Gold Glove Award
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The Gold Glove Award is a prestigious Major League Baseball honor given annually to players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performance at each position.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Platinum Glove Award | 4 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | 2 |
| 1967 Gold Glove Award | 1 |
| 1988 Gold Glove Award | 1 |
| Fielding Bible Award | 1 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball award
ⓘ
sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gold Glove ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
American League
ⓘ
National League ⓘ |
| awardedFor | superior individual fielding performance ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility | Major League Baseball players with defensive appearances at a position ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional baseball ⓘ |
| firstSeasonAwarded | 1957 MLB season ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| givenTo | Major League Baseball players ⓘ |
| governingBody | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
catcher
ⓘ
center fielder ⓘ first baseman ⓘ left fielder ⓘ pitcher ⓘ right fielder ⓘ second baseman ⓘ shortstop ⓘ third baseman ⓘ utility player ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | none ⓘ |
| hasLevel | major league ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | sports media in the United States ⓘ |
| hasTrophyShape | gold-colored baseball glove ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinners |
Brooks Robinson
ⓘ
Greg Maddux ⓘ Keith Hernandez ⓘ Ozzie Smith ⓘ Roberto Clemente ⓘ |
| officialName |
Gold Glove Award
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rawlings Gold Glove Award
|
| partOf | Major League Baseball awards ⓘ |
| positionSpecific | true ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Rawlings
ⓘ
surface form:
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company
|
| relatedAward |
Fielding Bible Award
ⓘ
Gold Glove Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Platinum Glove Award
|
| selectionMethod |
sabermetric component
ⓘ
vote of MLB managers and coaches ⓘ |
| sponsor | Rawlings ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| usesStatistics |
defensive metrics
ⓘ
sabermetrics ⓘ |
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1967 Gold Glove Award
this entity surface form:
Platinum Glove Award
subject surface form:
Albert Pujols
this entity surface form:
Fielding Bible Award
this entity surface form:
1988 Gold Glove Award
subject surface form:
Scott Rolen
this entity surface form:
Platinum Glove Award
this entity surface form:
Rawlings Gold Glove Award
this entity surface form:
Platinum Glove Award
this entity surface form:
Rawlings Gold Glove Award
this entity surface form:
Platinum Glove Award