1965 AL and NL Gold Glove Winners with Second-teams

By JT  

Bob Gibson

Nineteen Sixty-five was the last year The Sporting News published vote totals for the Gold Glove awards, thus ending our series.

Here is the 1965 edition

American League

First-teams left, Second-teams right 

National League

First-teams left, Second-teams right 

National League team only listed two outfielders behind the three award-winners. 

1964 AL and NL Gold Glove Winners with Second-teams

 By JT 

Ron Santo

In 1964 the Sporting News was still publishing votes for their Gold Glove polls and thus Second-teams could be compiled. Here are the 1964 results:

American League

First-teams left, Second-teams right

National League

First-teams left, Second-teams right 

1963 AL and NL Gold Glove Winners with Second-teams

 By JT 

Al Kaline

This is the 1963 iteration of The Sporting News Gold Glove Awards with complete Second-teams—

The American League:  

First-team left, Second-team right

The National League:  

First-team left, Second-team right

1962 AL and NL Gold Glove Winners with Second-teams

 By JT  

Ken Hubbs

Here are 1962's Gold Glove Winners and runners up as chosen by The Sporting News—

American League:  

First-team left, Second-team right

National League:

First-team left, Second-team right

Source: The Sporting News, 11/10 and 11/17, 1962

1961 AL and NL Gold Glove Winners with Second-teams

By JT  

Brooks Robinson

I like to give credit where credit is due and when it comes to Gold Gloves that is including the Second-teams or runners-up that were awarded when The Sporting News handed out the winners of the Glove Gloves

Here are the winners and those who followed them in the voting for 1961—

American League:

First-team left, Second-team right

National League:

First-team left, Second-team right

Note: Only one outfielder was named to the NL Second-team

1960 AL and NL Gold Glove Winners with Second-teams

By JT 

Clemente 

I think it's always nice to know who the honorable mentions or "second-teams" are when honors are given out. The Sporting News gave the vote totals but they've never been published. here are the Second-teams for the Gold Glove Awards in 1960.

For the third year in a row, Roberto Clemente was a Second-teamer.

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 McMillan	2B:  Charlie Neal
3B:  Ken Boyer	1B:  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 Aparicio	2B:  Nellie Fox
3B:  Frank Malzone	1B:  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

Joe DeMaestri— 9

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. 

1958 Gold Glove Awards with Second-teams

By JT 

Ken Boyer 

Early on The Sporting News (TSN) posted vote totals of the polls of the players used to determine the Gold Glove Awards, they have not been publicized since as far as I am aware. 

Here are the 1958 Second-teamers based on those vote totals. 

	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	CF	LF	RF
1958 NL	Haddix	Crandall	Hodges	Mazeroski	Boyer	McMillan	Mays	Robinson	Aaron
	Gomez	Bailey	Torre	Temple	Hoak	Zimmer	Virdon	Cimoli/	Clemente
								Skinner
1958 AL	Shantz	Lollar	Power	Bolling	Malzone	Aparicio	Piersall	Siebern	Kaline
	Urban	Berra	Skowron	Fox	Robinson	DeMnostri	Mantle	Minoso	Jensen/
									Bauer

 

1957 De facto AL and NL Gold Gloves

By JT 

Gil Hodges

In 1957 when The Sporting News (TSN) first awarded Gold Gloves (in cooperation with Rawlings) they did it for the Major Leagues only, not for the American and National Leagues as they have done ever since. 

Nineteen writers cast votes on the awards in 1957 and the full MLB Gold Glove team is listed.

However, if one breaks down the voting by league, AL and NL, you can get a reasonable view of who might have won if it hadn't been a full MLB poll.

Mays was unanimous and there was a three-way tie for NL pitcher (all three had one vote) but other than those two exceptions you can get complete teams.

In fact, three writers picked a centerfielder (we don't know who)as a right fielder, and another picked a centerfielder as a left fielder. Who was that? Mickey Mantle? Richie Ashburn? My money is on Mantle. But there is no way to ever know.

At some point using the modern fielding metrics we will examine how the writers did versus the "metrics" but for now, it's interesting to see perhaps Aparicio earned one extra Gold Glove or that Mickey Vernon perhaps got one in spirit, if not in reality.

Now for analyzing the selections it is much harder because in some cases some players with high totals in fielding runs (regardless of source) were not regulars or maybe didn't pass the "eye test". It's hard to know what first basemen saved runs by scooping up poor throws and also the various types of pitching staffs that gave players more or fewer chances, i.e. fly ball pitchers or ground ball pitchers or strikeout pitchers who gave out less of both. 

So, that said, Vic Power would likely be the best choice for the mythical American League Gold Glove at first. 

Don Blasingame likely has the best statistical season with the metrics and would be our mytical NL and MLB second baseman.

Gus Triandos likely "out-metriced" Loller. Roy McMillan didn;t have his best metric year, Gil McDougald (got three votes from the panel)  and Johnny Logan did a bit better but again, how can I know what happened better than the panel if there is not a big difference in the runs save?

Without much question, Roberto Clemente should have at least the NL right field spot. 

Charlie Maxwell got a couple votes from the panel and showed well in the metrics, better than Minoso, but there again, the "eye test" I am willing to bet was won by Minoso. Same with Mays over some with some better metrics in centerfield like Richie Ashburn and Bill Virdon.

