1977 Season
1976 / 1978
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Reuschel

1977 National League Gold Glove Awards

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Johnny Bench
CIN
C
29.6
1.0
6.3
2.0
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Steve Yeager
LAN
C
28.6
22.6
5.3
1.2
2 Gary Carter
MON
C
23.2
9.2
6.7
1.6
3 John Stearns
NYN
C
25.9
9.1
5.4
1.1
4 Biff Pocoroba
ATL
C
23.9
8.1
3.1
-0.1
5 George Mitterwald
CHN
C
32.1
5.2
6.3
2.7
6 Johnny Oates
LAN
C
31.4
3.3
1.9
0.3
7 Marc Hill
SFN
C
25.4
2.6
4.7
1.4
8 Ted Simmons
SLN
C
27.9
1.6
6.1
1.2
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Steve Garvey
LAN
1B
28.5
-4.9
3.3
1.6
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Keith Hernandez
SLN
1B
23.7
16.1
2.7
1.0
2 Richie Hebner
PHI
1B
29.6
5.7
1.4
0.4
3 Tony Perez
MON
1B
35.1
5.3
2.6
1.0
4 Dan Driessen
CIN
1B
25.9
3.0
1.6
0.0
5 Larry Biittner
CHN
1B
31.9
2.9
0.6
-0.2
6 Davey Johnson
PHI
1B
34.4
2.1
0.4
0.1
7 Bob Watson
HOU
1B
31.2
1.3
2.3
0.8
8 Ed Kranepool
NYN
1B
32.6
1.3
0.5
0.2
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Joe Morgan
CIN
2B
33.8
-18.0
6.0
1.8
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mike Tyson
SLN
2B
27.5
15.7
6.7
3.0
2 Rennie Stennett
PIT
2B
26.2
14.0
5.1
1.7
3 Ted Sizemore
PHI
2B
32.2
6.9
7.3
3.0
4 Manny Trillo
CHN
2B
26.5
6.8
7.2
3.1
5 Rob Andrews
SFN
2B
24.6
4.9
2.1
-1.2
6 Mick Kelleher
CHN
2B
29.9
3.2
1.5
0.7
7 Davey Lopes
LAN
2B
32.2
1.3
8.1
4.4
8 Art Howe
HOU
2B
30.5
1.0
4.0
1.3
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
27.8
13.8
5.9
2.6
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mike Schmidt
PHI
3B
27.8
13.8
5.9
2.6
2 Ron Cey
LAN
3B
29.4
8.4
5.9
2.5
3 Phil Garner
PIT
3B
28.2
4.9
4.2
2.0
4 Roy Staiger
NYN
3B
27.5
4.6
1.4
0.7
5 Wayne Garrett
MON
3B
29.6
3.8
1.4
0.4
6 Len Randle
NYN
3B
28.4
2.5
4.2
1.8
7 Steve Ontiveros
CHN
3B
25.7
2.4
3.0
-0.4
8 Larry Parrish
MON
3B
23.6
1.6
2.4
-0.1
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Dave Concepcion
CIN
SS
29.0
7.8
10.3
5.3
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Bill Almon*
SDN
SS
24.6
15.9
5.7
0.7
2 Ivan DeJesus
CHN
SS
24.5
13.9
7.2
2.3
3 Bill Russell
LAN
SS
28.7
11.1
9.2
4.3
4 Garry Templeton
SLN
SS
21.3
7.8
6.6
1.9
5 Dave Concepcion
CIN
SS
29.0
7.8
10.3
5.3
6 Chris Speier
MULT
SS
27.0
3.6
5.1
0.4
7 Frank Taveras
PIT
SS
27.5
2.0
6.7
2.2
8 Johnnie LeMaster
SFN
SS
23.0
1.1
2.0
0.7
