document_title: Rawlings Gold Glove Award

question_text: who has won the most rawlings gold gloves

text: Rawlings Gold Glove Award

text: History[edit]

text: For the first four seasons of the award (1957 to 1960), individual awards were presented to left fielders, center fielders, and right fielders. From 1961 through 2010, the phrase "at each position" was no longer strictly accurate, since the prize was presented to three outfielders irrespective of their specific position.[7] Any combination of outfielders, often three center fielders, could win the award in the same year.[8][9] Critics called for awarding a single Gold Glove for each individual outfield position, arguing that the three outfield positions are not equivalent defensively.[9] Starting in 2011, separate awards for each outfield position were once again presented.[8] In the 1985 American League voting, a tie for third-place resulted in the presentation of Gold Glove Awards to four outfielders (Dwayne Murphy, Gary Pettis, Dwight Evans and Dave Winfield); this scenario was repeated in the National League in 2007 (Andruw Jones, Carlos Beltrán, Aaron Rowand, and Jeff Francoeur).

text: Before SABR's involvement in the voting process, The Boston Globe writer Peter Abraham said the Fielding Bible Awards "are far more accurate (and accountable)" than the Gold Glove awards since statistics are used along with the opinions of an expert panel. The Gold Gloves are selected by managers and coaches that may have seen a player as few as six times during the season.[10] Bill Chuck of Comcast SportsNet New England wrote that Gold Glove voters frequently counted only errors to determine winners.[11] Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times said the votes for the Gold Gloves rely largely on a player's past reputation.[12] The Associated Press wrote that "some fans have viewed the Gold Gloves as mostly a popularity contest, even suggesting that a player's performance at the plate helped draw extra attention to his glove."[13] After winning the AL Gold Glove at first base in both 1997 and 1998, Rafael Palmeiro won again in 1999 with the Texas Rangers while only appearing in 28 games as a first baseman; he played in 128 games as a designated hitter that season, resulting in a controversy.[11][14][15][16] Derek Jeter, winner of five Gold Gloves, believes that many defensive factors cannot be quantified.[17] In 2013, Rawlings collaborated on the Gold Glove Award with SABR, who provided the SABR Defensive Index (SDI) to add a sabermetric component to the selection process. The index accounted for 25 percent of the vote, while managers and coaches continued to provide the majority.[2] Afterwards, Jay Jaffe of Sports Illustrated wrote that the Gold Gloves "appear to have significantly closed the gap on their more statistically-driven counterparts."[18] SABR and FiveThirtyEight believed that the impact to the voting results by SDI, which is also included on the voters' ballots, went beyond its 25 own percent weight and also influenced the managers' and coaches' voting.[19]

text: The most Gold Gloves ever won by one player is 18 by pitcher Greg Maddux. He won 13 consecutive awards from 1990 to 2002, all in the National League.[20] Brooks Robinson has the most wins as a third baseman, with 16 Gold Gloves,[21] and is tied for the second-highest total overall with pitcher Jim Kaat, who won his 16 awards consecutively.[22] Iván Rodríguez has won the most Gold Gloves as a catcher, with 13 career awards in the American League.[23] Ozzie Smith has 13 wins at shortstop; he and Rodríguez are tied for the fourth-highest total among all winners.[24] Among outfielders, Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays, who played primarily right field and center field, respectively, are tied for the lead with 12 Gold Gloves.[25][26] Keith Hernandez, the leader at first base, has won 11 times,[27] and Roberto Alomar leads second basemen with 10 wins.[28] Other players with 10 or more wins include shortstop Omar Vizquel (11),[29] catcher Johnny Bench (10),[30] third baseman Mike Schmidt (10),[31] and outfielders Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Andruw Jones, and Al Kaline (10 each).[32][33][34][35]

