1929 Negro National League Fielding Leaders

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Pennant Winner: Kansas City Monarchs

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Negro National League Fielding Leaders

Def. Games as C
1.	Brown • 2TM	78
2.	Williams • BBB	58
3.	Palm • SLS	55
4.	Williams • SLS	46
5.	Duncan • KCM	41

Def. Games as 1B
1.	Suttles • 2TM	94
2.	Mothell • KCM	70
3.	Rile • 2TM	69
4.	McHaskell • MRS	55
5.	Davis • CAG	45

Def. Games as 2B
1.	Russell • SLS	82
2.	Allen • KCM	74
3.	Meredith • BBB	68
4.	Orange • DS	47
5.	Jiménez • CSW	41

Def. Games as 3B
1.	Creacy • SLS	86
2.	Joseph • KCM	69
3.	Johnson • DS	59
4.	Lowe • MRS	51
5.	Dallas • BBB	42

Def. Games as SS
1.	Wells • 2TM	99
2.	Harding • KCM	74
3.	Robinson • DS	61
4.	Owens • MRS	44
5.	Russ • CAG	41

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1.	Redus • SLS	79
2.	Livingston • KCM	69
3.	Johnston • DS	68
4.	Thompson • CAG	67
5.	Alonso • CSW	41

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1.	Bell • 2TM	97
2.	Stearnes • DS	68
3.	Rogan • KCM	66
4.	Gardner • CAG	60
5.	Roussell • BBB	46

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1.	Russell • SLS	82
2.	Jones • DS	68
	Taylor • KCM	68
4.	Roque • CSW	42
	Green • MRS	42

Def. Games as P
1.	Davis • 2TM	34
2.	Williams • SLS	33
3.	Paige • BBB	29
4.	Hensley • SLS	28
	Salmon • BBB	28

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements