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1952 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 Wes Westrum
NY1
C
29.6
8.9
5.6
1.7
2 Del Rice
SLN
C
29.7
7.6
8.5
3.4
3 Clyde McCullough
PIT
C
35.3
5.3
2.1
0.3
4 Walker Cooper
BSN
C
37.5
4.9
3.9
0.9
5 Toby Atwell*
CHN
C
28.3
3.6
2.9
-0.4
6 Sal Yvars*
NY1
C
28.4
3.0
2.7
1.5
7 Rube Walker
BRO
C
26.1
2.4
2.3
1.1
8 Dixie Howell
CIN
C
32.2
0.4
0.5
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
28.2
13.6
2.6
0.9
2 Whitey Lockman
NY1
1B
25.9
4.3
3.1
1.5
3 Tony Bartirome*
PIT
1B
20.1
3.5
1.0
-0.2
4 Earl Torgeson
BSN
1B
28.5
2.4
1.4
0.3
5 Steve Bilko*
SLN
1B
23.6
1.1
0.3
0.1
6 George Crowe*
BSN
1B
29.3
0.9
0.7
0.1
7 Phil Cavarretta
CHN
1B
36.0
0.4
0.2
0.1
8 Rocky Nelson
BRO
1B
27.6
0.1
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 Jackie Robinson
BRO
2B
33.4
15.5
7.1
2.7
2 Red Schoendienst
SLN
2B
29.4
15.4
7.9
3.7
3 Connie Ryan
PHI
2B
32.3
2.8
6.5
1.9
4 Eddie Stanky
SLN
2B
35.8
0.8
0.9
0.4
5 Rocky Bridges
BRO
2B
24.9
0.6
0.7
0.4
6 Bobby Hofman*
NY1
2B
26.7
0.2
0.6
0.2
7 Dick Young*
PHI
2B
24.1
-0.0
0.0
0.0
8 Billy Reed*
BSN
2B
29.6
-0.3
0.3
-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 Bobby Morgan
BRO
3B
26.0
6.4
2.3
1.1
2 Billy Johnson
SLN
3B
33.8
6.1
2.0
0.3
3 Eddie Mathews*
BSN
3B
20.7
4.7
3.3
0.2
4 Pete Castiglione
PIT
3B
31.4
3.9
1.1
-0.2
5 Bobby Adams
CIN
3B
30.5
2.8
5.3
1.9
6 Bobby Thomson
NY1
3B
28.7
1.6
2.4
0.5
7 Tommy Glaviano
SLN
3B
28.7
1.1
1.1
0.1
8 Dick Smith*
PIT
3B
24.9
0.8
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 Roy McMillan
CIN
SS
23.0
14.0
8.9
3.8
2 Johnny Logan
BSN
SS
25.3
13.2
6.6
2.6
3 Granny Hamner
PHI
SS
25.2
6.1
8.1
3.0
4 Solly Hemus
SLN
SS
29.2
4.2
5.4
0.5
5 Alvin Dark
NY1
SS
30.5
4.1
7.3
2.3
6 Clem Koshorek*
PIT
SS
27.0
2.8
1.4
0.3
7 Jack Lohrke
PHI
SS
28.4
0.0
0.2
0.1
8 Virgil Stallcup
MULT
SS
30.5
0.0
0.2
-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
CHN
LF
35.3
13.2
6.2
4.0
2 Joe Adcock
CIN
LF
24.7
12.4
1.5
0.5
3 Hal Rice
SLN
LF
28.4
6.8
1.3
0.3
4 Jackie Mayo*
PHI
LF
26.9
3.0
0.5
0.2
5 Peanuts Lowrey
SLN
LF
34.8
2.7
0.9
0.1
6 Monte Irvin
NY1
LF
33.4
1.1
0.4
0.1
7 Wally Post*
CIN
LF
23.0
0.8
0.3
0.1
8 Pete Whisenant*
BSN
LF
22.5
0.4
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 Richie Ashburn
PHI
CF
25.3
22.5
6.2
2.3
2 Hal Jeffcoat
CHN
CF
27.8
7.8
4.7
2.7
3 Bobby Del Greco*
PIT
CF
19.2
7.8
2.2
0.1
4 Willie Mays
NY1
CF
21.2
6.9
1.6
0.8
5 Bob Borkowski
CIN
CF
26.4
4.1
1.3
-0.2
6 Jim Greengrass*
CIN
CF
24.7
1.3
0.5
0.2
7 Dick Hall*
PIT
CF
21.8
0.6
0.2
-0.0
8 Hank Thompson
NY1
CF
26.6
-0.1
1.5
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 Carl Furillo
BRO
RF
30.3
13.2
2.4
0.5
2 Gene Hermanski
CHN
RF
32.1
7.7
2.6
1.7
3 Johnny Wyrostek
MULT
RF
33.0
5.6
2.1
0.9
4 Mel Clark*
PHI
RF
26.0
1.9
0.7
0.3
5 Bob Thorpe*
BSN
RF
25.6
0.6
0.8
-0.1
6 Tommy Holmes
BRO
RF
35.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
7 Bill Nicholson
PHI
RF
37.6
0.0
0.3
0.1
8 Ted Beard
PIT
RF
31.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
*Rookie
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

