1895 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders
Every first base fielding board for 1895 on one page, top ten in each.
George Carey led qualified first basemen with a .987 fielding percentage in 1895. Jake Beckley led in putouts (1,349). Ed Cartwright led in assists (95). Cap Anson led in double plays (82). Jack Boyle made the most errors, 36.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 88 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
1B FPCT- 1 George Carey .987
- 2 Roger Connor .986
- 3 Cap Anson .985
- 4 Ed Cartwright .984
- 5 George LaChance .983
- 6 Jake Beckley .978
- 7 Tommy Tucker .978
- 8 Buck Ewing .976
- 9 Jack Boyle .973
Putouts
1B PO- 1 Jake Beckley 1,349
- 2 George LaChance 1,296
- 3 Jack Boyle 1,245
- 4 Cap Anson 1,176
- 5 Tommy Tucker 1,167
- 6 George Carey 1,132
- 7 Ed Cartwright 1,102
- 8 Roger Connor 960
- 9 Buck Ewing 957
- 10 Jack Doyle 599
Assists
1B A- 1 Ed Cartwright 95
- 2 Tommy Tucker 83
- 3 Buck Ewing 79
- 4 Roger Connor 63
- 5 Jack Boyle 61
- 6 Cap Anson 60
- 7 Jake Beckley 54
- 8 George LaChance 53
- 9 George Carey 43
- 10 Jack Doyle 34
Double Plays
1B DP- 1 Cap Anson 82
- 2 Tommy Tucker 79
- 3 Jake Beckley 76
- 4 George Carey 73
- 5 Jack Boyle 69
- 5 George LaChance 69
- 5 Ed Cartwright 69
- 5 Buck Ewing 69
- 9 Roger Connor 60
- 10 Harry Spies 33
Range Factor
1B RF- 1 Jake Beckley 10.79
- 2 George LaChance 10.71
- 3 Cap Anson 10.13
- 4 Tommy Tucker 9.92
- 5 Buck Ewing 9.87
- 6 Roger Connor 9.84
- 7 Jack Boyle 9.82
- 8 Ed Cartwright 9.81
- 9 George Carey 9.55
Games
1B G- 1 Jack Boyle 133
- 2 Jake Beckley 130
- 3 George LaChance 126
- 3 Tommy Tucker 126
- 5 George Carey 123
- 6 Cap Anson 122
- 6 Ed Cartwright 122
- 8 Buck Ewing 105
- 9 Roger Connor 104
- 10 Jack Doyle 58
Errors
1B E- 1 Jack Boyle 36
- 2 Jake Beckley 31
- 3 Tommy Tucker 28
- 4 Buck Ewing 26
- 5 George LaChance 23
- 6 Jack Doyle 21
- 7 Cap Anson 19
- 7 Ed Cartwright 19
- 9 George Carey 15
- 10 Roger Connor 14