text: The only player to win Gold Gloves as an infielder and outfielder is Darin Erstad, who won Gold Gloves as an outfielder in 2000 and 2002 and as a first baseman in 2004, all with the Anaheim Angels.[36] The only other player to win Gold Gloves at multiple positions is Plácido Polanco, who won at second base (2007, 2009 AL) and third base (2011 NL).[37] Family pairs to win Gold Gloves include brothers Ken and Clete Boyer (third base),[38][39] brothers Sandy Alomar, Jr. (catcher) and Roberto Alomar (second base),[28] Bengie and Yadier Molina (catcher),[40][41] father and son Bobby and Barry Bonds (outfield),[42][43] and father and son Bob (catcher) and Bret Boone (second base).[44][45]

text: In 2016, Rawlings announced it would begin awarding a gold glove annually to a female fastpitch softball player in the National Pro Fastpitch league.[46] NPF coaches and managers vote for a winner (excluding those on their respective teams). This award is in addition to the collegiate and high school awards added in 2007, its 50th anniversary.[47]

text: Winners[edit]

text:
Key to symbols and headers in player lists

Year
Links to the corresponding Major League Baseball season

1B
First baseman (list of winners)

2B
Second baseman (list of winners)

3B
Third baseman (list of winners)

SS
Shortstop (list of winners)

OF
Outfielder[a] (list of winners)

C
Catcher (list of winners)

P
Pitcher (list of winners)

* or **
Winner of the most Gold Glove Awards at his position (** indicates tie)

Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

text:
Gold Glove winners in the American League, listed by position

Year
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

1957[b]
Hodges, GilGil Hodges
Fox, NellieNellie Fox
Malzone, FrankFrank Malzone
McMillan, RoyRoy McMillan
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**[c]
Kaline, AlAl Kaline[d]
Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso[e]
Lollar, ShermSherm Lollar
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz

1958
Power, VicVic Power
Bolling, FrankFrank Bolling
Malzone, FrankFrank Malzone
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Siebern, NormNorm Siebern[e]
Kaline, AlAl Kaline[d]
Piersall, JimmyJimmy Piersall[c]
Lollar, ShermSherm Lollar
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz

1959
Power, VicVic Power
Fox, NellieNellie Fox
Malzone, FrankFrank Malzone
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Jensen, JackieJackie Jensen[d]
Kaline, AlAl Kaline[c]
Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso[e]
Lollar, ShermSherm Lollar
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz

1960
Power, VicVic Power
Fox, NellieNellie Fox
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Landis, JimJim Landis[c]
Maris, RogerRoger Maris[d]
Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso[e]
Battey, EarlEarl Battey
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz

1961
Power, VicVic Power
Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Landis, JimJim Landis
Kaline, AlAl Kaline
Piersall, JimmyJimmy Piersall
Battey, EarlEarl Battey
Lary, FrankFrank Lary

