97 5
10 Murray Watkins 32 PS 47 401.2 147 41 90 16 12 .891 2.94 2.79 2.79 1.97 *5
11 Frankie Austin 31 PS 46 396.2 279 103 162 14 21 .950 6.01 5.13 5.76 3.63 *6/4 AS,AS
12 Doc Dennis 30 PS 46 392.2 402 381 18 3 26 .993 9.15 9.89 8.67 6.96 *3/4
13 Mahlon Duckett 25 PS 43 365.2 230 115 110 5 17 .978 5.54 5.34 5.23 3.78 4/65
14 Sam Bankhead 37 HG 41 352.2 221 78 133 10 19 .955 5.38 5.22 4.80 3.70 64
15 Minnie Miñoso 24 NYC 36 314.1 113 46 57 10 2 .912 2.95 2.98 2.86 2.11 *5/6 AS,AS
16 Lorenzo Cabrera 28 NYC 35 302.2 321 301 14 6 16 .981 9.37 10.16 9.00 7.18 *3
17 Buck Leonard 40 HG 35 297.2 374 349 16 9 18 .976 11.04 10.16 9.86 7.18 3 AS
18 Pedro Ballester 23 NYC 33 296.2 154 55 85 14 13 .909 4.25 4.66 3.89 3.32 6/54
19 Ray Noble 29 NYC 34 283.1 225 199 20 6 1 .973 6.96 6.80 6.44 4.81 6 20 *2/79
20 Clarence Bruce 23 HG 32 269.2 150 66 76 8 9 .947 4.74 4.94 4.44 3.49 4/5
21 Stanley Glenn 21 PS 28 236.1 206 184 18 4 4 .981 7.69 6.80 6.73 4.81 3 13 2
22 Bill Cash 29 PS 24 210.1 170 146 19 5 3 .971 7.06 6.91 5.89 4.88 1 4 27/35 AS,AS
23 Wilmer Fields 25 HG 23 201.0 60 22 35 3 1 .950 2.55 2.66 2.11 1.87 5/1978 AS
24 Eudie Napier 35 HG 22 193.0 138 118 15 5 3 .964 6.20 6.80 4.43 4.81 3 15 2/7
25 Tommy Sampson 35 NYC 21 183.2 115 60 47 8 9 .930 5.24 5.42 5.10 3.84 4
26 Ziggy Marcell 31 NE 22 183.0 149 129 16 4 1 .973 7.13 6.80 6.04 4.81 5 20 2
27 Frank Russell 27 BEG 20 175.2 103 57 41 5 11 .951 5.02 4.94 4.67 3.35 95/63
28 Marvin Barker 36 NBY 18 164.0 68 31 34 3 4 .956 3.57 3.19 2.41 2.27 5/41 AS
29 Walter Hardy 22 NBY 17 155.1 83 34 48 1 5 .988 4.75 5.10 3.90 3.54 6/5
30 Charles Gary 28 HG 19 148.2 70 25 37 8 3 .886 3.75 2.79 3.26 1.97 5
31 George Crowe 27 2TM 17 143.0 158 148 6 4 10 .975 9.69 10.16 9.06 7.18 3 AS
31 George Crowe 27 NBY 15 125.0 136 129 4 3 9 .978 9.58 10.16 8.87 7.18 3
31 George Crowe 27 PS 2 18.0 22 19 2 1 1 .955 10.50 10.15 10.50 7.20 /3
32 Joe Spencer 28 NBY 18 138.0 60 30 27 3 4 .950 3.72 4.51 3.00 3.15 4/5
33 Rufus Baker 29 NBY 17 131.0 79 50 24 5 1 .937 5.08 6.31 3.89 4.43 1 11 2/67
34 Joe Black 24 BEG 13 124.0 30 5 23 2 0 .933 2.03 2.44 1.47 1.92 1/39 AS
35 Bill Byrd 40 BEG 12 123.1 39 4 32 3 2 .923 2.63 2.31 2.12 1.63 1
36 Ervin Fowlkes 26 HG 16 122.2 78 28 39 11 3 .859 4.92 5.12 4.19 3.62 6
37 Pat Scantlebury 30 NYC 13 120.0 33 5 26 2 2 .939 2.33 2.31 1.94 1.63 1/9
38 Luther Clifford 24 HG 14 115.2 54 44 10 0 1 1.000 4.20 6.80 3.18 4.81 4 9 2
39 Johnny Hayes 38 NBY 14 113.1 96 78 15 3 0 .969 7.39 6.80 6.64 4.81 1 9 2
40 Max Manning 29 NE 14 113.1 29 2 26 1 0 .966 2.22 2.31 1.87 1.63 1 AS
41 Henry Miller 30 PS 14 112.0 27 1 25 1 1 .963 2.09 2.31 1.44 1.63 1
42 Sammy Gee 20 NYC 13 111.2 78 26 44 8 6 .897 5.64 5.12 4.67 3.62 6
43 Pedro Miró 30 NYC 12 104.0 69 31 31 7 8 .899 5.37 5.42 5.17 3.84 4
44 Jack McLaurin 28 NE 11 103.0 71 61 9 1 0 .986 6.12 6.80 5.38 4.81 0 6 2/9
45 Henry McHenry 38 PS 12 100.2 21 5 14 2 0 .905 1.70 2.31 1.19 1.63 1
46 Lou Louden 28 NYC 10 99.2 74 63 9 2 2 .973 6.50 6.16 5.14 4.40 1 2 72/59 AS,AS
47 Earl Ashby 27 NE 11 90.2 73 63 9 1 0 .986 7.15 6.80 6.55 4.81 1 3 2
