Gold Glove Award for Second Basemen on Baseball Almanac

Gold Glove Second Basemen

The Gold Glove Award was first presented by the St. Louis-based Rawlings corporation in 1957 to honor the eighteen best fielders at their positions. Rawlings used a combination of defensive statistics along with visual effect to determine the winner and honored the recipient with a large gold glove. Voting is currently done by the managers and coaches from each Major League team who are NOT able to select their own players. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive list of Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners at the second basemen's position.

"Some plays just come out of me, just on instincts. I'll make a play and wonder, How did I do that?" - Gold Glove (ten times over) Second Baseman Roberto Alomar

Rawlings Gold Glove Award ® / Gold Glove Second Basemen Catcher \| Pitcher \| First Base \| Second Base \| Third Base \| Shortstop American League Outfielders \| National League Outfielders
Year	National League^(Qty)	Team(s)	Year	American League^(Qty)	Team(s)
1957	One Winner Only	n/a	1957	Nellie Fox⁽¹⁾	Chicago
1958	Bill Mazeroski⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	1958	Frank Bolling⁽¹⁾	Detroit
1959	Charlie Neal⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	1959	Nellie Fox⁽²⁾	Chicago
1960	Bill Mazeroski⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh	1960	Nellie Fox⁽³⁾	Chicago
1961	Bill Mazeroski⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh	1961	Bobby Richardson⁽¹⁾	New York
1962	Ken Hubbs⁽¹⁾	Chicago	1962	Bobby Richardson⁽²⁾	New York
1963	Bill Mazeroski⁽⁴⁾	Pittsburgh	1963	Bobby Richardson⁽³⁾	New York
1964	Bill Mazeroski⁽⁵⁾	Pittsburgh	1964	Bobby Richardson⁽⁴⁾	New York
1965	Bill Mazeroski⁽⁶⁾	Pittsburgh	1965	Bobby Richardson⁽⁵⁾	New York
1966	Bill Mazeroski⁽⁷⁾	Pittsburgh	1966	Bobby Knoop⁽¹⁾	California
1967	Bill Mazeroski⁽⁸⁾	Pittsburgh	1967	Bobby Knoop⁽²⁾	California
1968	Glenn Beckert⁽¹⁾	Chicago	1968	Bobby Knoop⁽³⁾	California
1969	Felix Millan⁽¹⁾	Atlanta	1969	Davey Johnson⁽¹⁾	Baltimore
1970	Tommy Helms⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	1970	Davey Johnson⁽²⁾	Baltimore
1971	Tommy Helms⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	1971	Davey Johnson⁽³⁾	Baltimore
1972	Felix Millan⁽²⁾	Atlanta	1972	Doug Griffin⁽¹⁾	Boston
1973	Joe Morgan⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	1973	Bobby Grich⁽¹⁾	Baltimore
1974	Joe Morgan⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	1974	Bobby Grich⁽²⁾	Baltimore
1975	Joe Morgan⁽³⁾	Cincinnati	1975	Bobby Grich⁽³⁾	Baltimore
1976	Joe Morgan⁽⁴⁾	Cincinnati	1976	Bobby Grich⁽⁴⁾	Baltimore
1977	Joe Morgan⁽⁵⁾	Cincinnati	1977	Frank White⁽¹⁾	Kansas City
1978	Davey Lopes⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	1978	Frank White⁽²⁾	Kansas City
1979	Manny Trillo⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	1979	Frank White⁽³⁾	Kansas City
1980	Doug Flynn⁽¹⁾	New York	1980	Frank White⁽⁴⁾	Kansas City
1981	Manny Trillo⁽²⁾	Philadelphia	1981	Frank White⁽⁵⁾	Kansas City
1982	Manny Trillo⁽³⁾	Philadelphia	1982	Frank White⁽⁶⁾	Kansas City
1983	Ryne Sandberg⁽¹⁾	Chicago	1983	Lou Whitaker⁽¹⁾	Detroit
1984	Ryne Sandberg⁽²⁾	Chicago	1984	Lou Whitaker⁽²⁾	Detroit
1985	Ryne Sandberg⁽³⁾	Chicago	1985	Lou Whitaker⁽³⁾	Detroit
1986	Ryne Sandberg⁽⁴⁾	Chicago	1986	Frank White⁽⁷⁾	Kansas City
