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1876 NL First Base Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at first base

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Joe Start led the NL in first base fielding percentage in 1876 with .964, 5 points ahead of Cal McVey (.959). It was one of 6 times Joe Start led in first base fielding percentage.

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Joe Start Led the NL in 1876 Joe Start New York Mutuals
.964 First Base Fielding Percentage .005 clear of Cal McVey
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# Player Team 1B FPCT G PO A E
1 Joe Start Joe Start NY3 .964 56 547 10 21
2 Cal McVey Cal McVey CHN .959 55 485 10 21
3 Herman Dehlman Herman Dehlman SL3 .958 64 750 8 33
4 Joe Gerhardt Joe Gerhardt LS1 .944 54 664 13 40
5 Everett Mills Everett Mills HAR .939 63 644 7 42
6 Charlie Gould Charlie Gould CN1 .939 61 584 13 39
7 Tim Murnane Tim Murnane BSN .927 65 689 5 55