Friday, February 26, 2021

1959 Gold Gloves with Runners-up

 By JT 

Luis Aparicio

Links to Baseball-Reference.com's Gold Gloves for 1959. About four days ago they did these nifty diamond-shaped displays, click on links to get full details

1959 National League Gold Gloves

 
    LF:  Jackie Brandt  CF:  Willie Mays  RF:  Henry Aaron
      
    SS:  Roy McMillan2B:  Charlie Neal
    3B:  Ken Boyer1B:  Gil Hodges
    P:  Harvey Haddix
    C:  Del Crandall

    NL runners-up



    1959 American League Gold Gloves

     
      LF:  Minnie Minoso  CF:  Al Kaline  RF:  Jackie Jensen
        
      SS:  Luis Aparicio2B:  Nellie Fox
      3B:  Frank Malzone1B:  Vic Power
      P:  Bobby Shantz
      C:  Sherm Lollar

      AL runners-up
      Minoso got 103 votes  
      Al Smith— 20

      Kaline— 76
      Jim Landis —74

      Jensen —105
      Roger Maris —25

      Lollar— 69
      Sammy White— 46

      Fox— 84
      Bolling— 74

      Malzone —141
      Yost —23

      Power— 149
      Skowron —9

      Aparicio —161
      Shantz— 123
      Brewer— 30

      Review
      Brooks Robinson, according to modern metrics should likely have won a 
      Gold Glove in 1959 (bot not some of the mid-1960s seasons when he did win)

      Jim Landis and Roberto Clemente also should have been First-teamers rather than second-team. 

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