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1948 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
PIT
C
30.6
15.4
4.2
1.6
2 Andy Seminick
PHI
C
27.8
5.9
4.7
0.2
3 Roy Campanella*
BRO
C
26.6
3.7
5.0
2.1
4 Clyde McCullough
CHN
C
31.3
2.2
1.7
0.0
5 Rube Walker*
CHN
C
22.1
2.1
1.5
0.1
6 Phil Masi
BSN
C
32.5
2.0
6.2
2.2
7 Bob Scheffing
CHN
C
34.9
0.8
2.9
0.3
8 Ray Mueller
CIN
C
36.3
0.4
0.4
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 Ed Stevens
PIT
1B
23.5
14.4
2.0
0.8
2 Eddie Waitkus
CHN
1B
28.8
7.6
2.0
0.8
3 Johnny Mize
NY1
1B
35.5
6.7
2.1
0.5
4 Earl Torgeson
BSN
1B
24.5
4.1
1.9
0.5
5 Preston Ward*
BRO
1B
20.9
2.2
0.3
-0.0
6 Phil Cavarretta
CHN
1B
32.0
1.8
0.7
0.3
7 Max West
PIT
1B
31.6
1.1
0.4
0.2
8 Frank McCormick
BSN
1B
37.1
1.0
0.6
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 Bill Rigney
NY1
2B
30.4
10.0
3.2
0.3
2 Jackie Robinson
BRO
2B
29.4
9.0
5.9
2.5
3 Red Schoendienst
SLN
2B
25.4
4.8
4.7
1.9
4 Granny Hamner
PHI
2B
21.2
4.0
2.6
0.1
5 Emil Verban
MULT
2B
32.8
2.7
3.0
-0.0
6 Eddie Miksis
BRO
2B
21.8
1.1
1.8
0.5
7 Ralph LaPointe
SLN
2B
26.5
0.4
1.9
0.6
8 Buddy Blattner
NY1
2B
28.4
0.2
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 Frankie Gustine
PIT
3B
28.4
6.5
5.2
2.6
2 Billy Cox
BRO
3B
28.8
4.9
1.6
0.3
3 Eddie Bockman*
PIT
3B
27.9
2.1
2.2
1.3
4 Willie Jones*
PHI
3B
22.9
1.6
0.7
0.3
5 Bob Elliott
BSN
3B
31.6
1.5
4.4
0.9
6 Putsy Caballero*
PHI
3B
20.7
1.3
2.7
1.1
7 Spider Jorgensen
BRO
3B
28.7
1.3
0.4
-0.1
8 Eddie Kazak*
SLN
3B
28.0
0.2
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 Buddy Kerr
NY1
SS
25.7
8.5
6.7
1.9
2 Pee Wee Reese
BRO
SS
29.9
7.6
9.1
3.9
3 Marty Marion
SLN
SS
30.6
3.1
7.8
3.0
4 Roy Smalley*
CHN
SS
22.1
1.7
3.9
-0.3
5 Bobby Rhawn*
NY1
SS
29.4
0.1
0.2
-0.1
6 Jeff Cross*
MULT
SS
29.8
0.1
0.0
-0.1
7 Grady Wilson*
PIT
SS
25.6
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
8 Pete Castiglione*
PIT
SS
27.4
-0.0
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 Hank Sauer
CIN
LF
31.3
8.5
2.2
0.3
2 Peanuts Lowrey
CHN
LF
30.8
6.8
1.2
0.3
3 Enos Slaughter
SLN
LF
32.2
6.2
2.8
1.1
4 Ralph Kiner
PIT
LF
25.7
5.1
4.7
2.2
5 Jackie Mayo*
PHI
LF
22.9
1.4
0.2
0.1
6 Marv Rackley*
BRO
LF
26.9
0.4
0.8
0.2
7 Bobby Thomson
NY1
LF
24.7
0.3
1.0
-0.0
8 Arky Vaughan
BRO
LF
36.3
0.2
0.8
0.5
Center Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Richie Ashburn*
PHI
CF
21.3
20.9
3.5
1.0
2 Carl Furillo
BRO
CF
26.3
9.7
4.3
2.3
3 Hal Jeffcoat*
CHN
CF
23.8
8.5
4.0
1.1
4 Harry Walker
PHI
CF
31.7
4.7
1.2
-0.2
5 Wally Westlake
PIT
CF
27.6
1.3
2.3
0.7
6 Ted Beard*
PIT
CF
27.5
0.3
1.1
0.6
7 Pete Milne*
NY1
CF
23.2
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
8 Whitey Lockman
NY1
CF
21.9
-1.1
2.2
-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 Tommy Holmes
BSN
RF
31.3
20.1
3.1
1.2
2 Gene Hermanski
BRO
RF
28.1
14.3
2.9
1.5
3 Willard Marshall
NY1
RF
27.4
11.7
2.0
-0.0
4 Del Ennis
PHI
RF
23.1
10.1
2.2
0.1
5 Bill Nicholson
CHN
RF
33.6
6.4
2.3
0.4
6 Dick Whitman
BRO
RF
27.6
2.0
0.8
0.4
7 Carmen Mauro*
CHN
RF
21.6
-0.0
0.1
0.0
8 Joe Medwick
SLN
RF
36.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1948 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 Buddy Rosar
