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1969 MLB First Base Fielding Leaders

Every first base fielding board for 1969 on one page, top ten in each.

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Ernie Banks led qualified first basemen with a .997 fielding percentage in 1969. Ernie Banks also led in putouts (1,419). Curt Blefary led in assists (103). Tony Horton led in double plays (130). Curt Blefary made the most errors, 17.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 109 games at first base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

1B FPCT

1 Ernie Banks .997
2 Joe Torre .996
3 Wes Parker .995
4 Joe Pepitone .995
5 Don Mincher .995
6 Boog Powell .995
7 Norm Cash .994
8 Orlando Cepeda .994
9 Rich Reese .993
10 Lee May .993

Putouts

1B PO

1 Ernie Banks 1,419
2 Willie McCovey 1,392
3 Lee May 1,387
4 Orlando Cepeda 1,318
5 Joe Torre 1,270
6 Joe Pepitone 1,254
7 Curt Blefary 1,235
8 Nate Colbert 1,217
9 Boog Powell 1,192
10 Wes Parker 1,189

Assists

1B A

1 Curt Blefary 103
2 Lee May 102
3 Orlando Cepeda 101
4 Tony Horton 100
5 Danny Cater 97
6 Norm Cash 96
7 Mike Fiore 94
8 Don Mincher 93
9 Ernie Banks 87
9 Nate Colbert 87

Double Plays

1B DP

1 Tony Horton 130
2 Lee May 128
3 Joe Pepitone 118
4 Curt Blefary 117
4 Joe Torre 117
6 Ernie Banks 116
6 Willie McCovey 116
8 Danny Cater 112
9 Boog Powell 105
10 Dick Allen 100

Range Factor

1B RF

1 Joe Pepitone 10.06
2 Willie McCovey 9.94
3 Wes Parker 9.91
4 Ernie Banks 9.84
5 Nate Colbert 9.73
6 Lee May 9.54
7 Joe Torre 9.40
8 Mike Epstein 9.36
9 Orlando Cepeda 9.27
10 Don Mincher 9.23

Games

1B G

1 Tony Horton 157
2 Lee May 156
3 Ernie Banks 153
3 Orlando Cepeda 153
5 Curt Blefary 152
6 Willie McCovey 148
7 Boog Powell 144
7 Joe Torre 144
9 Norm Cash 134
9 Nate Colbert 134

Errors

1B E