1878 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1878 on one page, top ten in each.
Bill Hague led qualified third basemen with a .925 fielding percentage in 1878. Bill Hague also led in assists (177). Frank Hankinson led in putouts (94) and double plays (9). Cal McVey made the most errors, 42.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 42 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Bill Hague .925
- 2 Ezra Sutton .888
- 3 Frank Hankinson .875
- 4 Ed Williamson .867
- 5 Cal McVey .814
- 6 Will Foley .812
Assists
3B A- 1 Bill Hague 177
- 2 Frank Hankinson 138
- 3 Ed Williamson 128
- 4 Ezra Sutton 118
- 5 Cal McVey 106
- 6 Will Foley 87
- 7 George Creamer 10
- 8 Billy Redmond 8
- 9 Cap Anson 5
- 9 Pidgey Morgan 5
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Frank Hankinson 94
- 2 Ed Williamson 88
- 3 Bill Hague 81
- 4 Ezra Sutton 80
- 5 Cal McVey 78
- 6 Will Foley 68
- 7 George Creamer 8
- 8 Pidgey Morgan 4
- 8 Billy Redmond 4
- 10 Frank Bliss 2
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Frank Hankinson 9
- 2 Ezra Sutton 8
- 2 Will Foley 8
- 4 Ed Williamson 6
- 4 Cal McVey 6
- 6 Bill Hague 5
- 7 George Creamer 2
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Bill Hague 4.16
- 2 Frank Hankinson 4.07
- 3 Ed Williamson 3.43
- 4 Ezra Sutton 3.36
- 5 Cal McVey 3.02
- 6 Will Foley 2.92
Games
3B G- 1 Ed Williamson 63
- 2 Bill Hague 62
- 3 Cal McVey 61
- 4 Ezra Sutton 59
- 5 Frank Hankinson 57
- 6 Will Foley 53
- 7 George Creamer 6
- 8 Cap Anson 3
- 8 Pidgey Morgan 3
- 8 Billy Redmond 3
Errors
3B E- 1 Cal McVey 42
- 2 Will Foley 36
- 3 Ed Williamson 33
- 3 Frank Hankinson 33
- 5 Ezra Sutton 25
- 6 Bill Hague 21
- 7 Cap Anson 3
- 7 Pidgey Morgan 3
- 7 Billy Redmond 3
- 7 Terry Larkin 3