1887 Season
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1887 National League Gold Glove Awards

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tom Daly*
CHN
C
21.4
24.0
6.3
4.0
2 Silver Flint
CHN
C
31.9
23.1
3.6
2.0
3 Connie Mack*
WS8
C
24.5
14.7
3.1
0.3
4 Fatty Briody
DTN
C
28.9
13.9
2.9
1.8
5 Pop Tate*
BSN
C
26.5
13.8
2.7
0.9
6 George Myers
IN3
C
26.6
9.6
0.8
-0.9
7 Charlie Bennett
DTN
C
32.6
6.2
3.7
2.2
8 Jack Clements
PHI
C
22.9
5.9
4.0
1.9
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Roger Connor
NY1
1B
30.0
18.3
2.7
1.4
2 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
35.2
13.9
2.5
1.2
3 Sid Farrar
PHI
1B
27.9
7.2
2.6
1.4
4 John Morrill
BSN
1B
32.4
3.6
1.3
-0.0
5 Billy O'Brien*
WS8
1B
27.3
1.8
1.9
0.8
6 Henry Jackson*
IN3
1B
26.0
-0.4
0.1
-0.1
7 Bill Krieg
WS8
1B
28.4
-0.8
0.2
0.1
8 Dan Brouthers
DTN
1B
29.1
-3.3
0.6
-0.7
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Danny Richardson
NY1
2B
24.4
18.9
4.6
2.0
2 Charley Bassett
IN3
2B
24.4
11.1
2.9
0.1
3 Fred Pfeffer
CHN
2B
27.3
8.5
6.3
3.4
4 Charlie Bastian
PHI
2B
27.0
8.3
1.1
0.2
5 Fred Dunlap
DTN
2B
28.1
7.6
3.9
2.4
6 Pop Smith
PIT
2B
30.7
1.4
2.8
0.6
7 Roger Carey*
NY1
2B
22.6
0.1
0.1
0.0
8 Jerry O'Brien*
WS8
2B
23.4
0.0
0.0
-0.0
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jerry Denny
IN3
3B
28.3
14.8
3.5
0.4
2 Tom Burns
CHN
3B
30.3
14.7
6.0
2.9
3 Jim Donnelly
WS8
3B
22.0
9.4
5.2
2.1
4 Art Whitney
PIT
3B
29.5
9.2
8.2
4.9
5 Billy Nash
BSN
3B
22.0
9.1
3.5
0.3
6 Deacon White
DTN
3B
39.6
5.8
4.4
1.5
7 Billy Shindle*
DTN
3B
26.6
5.3
0.4
-0.2
8 Patsy Tebeau*
CHN
3B
22.6
0.8
0.6
0.2
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jack Glasscock
IN3
SS
29.9
17.9
5.5
1.7
2 John Ward
NY1
SS
27.3
13.4
8.5
4.5
3 Arthur Irwin
PHI
SS
29.4
11.5
4.3
1.2
4 Ezra Sutton
BSN
SS
36.8
6.5
2.9
1.5
5 Bobby Wheelock*
BSN
SS
22.9
1.4
0.8
0.2
6 Jack Farrell
WS8
SS
30.0
0.0
1.7
0.2
7 John Irwin
WS8
SS
25.9
-0.2
0.1
-0.0
8 Sam Crane
WS8
SS
33.5
-0.4
0.2
0.0
Left Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Joe Hornung
BSN
LF
30.1
10.2
2.3
0.9
2 Emmett Seery
IN3
LF
26.4
7.8
1.6
-0.1
3 Marty Sullivan*
CHN
LF
24.7
4.2
2.2
0.6
4 Abner Dalrymple
PIT
LF
29.8
4.2
1.9
0.5
5 Tommy McCarthy
PHI
LF
23.9
-0.0
0.4
0.3
6 Jim Manning
DTN
LF
25.4
-0.4
0.1
-0.1
7 George Wood
PHI
LF
28.6
-0.7
1.3
-0.2
8 Cliff Carroll
WS8
LF
27.7
-4.5
1.1
-0.3
Center Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dick Johnston
BSN
CF
24.2
34.7
5.7
2.6
2 George Gore
NY1
CF
30.2
8.1
4.6
1.9
3 Jack McGeachey
IN3
CF
23.1
7.0
2.5
0.2
4 Tom Brown
MULT
CF
26.8
6.3
1.9
0.3
5 Ed Beecher*
PIT
CF
27.0
0.5
0.8
0.3
6 Ed Andrews
PHI
CF
28.2
-1.5
3.1
0.7
7 Ned Hanlon
DTN
CF
29.9
-3.4
5.2
2.2
8 Paul Hines
WS8
CF
32.3
-9.2
1.0
-1.6
Right Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jim Fogarty
PHI
RF
23.4
47.1
6.9
5.1
2 Billy Sunday
CHN
RF
24.6
4.4
0.0
-0.4
3 Mike Tiernan*
NY1
RF
20.4
4.1
0.7
-0.1
4 John Coleman
PIT
RF
24.3
3.1
2.1
0.4
5 Mike Dorgan
NY1
RF
33.7
2.8
1.3
0.4
6 George Shoch*
WS8
RF
28.5
1.8
1.0
0.2
7 Sam Thompson
DTN
RF
27.3
1.8
3.6
1.7
8 Ed Daily
MULT
RF
24.8
1.7
0.4
-0.8
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1887 American Association Gold Glove Awards

