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 1 All-time single season records 1.1 First base 1.2 Second base 1.3 Shortstop 1.4 Third base 1.5 Pitcher 1.6 Catcher 1.7 Left field 1.8 Center field 1.9 Right field 2 See also

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)

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. Statistics play an important role in summarizing Baseball performance and evaluating players in the Sport. "Fly ball" redirects here for the dog sport see Flyball. In Baseball, a tag out, sometimes just called a tag, is a play in which a Baserunner is out because he is touched by the fielder's In Baseball, an appeal play occurs when a member of the defensive team calls the attention of an umpire to an infraction which he would otherwise ignore In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes "Fly ball" redirects here for the dog sport see Flyball. In Baseball, interference is an infraction where a person illegally changes the course of play from what is expected John Augustus "Jiggs" Donahue ( July 13, 1879 - July 19, 1913) was a Major League Baseball player for 9 seasons from 1900-1909 George Lange Kelly September 10, 1895, San Francisco California - October 13, 1984, Burlingame California) Philip Julius Todt ( August 9, 1901 - November 15, 1973) was a First baseman in Major League Baseball between the and Walter Clement Pipp ( February 17, 1893 – January 11, 1965) was an American First baseman in Major League Baseball John Augustus "Jiggs" Donahue ( July 13, 1879 - July 19, 1913) was a Major League Baseball player for 9 seasons from 1900-1909 George Joseph LaChance ( February 14, 1870 - August 18, 1932) was a First baseman who played in Major League Baseball Tom Jones can refer to Tom Jones (singer (born 1940 Welsh pop music singer Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946 American actor and director Ernest "Ernie" Banks (born January 31, 1931 in Dallas Texas) is an American former Major League Baseball player Walter Clement Pipp ( February 17, 1893 – January 11, 1965) was an American First baseman in Major League Baseball Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American John Alexander "Bid" McPhee ( November 1, 1859 - January 3, 1943) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player Robert Anthony "Bobby" Grich (born January 15, 1949, Muskegon Michigan) is an American former Major League Baseball Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris ( November 8, 1896 – November 8, 1977) was a Major League Baseball player manager Jacob Nelson Fox ( December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Chicago Louis W Bierbauer ( September 28 1865 - January 31 1926) of Erie Pennsylvania, was considered a top-notch Second baseman William Jennings Bryan "Billy" Herman ( July 7 1909 - September 5 1992) was an American Second baseman in William Adolf Wambsganss ( March 19, 1894 - December 8, 1985) was a Second baseman in Major League Baseball. John A "Cub" Stricker, born John A Streaker ( June 8 1859 - November 19 1937) was an American Second Charles Solomon "Buddy" Myer ( March 16, 1904 - October 31, 1974) was an American 2-time All-Star Second William John Sweeney (March 6 1886 in Covington Kentucky – May 26 1948 in Cambridge Massachusetts was an infielder in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1914 Owen Joseph "Donie" Bush ( October 8 1887 - March 28 1972) was a Major League Baseball Shortstop in the Hugh Ambrose Jennings ( April 2, 1869 &ndash February 1, 1928) was a Major League Baseball player and manager from 1891-1925 Joseph "Joe" Cassidy (born July 30, 1872 in Lanarkshire) was a Scottish football player Walter James Vincent Maranville ( November 11, 1891 - January 5, 1954) better known as Rabbit Maranville due to his speed and David James "Beauty" Bancroft ( April 20, 1891 - October 9, 1972) was an American Baseball player who played Edward Robert Miller ( November 26, 1916 – July 31, 1997) was a former Baseball Shortstop who played for 14 seasons in Montford Montgomery Cross ( August 31, 1869 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania - June 21, 1934 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) David James "Beauty" Bancroft ( April 20, 1891 - October 9, 1972) was an American Baseball player who played Michael Joseph "Mickey" Doolan ( May 7, 1880 in Ashland Pennsylvania - November 1, 1951 in Orlando Florida) George Daniel "Buck" Weaver ( August 18 1890 - January 31 1956) was an American Shortstop and Third baseman Dennis Patrick Aloysius Lyons ( March 12, 1866 &ndash January 2, 1929) was a Major League Baseball player Jim or Jimmy Williams can refer to In American football: Jimmy H James Joseph Collins ( January 16, 1870 &ndash March 6, 1943) was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century James Joseph Collins ( January 16, 1870 &ndash March 6, 1943) was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century William Edward Kamm ( February 2 1900 - December 21 1988) was an American Third baseman in Major League Baseball William Edward Kamm ( February 2 1900 - December 21 1988) was an American Third baseman in Major League Baseball John Franklin "Home Run" Baker ( March 13 1886 - June 28 1963) was an American Third baseman in Major League William Paul Coughlin ( July 12, 1878 – May 7, 1943) was a Major League Baseball Third baseman for the Washington Edward Ernest (Ernie Courtney ( January 20, 1875 - February 29, 1920) was a Third baseman in Major League Baseball who James Phillip "Jimmy" Austin ( December 8, 1879 - March 6, 1965) was a professional Baseball player and coach 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 Hutchison: 44 (1890)

Catcher

1. Johnny Edwards: 1,135 (1969)
2. Russell Martin: 1,065 (2007)
3. Mike Piazza: 1,056 (1996)
4. Michael Barrett: 1,035 (2004)
5. Paul LoDuca: 1,014 (2003)
6. Johnny Edwards: 1,008 (1963)
7. Jason Kendall: 998 (2004)
8. Jorge Posada: 996 (2001)
9. Javy López: 994 (1996)
10. Jason Kendall: 986 (2005)

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

See also

• Assist (baseball)

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