So, put Power in for Mickey Vernon and Clemente in for Carl Furillo and I'd be good with the rest of the choices by the panel.  

You may disagree. Let me know what you think.

1956 Virtual Gold Gloves

 By JT 

Using Sean Smith's Defensive WAR and Rtot, Michael Humphrey's DRA, Bill James's FiWS, Pete Palmer's FR, Clay Davenport's FRAA, Tom Thress' net fielding wins and other indicators, I've awarded "Virtual" Gold Gloves to the most deserving players.

1956 Virtual Gold Gloves

 NL

C- Roy Campenella; Crandall a close second Bailey was third

1B- Bill White; Gil Hodges, Stan Musial

2B-Junior Gilliam; #2 Blasingame

SS- Roy McMillan, no one really close, maybe Logan #2

3B-Ken Boyer; followed by Jackie Robinson

OF--Richie Ashburn; Willie Mays; Bill Burton (Hank Aaron, Monte Irvin, Frank Robinson, and Duke Snider all showed well)

AL

C -Yogi Berra a clear winner this season; #2 Loller; #3 Hegan

1B- Vic Power, Vic Wertz, Runnells

2B- Bobby Avila; #2 Nelli Fox; #3 Goodman

SS - Luis Aparicio  #2 Chico Carrasquel; Joe DeMaestri

3B- Al Rosen;  Bill Klaus is #2

OF- Jimmy Piersall; Al Kaline; Charlie Maxwell;  (Jim Busby; #4a, 4b Larry Doby; 4c Mickey Mantle) but Piersall was way ahead. 

Bill White has an excellent year, a clear winner which would add to his actual Gold glove total. 

In the NL outfield, the dWar ranks were 1. Ashburn 2. Aaron 3. Bruton 4. Mays-Bobby Thomson

In  DRA the ranks were 1.Richie Ashburn, 2. Monte Irvin, 3.Roberto Clemente, 4.Frank Robinson, 5.Willie Mays, 6.Hank Aaron, 7.Bill Bruton,  8.Jim King.

In multi-year DRA the top for were:  Roberto Clemente, Richie Ashburn, Frank Robinson, Willie Mays

This is the leader board for Total Run Zones

1. Ashburn, PHI-16.0

2. Aaron, MIL-15.0

3t. Thomson, MIL-13.0

3t. Mays, NYG-13.0

3t. Bruton, MIL-13.0

6. Snider, BRO-12.0

7. Irvin, CHC-10.0

8t King, CHC-9.0

8t. Robinson, CIN-9.0

In Fielding Runs (Palmer) it was (1) Ashburn (2) King and (3) Irvin, and in Win Shares Bruton was first then Mays and Ashburn were second and third. 

In Davenport's FRAA  Ashburn was first, Aaron was second, then Wally Post third, Monte Irvin fourth, Willie Mays fifth, and Frank Robinson sixth. 

Agree or disagree? Let me know. In fact, I'd love someone better to do this

1955 Virtual Gold Gloves

 By JT 

Jimmy Piersall 

Using Sean Smith's Defensive WAR and Rtot, Michael Humphrey's DRA, Bill James's FiWS, Pete Palmer's FR, Clay Davenport's FRAA, Tom Thress' net fielding wins and other indicators, I've awarded "Virtual" Gold Gloves to the most deserving players.

1955 Virtual Gold Gloves

1955 NL
C- Del Crandall was best, Roy Campenella next
1B- Gil Hodges; #2 Musial
2B- O’Connell; #2 Schoendienst;  #3 Gilliam, Temple
3B- Hoak; #2 Robinson; #3 Boyer #4 Hank Thompson
SS- Roy McMillan; #2 Banks, #3 Logan
OF- Willie Mays; Ashburn; Bruton; (Snider, Furillo, Clemente, Aaron, and Mikas next)

1955 AL
C- Loller led most and next was Hegan; #3 Berra
1B- Vic Power #2 Norm Zauchin. Close, but DRA tilts it to Power. 
2B- McDougald; #2 Fox; #3 Avilla (in actual voting Fox may have gotten it, but McDougald was ahead in most metrics)
SS- George Strickland; #2 Miranda, Chico Carrasquel
3B- Andy Carey (dominated); Lopez, Rosen
OF- Jimmy Piersall; Mickey Mantle; Minnie Minoso (Al Kaline,  Hank Bauer, Busby, Diering, Tuttle, Noren-too few innings) and Rivera-too few innings all showed nicely). 

Platinum Gloves AL - Piersall     NL -  Mays

The NL outfield was close. But again Mays emerged first. He was first in Palmer's Fielding Runs, first in Humphreys' multi-year DRA, second among outfielders in Clay Davenports FRAA, third in dWar, first in Total Run Zones, Second in Centerfield Range Factor, and fourth in Bill James' Fielding Win Shares. 

Ashburn's rankings in all those were second and Bruton was fourth. 

In the AL it was difficult. Piersall was clear #1 and Mantle and Minoso close. The rest--judgment call, likely Mantle’s best fielding season as many metrics show him as a bit below average most years, in 1955 he stands out). Mantle was 2nd in James' Defensive Win Shares and in Total Run Zones and dWar among center fielders.

Agree or disagree? Let me know. In fact, I'd love someone better to do this.