1889 Season
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1889 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 Buck Ewing
NY1
C
29.7
18.9
5.9
2.6
2 Tom Daly
WS8
C
23.4
15.2
3.0
1.0
3 Dick Buckley
IN3
C
30.8
10.7
0.5
-1.1
4 Duke Farrell
CHN
C
22.8
9.7
3.4
0.7
5 Chief Zimmer
CL4
C
28.6
8.6
5.0
2.4
6 Silver Flint
CHN
C
33.9
5.4
0.6
0.0
7 Charlie Bennett
BSN
C
34.6
4.5
4.9
2.1
8 Pop Snyder
CL4
C
34.7
3.1
1.4
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 Roger Connor
NY1
1B
32.0
20.1
1.9
0.5
2 Cap Anson
CHN
1B
37.2
9.4
2.5
1.0
3 John Morrill
WS8
1B
34.4
3.7
0.3
-0.1
4 Jake Beckley
PIT
1B
21.9
2.7
2.0
0.8
5 Paul Hines
IN3
1B
34.3
1.0
1.3
0.2
6 Billy O'Brien
WS8
1B
29.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.0
7 Jumbo Schoeneck
IN3
1B
27.3
-0.3
0.2
0.1
8 Dan Brouthers
BSN
1B
31.1
-1.2
1.7
0.5
Second Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Fred Pfeffer
CHN
2B
29.3
20.3
6.3
3.0
2 Danny Richardson
NY1
2B
26.4
16.5
4.7
1.7
3 Charley Bassett
IN3
2B
26.4
15.3
3.9
1.0
4 Hardy Richardson
BSN
2B
34.2
0.8
4.1
1.9
5 Cub Stricker
CL4
2B
29.4
0.3
5.1
2.0
6 Art McCoy*
WS8
2B
25.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.0
7 Harry Decker
PHI
2B
24.8
-0.4
0.1
-0.1
8 Piggy Ward*
PHI
2B
22.2
-0.4
0.0
-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 Billy Nash
BSN
3B
24.0
16.2
6.5
3.0
2 Tom Burns
CHN
3B
32.3
10.8
5.7
1.8
3 Bill Kuehne
PIT
3B
30.7
8.1
2.3
0.3
4 Patsy Tebeau*
CL4
3B
24.6
5.6
5.7
2.0
5 Art Whitney
NY1
3B
31.5
4.7
5.3
1.7
6 Jerry Denny
IN3
3B
30.3
1.7
4.9
1.5
7 Jim Donnelly
WS8
3B
24.0
0.3
0.0
-0.1
8 Deacon White
PIT
3B
41.6
-0.3
1.3
-0.1
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
31.9
16.5
8.1
3.9
2 Arthur Irwin
MULT
SS
31.4
6.7
3.7
0.4
3 John Ward
NY1
SS
29.3
2.7
5.6
2.2
4 Charlie Bastian
CHN
SS
29.0
-0.7
1.4
-0.2
5 Ned Williamson
CHN
SS
31.7
-1.9
0.6
-0.8
6 Gil Hatfield
NY1
SS
34.4
-2.3
1.0
0.2
7 Joe Quinn
BSN
SS
24.5
-3.3
1.4
-0.5
8 Ed McKean
CL4
SS
25.1
-4.4
6.4
2.5
Left Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Walt Wilmot
WS8
LF
25.7
27.1
1.9
0.4
2 Emmett Seery
IN3
LF
28.4
9.6
1.6
-0.2
3 Tom Brown
BSN
LF
28.8
6.7
3.2
1.9
4 Jocko Fields
PIT
LF
24.7
0.8
0.2
-0.6
5 Ed Delahanty
PHI
LF
21.7
0.7
0.7
0.2
6 George Shoch
WS8
LF
30.5
0.5
0.2
-0.0
7 Al Maul
PIT
LF
23.7
-0.2
0.5
-0.1
8 George Van Haltren
CHN
LF
23.3
-3.0
1.9
0.1
Center Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Jimmy McAleer*
CL4
CF
25.0
25.3
6.5
3.6
2 Jim Fogarty
PHI
CF
25.4
16.0
5.9
2.5
3 Jimmy Ryan
CHN
CF
26.4
6.9
5.1
2.2
4 Dick Johnston
BSN
CF
26.2
6.8
6.9
3.4
5 Ned Hanlon
PIT
CF
31.9
5.9
1.5
-1.4
6 Elmer Foster
NY1
CF
27.9
0.2
0.2
0.1
7 Mike Slattery
NY1
CF
22.6
0.0
0.2
-0.0
8 Bob Gilks
CL4
CF
25.0
-3.8
1.0
0.3
Right Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Billy Sunday
PIT
RF
26.6
21.7
0.9
-0.1
2 Hugh Duffy
CHN
RF
22.6
14.5
1.7
0.1
3 Mike Tiernan
NY1
RF
22.4
5.4
3.0
1.5
4 Paul Radford
CL4
RF
27.7
4.8
3.4
1.8
5 Jack McGeachey
IN3
RF
25.1
1.7
2.1
0.5
6 Harry Clarke*
WS8
RF
28.5
0.0
0.1
0.1
7 Jerry Hurley*
BSN
RF
26.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
8 Harry Lyons
NY1
RF
23.3
-0.1
0.1
0.0
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1889 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 Jack O'Connor
