The Gold Glove Award is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions in each league. In 1957, the baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather and affixed to a walnut base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder at each position in the entire league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958.
Beginning in , Major League Baseball awarded a Gold Glove Award to a utility player (i.e. players who played multiple fielding positions in a given season).
Key Year Links to the corresponding Major League Baseball season PO Putout A Assist E Error DP Double play FPct Fielding percentage * or ** Winner of the most Gold Glove Awards at his position (** indicates tie) † Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
American League winners Year Player Team PO A E DP FPct Ref New York Yankees 306 210 4 44 .992 * Houston Astros 199 202 7 56 .983 Seattle Mariners 194 202 5 28 .988 * Houston Astros 169 181 6 34 .983
National League winners Year Player Team PO A E DP FPct Ref St. Louis Cardinals 208 180 7 49 .982 San Diego Padres 198 366 7 73 .988 Pittsburgh Pirates 149 228 3 46 .992 Miami Marlins 127 139 3 24 .989
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External links Rawlings Gold Glove Award Website