1955 Season
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1955 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 Del Crandall
ML1
C
25.3
8.0
5.7
1.2
2 Bill Sarni
SLN
C
27.8
4.3
2.7
-0.5
3 Wes Westrum
NY1
C
32.6
3.7
2.7
0.9
4 Harry Chiti
CHN
C
22.6
3.0
4.5
0.9
5 Jack Shepard
PIT
C
23.1
2.3
2.5
0.1
6 Andy Seminick
MULT
C
34.8
2.1
6.4
3.3
7 Hardy Peterson*
PIT
C
25.7
1.7
1.2
0.4
8 Walker Cooper
CHN
C
40.5
1.5
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 Gil Hodges
BRO
1B
31.2
23.6
2.5
1.0
2 Stan Musial
SLN
1B
34.6
3.6
2.2
1.0
3 Marv Blaylock*
PHI
1B
25.8
1.8
1.2
0.5
4 Wally Moon
SLN
1B
25.2
0.3
1.0
0.5
5 Frank Kellert*
BRO
1B
31.0
0.2
0.3
0.1
6 Preston Ward
PIT
1B
27.9
0.2
0.6
0.1
7 Tom Alston
SLN
1B
29.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
8 Ben Taylor*
ML1
1B
30.8
-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 Wayne Terwilliger
NY1
2B
30.0
10.6
4.8
2.6
2 Gene Baker
CHN
2B
30.0
8.2
5.6
0.8
3 Danny O'Connell
ML1
2B
28.4
7.9
5.5
2.2
4 Jim Gilliam
BRO
2B
26.7
4.9
3.9
1.0
5 Davey Williams
NY1
2B
27.7
0.6
2.9
1.1
6 Don Blasingame*
SLN
2B
23.3
0.5
0.2
0.1
7 Curt Roberts
PIT
2B
25.9
-0.1
0.1
-0.0
8 Foster Castleman*
NY1
2B
24.5
-0.1
0.2
0.1
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jackie Robinson
BRO
3B
36.4
14.2
4.1
2.2
2 Hank Thompson
NY1
3B
29.6
9.3
4.7
2.1
3 Ken Boyer*
SLN
3B
24.1
6.2
4.4
1.6
4 Randy Jackson
CHN
3B
29.4
2.9
3.1
-0.0
5 Solly Hemus
SLN
3B
32.2
1.4
1.3
0.5
6 Sid Gordon
MULT
3B
37.9
0.9
1.6
0.8
7 Floyd Baker
PHI
3B
38.7
0.0
0.1
0.1
8 Milt Smith*
CIN
3B
26.3
0.0
0.5
-0.1
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Roy McMillan
CIN
SS
26.0
13.0
9.5
4.6
2 Johnny Logan
ML1
SS
28.3
9.6
6.3
1.1
3 Alex Grammas
SLN
SS
29.2
3.5
5.8
2.0
4 Billy Gardner*
NY1
SS
28.0
1.7
1.5
0.2
5 Joey Amalfitano*
NY1
SS
21.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
6 Dick Smith
PIT
SS
27.9
0.0
0.0
-0.0
7 Mickey Micelotta*
PHI
SS
26.7
-0.0
0.0
0.0
8 Dick Schofield*
SLN
SS
20.5
-0.1
0.0
-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 Monte Irvin
NY1
LF
36.4
7.0
0.4
-0.2
2 Stan Palys*
MULT
LF
25.2
5.1
1.1
0.3
3 Whitey Lockman
NY1
LF
28.9
4.9
0.7
-0.4
4 Bobby Thomson
ML1
LF
31.7
2.6
1.3
0.1
5 Frank Baumholtz
CHN
LF
36.7
2.1
1.1
0.5
6 Bob Thurman*
CIN
LF
38.1
0.7
0.4
-0.0
7 Frank Thomas
PIT
LF
26.1
0.4
1.1
-0.1
8 Bob Hazle*
CIN
LF
24.6
0.2
0.2
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 Willie Mays
NY1
CF
24.2
20.2
2.9
-0.6
2 Richie Ashburn
PHI
CF
28.3
19.6
4.9
1.8
3 Bill Bruton
ML1
CF
29.6
12.6
4.5
1.2
4 Jim Bolger*
CHN
CF
23.4
8.1
1.5
0.5
5 Felipe Montemayor*
PIT
CF
27.4
0.2
0.2
-0.1
6 Eddie O'Brien
PIT
CF
24.6
-0.3
1.3
0.1
7 Earl Smith*
PIT
CF
27.3
-0.4
0.1
-0.0
8 Gale Wade*
CHN
CF
26.4
-1.3
0.1
-0.1
Right Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Roberto Clemente*
PIT
RF
20.9
12.3
1.9
0.4
2 Hank Aaron
ML1
RF
21.4
6.9
1.6
0.1
3 Jim King*
CHN
RF
22.8
5.9
2.6
1.5
4 Glen Gorbous*
MULT
RF
25.0
4.5
1.2
0.6
5 Carl Furillo
BRO
RF
33.3
4.1
3.1
1.2
6 Wally Post
CIN
RF
26.0
2.7
2.6
0.4
7 Pete Whisenant*
SLN
RF
25.5
0.7
0.2
0.0
8 Mel Clark
PHI
RF
29.0
0.7
0.3
0.2
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1955 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 Sammy White
