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1945 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 Clyde Kluttz
MULT
C
27.6
5.7
3.7
1.4
2 Gus Mancuso
PHI
C
39.6
2.5
2.3
0.3
3 Al Unser
CIN
C
32.7
1.5
1.5
-0.7
4 Phil Masi
BSN
C
29.5
1.4
4.8
1.5
5 Ken O'Dea
SLN
C
32.3
1.2
6.8
3.9
6 Dewey Williams
CHN
C
29.4
1.2
1.6
0.5
7 Hal Spindel*
PHI
C
32.1
1.1
1.0
0.2
8 Johnny Riddle
CIN
C
39.7
0.7
0.7
0.1
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Frank McCormick
CIN
1B
34.1
10.4
2.9
1.3
2 Phil Weintraub
NY1
1B
37.7
6.9
1.5
0.7
3 Mike Schemer*
NY1
1B
27.6
2.6
0.6
0.3
4 Howie Schultz
BRO
1B
23.0
1.7
0.5
0.1
5 Babe Dahlgren
PIT
1B
33.0
0.9
2.6
1.1
6 Frank Colman
PIT
1B
27.3
0.6
0.3
0.1
7 Vince Shupe*
BSN
1B
23.8
0.6
0.8
0.1
8 Tony Lupien
PHI
1B
28.2
0.1
0.1
-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 Woody Williams
CIN
2B
32.9
20.0
4.0
0.6
2 Jack Saltzgaver
PIT
2B
42.4
0.6
1.0
0.5
3 Steve Shemo*
BSN
2B
30.2
0.1
0.1
-0.1
4 Leo Durocher
BRO
2B
39.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5 Kermit Wahl*
CIN
2B
22.6
-0.0
0.8
0.3
6 Don Hasenmayer*
PHI
2B
18.2
-0.1
0.1
-0.0
7 Don Johnson
CHN
2B
33.6
-0.2
7.1
3.6
8 Frank Drews
BSN
2B
29.1
-0.2
1.4
0.2
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Stan Hack
CHN
3B
35.6
9.1
8.3
4.5
2 Steve Mesner
CIN
3B
27.5
8.2
9.0
5.1
3 Lee Handley
PIT
3B
31.9
6.5
3.5
1.5
4 Whitey Kurowski
SLN
3B
27.2
2.9
5.3
1.8
5 Chuck Workman
BSN
3B
30.5
2.7
1.9
-0.8
6 Nap Reyes
NY1
3B
25.6
2.1
4.3
1.3
7 Billy Jurges
NY1
3B
37.1
1.0
1.6
0.5
8 Bob Elliott
PIT
3B
28.6
0.9
3.2
1.2
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Buddy Kerr
NY1
SS
22.7
14.5
8.2
3.3
2 Marty Marion
SLN
SS
27.6
13.3
7.6
3.5
3 Eddie Miller
CIN
SS
28.6
9.0
5.9
2.1
4 Wally Flager*
MULT
SS
23.7
0.7
2.2
0.3
5 George Fallon
SLN
SS
31.0
0.6
0.8
0.3
6 Bitsy Mott*
PHI
SS
27.1
0.5
2.3
0.4
7 Glenn Crawford*
MULT
SS
31.6
0.2
1.4
0.3
8 Granny Hamner*
PHI
SS
18.2
0.2
0.3
-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 Red Schoendienst*
SLN
LF
22.4
11.5
3.2
1.4
2 Eric Tipton
CIN
LF
30.2
9.4
1.4
0.1
3 Peanuts Lowrey
CHN
LF
27.8
4.1
3.5
1.7
4 Jim Russell
PIT
LF
26.8
2.9
2.9
0.7
5 Butch Nieman
BSN
LF
27.4
2.8
0.6
-0.0
6 Joe Medwick
MULT
LF
33.6
2.1
1.3
0.4
7 Luis Olmo
BRO
LF
25.9
0.7
2.6
1.1
8 Ed Sauer*
CHN
LF
26.5
0.6
0.5
0.2
Center Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Carden Gillenwater*
BSN
CF
27.1
37.9
6.0
2.7
2 Goody Rosen
BRO
CF
32.8
34.0
6.4
3.0
3 Dain Clay
CIN
CF
26.0
8.0
4.9
1.4
4 Andy Pafko
CHN
CF
24.4
4.9
6.6
3.3
5 Buster Adams
MULT
CF
30.0
1.6
4.3
1.2
6 Vince DiMaggio
PHI
CF
32.8
0.3
2.6
-0.2
7 Eddie Lukon*
CIN
CF
24.9
0.0
0.1
-0.1
8 Red Durrett*
BRO
CF
24.4
-0.0
0.1
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 Bill Nicholson
CHN
RF
30.6
7.5
4.2
1.9
2 Tommy Holmes
BSN
RF
28.3
6.6
2.4
0.5
3 Johnny Hopp
SLN
RF
29.0
4.3
1.6
0.5
4 Art Rebel*
SLN
RF
31.3
1.2
0.5
0.3
5 Dave Bartosch*
SLN
RF
28.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
6 Charlie Mead
NY1
RF
24.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
7 Dick Sipek*
CIN
RF
22.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
8 Babe Herman
BRO
RF
42.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.0