1952 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
24.0
6.0
5.4
1.5
2 Joe Tipton
MULT
C
30.4
5.3
2.5
0.9
3 Darrell Johnson*
MULT
C
23.9
3.9
1.6
0.5
4 Sherm Lollar
CHA
C
27.9
3.0
4.1
-0.2
5 Yogi Berra
NYA
C
27.1
2.3
8.2
3.3
6 Birdie Tebbetts
CLE
C
39.6
1.6
1.2
0.2
7 Ray Murray
PHA
C
34.7
1.6
3.1
1.7
8 Clint Courtney*
SLA
C
25.3
1.6
5.5
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 Ferris Fain
PHA
1B
31.3
15.6
2.2
0.7
2 Joe Collins
NYA
1B
29.6
4.6
1.7
0.5
3 Don Kolloway
DET
1B
33.9
3.3
0.4
0.1
4 Dick Gernert*
BOS
1B
23.8
2.8
1.1
0.1
5 Luke Easter
CLE
1B
36.9
2.6
1.1
-0.2
6 Walt Dropo
MULT
1B
29.4
1.7
1.9
0.3
7 Gordon Goldsberry
SLA
1B
24.8
1.5
0.6
-0.0
8 Bill Glynn*
CLE
1B
26.9
0.4
0.2
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 Billy Goodman
BOS
2B
26.3
7.4
5.2
2.1
2 Bobby Avila
CLE
2B
28.2
7.4
3.6
-0.9
3 Billy Martin*
NYA
2B
24.1
5.2
5.3
2.3
4 Ted Lepcio*
BOS
2B
21.9
4.3
2.5
0.9
5 Jerry Snyder*
WS1
2B
22.9
1.1
0.7
0.2
6 Mel Hoderlein*
WS1
2B
29.0
0.5
2.7
1.0
7 Jerry Coleman
NYA
2B
27.8
0.4
0.7
0.3
8 Kal Segrist*
NYA
2B
21.2
0.2
0.3
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 Rodriguez*
CHA
3B
32.1
9.0
4.8
2.3
2 Fred Hatfield
MULT
3B
27.3
8.2
3.5
0.9
3 Hank Majeski
MULT
3B
35.6
5.6
1.3
0.4
4 Gil McDougald
NYA
3B
24.1
4.9
4.5
2.0
5 Rocky Krsnich*
CHA
3B
24.9
3.5
1.5
0.9
6 Billy Hitchcock
PHA
3B
35.9
2.4
2.6
0.4
7 Bobby Brown
NYA
3B
27.7
0.8
0.7
0.2
8 Andy Carey*
NYA
3B
20.7
0.6
0.2
-0.0
Shortstop
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Chico Carrasquel
CHA
SS
24.4
7.6
4.6
1.6
2 Willy Miranda*
MULT
SS
26.1
4.1
2.6
0.9
3 Merl Combs
CLE
SS
32.6
3.0
2.0
0.7
4 Phil Rizzuto
NYA
SS
35.8
2.8
8.9
3.8
5 Ray Boone
CLE
SS
28.9
2.6
3.7
0.8
6 Milt Bolling*
BOS
SS
21.9
1.0
0.7
0.3
7 Jack Littrell*
PHA
SS
23.4
-0.0
0.0
0.0
8 Jim Brideweser*
NYA
SS
25.4
-0.0
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 Gil Coan
WS1
LF
30.1
9.0
1.8
0.6
2 Gene Woodling
NYA
LF
29.9
8.8
2.3
0.8
3 Ken Wood
MULT
LF
28.0
7.5
1.6
0.8
4 Jim Delsing
MULT
LF
26.6
5.7
0.9
0.0
5 Minnie Minoso
CHA
LF
26.6
4.6
1.5
0.7
6 Gus Zernial
PHA
LF
29.0
3.0
2.3
0.2
7 Tom Wright
MULT
LF
28.8
1.2
0.8
0.3
8 Bill Tuttle*
DET
LF
23.0
-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 Jim Busby
MULT
CF
25.5
20.3
6.5
2.8
2 Jim Rivera*
MULT
CF
29.9
12.2
5.7
2.6
3 Mickey Mantle
NYA
CF
20.7
5.4
3.6
0.7
4 Ray Coleman
MULT
CF
30.1
4.5
1.0
0.1
5 Irv Noren
MULT
CF
27.6
0.6
1.1
0.4
6 Jake Crawford*
SLA
CF
24.3
0.0
0.0
-0.0
7 Pete Reiser
CLE
CF
33.3
-0.4
0.1
-0.0
8 Larry Doby
CLE
CF
28.6
-1.0
4.6
1.1
Right Field
Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The Gold Glove was not awarded this season
by Fielding Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Harry Simpson
CLE
RF
26.6
12.4
1.8
0.4
2 Hank Bauer
NYA
RF
29.9
6.1
2.1
0.5
3 Faye Throneberry*
BOS
RF
21.0
3.8
1.4
0.6
4 Elmer Valo
PHA
RF
31.3
1.3
1.5
0.1
5 Steve Souchock
DET
RF
33.3
1.0
0.4
-0.1
6 Bob Kennedy
CLE
RF
31.9
0.6
0.1
-0.0
7 Vic Wertz
MULT
RF
27.4
0.4
1.4
0.0
8 Dave Pope*
CLE
RF
31.0
0.2
0.1
-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