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1927 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 Gabby Hartnett
CHN
C
26.5
5.0
8.3
3.7
2 Frank Snyder
SLN
C
33.1
3.8
2.8
0.8
3 Luke Urban*
BSN
C
29.3
2.0
0.9
0.2
4 Butch Henline
BRO
C
32.5
1.9
3.0
1.2
5 Charlie Hargreaves
BRO
C
30.5
1.8
2.5
1.2
6 Jimmie Wilson
PHI
C
26.9
1.2
2.7
-1.7
7 Mike Gonzalez
CHN
C
36.8
1.2
2.6
1.5
8 Bob O'Farrell
SLN
C
30.7
1.1
2.6
0.9
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bill Terry
NY1
1B
28.7
10.1
3.4
1.8
2 Wally Pipp
CIN
1B
34.4
8.0
2.3
1.1
3 George Kelly
CIN
1B
31.8
6.9
0.9
0.5
4 Babe Herman
BRO
1B
24.0
5.6
1.8
0.7
5 Joe Harris
PIT
1B
36.1
2.0
1.4
0.1
6 Dick Burrus
BSN
1B
29.4
1.6
0.2
-0.4
7 Chick Tolson*
CHN
1B
28.7
0.1
0.1
0.0
8 Stuffy McInnis
PHI
1B
36.8
0.0
0.0
-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 Frankie Frisch
SLN
2B
28.8
41.0
11.1
7.3
2 Clyde Beck*
CHN
2B
27.5
7.0
3.7
1.2
3 Sparky Adams
CHN
2B
32.8
5.1
2.3
0.8
4 Hal Rhyne
PIT
2B
28.3
0.3
0.7
-0.2
5 Joe Cronin*
PIT
2B
20.7
0.0
0.0
-0.0
6 Chuck Corgan*
BRO
2B
24.6
0.0
0.3
-0.0
7 Jack White*
CIN
2B
21.8
-0.0
0.1
0.0
8 Ed Sicking
PIT
2B
30.3
-0.0
0.1
-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 Chuck Dressen
CIN
3B
28.8
14.9
7.1
3.1
2 Pie Traynor
PIT
3B
28.6
14.1
9.0
5.0
3 Bernie Friberg
PHI
3B
27.9
6.2
4.8
1.9
4 Freddie Lindstrom
NY1
3B
21.6
4.4
4.1
1.5
5 Babe Pinelli
CIN
3B
31.7
2.0
0.5
0.2
6 Bob Barrett
BRO
3B
28.4
1.2
2.8
0.1
7 Heinie Groh
PIT
3B
37.8
0.8
0.4
0.2
8 Eddie Pick*
CHN
3B
28.2
0.3
1.1
-0.1
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Travis Jackson
NY1
SS
23.7
13.4
7.9
3.7
2 Tommy Thevenow
SLN
SS
23.8
13.1
3.5
1.6
3 Woody English*
CHN
SS
21.3
6.9
3.7
0.8
4 Glenn Wright
PIT
SS
26.4
4.1
7.3
2.4
5 Rabbit Maranville
SLN
SS
35.6
0.4
0.7
0.4
6 Henry Baldwin*
PHI
SS
33.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
7 Dick Bartell*
PIT
SS
19.6
-0.0
0.1
0.0
8 Bill Deitrick*
PHI
SS
25.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
Left Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Clyde Barnhart
PIT
LF
31.5
7.9
3.1
1.6
2 Chick Hafey
SLN
LF
24.4
1.4
2.0
0.8
3 Ray Blades
SLN
LF
30.9
1.1
0.2
-0.2
4 Riggs Stephenson
CHN
LF
29.5
1.0
3.9
1.4
5 Adam Comorosky*
PIT
LF
21.6
0.5
0.6
0.4
6 Ty Tyson
NY1
LF
35.1
0.4
0.5
-0.1
7 Les Mann
MULT
LF
34.6
0.4
0.2
-0.0
8 Overton Tremper*
BRO
LF
21.3
0.2
0.3
0.0
Center Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Taylor Douthit
SLN
CF
26.2
29.5
6.2
3.2
2 Jigger Statz
BRO
CF
29.7
19.1
7.1
4.2
3 Jimmy Welsh
BSN
CF
24.7
4.2
2.3
-0.6
4 Sid Graves*
BSN
CF
25.6
0.1
0.0
-0.1
5 Dinny McNamara*
BSN
CF
21.8
-0.0
0.1
-0.0
6 Mel Ott*
NY1
CF
18.3
-0.3
0.3
-0.0
7 Pid Purdy*
CIN
CF
23.0
-0.7
0.3
-0.1
8 Kiki Cuyler
PIT
CF
28.8
-1.6
2.3
1.1
Right Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Paul Waner
PIT
RF
24.2
20.2
5.3
3.1
2 Curt Walker
CIN
RF
31.0
12.4
3.2
1.0
3 Cliff Heathcote
CHN
RF
29.4
6.0
1.8
1.0
4 Lance Richbourg*
BSN
RF
29.5
3.9
0.9
-0.6
5 Earl Webb*
CHN
RF
29.8
2.7
2.0
0.8
6 Pete Scott
CHN
RF
29.5
1.9
0.8
0.3
7 Ernie Orsatti*
SLN
RF
24.8
0.5
0.3
0.1
8 Jack Smith
BSN
RF
32.0
0.2
0.3
-0.2
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1927 American 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 Buck Crouse
