Gold Gloves and Iron Hands

A look at the best and worst fielding percentage at each position and each league:

BEST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

C--Darrin Fletcher, Toronto: .998

1B--Doug Mientkiewicz, Minnesota: 1.000

2B--Roberto Alomar, Cleveland: .991

3B--Eric Chavez, Oakland: .960

SS--Mike Bordick, Baltimore: .989

LF--B.J. Surhoff, Baltimore: 1.000

CF--Brady Anderson, Baltimore: .996

RF--Shawn Green, Toronto: .996

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

C--Mike Lieberthal, Philadelphia: .997

1B--J.T. Snow, San Francisco: .997

2B--Edgardo Alfonzo, New York: .996

3B--Matt Williams, Arizona: .978

SS--Rey Ordonez, New York: .991

LF--Richard Hidalgo, Houston: 1.000

CF--Darryl Hamilton, New York: 1.000

RF--Michael Tucker, Cincinnati: .993

WORST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

C--Brook Fordyce, Chicago: .986

1B--Mike Stanley, Boston: .988

2B--Chuck Knoblauch, New York: .964

3B--Todd Zeile, Texas: .934

SS--Mike Caruso, Chicago: .952

LF--Juan Encarnacion, Detroit: .966

CF--Carlos Beltran, Kansas City: .963

RF--Matt Lawton, Minnesota: .971

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

C--Todd Hundley, Dodgers: .972

1B--Kevin Young, Pittsburgh: .985

2B--Jay Bell, Arizona: .968

3B--Ed Sprague, Pittsburgh: .920

SS--Damian Jackson, San Diego: .942

LF--Al Martin, Pittsburgh: .935

CF--Preston Wilson, Florida: .971

RF--Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal: .940

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Researched by HOUSTON MITCHELL / Los Angeles Times