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1956 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders

Every outfield fielding board for 1956 on one page, top ten in each.

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Al Kaline led all outfielders in assists in 1956, with 18. Richie Ashburn led in putouts (503). Hank Aaron made the most errors, 13.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Assists

OF A

Putouts

OF PO

1 Richie Ashburn 503
2 Jim Piersall 455
3 Willie Mays 415
4 Bill Bruton 391
5 Bill Virdon 387
6 Larry Doby 371
7 Mickey Mantle 370
8 Duke Snider 358
9 Bill Tuttle 348
10 Jim Busby 344

Fielding Percentage

OF FPCT

1 Jim Piersall .991
2 Jackie Brandt .990
3 Mickey Mantle .990
4 Don Mueller .989
5 Jim Busby .989
6 Bill Virdon .988
7 Bobby Del Greco .987
8 Larry Doby .987
9 Charlie Maxwell .987
10 Gus Bell .986

Range Factor

OF RF

1 Richie Ashburn 3.34
2 Jim Piersall 3.00
3 Willie Mays 2.82
4 Bill Bruton 2.77
5 Larry Doby 2.74
6 Mickey Mantle 2.64
7 Bill Tuttle 2.64
8 Jim Busby 2.61
9 Bill Virdon 2.59
10 Duke Snider 2.46

Games

OF G

1 Jim Piersall 155
2 Richie Ashburn 154
2 Bill Virdon 154
4 Del Ennis 153
4 Al Kaline 153
6 Hank Aaron 152
6 Willie Mays 152
6 Frank Robinson 152
9 Jackie Jensen 151
10 Duke Snider 150

Errors

OF E