CL6
C
20.1
16.5
3.1
0.3
2 Jim Keenan
CN2
C
31.4
16.4
3.9
1.7
3 Pop Tate
BL2
C
28.5
15.2
2.8
0.7
4 Lave Cross
PH4
C
23.1
13.1
4.1
2.0
5 Jimmy Peoples
CL6
C
25.7
7.9
0.7
0.0
6 Wilbert Robinson
PH4
C
26.0
6.3
4.3
2.1
7 Jim Donahue
KC2
C
27.5
2.5
1.0
-0.4
8 Jack Boyle
SL4
C
23.3
2.2
4.0
1.5
First Base
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dave Foutz
BR3
1B
32.8
8.8
2.4
1.1
2 Tommy Tucker
BL2
1B
25.7
8.5
1.3
0.1
3 Charlie Comiskey
SL4
1B
29.9
6.9
1.9
0.6
4 Ecky Stearns
KC2
1B
27.7
4.8
1.7
0.3
5 John Reilly
CN2
1B
30.7
4.5
2.5
1.4
6 John Kerins
MULT
1B
31.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
7 Dude Esterbrook
LS2
1B
32.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.0
8 Dave Orr
CL6
1B
29.8
-0.6
2.2
0.9
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
29.7
32.3
8.9
5.7
2 Lou Bierbauer
PH4
2B
23.8
28.0
6.7
3.7
3 Dan Shannon*
LS2
2B
24.3
15.3
2.2
-0.6
4 Reddy Mack
BL2
2B
23.2
8.9
4.0
0.9
5 Bill Greenwood
CL6
2B
32.6
2.9
2.3
-0.4
6 Hub Collins
BR3
2B
25.2
2.9
5.7
2.4
7 Jack Crooks*
CL6
2B
23.6
0.7
0.5
0.1
8 Red Bittman*
KC2
2B
26.9
-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 Billy Shindle
BL2
3B
28.6
43.2
9.2
5.5
2 Arlie Latham
SL4
3B
29.3
15.9
6.1
2.9
3 Jumbo Davis
MULT
3B
27.8
5.5
0.9
-0.9
4 Billy Alvord*
KC2
3B
25.9
3.8
1.1
0.2
5 Lefty Marr*
CL6
3B
26.8
3.4
2.3
0.4
6 Charlie Reilly*
CL6
3B
22.4
1.9
0.3
0.2
7 Barney Graham*
PH4
3B
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.2
8 Chippy McGarr
MULT
3B
26.1
-0.1
0.2
-0.1
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Phil Tomney*
LS2
SS
26.0
28.4
3.3
-0.3
2 Ollie Beard*
CN2
SS
27.2
27.4
12.0
7.4
3 Germany Smith
BR3
SS
26.2
20.0
6.5
2.7
4 Frank Fennelly
PH4
SS
29.4
16.5
4.4
-0.0
5 Henry Easterday
CL6
SS
24.8
13.7
3.4
0.6
6 Herman Long*
KC2
SS
23.2
9.3
6.3
2.1
7 Shorty Fuller
SL4
SS
21.7
3.5
7.2
2.7
8 Jack Farrell
BL2
SS
32.0
0.0
1.2
-0.2
Left Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Harry Stovey
PH4
LF
32.5
21.3
5.0
3.1
2 Joe Hornung
BL2
LF
32.1
9.2
3.5
1.7
3 Darby O'Brien
BR3
LF
25.8
6.9
2.3
0.4
4 George Tebeau
CN2
LF
27.5
3.1
2.7
0.8
5 Pete Browning
LS2
LF
28.0
1.6
0.5
-0.8
6 Tip O'Neill
SL4
LF
31.1
0.5
4.0
2.1
7 Charles Fisher*
LS2
LF
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
8 Jim Galligan*
LS2
LF
24.1
-0.9
0.3
-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 Pop Corkhill
BR3
CF
31.2
27.9
6.8
3.3
2 Charlie Duffee*
SL4
CF
23.4
20.9
8.6
5.2
3 Mike Griffin
BL2
CF
24.3
18.1
3.6
0.8
4 Jim Burns*
KC2
CF
0.0
6.9
4.1
0.7
5 Curt Welch
PH4
CF
27.4
3.0
5.8
2.6
6 Jim McTamany
CL6
CF
26.0
2.8
2.1
-1.4
7 Jim Gill*
SL4
CF
23.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
8 Harry Scherer*
LS2
CF
0.0
0.0
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 Tommy McCarthy
SL4
RF
25.9
25.8
4.0
2.3
2 Joe Sommer
BL2
RF
30.6
12.4
2.5
1.3
3 Jimmy Wolf
LS2
RF
27.1
11.2
0.9
-0.2
4 Hugh Nicol
CN2
RF
31.5
4.3
2.8
1.4
5 Joe Dowie*
BL2
RF
24.0
1.2
0.4
0.2
6 John Traffley*
LS2
RF
27.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
7 Fred Carl*
LS2
RF
30.8
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
8 Billy Earle*
CN2
RF
21.6
-0.5
0.0
-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