1962
Power, VicVic Power
Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Landis, JimJim Landis
Kaline, AlAl Kaline
Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle
Battey, EarlEarl Battey
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1963
Power, VicVic Power
Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Versalles, ZoiloZoilo Versalles
Landis, JimJim Landis
Kaline, AlAl Kaline
Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski
Howard, ElstonElston Howard
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1964
Power, VicVic Power
Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Landis, JimJim Landis
Kaline, AlAl Kaline
Davalillo, VicVic Davalillo
Howard, ElstonElston Howard
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1965
Pepitone, JoeJoe Pepitone
Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Versalles, ZoiloZoilo Versalles
Tresh, TomTom Tresh
Kaline, AlAl Kaline
Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski
Freehan, BillBill Freehan
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1966
Pepitone, JoeJoe Pepitone
Knoop, BobbyBobby Knoop
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Agee, TommieTommie Agee
Kaline, AlAl Kaline
Oliva, TonyTony Oliva
Freehan, BillBill Freehan
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1967
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott
Knoop, BobbyBobby Knoop
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Fregosi, JimJim Fregosi
Blair, PaulPaul Blair
Kaline, AlAl Kaline
Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski
Freehan, BillBill Freehan
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1968
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott
Knoop, BobbyBobby Knoop
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Smith, ReggieReggie Smith
Stanley, MickeyMickey Stanley
Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski
Freehan, BillBill Freehan
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1969
Pepitone, JoeJoe Pepitone
Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Blair, PaulPaul Blair
Stanley, MickeyMickey Stanley
Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski
Freehan, BillBill Freehan
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1970
Spencer, JimJim Spencer
Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Blair, PaulPaul Blair
Stanley, MickeyMickey Stanley
Berry, KenKen Berry
Fosse, RayRay Fosse
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1971
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott
Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Blair, PaulPaul Blair
Otis, AmosAmos Otis
Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski
Fosse, RayRay Fosse
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1972
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott
Griffin, DougDoug Griffin
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Brinkman, EdEd Brinkman
Blair, PaulPaul Blair
Murcer, BobbyBobby Murcer
Berry, KenKen Berry
Fisk, CarltonCarlton Fisk
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1973
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott
Grich, BobbyBobby Grich
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Blair, PaulPaul Blair
Otis, AmosAmos Otis
Stanley, MickeyMickey Stanley
Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1974
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott
Grich, BobbyBobby Grich
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Blair, PaulPaul Blair
Otis, AmosAmos Otis
Rudi, JoeJoe Rudi
Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1975
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott
Grich, BobbyBobby Grich
Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson*
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Blair, PaulPaul Blair
Lynn, FredFred Lynn
Rudi, JoeJoe Rudi
Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1976
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott
Grich, BobbyBobby Grich
Rodriguez, AurelioAurelio Rodríguez
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Evans, DwightDwight Evans
Manning, RickRick Manning
Rudi, JoeJoe Rudi
Sundberg, JimJim Sundberg
Palmer, JimJim Palmer

1977
Spencer, JimJim Spencer
White, FrankFrank White
Nettles, GraigGraig Nettles
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Beniquez, JuanJuan Beníquez
Cowens, AlAl Cowens
Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski
Sundberg, JimJim Sundberg
Palmer, JimJim Palmer

1978
Chambliss, ChrisChris Chambliss
White, FrankFrank White
Nettles, GraigGraig Nettles
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Evans, DwightDwight Evans
Lynn, FredFred Lynn
Miller, RickRick Miller
Sundberg, JimJim Sundberg
Palmer, JimJim Palmer

1979
Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper
White, FrankFrank White
Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell
Burleson, RickRick Burleson
Evans, DwightDwight Evans
Lynn, FredFred Lynn
Lezcano, SixtoSixto Lezcano
Sundberg, JimJim Sundberg
Palmer, JimJim Palmer

1980
Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper
White, FrankFrank White
Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell
Trammell, AlanAlan Trammell
Wilson, WillieWillie Wilson
Lynn, FredFred Lynn
Murphy, DwayneDwayne Murphy
Sundberg, JimJim Sundberg
Norris, MikeMike Norris

1981
Squires, MikeMike Squires
White, FrankFrank White
Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell
Trammell, AlanAlan Trammell
Evans, DwightDwight Evans
Henderson, RickeyRickey Henderson
Murphy, DwayneDwayne Murphy
Sundberg, JimJim Sundberg
Norris, MikeMike Norris

1982
Murray, EddieEddie Murray
White, FrankFrank White
Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell
Yount, RobinRobin Yount
Evans, DwightDwight Evans
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield
Murphy, DwayneDwayne Murphy
Boone, BobBob Boone
Guidry, RonRon Guidry

1983
Murray, EddieEddie Murray
Whitaker, LouLou Whitaker
Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell
Trammell, AlanAlan Trammell
Evans, DwightDwight Evans
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield
Murphy, DwayneDwayne Murphy
Parrish, LanceLance Parrish
Guidry, RonRon Guidry

1984
Murray, EddieEddie Murray
Whitaker, LouLou Whitaker
Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell
Trammell, AlanAlan Trammell
Evans, DwightDwight Evans
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield
Murphy, DwayneDwayne Murphy
Parrish, LanceLance Parrish
Guidry, RonRon Guidry