PHA
C
34.0
2.9
5.2
2.2
2 Al Evans
WS1
C
31.8
1.4
3.7
1.2
3 Joe Tipton*
CLE
C
26.4
1.1
1.4
0.8
4 Aaron Robinson
CHA
C
33.0
0.7
2.6
-0.7
5 Herman Franks
PHA
C
34.5
0.5
1.7
0.6
6 Mike Tresh
CHA
C
34.4
0.5
0.8
-0.3
7 Len Okrie*
WS1
C
25.0
0.5
0.7
0.3
8 Joe Ginsberg*
DET
C
21.7
0.2
0.4
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 Mickey Vernon
WS1
1B
30.2
9.8
2.9
1.4
2 Ferris Fain
PHA
1B
27.3
8.1
2.3
0.7
3 George McQuinn
NYA
1B
38.1
3.9
1.3
0.4
4 Eddie Robinson
CLE
1B
27.5
1.2
2.0
0.6
5 George Vico*
DET
1B
24.9
0.7
1.6
0.1
6 Jerry McCarthy*
SLA
1B
25.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
7 Rudy York
PHA
1B
34.9
-0.0
0.1
0.0
8 Bob Wellman*
PHA
1B
23.0
-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 Bobby Doerr
BOS
2B
30.2
10.1
6.8
2.6
2 Joe Gordon
CLE
2B
33.4
8.1
6.3
1.8
3 Pete Suder
PHA
2B
32.2
3.8
7.2
2.7
4 Andy Anderson*
SLA
2B
25.6
0.2
0.4
0.0
5 Nellie Fox*
PHA
2B
20.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
6 Snuffy Stirnweiss
NYA
2B
29.7
0.0
7.5
3.2
7 Frankie Crosetti
NYA
2B
37.7
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
8 Johnny Bero*
DET
2B
25.5
-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 Ken Keltner
CLE
3B
31.7
15.0
5.0
1.5
2 Floyd Baker
CHA
3B
31.7
6.2
2.3
0.8
3 Luke Appling
CHA
3B
41.2
6.0
2.1
0.5
4 Hank Majeski
PHA
3B
31.6
3.4
5.2
2.0
5 Johnny Pesky
BOS
3B
28.8
2.9
5.3
2.1
6 George Kell
DET
3B
25.9
2.0
2.4
0.4
7 Bobby Brown
NYA
3B
23.7
1.5
1.2
0.3
8 Billy Hitchcock
BOS
3B
31.9
0.5
1.0
0.6
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lou Boudreau
CLE
SS
31.0
20.1
7.6
2.4
2 Vern Stephens
BOS
SS
27.7
17.4
8.6
3.2
3 Phil Rizzuto
NYA
SS
31.8
4.7
7.3
2.9
4 Eddie Joost
PHA
SS
32.1
2.7
7.9
3.3
5 Cass Michaels
CHA
SS
22.3
0.5
2.1
-0.8
6 Ray Boone*
CLE
SS
24.9
0.1
0.0
-0.0
7 Frank Whitman*
CHA
SS
23.9
0.0
0.0
-0.0
8 Angel Fleitas*
WS1
SS
33.6
-0.1
0.1
-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 Gil Coan
WS1
LF
26.1
18.9
4.0
1.9
2 Johnny Lindell
NYA
LF
31.8
8.9
1.6
0.5
3 Dale Mitchell
CLE
LF
26.9
8.1
4.5
2.2
4 Hank Bauer*
NYA
LF
25.9
0.4
0.1
0.0
5 Don White*
PHA
LF
29.5
0.3
0.3
-0.0
6 Dick Wakefield
DET
LF
27.2
0.2
1.4
0.0
7 Cliff Mapes*
NYA
LF
26.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
8 Ed Mierkowicz*
DET
LF
24.3
-0.0
0.1
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 Dom DiMaggio
BOS
CF
31.4
20.8
6.8
3.0
2 Hoot Evers
DET
CF
27.4
11.3
4.3
1.0
3 Dave Philley
CHA
CF
28.1
9.3
4.3
1.3
4 Sam Chapman
PHA
CF
32.2
7.8
3.7
0.8
5 Carden Gillenwater
WS1
CF
30.1
5.1
2.3
0.9
6 Larry Doby*
CLE
CF
24.6
2.7
3.0
1.4
7 Thurman Tucker
CLE
CF
30.8
2.2
3.0
1.5
8 Wally Judnich
CLE
CF
31.4
1.4
1.0
0.2
Right Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tommy Henrich
NYA
RF
35.4
6.9
1.9
0.7
2 Elmer Valo
PHA
RF
27.3
3.3
1.6
0.0
3 Bob Kennedy
MULT
RF
27.9
2.9
0.6
0.0
4 Sherry Robertson
WS1
RF
29.5
2.5
1.0
0.3
5 Ralph Hodgin
CHA
RF
33.4
1.6
0.7
0.1
6 Stan Spence
BOS
RF
33.3
1.4
1.4
0.4
7 Tom McBride
WS1
RF
33.7
1.3
0.9
0.5
8 Pat Mullin
DET
RF
30.7
0.6
2.0
0.3
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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