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1945 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 Mike Tresh
CHA
C
31.4
4.9
5.2
-0.1
2 Rick Ferrell
WS1
C
39.7
4.8
3.1
0.2
3 Paul Richards
DET
C
36.6
4.1
5.8
3.0
4 Buddy Rosar
PHA
C
31.0
3.6
2.2
-0.6
5 Fred Walters*
BOS
C
32.8
2.9
1.7
0.6
6 Mike Guerra
WS1
C
32.7
1.8
1.5
0.1
7 Bob Swift
DET
C
30.3
1.6
6.4
3.6
8 Hank Ruszkowski*
CLE
C
19.6
0.5
1.0
0.6
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mickey Rocco
CLE
1B
29.3
11.9
2.5
1.0
2 Dick Siebert
PHA
1B
33.4
9.7
2.1
0.5
3 Catfish Metkovich
BOS
1B
24.7
3.9
1.1
0.0
4 Dolph Camilli
BOS
1B
38.2
2.1
0.6
0.0
5 Joe Kuhel
WS1
1B
39.0
0.1
2.6
1.1
6 Papa Williams*
CLE
1B
32.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
7 John McHale*
DET
1B
23.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
8 Kerby Farrell
CHA
1B
31.8
-0.2
1.2
0.2
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss
NYA
2B
26.7
33.9
6.9
2.9
2 Eddie Mayo
DET
2B
35.2
16.4
7.4
4.2
3 Irv Hall
PHA
2B
26.7
3.9
6.2
2.2
4 Red Borom*
DET
2B
28.7
1.8
1.4
0.8
5 Skeeter Newsome
BOS
2B
34.7
-4.4
2.0
-0.1
6 Ben Steiner*
BOS
2B
23.9
-4.7
1.9
0.0
7 Roy Schalk
CHA
2B
36.6
-8.0
4.5
1.0
8 Fred Vaughn*
WS1
2B
26.7
-8.2
1.3
-0.6
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Harlond Clift
WS1
3B
32.9
4.8
3.7
0.8
2 Johnny Tobin*
BOS
3B
24.5
3.5
2.7
0.8
3 Oscar Grimes
NYA
3B
30.2
2.5
5.5
1.8
4 Len Schulte*
SLA
3B
28.6
2.3
3.7
1.9
5 Ty LaForest*
BOS
3B
28.2
1.7
1.8
0.6
6 Floyd Baker
CHA
3B
28.7
1.4
1.3
0.3
7 Jim Bucher
BOS
3B
34.3
1.0
1.1
0.3
8 Hillis Layne
WS1
3B
27.4
0.5
1.0
0.3
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Eddie Lake
BOS
SS
29.3
4.6
6.4
2.2
2 Skeeter Webb
DET
SS
35.7
4.1
5.7
2.4
3 Lou Boudreau
CLE
SS
28.0
2.5
6.0
2.9
4 Luke Appling
CHA
SS
38.2
1.9
0.6
0.0
5 Vern Stephens
SLA
SS
24.7
1.2
7.1
2.3
6 Frankie Crosetti
NYA
SS
34.7
1.0
5.5
1.3
7 Mike Milosevich
NYA
SS
30.5
0.2
0.8
0.2
8 Bobby Wilkins*
PHA
SS
22.9
0.1
1.0
-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 Babe Martin*
SLA
LF
25.3
6.2
1.7
1.2
2 Charlie Keller
NYA
LF
28.8
4.4
1.2
0.6
3 George Case
WS1
LF
29.6
4.0
3.2
1.9
4 Hersh Martin
NYA
LF
35.8
3.6
2.1
0.6
5 Pete Gray*
SLA
LF
30.3
2.9
1.0
0.5
6 Ford Garrison
PHA
LF
29.8
0.5
0.1
0.0
7 Stan Benjamin
CLE
LF
31.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
8 Larry Drake*
PHA
LF
24.2
0.0
0.0
-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 Felix Mackiewicz*
CLE
CF
27.6
6.8
2.4
-0.2
2 Tuck Stainback
NYA
CF
33.9
6.6
2.5
0.9
3 Johnny Lindell
NYA
CF
28.8
3.7
1.1
0.2
4 Milt Byrnes
SLA
CF
28.6
3.1
2.6
1.3
5 Jose Zardon*
WS1
CF
22.1
2.1
0.8
0.3
6 Tom McBride
BOS
CF
30.7
1.4
1.2
0.1
7 Walt Chipple*
WS1
CF
26.8
1.2
0.8
0.5
8 George Binks*
WS1
CF
31.0
0.7
3.0
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 Wally Moses
CHA
RF
34.7
13.0
2.1
-0.0
2 Roy Cullenbine
MULT
RF
31.7
9.2
5.2
2.8
3 Paul O'Dea
CLE
RF
25.0
4.2
0.8
0.1
4 Gene Moore
SLA
RF
35.8
2.5
2.8
1.3
5 Buddy Lewis
WS1
RF
28.9
2.0
2.2
1.2
6 Howie McFarland*
WS1
RF
35.3
-0.1
0.1
0.0
7 Joe Cicero*
PHA
RF
34.6
-0.2
0.0
-0.0
8 Les Fleming
CLE
RF
29.9
-1.4
0.3
-0.1
*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