1985
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly
Whitaker, LouLou Whitaker
Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett
Griffin, AlfredoAlfredo Griffin
Evans, DwightDwight Evans
WinfieldPettis !Dave Winfield &
Gary Pettis
Murphy, DwayneDwayne Murphy
Parrish, LanceLance Parrish
Guidry, RonRon Guidry

1986
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly
White, FrankFrank White
Gaetti, GaryGary Gaetti
Fernandez, TonyTony Fernández
Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett
Pettis, GaryGary Pettis
Barfield, JesseJesse Barfield
Boone, BobBob Boone
Guidry, RonRon Guidry

1987
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly
White, FrankFrank White
Gaetti, GaryGary Gaetti
Fernandez, TonyTony Fernández
Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield
Barfield, JesseJesse Barfield
Boone, BobBob Boone
Langston, MarkMark Langston

1988
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly
Reynolds, HaroldHarold Reynolds
Gaetti, GaryGary Gaetti
Fernandez, TonyTony Fernández
Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett
Pettis, GaryGary Pettis
White, DevonDevon White
Boone, BobBob Boone
Langston, MarkMark Langston

1989
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly
Reynolds, HaroldHarold Reynolds
Gaetti, GaryGary Gaetti
Fernandez, TonyTony Fernández
Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett
Pettis, GaryGary Pettis
White, DevonDevon White
Boone, BobBob Boone
Saberhagen, BretBret Saberhagen

1990
McGwire, MarkMark McGwire
Reynolds, HaroldHarold Reynolds
Gruber, KellyKelly Gruber
Guillen, OzzieOzzie Guillén
Pettis, GaryGary Pettis
Burks, EllisEllis Burks
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Alomar Jr., SandySandy Alomar Jr.
Boddicker, MikeMike Boddicker

1991
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Ventura, RobinRobin Ventura
Ripken Jr., CalCal Ripken Jr.
Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett
White, DevonDevon White
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Peña, TonyTony Peña
Langston, MarkMark Langston

1992
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Ventura, RobinRobin Ventura
Ripken Jr., CalCal Ripken Jr.
Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett
White, DevonDevon White
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Langston, MarkMark Langston

1993
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Ventura, RobinRobin Ventura
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Lofton, KennyKenny Lofton
White, DevonDevon White
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Langston, MarkMark Langston

1994
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Boggs, WadeWade Boggs
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Lofton, KennyKenny Lofton
White, DevonDevon White
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Langston, MarkMark Langston

1995
Snow, J. T.J. T. Snow
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Boggs, WadeWade Boggs
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Lofton, KennyKenny Lofton
White, DevonDevon White
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Langston, MarkMark Langston

1996
Snow, J. T.J. T. Snow
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Ventura, RobinRobin Ventura
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Lofton, KennyKenny Lofton
Buhner, JayJay Buhner
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina

1997
Palmeiro, RafaelRafael Palmeiro
Knoblauch, ChuckChuck Knoblauch
Williams, MattMatt Williams
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Williams, BernieBernie Williams
Edmonds, JimJim Edmonds
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina

1998
Palmeiro, RafaelRafael Palmeiro
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Ventura, RobinRobin Ventura
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Williams, BernieBernie Williams
Edmonds, JimJim Edmonds
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina

1999
Palmeiro, RafaelRafael Palmeiro
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Brosius, ScottScott Brosius
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Williams, BernieBernie Williams
Green, ShawnShawn Green
Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina

2000
Olerud, JohnJohn Olerud
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Fryman, TravisTravis Fryman
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Williams, BernieBernie Williams
Dye, JermaineJermaine Dye
Erstad, DarinDarin Erstad
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Rogers, KennyKenny Rogers

2001
Mientkiewicz, DougDoug Mientkiewicz
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Chavez, EricEric Chavez
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter
Cameron, MikeMike Cameron
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina

