An attempted putout at first base.
In baseball statistics , a putout (denoted by PO or fly out when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:
Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base (a tagout )
Catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base to put out a batter or runner (a Force out )
Catching a thrown ball and tagging a base to record an out on an appeal play
Catching a third strike (a strikeout )
Catching a batted ball on the fly (a flyout )
Being positioned closest to a runner called out for interference
All-time records [ edit ]
Career records [ edit ]
Jake Beckley : 23,709
Cap Anson : 21,695
Ed Konetchy : 21,361
Eddie Murray : 21,255
Charlie Grimm : 20,711
Stuffy McInnis : 19,962
Mickey Vernon : 19,808
Jake Daubert : 19,634
Lou Gehrig : 19,510
Joe Kuhel : 19,386
Single season records [ edit ]
Pitchers [ edit ]
Dave Foutz : 57 (1886)
Tony Mullane : 54 (1882)
George Bradley : 50 (1876)
Guy Hecker : 50 (1884)
Mike Boddicker : 49 (1984)
Larry Corcoran : 47 (1884)
Al Spalding : 45 (1876)
Ted Breitenstein : 45 (1895)
Jim Devlin : 44 (1876)
Dave Foutz : 44 (1887)
Bill Hutchinson : 44 (1890)
Catchers [ edit ]
Johnny Edwards : 1,135 (Houston Astros 1969)
Russell Martin : 1,065 (Los Angeles Dodgers 2007)
Mike Piazza : 1,055 (Los Angeles Dodgers 1996)
Dan Wilson : 1,050 (Seattle Mariners 1997)
Mike Piazza : 1,045 (Los Angeles Dodgers 1997)
Michael Barrett : 1,035 (Chicago Cubs 2004)
Jason Kendall : 1,015 (Pittsburgh Pirates 1998)
Paul LoDuca : 1,014 (Los Angeles Dodgers 2003)
Johnny Edwards : 1,008 (Cincinnati Reds 1963)
Jason Kendall : 998 (Pittsburgh Pirates 2004)
First basemen [ edit ]
Jiggs Donahue : 1,846 (1907)
George Kelly : 1,759 (1920)
Phil Todt : 1,755 (1926)
Wally Pipp : 1,710 (1926)
Jiggs Donahue : 1,697 (1906)
Candy LaChance : 1,691 (1904)
Tom Jones : 1,687 (1907)
Ernie Banks : 1,682 (1965)
Wally Pipp : 1,667 (1922)
Lou Gehrig : 1,662 (1927)
Second basemen [ edit ]
Bid McPhee : 529 (1886)
Bobby Grich : 484 (1974)
Bucky Harris : 483 (1922)
Nellie Fox : 478 (1956)
Lou Bierbauer : 472 (1889)
Billy Herman : 466 (1933)
Bill Wambsganss : 463 (1924)
Cub Stricker : 461 (1887)
Buddy Myer : 460 (1935)
Bill Sweeney : 459 (1912)
Third basemen [ edit ]
Denny Lyons : 255 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1887)
Jimmy Williams : 251 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1899)
Jimmy Collins : 251 (Boston Beaneaters [National League], 1900)
Jimmy Collins : 243 (Boston Beaneaters [National League], 1898)
Willie Kamm : 243 (Chicago White Sox, 1928)
Willie Kamm : 236 (Chicago White Sox, 1927)
Frank Baker : 233 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1913)
Bill Coughlin : 232 (Washington Senators, 1901)
Ernie Courtney : 229 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1905)
Jimmy Austin : 228 (St. Louis Browns, 1911)
Shortstops [ edit ]
Donie Bush : 425 (Detroit Tigers, 1914)
Hughie Jennings : 425 (Baltimore Orioles [National League], 1895)
Joe Cassidy : 408 (Washington Senators, 1905)
Rabbit Maranville : 407 (Boston Braves, 1914)
Dave Bancroft : 405 (New York Giants, 1922)
Eddie Miller : 405 (Boston Braves, 1940)
Monte Cross : 404 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1898)
Dave Bancroft : 396 (New York Giants, 1921)
Mickey Doolan : 395 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1906)
Buck Weaver : 392 (Chicago White Sox, 1913)
Left fielders [ edit ]
Joe Vosmik : 432 (Cleveland Indians, 1932)
Rickey Henderson : 407 (Oakland Athletics, 1980)
Elmer Valo : 395 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1949)
Ralph Kiner : 390 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1947)
Bobby Veach : 384 (Detroit Tigers, 1921)
Ben Oglivie : 384 (Milwaukee Brewers, 1980)
Ralph Kiner : 382 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1948)
Center fielders [ edit ]
Taylor Douthit : 547 (1928)
Richie Ashburn : 538 (1951)
Richie Ashburn : 514 (1949)
Chet Lemon : 512 (1977)
Dwayne Murphy : 507 (1980)
Dom DiMaggio : 503 (1948)
Richie Ashburn : 503 (1956)
Richie Ashburn : 502 (1957)
Richie Ashburn : 496 (1953)
Richie Ashburn : 495 (1958)
Right fielders [ edit ]
Babe Ruth : 392 (1932)
Al Kaline : 387 (1961)
Dave Parker : 381 (1977)
Ichiro Suzuki : 381 (2005)
Ichiro Suzuki : 379 (2004)
Austin Kearns : 374 (2007)
Hunter Pence : 374 (2013)
See also [ edit ]