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Cesar Geronimo
CIN
CF
29.3
-0.3
4.1
0.7
Garry Maddox
PHI
CF
27.8
18.3
5.3
1.8
Dave Parker
PIT
RF
26.1
8.1
6.0
3.7
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Warren Cromartie*
MON
LF
23.8
25.6
3.6
1.4
2 Garry Maddox
PHI
CF
27.8
18.3
5.3
1.8
3 George Foster
CIN
LF
28.6
14.5
3.0
0.5
4 Dave Winfield
SDN
RF
25.7
9.9
2.1
-0.2
5 Reggie Smith
LAN
RF
32.2
9.3
2.5
0.6
6 Jerry Mumphrey
SLN
CF
24.8
9.3
3.6
1.3
7 Tony Scott
SLN
CF
25.8
8.5
3.4
1.5
8 Dave Parker
PIT
RF
26.1
8.1
6.0
3.7
9 Andre Dawson*
MON
CF
23.0
7.2
5.5
2.1
10 Jay Johnstone
PHI
RF
31.6
6.7
1.9
0.8
11 Mike Anderson
SLN
RF
26.0
6.1
1.1
0.5
12 Derrel Thomas
SFN
CF
26.5
6.0
3.0
1.2
13 Gary Thomasson
SFN
LF
25.9
6.0
2.1
0.0
14 Jack Clark*
SFN
RF
21.6
4.8
2.3
0.8
15 Steve Henderson*
NYN
LF
24.6
4.6
1.3
0.0
16 Omar Moreno*
PIT
CF
24.7
4.1
6.2
2.9
17 Ellis Valentine
MON
RF
22.9
4.0
2.6
0.8
18 Jose Cruz
HOU
RF
29.9
3.3
3.7
1.4
19 Jim Fuller
HOU
LF
26.6
2.3
0.8
0.4
20 Merv Rettenmund
SDN
LF
34.1
2.0
0.2
-0.1
21 Bake McBride
MULT
RF
28.4
1.9
2.2
0.4
22 Al Oliver
PIT
LF
30.7
1.6
3.9
1.5
23 Sam Mejias*
MON
RF
25.1
1.2
0.6
0.2
24 Jerry Turner
SDN
LF
23.5
1.0
0.6
-0.2
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1977 American League Gold Glove Awards

Catcher
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Jim Sundberg
TEX
C
26.1
17.6
11.2
6.3
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jim Sundberg
TEX
C
26.1
17.6
11.2
6.3
2 Milt May
DET
C
26.9
12.7
6.4
2.5
3 Jim Essian
CHA
C
26.5
8.8
5.3
1.6
4 Charlie Moore
ML4
C
24.0
7.5
3.9
-0.3
5 Rick Dempsey
BAL
C
27.8
7.0
5.8
2.8
6 Jeff Newman*
OAK
C
28.8
5.4
2.3
0.4
7 Thurman Munson
NYA
C
30.1
3.3
6.3
1.6
8 Carlton Fisk
BOS
C
29.5
2.7
10.2
4.9
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Jim Spencer
CHA
1B
29.9
-0.6
2.5
1.1
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Doug Ault*
TOR
1B
27.3
13.5
2.0
0.7
2 Jason Thompson
DET
1B
23.0
10.0
2.3
0.5
3 George Scott
BOS
1B
33.3
6.5
1.5
-0.2
4 Rod Carew
MIN
1B
31.8
6.1
2.1
0.5
5 Cecil Cooper
ML4
1B
27.5
5.9
2.2
0.6
6 Tony Solaita
CAL
1B
30.5
5.1
1.1
0.2
7 Ron Jackson
CAL
1B
24.1
3.0
0.5
0.1
8 Andre Thornton
CLE
1B
27.9
1.8
2.0
0.7
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Frank White
KCA
2B
26.8
13.2
7.5
3.3
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Willie Randolph
NYA
2B
23.0
20.9
7.0
2.8
2 Jose Baez*
SEA
2B
23.5
14.6
3.4
1.3
3 Frank White
KCA
2B
26.8
13.2