48 Leniel Hooker 29 NE 11 88.1 25 2 23 0 0 1.000 2.55 2.31 1.79 1.63 1
49 Bob Romby 29 BEG 9 88.0 19 1 15 3 1 .842 1.64 2.31 1.00 1.63 1/9
50 Bud Barbee 34 NBY 10 87.1 97 92 2 3 1 .969 9.69 10.05 8.55 6.96 0 0 73/2
51 Dave Barnhill 34 NYC 12 85.1 18 0 18 0 0 1.000 1.90 2.31 1.38 1.63 1 AS
52 Jonas Gaines 33 BEG 11 83.1 35 9 22 4 0 .886 3.35 2.31 2.82 1.63 1
53 Tom Parker 36 HG 9 78.1 23 6 16 1 1 .957 2.53 2.71 2.20 2.19 9/1738
54 Rufus Lewis 28 NE 9 77.1 19 2 16 1 0 .947 2.09 2.30 1.50 1.63 1 AS
55 Cotton Williams 31 NE 8 72.0 23 0 23 0 3 1.000 2.88 2.31 1.53 1.63 17/9
56 Roy Partlow 36 PS 8 65.0 11 0 11 0 0 1.000 1.52 2.31 1.10 1.63 1/79
57 Clyde Golden 19 NE 7 64.0 12 0 12 0 0 1.000 1.69 2.31 0.80 1.63 1
58 Lyman Bostock 30 NYC 7 62.2 57 55 2 0 4 1.000 8.19 10.17 8.14 7.19 9/37
59 Ernest Burke 24 BEG 6 60.0 21 2 18 1 0 .952 3.00 2.31 2.22 1.63 /1
60 Bob Thurman 31 HG 8 58.2 27 10 16 1 3 .963 3.99 3.53 3.25 2.33 9/813
61 Honey Lott 23 NBY 7 58.1 35 12 20 3 3 .914 4.94 5.23 3.56 3.42 /4857
62 Raúl López 19 NYC 6 57.2 20 4 16 0 0 1.000 3.12 2.31 1.54 1.63 1
63 Barney Brown 40 PS 6 56.2 11 0 10 1 1 .909 1.59 2.32 0.91 1.63 1/79
64 Bill Ricks 28 PS 5 52.0 14 3 10 1 1 .929 2.25 2.30 1.44 1.63 /1
65 Sherwood Brewer 24 NYC 6 50.2 39 13 24 2 1 .949 6.57 5.42 6.17 3.83 /4
66 Fred Bankhead 35 NBY 6 48.0 32 15 15 2 1 .938 5.63 4.88 3.75 3.36 /45
67 Harry Simpson 22 PS 5 45.0 32 18 11 3 2 .906 5.80 5.42 5.80 3.84 8/49
68 Charley Davidson 31 NBY 6 44.1 10 1 9 0 1 1.000 2.03 2.31 1.25 1.63 /1
69 Bo Wallace 19 NE 6 44.0 37 30 6 1 0 .973 7.36 6.79 6.00 4.82 0 0 /29
70 Luke Easter 32 HG 5 41.0 45 44 1 0 4 1.000 9.88 9.79 7.50 6.32 7/3589 AS,AS
71 R.T. Walker 33 HG 5 40.2 13 0 13 0 0 1.000 2.88 2.30 1.63 1.63 /1
72 Neck Stanley 43 NBY 5 39.0 16 3 11 2 0 .875 3.23 2.31 1.75 1.63 /1
73 Frank Thompson 29 HG 5 38.1 11 0 8 3 0 .727 1.88 2.30 1.00 1.63 /1
74 Monte Irvin 29 NE 4 37.0 28 22 4 2 1 .929 6.32 5.98 5.20 4.06 7/53 AS
75 Bob Griffith 35 NBY 4 35.1 16 0 16 0 0 1.000 4.08 2.32 1.78 1.63 /1978 AS
76 José Santiago 19 NYC 4 32.1 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 1.95 2.31 1.17 1.63 /1
77 Al Wilmore 23 BEG 5 31.0 9 3 6 0 2 1.000 2.61 3.19 1.50 2.00 /14
78 Pee Wee Jenkins 25 NYC 2 30.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.89 2.31 0.33 1.63 /1
79 Luis Márquez 22 HG 2 30.1 15 6 9 0 2 1.000 4.45 4.57 1.67 3.39 8/456 AS,AS
80 Frank Pearson 28 NBY 2 28.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.61 2.31 0.83 1.63 /1
81 Wilmer Harris 24 PS 2 27.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.30 2.31 0.80 1.64 /1
82 Victoriano Sosa 29 HG 3 27.0 15 11 3 1 0 .933 4.67 6.80 3.50 4.80 1 2 /2
83 Hoss Walker 43 BEG 3 27.0 15 4 8 3 1 .800 4.00 5.13 4.00 3.63 /6
84 Willie Wynn 30 NE 4 27.0 22 18 4 0 0 1.000 7.33 6.80 4.40 4.82 5 4 /2
85 Jim Carter 19 NE 2 26.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.05 2.32 1.00 1.63 /1
86 Willie Smith 33 HG 2 25.2 5 0 4 1 0 .800 1.40 2.31 0.44 1.63 /1
