Putout

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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 single season records

First base

1. Jiggs Donahue: 1,846 (1907)
2. George Kelly: 1,759 (1920)
3. Phil Todt: 1,755 (1926)
4. Wally Pipp: 1,710 (1926)
5. Jiggs Donahue: 1,697 (1906)
6. Candy LaChance: 1,691 (1904)
7. Tom Jones: 1,687 (1907)
8. Ernie Banks: 1,682 (1965)
9. Wally Pipp: 1,667 (1922)
10. Lou Gehrig: 1,662 (1927)

Career

1. Jake Beckley: 23,709
2. Cap Anson: 21,695
3. Ed Konetchy: 21,361
4. Eddie Murray: 21,255
5. Charlie Grimm: 20,711
6. Stuffy McInnis: 19,962
7. Mickey Vernon: 19,808
8. Jake Daubert: 19,634
9. Lou Gehrig: 19,510
10. Joe Kuhel: 19,386

Second base

1. Bid McPhee: 529 (1886)
2. Bobby Grich: 484 (1974)
3. Bucky Harris: 483 (1922)
4. Nellie Fox: 478 (1956)
5. Lou Bierbauer: 472 (1889)
6. Billy Herman: 466 (1933)
7. Bill Wambsganss: 463 (1924)
8. Cub Stricker: 461 (1887)
9. Buddy Myer: 460 (1935)
10. Bill Sweeney: 459 (1912)

Shortstop

1. Donie Bush: 425 (Detroit Tigers, 1914)
2. Hughie Jennings: 425 (Baltimore Orioles [National League], 1895)
3. Joe Cassidy: 408 (Washington Senators, 1905)
4. Rabbit Maranville: 407 (Boston Braves, 1914)
5. Dave Bancroft: 405 (New York Giants, 1922)
6. Eddie Miller: 405 (Boston Braves, 1940)
7. Monte Cross: 404 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1898)
8. Dave Bancroft: 396 (New York Giants, 1921)
9. Mickey Doolan: 395 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1906)
10. Buck Weaver: 392 (Chicago White Sox, 1913)

Third base

1. Denny Lyons: 255 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1887)
2. Jimmy Williams: 251 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1899)
3. Jimmy Collins: 251 (Boston Beaneaters [National League], 1900)
4. Jimmy Collins: 243 (Boston Beaneaters [National League], 1898)
5. Willie Kamm: 243 (Chicago White Sox, 1928)
6. Willie Kamm: 236 (Chicago White Sox, 1927)
7. Frank Baker: 233 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1913)
8. Bill Coughlin: 232 (Washington Senators, 1901)
9. Ernie Courtney: 229 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1905)
10. Jimmy Austin: 228 (St. Louis Browns, 1911)

Pitcher

1. Dave Foutz: 57 (1886)
2. Tony Mullane: 54 (1882)
3. George Bradley: 50 (1876)
4. Guy Hecker: 50 (1884)
5. Mike Boddicker: 49 (1984)
6. Larry Corcoran: 47 (1884)
7. Al Spalding: 45 (1876)
8. Ted Breitenstein: 45 (1895)
9. Jim Devlin: 44 (1876)
10. Dave Foutz: 44 (1887)
11. Bill Hutchinson: 44 (1890)

Catcher

1. Johnny Edwards: 1,135 (Houston Astros 1969)
2. Russell Martin: 1,065 (Los Angeles Dodgers 2007)
3. Mike Piazza: 1,055 (Los Angeles Dodgers 1996)
4. Dan Wilson: 1,050 (Seattle Mariners 1997)
5. Mike Piazza: 1,045 (Los Angeles Dodgers 1997)
6. Michael Barrett: 1,035 (Chicago Cubs 2004)
7. Jason Kendall: 1,015 (Pittsburgh Pirates 1998)
8. Paul LoDuca: 1,014 (Los Angeles Dodgers 2003)
9. Johnny Edwards: 1,008 (Cincinnati Reds 1963)
10. Jason Kendall: 998 (Pittsburgh Pirates 2004)

Left field

1. Joe Vosmik: 432 (Cleveland Indians, 1932)
2. Rickey Henderson: 407 (Oakland Athletics, 1980)
3. Elmer Valo: 395 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1949)
4. Ralph Kiner: 390 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1947)
5. Bobby Veach: 384 (Detroit Tigers, 1921)
6. Ben Oglivie: 384 (Milwaukee Brewers, 1980)
7. Ralph Kiner: 382 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1948)

Center field

1. Taylor Douthit: 547 (1928)
2. Richie Ashburn: 538 (1951)
3. Richie Ashburn: 514 (1949)
4. Chet Lemon: 512 (1977)
5. Dwayne Murphy: 507 (1980)
6. Dom DiMaggio: 503 (1948)
7. Richie Ashburn: 503 (1956)
8. Richie Ashburn: 502 (1957)
9. Richie Ashburn: 496 (1953)
10. Richie Ashburn: 495 (1958)

Right field

1. Babe Ruth: 392 (1932)
2. Al Kaline: 387 (1961)
3. Ichiro Suzuki: 381 (2005)
4. Ichiro Suzuki: 379 (2004)

See also

• Assist (baseball)