American League Gold Glove Award at shortstop
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The American League Gold Glove Award at shortstop is an annual Major League Baseball honor recognizing the league’s best defensive shortstop.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball award
ⓘ
sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | AL Gold Glove at shortstop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | fielding excellence at shortstop ⓘ |
| category | Major League Baseball fielding awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
American League players
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major League Baseball players ⓘ |
| fieldingPositionType | infield ⓘ |
| firstSeasonAwarded | 1957 MLB season ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | no ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | one of the earliest position-specific defensive awards in MLB ⓘ |
| hasLevel | major league ⓘ |
| hasOppositeNumber | National League Gold Glove Award at shortstop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrophy | gold-colored baseball glove mounted on a trophy base ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| isNonOffensiveAward | yes ⓘ |
| isOneOf | American League Gold Glove position awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPositionSpecific | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| leagueScope | Major League Baseball American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinners |
Alan Trammell
NERFINISHED
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Cal Ripken Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Jeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Aparicio NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Belanger NERFINISHED ⓘ Omar Vizquel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rawlings Gold Glove Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | shortstop ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Major League Baseball
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rawlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor the best defensive shortstop in the American League ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| requiresRegularSeasonPlay | yes ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
defensive performance
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fielding statistics ⓘ overall defensive reputation ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | vote of MLB managers and coaches ⓘ |
| sponsor | Rawlings Sporting Goods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| timeOfYearAwarded | after conclusion of MLB regular season ⓘ |
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