1987	Ryne Sandberg⁽⁵⁾	Chicago	1987	Frank White⁽⁸⁾	Kansas City
1988	Ryne Sandberg⁽⁶⁾	Chicago	1988	Harold Reynolds⁽¹⁾	Seattle
1989	Ryne Sandberg⁽⁷⁾	Chicago	1989	Harold Reynolds⁽²⁾	Seattle
1990	Ryne Sandberg⁽⁸⁾	Chicago	1990	Harold Reynolds⁽³⁾	Seattle
1991	Ryne Sandberg⁽⁹⁾	Chicago	1991	Roberto Alomar⁽¹⁾	Toronto
1992	Jose Lind⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	1992	Roberto Alomar⁽²⁾	Toronto
1993	Robby Thompson⁽¹⁾	San Francisco	1993	Roberto Alomar⁽³⁾	Toronto
1994	Craig Biggio⁽¹⁾	Houston	1994	Roberto Alomar⁽⁴⁾	Toronto
1995	Craig Biggio⁽²⁾	Houston	1995	Roberto Alomar⁽⁵⁾	Toronto
1996	Craig Biggio⁽³⁾	Houston	1996	Roberto Alomar⁽⁶⁾	Baltimore
1997	Craig Biggio⁽⁴⁾	Houston	1997	Chuck Knoblauch⁽¹⁾	Minnesota
1998	Bret Boone⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	1998	Roberto Alomar⁽⁷⁾	Baltimore
1999	Pokey Reese⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	1999	Roberto Alomar⁽⁸⁾	Cleveland
2000	Pokey Reese⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	2000	Roberto Alomar⁽⁹⁾	Cleveland
2001	Fernando Vina⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	2001	Roberto Alomar⁽¹⁰⁾	Cleveland
2002	Fernando Vina⁽²⁾	St. Louis	2002	Bret Boone⁽²⁾	Seattle
2003	Luis Castillo⁽¹⁾	Florida	2003	Bret Boone⁽³⁾	Seattle
2004	Luis Castillo⁽²⁾	Florida	2004	Bret Boone⁽⁴⁾	Seattle
2005	Luis Castillo⁽³⁾	Florida	2005	Orlando Hudson⁽¹⁾	Toronto
2006	Orlando Hudson⁽²⁾	Arizona	2006	Mark Grudzielanek⁽¹⁾	Kansas City
2007	Orlando Hudson⁽³⁾	Arizona	2007	Placido Polanco⁽¹⁾	Detroit
2008	Brandon Phillips⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	2008	Dustin Pedroia⁽¹⁾	Boston
2009	Orlando Hudson⁽⁴⁾	Los Angeles	2009	Placido Polanco⁽²⁾	Detroit
2010	Brandon Phillips⁽²⁾	Cincinnati	2010	Robinson Cano⁽¹⁾	New York
2011	Brandon Phillips⁽³⁾	Cincinnati	2011	Dustin Pedroia⁽²⁾	Boston
2012	Darwin Barney⁽¹⁾	Chicago	2012	Robinson Cano⁽²⁾	New York
2013	Not Yet Announced^(11-2013)	--	2013	Not Yet Announced^(11-2013)	--
Year	National League^(Qty)	Team(s)	Year	American League^(Qty)	Team(s)
Rawlings Gold Glove Award for Second Basemen

Rawlings Gold Glove Award ® Most By A Second Baseman^{(Min 4)}
Name		Quantity
Roberto Alomar		10
Ryne Sandberg		9
Bill Mazeroski		8
Frank White		8
Joe Morgan		5
Bobby Richardson		5
Craig Biggio		4
Bret Boone		4
Bobby Grich		4
Orlando Hudson		4
Rawlings Gold Glove Award ® League Records
Lg	Name	Quantity
AL	Roberto Alomar	10
NL	Ryne Sandberg	9
Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Bill Mazeroski was in a league by himself defensively yet he was never "seriously" considered for enshrinement into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the writers; however, in 2001 the Veterans Committee took the matter into their own hands and recognized Mazeroski for his superior defensive skills.

Did you know that there are only two second baseman who have ever won a Gold Glove Award from both the American and National League? Kudos to Bret Boone who won his first Gold Glove in 1998 with the Cincinnati Reds then started the "club" when he won again in 2002 with the Seattle Mariners. And a "welcome to the club" goes to Orlando Hudson who joined in 2005/2006.

Ken Hubbs was the first and still the only second baseman to win a Gold Glove Award during his rookie season.

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