PUTOUT

In baseball statistics, a 'putout' (denoted by ''PO'' or ''fly ball'' 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 they are not touching a base

★ catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base to put out a batter or runner

★ catching a thrown ball and tagging a base to record an out on an appeal play

★ catching a third strike

★ catching a batted ball on the fly

★ being positioned closest to a runner called out for interference

Contents

All Time Single Season Records

First Base

Second Base

Shortstop

Third Base

Pitcher

Catcher

Left Field

Center Field

Right Field

All Time Single Season Records

First Base

# 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 Base

# 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)

Shortstop

# 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 (Phiadelphia Phillies, 1906)
# Buck Weaver: 392 (Chicago White Sox, 1913)

Third Base

# 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)

Pitcher

# 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 Hutchison: 44 (1890)

Catcher

# Johnny Edwards: 1,135 (1969)
# Mike Piazza: 1,056 (1996)
# Michael Barrett: 1,035 (2004)
# Paul LoDuca: 1,014 (2003)
# Johnny Edwards: 1,008 (1963)
# Jason Kendall: 998 (2004)
# Jorge Posada: 996 (2001)
# Javy Lopez: 994 (1996)
# Jason Kendall: 986 (2005)
# Brad Ausmus: 982 (2003)

Left Field

# 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 Field

# 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 Field

★ Babe Herman: 392 (1932)

★ Al Kaline: 387 (1961)

★ Ichiro Suzuki: 381 (2005)

★ Ichiro Suzuki: 372 (2004)
See also: Assist