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1968 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1968 on one page, top ten in each.

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Wes Parker led qualified first basemen with a .999 fielding percentage in 1968. Donn Clendenon led in putouts (1,587), assists (128) and double plays (134). Willie McCovey made the most errors, 21.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 108 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT
  1. 1 Wes Parker .999
  2. 2 Ernie Banks .996
  3. 3 Lee May .996
  4. 4 Danny Cater .995
  5. 5 Bill White .994
  6. 6 Ed Kranepool .994
  7. 7 Tony Horton .992
  8. 8 Rusty Staub .992
  9. 9 Norm Cash .992
  10. 10 Don Mincher .991

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Putouts

1B PO
  1. 1 Donn Clendenon 1,587
  2. 2 Ernie Banks 1,379
  3. 3 Orlando Cepeda 1,362
  4. 4 Rusty Staub 1,313
  5. 5 Willie McCovey 1,305
  6. 6 Boog Powell 1,293
  7. 7 Tommy McCraw 1,285
  8. 8 Mickey Mantle 1,195
  9. 9 Lee May 1,040
  10. 10 Danny Cater 985

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Assists

1B A
  1. 1 Donn Clendenon 128
  2. 2 Willie McCovey 103
  3. 3 Rusty Staub 93
  4. 3 Tommy McCraw 93
  5. 5 Orlando Cepeda 90
  6. 6 Ernie Banks 88
  7. 6 Norm Cash 88
  8. 8 Boog Powell 79
  9. 9 Bill White 77
  10. 10 Mickey Mantle 76

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Double Plays

1B DP
  1. 1 Donn Clendenon 134
  2. 2 Ernie Banks 118
  3. 3 Orlando Cepeda 109
  4. 4 Tommy McCraw 103
  5. 5 Boog Powell 102
  6. 6 Rusty Staub 100
  7. 7 Bill White 94
  8. 8 Willie McCovey 91
  9. 8 Mickey Mantle 91
  10. 10 Don Mincher 90

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Range Factor

1B RF
  1. 1 Donn Clendenon 11.06
  2. 2 Tommy McCraw 10.21
  3. 3 Ernie Banks 9.98
  4. 4 Mickey Mantle 9.70
  5. 5 Willie McCovey 9.64
  6. 6 Rusty Staub 9.56
  7. 7 Bill White 9.54
  8. 8 Orlando Cepeda 9.43
  9. 9 Mike Epstein 9.25
  10. 10 Boog Powell 9.21

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Games

1B G
  1. 1 Donn Clendenon 155
  2. 2 Orlando Cepeda 154
  3. 3 Boog Powell 149
  4. 4 Ernie Banks 147
  5. 4 Rusty Staub 147
  6. 6 Willie McCovey 146
  7. 7 Tommy McCraw 135
  8. 8 Mickey Mantle 131
  9. 9 Tony Horton 128
  10. 10 Lee May 122

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Errors

1B E
  1. 1 Willie McCovey 21
  2. 2 Tommy McCraw 20
  3. 3 Donn Clendenon 17
  4. 3 Orlando Cepeda 17
  5. 5 Mickey Mantle 15
  6. 6 Boog Powell 14
  7. 7 Mike Epstein 13
  8. 8 Rusty Staub 11
  9. 8 George Scott 11
  10. 8 Frank Howard 11

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