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1940 AL Catcher Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at catcher

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Rollie Hemsley led the AL in catcher fielding percentage in 1940 with .994, just ahead of Bill Dickey (.9939 to .9938).

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Rollie Hemsley Led the AL in 1940 Rollie Hemsley Cleveland Indians
.994 Catcher Fielding Percentage Just ahead of Bill Dickey
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# Player Team C FPCT G PO A E
1 Rollie Hemsley Rollie Hemsley CLE .994 117 591 65 4
2 Bill Dickey Bill Dickey NYA .994 102 425 55 3
3 Mike Tresh Mike Tresh CHA .983 135 619 69 12
4 Rick Ferrell Rick Ferrell WS1 .980 99 427 67 10
5 Bob Swift Bob Swift SLA .980 128 389 55 9
6 Birdie Tebbetts Birdie Tebbetts DET .975 107 572 89 17
7 Frankie Hayes Frankie Hayes PHA .971 134 515 63 17