87 Robert Gaston 38 HG 3 23.0 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 6.26 6.81 4.00 4.80 3 3 /2
88 Art Hefner 34 NBY 2 22.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.45 2.78 1.00 1.97 8/597
89 Ted Alexander 35 HG 2 20.2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.31 2.31 0.75 1.63 /1
90 Garnett Blair 26 HG 3 20.1 10 1 9 0 0 1.000 4.43 2.30 3.33 1.63 /1
91 Albert Stephens 18 NBY 3 18.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.93 2.31 0.67 1.63 /1
92 Tommy Wilson PS 2 18.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.00 5.10 2.00 3.60 /6
93 Clarence Evans 28 HG 2 17.2 13 4 9 0 1 1.000 6.62 2.29 3.25 1.63 /1
94 T.J. Brown 32 NBY 2 17.0 11 4 5 2 1 .818 4.76 5.14 4.50 3.60 /6
95 Matt Carlisle 38 NYC 3 17.0 7 1 5 1 0 .857 3.18 5.14 2.00 3.63 /6
96 Alex Newkirk 31 2TM 1 16.2 12 2 9 1 0 .917 5.94 2.32 1.83 1.63 /17
96 Alex Newkirk 31 NBY 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 1.65 /17
96 Alex Newkirk 31 NYC 1 13.2 12 2 9 1 0 .917 7.24 2.30 2.75 1.63 /1
97 Toots Ferrell 18 BEG 0 15.2 4 0 2 2 0 .500 1.15 2.30 0.50 1.63 /1
98 Johnny Smith 31 NBY 1 15.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.87 2.30 1.25 1.63 9/178
99 Wilbur Lansing 19 NE 3 15.1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.59 2.29 0.33 1.63 /1
100 Bob Boston 29 HG 1 14.0 17 14 3 0 2 1.000 10.93 7.59 8.50 4.60 /935
101 Crigler PS 2 14.0 14 13 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 10.16 7.00 7.20 /3
102 Bill Perkins 42 BEG 1 12.0 12 10 2 0 0 1.000 9.00 6.83 3.00 4.80 0 4 /2
103 Martin Crue 28 NYC 1 11.0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.64 2.29 1.00 1.65 /1
104 Barney Morris 38 NYC 2 10.1 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 2.61 2.26 1.00 1.63 /1
105 Wilfredo Salas 25 NYC 1 9.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.00 2.30 2.00 1.65 /1
106 Lefty Bell 27 HG 0 8.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.16 2.27 0.40 1.64 /1
107 Bill Dumpson 18 NBY 1 6.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.50 2.25 1.00 1.60 /1
108 Larry Kimbrough 24 HG 0 5.2 4 1 2 1 0 .750 4.76 2.38 1.50 1.65 /1
109 Sonny Boy Jeffries 33 NBY 1 5.1 2 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 2.36 0.00 1.65 /1
110 W. Bell NE 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 3.60 6.84 2.00 4.80 0 2 /2
111 DeShield PS 1 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 2.34 1.00 1.60 /1
112 Clyde Sowell 16 BEG 4 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.28 0.00 1.63 /1
113 Joe Campini 28 BEG 1 4.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 9.00 6.75 4.00 4.80 0 1 /2
114 Drummer NE 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.75 0.00 4.80 0 0 /2
115 Oscar Givens 25 NE 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 5.40 2.00 3.80 /4
116 Wilbert King 33 NYC 0 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 5.10 0.00 3.60 /6
117 Cleveland Clark 28 NYC 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 5.40 2.00 3.80 *87/94
118 Bob Trice 21 HG 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.03 0.00 1.60 /91