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Sam Trott
BL2
C
28.3
27.9
3.3
0.7
2 Bill Holbert
NY4
C
32.3
24.4
2.0
-0.0
3 Jimmy Peoples
BR3
C
23.7
22.4
1.9
-0.0
4 Chris Fulmer
BL2
C
29.0
14.6
1.9
0.5
5 Jim Keenan
CN2
C
29.4
9.7
2.2
0.9
6 Pop Snyder
CL3
C
32.7
9.4
3.9
1.5
7 Charlie Reipschlager
CL3
C
31.4
5.2
2.6
1.1
8 Lave Cross*
LS2
C
21.1
4.7
2.4
0.7
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tommy Tucker*
BL2
1B
23.7
15.3
3.8
2.3
2 Charlie Comiskey
SL4
1B
27.9
10.9
1.8
0.5
3 Dave Orr
NY4
1B
27.8
5.5
1.0
0.1
4 John Reilly
CN2
1B
28.7
1.9
2.1
0.8
5 John Kerins
LS2
1B
29.0
1.8
0.8
0.0
6 Cyclone Ryan*
NY4
1B
21.6
0.1
0.1
-0.0
7 Dude Esterbrook
NY4
1B
30.0
-0.5
0.1
-0.0
8 Ed Flanagan*
PH4
1B
25.8
-0.6
0.2
-0.0
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bid McPhee
CN2
2B
27.7
24.8
6.4
3.3
2 Reddy Mack
LS2
2B
21.2
12.7
4.8
1.7
3 Lou Bierbauer
PH4
2B
21.8
11.8
3.8
0.9
4 Bill Greenwood
BL2
2B
30.6
10.0
5.6
2.8
5 Yank Robinson
SL4
2B
27.8
5.0
3.5
0.7
6 Jimmy Knowles
NY4
2B
30.8
0.2
0.3
0.0
7 Cub Stricker
CL3
2B
27.4
-9.4
3.4
0.4
8 Bill McClellan
BR3
2B
31.3
-9.4
1.9
-1.3
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Arlie Latham
SL4
3B
27.3
21.4
7.8
4.2
2 Frank Hankinson
NY4
3B
31.2
15.3
4.8
1.4
3 Jumbo Davis
BL2
3B
25.8
13.6
3.6
1.2
4 Phil Reccius
MULT
3B
25.1
2.1
1.9
0.3
5 Hick Carpenter
CN2
3B
31.9
2.0
3.6
0.1
6 Jackie Hayes
BL2
3B
26.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
7 Ed Flynn*
CL3
3B
23.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
8 Heinie Kappel*
CN2
3B
23.8
-0.6
0.0
-0.3
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Germany Smith
BR3
SS
24.2
33.7
6.1
3.0
2 Frank Fennelly
CN2
SS
27.4
29.4
6.9
2.7
3 Clarence Cross*
NY4
SS
31.3
1.1
0.3
-0.0
4 Bill White
LS2
SS
27.2
-0.0
7.2
3.0
5 Billy Otterson*
BR3
SS
25.2
-0.8
1.2
0.2
6 Sadie Houck
NY4
SS
31.3
-1.0
0.4
0.1
7 Bill Gleason
SL4
SS
28.6
-4.3
6.9
2.7
8 Chippy McGarr
PH4
SS
24.1
-4.9
6.6
2.3
Left Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Hub Collins*
LS2
LF
23.2
13.4
2.8
1.3
2 Joe Sommer
BL2
LF
28.6
10.1
2.5
1.0
3 Tip O'Neill
SL4
LF
29.1
10.0
2.5
0.8
4 George Tebeau*
CN2
LF
25.5
9.5
2.1
1.0
5 Harry Stovey
PH4
LF
30.5
8.3
2.1
1.4
6 Darby O'Brien*
NY4
LF
23.8
7.6
1.2
-0.5
7 Myron Allen*
CL3
LF
33.3
6.5
0.6
-0.4
8 Henry Larkin
PH4
LF
27.5
2.4
2.0
0.8
Center Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Pop Corkhill
CN2
CF
29.2
25.8
8.1
5.1
2 Curt Welch
SL4
CF
25.4
25.0
10.1
7.1
3 Jim McTamany
BR3
CF
24.0
14.0
3.6
0.3
4 Mike Griffin*
BL2
CF
22.3
0.7
4.1
0.8
5 Charlie Hall*
NY4
CF
23.9
0.1
0.1
0.0
6 Jon Morrison
NY4
CF
28.6
0.1
0.0
-0.2
7 Lip Pike
NY4
CF
42.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
8 Pete Browning
LS2
CF
26.0
-1.0
4.5
1.2
Right Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jimmy Wolf
LS2
RF
25.1
18.9
4.7
2.9
2 Ed Swartwood
BR3
RF
28.5
3.9
0.7
-0.6
3 Hugh Nicol
CN2
RF
29.5
3.7
3.1
1.3
4 Tom Poorman
PH4
RF
29.7
3.3
3.3
1.3
5 Dave Foutz
SL4
RF
30.8
0.7
1.0
0.3
6 Ed Hogan*
NY4
RF
25.6
0.2
0.0
-0.4
7 Ducky Hemp*
LS2
RF
19.5
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
8 Lou Sylvester
SL4
RF
32.4
-0.1
0.5
0.3
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James