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CATCHER FIELDING RECORDS

 
 

[Provided by Lyle Spatz, Chairman of SABR's Record Committee;
Retrosheet.org and baseball-reference.com
]

MOST CONSECUTIVE ERRORLESS GAMES - CAREER
N.L. 252 - Mike Matheny (STL) August 2, 2002 through August 1, 2004
A.L. 253 - Mike Redmond (MIN) July 7, 2004 through May 18, 2010

MOST CONSECUTIVE ERRORLESS CHANCES - CAREER
N.L. 1,565 - Mike Matheny (STL August 2, 2002 through August 1, 2004
A.L. 1,588 - Mike Redmond (MIN) July 7, 2004 through May 18, 2010

MOST CONSECUTIVE ERRORLESS CHANCES - SEASON
N.L. 973 - Charles Johnson (FLA) 123 Games, Apr 1 - Sep 28 1997
A.L. 777 - A.J. Pierzynski (CHI) 118 Games, Apr 18 - Oct 2, 2005

MOST DOUBLE PLAYS IN A GAME
N.L. 3 - Many Catchers

  • Jack O'Neil (CHI) 4/26/1905
  • Bob O'Farrell (CHI) 7/9/1919 [Gm2]
  • Shanty Hogan (NY) 8/19/1931
  • Ebba St. Claire (BOS) 8/9/1951
  • Ron Hodges (NY) 4/23/1978
  • Eddie Taubensee (CIN) 4/23/1999
  • Damian Miller (ARI) 5/25/1999
  • Brian Schneider (MON) 6/11/2004


  • A.L. 4 - Chris Hoiles (BAL) 4/9/1998

    MOST DOUBLE PLAYS IN A SEASON
    N.L. 23 - Tom Haller (LA) 139 Games, 1968
    A.L. 36 - Steve O'Neill (CLE) 128 Games, 1916

    MOST DOUBLE PLAYS IN A CAREER
    N.L. 163 - Gabby Hartnett (CHI, NY) 20 seasons, 1922-1941
    A.L. 226 - Ray Schalk (CHI) 17 seasons, 1912-1928