Outfielder Putout Records by Baseball Almanac

Outfielder Putout Records

Baseball Almanac invites you to examine putout records for outfielders. Research is complete through completion of the previous season and includes all the putout record variations.

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Outfielder Putout Records Career Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most In A Career	AL	Tris Speaker	Boston	6,788
			Cleveland
			Washington
			Philadelphia
	NL	Willie Mays	New York	7,095
			San Francisco
			New York
Outfielder Putout Records Single Season Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Fewest In A Season (150+ Games)	AL	Ed Hahn	Chicago	182	1907
Fewest In A Season (150+ Games)	NL	Sam Thompson	Philadelphia	223	1892
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Tris Speaker	Boston	319	1909
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	NL	Roy Thomas	Philadelphia	321	1904
Most In A Season	AL	Chet Lemon	Chicago	512	1977
Most In A Season	NL	Taylor Douthit	St. Louis	547	1928
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Tris Speaker	Boston	7	1909
			Boston		1910
			Boston		1913
			Boston		1914
			Boston		1915
			Cleveland		1918
			Cleveland		1919
	NL	Richie Ashburn	Philadelphia	9	1949
			Philadelphia		1950
			Philadelphia		1951
			Philadelphia		1952
			Philadelphia		1953
			Philadelphia		1954
			Philadelphia		1956
			Philadelphia		1957
			Philadelphia		1958
		Max Carey	Pittsburgh		1912
			Pittsburgh		1913
			Pittsburgh		1916
			Pittsburgh		1917
			Pittsburgh		1918
			Pittsburgh		1921
			Pittsburgh		1922
			Pittsburgh		1923
			Pittsburgh		1924
Outfielder Putout Records Game Related Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most In A 9-Inning Game By A Centerfielder	AL	Lyman Bostock	Minnesota	12	05-25-1977
Most In A 9-Inning Game By A Centerfielder	NL	Earl Clark	Boston	12	05-10-1929
Most In A 9-Inning Game By a Leftfielder	AL	Willie Horton	Detroit	11	07-18-1969
	AL	Paul Lehner	Philadelphia	11	06-25-1950
	NL	Dick Harley	St. Louis	11	06-30-1898
	NL	Topsy Hartsel	Chicago	11	09-10-1901
Most In A 9-Inning Game By a Rightfielder	AL	Tony Armas	Oakland	11	06-12-1982
	NL	Raul Mondesi	Los Angeles	10	09-25-1999
	NL	Bill Nicholson	Chicago	10	09-17-1945
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Outfielder Putout Records

The National League record for outfielder with most seasons of five-hundred plus putouts is four held by Richie Ashburn. The American League record is only one held by Dom DiMaggio, Chet Lemon and Dwayne Murphy.

On June 26, 1935, Lloyd Waner of Pittsburgh set the major league record for putouts by a center fielder during a double header with eighteen.

Did you know that on June 25, 1937, right fielder Ben Chapman of Boston set the outfielder record for most putouts in a row during a game with seven.

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