BOS
C
27.0
5.9
5.7
0.7
2 Sherm Lollar
CHA
C
30.9
5.1
9.2
4.8
3 Joe Astroth
KC1
C
32.8
3.5
4.0
0.7
4 Hal Smith*
BAL
C
24.6
3.4
3.8
-0.1
5 Billy Shantz
KC1
C
27.9
1.9
2.6
0.4
6 Yogi Berra
NYA
C
30.1
1.7
5.6
0.7
7 Hank Foiles*
CLE
C
26.1
1.1
3.2
2.2
8 Frank House
DET
C
25.4
0.8
3.2
0.2
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Vic Power
KC1
1B
27.7
12.1
2.4
0.9
2 Joe Collins
NYA
1B
32.6
5.3
0.9
0.3
3 Gus Triandos*
BAL
1B
24.9
4.4
0.8
-0.2
4 Norm Zauchin*
BOS
1B
25.6
4.0
2.2
0.8
5 Bob Hale*
BAL
1B
21.7
2.2
0.3
-0.1
6 Ferris Fain
MULT
1B
34.3
1.9
1.1
0.2
7 Harry Agganis
BOS
1B
26.2
1.8
0.4
0.2
8 Bill Skowron
NYA
1B
24.5
1.0
1.0
0.3
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Gil McDougald
NYA
2B
27.1
23.0
7.7
4.1
2 Bobby Avila
CLE
2B
31.2
12.5
7.3
3.1
3 Fred Hatfield
DET
2B
30.3
3.5
4.3
1.6
4 Billy Goodman
BOS
2B
29.3
3.2
3.2
-1.1
5 Nellie Fox
CHA
2B
27.5
2.6
8.8
4.2
6 Bobby Young
MULT
2B
30.4
2.5
2.0
0.2
7 Jerry Snyder
WS1
2B
25.9
2.2
0.8
0.2
8 Stan Pawloski*
CLE
2B
23.8
0.2
0.1
0.1
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Hector Lopez*
KC1
3B
26.0
9.5
3.0
1.0
2 Andy Carey
NYA
3B
23.7
9.1
5.2
2.2
3 Al Rosen
CLE
3B
31.3
2.5
3.3
1.0
4 Frank Malzone*
BOS
3B
25.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
5 Brooks Robinson*
BAL
3B
18.1
0.2
0.0
-0.1
6 Stan Jok*
CHA
3B
29.2
0.0
0.0
-0.0
7 Sammy Esposito*
CHA
3B
23.5
0.0
0.0
-0.0
8 Billy Cox
BAL
3B
35.8
0.0
0.6
-0.0
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 George Strickland
CLE
SS
29.5
11.9
8.8
4.7
2 Willy Miranda
BAL
SS
29.1
7.9
7.5
2.7
3 Joe DeMaestri
KC1
SS
26.6
4.7
2.6
-1.3
4 Jose Valdivielso*
WS1
SS
21.1
4.5
4.1
1.0
5 Sam Dente
CLE
SS
33.2
1.3
1.9
0.9
6 Bobby Kline*
WS1
SS
26.4
0.7
2.0
0.5
7 Jim Brideweser
CHA
SS
28.4
0.4
0.7
0.2
8 Eddie Joost
BOS
SS
39.1
0.1
1.1
0.5
Left Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Irv Noren
NYA
LF
30.6
12.6
3.1
1.8
2 Minnie Minoso
CHA
LF
29.6
9.1
4.0
2.1
3 Bubba Phillips*
DET
LF
27.4
7.2
0.7
0.2
4 Jim Dyck
BAL
LF
33.4
2.8
0.7
0.1
5 Elmer Valo
KC1
LF
34.3
1.7
0.6
-0.0
6 Charlie Maxwell
MULT
LF
28.2
0.9
0.3
0.1
7 Gene Stephens
BOS
LF
22.4
0.9
1.1
0.6
8 Hoot Evers
MULT
LF
34.4
0.2
0.4
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 Jim Piersall
BOS
CF
25.6
16.5
9.5
6.2
2 Chuck Diering
BAL
CF
32.4
9.0
1.6
-0.1
3 Tom Umphlett
WS1
CF
25.1
7.8
0.8
-0.3
4 Jim Busby
MULT
CF
28.5
5.1
4.4
1.3
5 Ed McGhee
CHA
CF
30.8
0.3
0.1
-0.0
6 Dave Pope
MULT
CF
34.0
0.2
0.9
0.0
7 Don Plarski*
KC1
CF
25.6
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
8 Stu Locklin*
CLE
CF
26.9
-0.6
0.0
-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 Al Kaline
DET
RF
20.5
10.6
2.1
-0.0
2 Hank Bauer
NYA
RF
32.9
3.9
3.8
2.1
3 Jim Rivera
CHA
RF
32.9
3.6
2.6
1.4
4 Rocky Colavito*
CLE
RF
21.9
0.1
0.2
0.1
5 Willard Marshall
CHA
RF
34.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
6 Ron Northey
CHA
RF
35.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
7 Roger Marquis*
BAL
RF
18.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
8 Ed White*
CHA
RF
29.2
-0.0
0.0
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