2002
Olerud, JohnJohn Olerud
Boone, BretBret Boone
Chavez, EricEric Chavez
Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter
Erstad, DarinDarin Erstad
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Molina, BengieBengie Molina
Rogers, KennyKenny Rogers

2003
Olerud, JohnJohn Olerud
Boone, BretBret Boone
Chavez, EricEric Chavez
Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter
Cameron, MikeMike Cameron
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Molina, BengieBengie Molina
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina

2004
Erstad, DarinDarin Erstad
Boone, BretBret Boone
Chavez, EricEric Chavez
Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter
Wells, VernonVernon Wells
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Rogers, KennyKenny Rogers

2005
Teixeira, MarkMark Teixeira
Hudson, OrlandoOrlando Hudson
Chavez, EricEric Chavez
Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter
Wells, VernonVernon Wells
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Varitek, JasonJason Varitek
Rogers, KennyKenny Rogers

2006
Teixeira, MarkMark Teixeira
Grudzielanek, MarkMark Grudzielanek
Chavez, EricEric Chavez
Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter
Wells, VernonVernon Wells
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Rogers, KennyKenny Rogers

2007
Youkilis, KevinKevin Youkilis
Polanco, PlácidoPlácido Polanco
Beltré, AdriánAdrián Beltré
Cabrera, OrlandoOrlando Cabrera
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter
Sizemore, GradyGrady Sizemore
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Rodriguez, IvanIván Rodríguez*
Santana, JohanJohan Santana

2008
Peña, CarlosCarlos Peña
Pedroia, DustinDustin Pedroia
Beltré, AdriánAdrián Beltré
Young, MichaelMichael Young
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter
Sizemore, GradyGrady Sizemore
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Mauer, JoeJoe Mauer
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina

2009
Teixeira, MarkMark Teixeira
Polanco, PlácidoPlácido Polanco
Longoria, EvanEvan Longoria
Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter
Jones, AdamAdam Jones
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Mauer, JoeJoe Mauer
Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle

2010
Teixeira, MarkMark Teixeira
Cano, RobinsonRobinson Canó
Longoria, EvanEvan Longoria
Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter
Crawford, CarlCarl Crawford
Gutierrez, FranklinFranklin Gutiérrez
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki
Mauer, JoeJoe Mauer
Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle

2011
Gonzalez, AdrianAdrian Gonzalez
Pedroia, DustinDustin Pedroia
Beltré, AdriánAdrián Beltré
Aybar, ErickErick Aybar
Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon[e]
Ellsbury, JacobyJacoby Ellsbury[c]
Markakis, NickNick Markakis[d]
Wieters, MattMatt Wieters
Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle

2012
Teixeira, MarkMark Teixeira
Cano, RobinsonRobinson Canó
Beltré, AdriánAdrián Beltré
Hardy, J. J.J. J. Hardy
Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon[e]
Jones, AdamAdam Jones[c]
Reddick, JoshJosh Reddick [d]
Wieters, MattMatt Wieters
HellicksonPeavy !Jeremy Hellickson &
Jake Peavy

2013
Hosmer, EricEric Hosmer
Pedroia, DustinDustin Pedroia
Machado, MannyManny Machado
Hardy, J. J.J. J. Hardy
Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon[e]
Jones, AdamAdam Jones[c]
Victorino, ShaneShane Victorino [d]
Pérez, SalvadorSalvador Pérez
Dickey, R.A.R.A. Dickey

2014
Hosmer, EricEric Hosmer
Pedroia, DustinDustin Pedroia
Seager, KyleKyle Seager
Hardy, J. J.J. J. Hardy
Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon[e]
Jones, AdamAdam Jones[c]
Markakis, NickNick Markakis[d]
Pérez, SalvadorSalvador Pérez
Keuchel, DallasDallas Keuchel

2015
Hosmer, EricEric Hosmer
Altuve, JoséJosé Altuve
Machado, MannyManny Machado
Escobar, AlcidesAlcides Escobar
Céspedes, YoenisYoenis Céspedes[e]
Kiermaier, KevinKevin Kiermaier[c]
Calhoun, KoleKole Calhoun[d]
Pérez, SalvadorSalvador Pérez
Keuchel, DallasDallas Keuchel