CHA
C
30.5
8.2
3.8
1.5
2 Johnny Bassler
DET
C
32.1
4.8
3.5
1.4
3 Leo Dixon
SLA
C
32.8
4.0
1.0
-0.2
4 Benny Bengough
NYA
C
28.9
3.5
2.1
1.0
5 Luke Sewell
CLE
C
26.5
2.8
5.3
0.7
6 Wally Schang
SLA
C
37.9
2.1
2.6
0.2
7 Bill Moore*
BOS
C
23.6
1.7
0.2
-0.6
8 Larry Woodall
DET
C
32.9
1.3
4.6
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 Phil Todt
BOS
1B
25.9
12.7
3.2
1.7
2 Lu Blue
DET
1B
30.3
2.5
1.3
0.2
3 Jimmie Dykes
PHA
1B
30.6
1.3
1.3
0.5
4 George Burns
CLE
1B
34.4
1.0
2.3
0.8
5 Dud Branom*
PHA
1B
29.6
0.7
0.4
0.1
6 Eddie Onslow
WS1
1B
34.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
7 Bud Clancy*
CHA
1B
26.8
-0.0
1.5
0.2
8 Guy Sturdy*
SLA
1B
27.9
-0.1
0.0
-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 Tony Lazzeri
NYA
2B
23.6
6.9
4.7
2.0
2 Max Bishop
PHA
2B
27.8
3.4
3.7
1.2
3 Ray Morehart
NYA
2B
27.6
3.3
1.9
0.7
4 Freddy Spurgeon
CLE
2B
26.7
1.2
1.5
0.2
5 Buddy Dear*
WS1
2B
21.6
0.0
0.0
-0.0
6 Elmer Eggert*
BOS
2B
25.4
0.0
0.0
-0.0
7 Bob Way*
CHA
2B
21.2
0.0
0.0
-0.0
8 Johnny Burnett*
CLE
2B
22.7
-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 Ossie Bluege
WS1
3B
26.7
11.4
8.1
4.0
2 Sammy Hale
PHA
3B
30.8
8.4
6.7
3.1
3 Willie Kamm
CHA
3B
27.4
5.7
6.4
2.2
4 Johnny Hodapp
CLE
3B
21.8
1.4
2.0
0.3
5 Rube Lutzke
CLE
3B
29.6
1.0
3.2
0.6
6 Jim Battle*
CHA
3B
26.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7 Joe Mellana*
PHA
3B
22.3
0.0
0.2
0.1
8 Dutch Ussat*
CLE
3B
23.2
-0.0
0.1
0.0
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Wally Gerber
SLA
SS
35.9
9.9
5.5
0.8
2 Mark Koenig
NYA
SS
23.0
8.5
7.6
3.4
3 Joe Sewell
CLE
SS
28.7
3.0
7.1
1.9
4 Jackie Tavener
DET
SS
29.5
1.9
5.8
1.9
5 Topper Rigney
MULT
SS
30.5
1.7
1.3
0.2
6 Bobby Reeves*
WS1
SS
23.0
0.7
3.8
0.5
7 Bill Hunnefield
CHA
SS
28.5
0.7
2.9
0.4
8 Otto Miller*
SLA
SS
26.4
0.1
0.5
0.1
Left Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Goose Goslin
WS1
LF
26.7
15.6
4.3
1.9
2 Charlie Jamieson
CLE
LF
34.4
8.4
3.2
1.1
3 Bibb Falk
CHA
LF
28.4
6.7
5.4
3.0
4 Art Ruble*
DET
LF
24.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
5 Johnny Gill*
CLE
LF
22.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
6 Kid Willson*
CHA
LF
31.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
7 Rusty Saunders*
PHA
LF
21.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
8 Carl Reynolds*
CHA
LF
24.4
-0.3
0.5
0.4
Center Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Alex Metzler*
CHA
CF
24.5
11.6
6.1
2.9
2 Earle Combs
NYA
CF
28.1
7.9
6.2
2.4
3 Fred Schulte*
SLA
CF
26.5
4.0
0.6
-0.6
4 Bernie Neis
MULT
CF
31.8
3.4
1.3
0.6
5 Ira Flagstead
BOS
CF
33.8
3.2
3.7
0.6
6 Ike Eichrodt
CLE
CF
24.5
1.2
1.7
0.2
7 Johnny Mostil
CHA
CF
31.1
0.8
0.1
-0.1
8 Sam West*
WS1
CF
22.7
0.7
0.2
0.0
Right Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Babe Ruth
NYA
RF
32.4
8.1
2.6
1.2
2 Bill Barrett
CHA
RF
27.1
7.0
3.6
1.6
3 Ty Cobb
PHA
RF
40.5
6.5
1.2
0.1
4 Walter French
PHA
RF
28.0
6.1
1.5
0.3
5 Harry Rice
SLA
RF
25.6
6.0
1.3
0.0
6 Herschel Bennett
SLA
RF
30.8
1.6
0.6
-0.0
7 Cedric Durst
NYA
RF
30.9
0.3
0.3
0.0
8 Ben Paschal
NYA
RF
31.7
0.3
0.2
0.0
*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