7.5
3.3
4 Bump Wills*
TEX
2B
24.9
8.8
7.8
3.4
5 Don Money
ML4
2B
30.1
8.6
4.7
1.6
6 Julio Cruz*
SEA
2B
22.6
5.5
2.3
0.8
7 Jerry Remy
CAL
2B
24.6
4.0
5.2
0.8
8 Larry Milbourne
SEA
2B
26.4
2.5
1.8
0.7
Third Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Graig Nettles
NYA
3B
32.9
10.2
6.1
2.6
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 George Brett
KCA
3B
24.1
14.2
6.8
3.8
2 Buddy Bell
CLE
3B
25.8
11.1
4.8
2.2
3 Graig Nettles
NYA
3B
32.9
10.2
6.1
2.6
4 Phil Mankowski*
DET
3B
24.5
3.2
3.4
1.7
5 Dave Chalk
CAL
3B
26.8
3.2
3.5
0.5
6 Mike Cubbage
MIN
3B
26.9
3.1
3.3
0.8
7 Aurelio Rodriguez
DET
3B
29.5
3.0
3.7
1.8
8 Jack Brohamer
CHA
3B
27.3
0.9
1.4
0.8
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Mark Belanger
BAL
SS
33.1
20.6
9.3
5.3
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Mark Belanger
BAL
SS
33.1
20.6
9.3
5.3
2 Bert Campaneris
TEX
SS
35.3
13.2
9.3
4.5
3 Craig Reynolds*
SEA
SS
24.5
6.6
5.5
1.4
4 Roy Smalley
MIN
SS
24.7
6.2
6.6
1.6
5 Kiko Garcia*
BAL
SS
23.7
3.3
3.4
2.1
6 Bob Bailor*
TOR
SS
26.0
1.4
1.1
-0.5
7 Rick Burleson
BOS
SS
26.2
1.0
10.6
5.5
8 Jim Mason
MULT
SS
26.9
1.0
1.5
0.3
Outfield
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Juan Beniquez
TEX
CF
27.1
5.2
5.3
2.2
Al Cowens
KCA
RF
25.7
2.8
4.5
2.1
Carl Yastrzemski
BOS
LF
37.9
-5.8
4.0
2.1
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Chet Lemon
CHA
CF
22.4
19.7
6.5
2.8
2 Tony Armas*
OAK
CF
24.0
15.2
3.7
1.4
3 Mickey Rivers
NYA
CF
28.7
13.1
5.7
2.4
4 Jim Wohlford
ML4
LF
26.3
12.8
2.6
1.0
5 Ruppert Jones*
SEA
CF
22.3
12.2
5.9
2.0
6 Jim Norris*
CLE
CF
28.5
11.5
4.0
1.6
7 Sixto Lezcano
ML4
RF
23.6
10.2
2.8
1.2
8 Ben Oglivie
DET
RF
28.4
9.0
2.2
0.5
9 Roy White
NYA
LF
33.5
8.1
3.0
1.2
10 Tom Poquette
KCA
LF
25.7
7.2
2.6
1.4
11 Thad Bosley*
CAL
CF
20.8
5.8
1.3
0.2
12 Juan Beniquez
TEX
CF
27.1
5.2
5.3
2.2
13 Rick Miller
BOS
RF
29.2
5.0
1.5
0.4
14 Lyman Bostock
MIN
CF
26.6
4.0
3.2
0.2
15 Bobby Bonds
CAL
RF
31.3
3.9
2.4
0.4
16 Elliott Maddox
BAL
CF
29.5
3.5
1.1
0.3
17 Ron LeFlore
DET
CF
29.0
3.1
4.2
0.4
18 Al Cowens
KCA
RF
25.7
2.8
4.5
2.1
19 Carlos Lopez*
SEA
RF
28.8
2.5
1.6
0.4
20 Dave May
TEX
RF
33.5
2.3
2.1
0.8
21 Keith Smith*
TEX
LF
24.2
1.8
0.4
0.2
22 Paul Blair
NYA
CF
33.4
1.6
1.3
0.2
23 Mitchell Page*
OAK
LF
25.7
1.6
2.3
0.6
24 Reggie Jackson
NYA
RF
31.1
1.5
2.0
0.3
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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