119 Chris Vierira 23 NBY 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.03 0.00 1.60 /817
120 Armando Vázquez 26 NYC 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 9.90 1.00 7.20 /3
121 Red Wright 20 BEG 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.20 0.00 4.80 0 0 /2
122 Harold Gould 23 PS 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.60 /1
League Average .956 5.43 4.52
Player Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Rk Player Age Team GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB Pos Awards
1 Sam Bankhead 37 HG 5 0 129.0 28 14 14 0 1 1.000 1.95 5.60
2 Clarence Bruce 23 HG 5 0 129.0 20 11 7 2 0 .900 1.26 3.60
3 Luke Easter 32 HG 5 0 129.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.77 2.20
4 Buck Leonard 40 HG 5 0 129.0 46 41 4 1 1 .978 3.14 9.00
5 Luis Márquez 22 HG 5 0 129.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.12 3.20
6 Bob Thurman 31 HG 4 0 114.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.08 0.20 /1
7 Tommy Butts 28 BEG 4 0 105.0 16 8 8 0 3 1.000 1.37 4.00
8 Jim Gilliam 19 BEG 4 0 105.0 29 10 17 2 1 .931 2.31 6.75
9 Henry Kimbro 36 BEG 4 0 105.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.94 2.75
10 Lester Lockett 36 BEG 4 0 105.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.43 1.25
11 Johnny Washington 32 BEG 4 0 105.0 38 36 2 0 2 1.000 3.26 9.50
12 Wilmer Fields 25 HG 4 0 102.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.71 2.00
13 Frazier Robinson 38 BEG 4 0 99.0 21 20 0 1 0 .952 1.82 5.00 4 0
14 Ed Finney 23 BEG 3 0 93.0 12 2 8 2 1 .833 0.97 2.50
15 Eudie Napier 35 HG 3 0 90.0 23 19 4 0 0 1.000 2.30 4.60 1 0
16 Frank Russell 27 BEG 3 0 63.0 7 5 2 0 1 1.000 1.00 2.33
17 Butch McCord 22 BEG 2 0 54.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.50
18 Ted Alexander 35 HG 3 0 52.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.17 0.33 /1
19 Tom Parker 36 HG 2 0 51.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 0.53 1.50 /1
20 Bill Byrd 40 BEG 1 0 43.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.42 0.67 /1
21 Luther Clifford 24 HG 2 0 39.0 13 9 3 1 0 .923 2.77 6.00 0 2
22 Joe Black 24 BEG 1 0 27.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.33 4.00 /1
23 Willie Pope HG 1 0 27.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 3.00
24 Bob Romby 29 BEG 1 0 21.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.43 0.50 /1
25 Garnett Blair 26 HG 1 0 19.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 /1
26 Jonas Gaines 33 BEG 1 0 14.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 /1
27 R.T. Walker 33 HG 1 0 14.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 /1
28 Bob Trice 21 HG 1 0 8.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.13 0.50 /1
29 Bill Perkins 42 BEG 0 0 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 1.00 1 0
30 Ernest Burke 24 BEG 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .963 1.35 3.32

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