2016
Moreland, MitchMitch Moreland
Kinsler, IanIan Kinsler
Beltré, AdriánAdrián Beltré
Lindor, FranciscoFrancisco Lindor
Gardner, BrettBrett Gardner[e]
Kiermaier, KevinKevin Kiermaier[c]
Betts, MookieMookie Betts[d]
Pérez, SalvadorSalvador Pérez
Keuchel, DallasDallas Keuchel

2017
Hosmer, EricEric Hosmer
Dozier, BrianBrian Dozier
Longoria, EvanEvan Longoria
Simmons, AndreltonAndrelton Simmons
Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon[e]
Buxton, ByronByron Buxton[c]
Betts, MookieMookie Betts[d]
Maldonado, MartínMartín Maldonado
Stroman, MarcusMarcus Stroman

text:
Gold Glove winners in the National League, listed by position

Year
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
P

1957[b]
Hodges, GilGil Hodges
Fox, NellieNellie Fox
Malzone, FrankFrank Malzone
McMillan, RoyRoy McMillan
Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso[e]
Kaline, AlAl Kaline[d]
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**[c]
Lollar, ShermSherm Lollar
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz

1958
Hodges, GilGil Hodges
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski
Boyer, KenKen Boyer
McMillan, RoyRoy McMillan
Aaron, HankHank Aaron[d]
Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson[e]
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**[c]
Crandall, DelDel Crandall
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix

1959
Hodges, GilGil Hodges
Neal, CharlieCharlie Neal
Boyer, KenKen Boyer
McMillan, RoyRoy McMillan
Aaron, HankHank Aaron[d]
Brandt, JackieJackie Brandt[e]
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**[c]
Crandall, DelDel Crandall
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix

1960
White, BillBill White
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski
Boyer, KenKen Boyer
Banks, ErnieErnie Banks
Aaron, HankHank Aaron[d]
Moon, WallyWally Moon[e]
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**[c]
Crandall, DelDel Crandall
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix

1961
White, BillBill White
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski
Boyer, KenKen Boyer
Wills, MauryMaury Wills
Pinson, VadaVada Pinson
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**
Roseboro, JohnnyJohnny Roseboro
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz

1962
White, BillBill White
Hubbs, KenKen Hubbs
Davenport, JimJim Davenport
Wills, MauryMaury Wills
Virdon, BillBill Virdon
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**
Crandall, DelDel Crandall
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz

1963
White, BillBill White
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski
Boyer, KenKen Boyer
Wine, BobbyBobby Wine
Flood, CurtCurt Flood
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**
Edwards, JohnnyJohnny Edwards
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz

1964
White, BillBill White
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski
Santo, RonRon Santo
Amaro, RubenRubén Amaro Sr.
Flood, CurtCurt Flood
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**
Edwards, JohnnyJohnny Edwards
Shantz, BobbyBobby Shantz

1965
White, BillBill White
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski
Santo, RonRon Santo
Cardenas, LeoLeo Cárdenas
Flood, CurtCurt Flood
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**
Torre, JoeJoe Torre
Gibson, BobBob Gibson

1966
White, BillBill White
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski
Santo, RonRon Santo
Alley, GeneGene Alley
Flood, CurtCurt Flood
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**
Roseboro, JohnnyJohnny Roseboro
Gibson, BobBob Gibson

1967
Parker, WesWes Parker
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski
Santo, RonRon Santo
Alley, GeneGene Alley
Flood, CurtCurt Flood
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**
Hundley, RandyRandy Hundley
Gibson, BobBob Gibson

1968
Parker, WesWes Parker
Beckert, GlennGlenn Beckert
Santo, RonRon Santo
Maxvill, DalDal Maxvill
Flood, CurtCurt Flood
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Mays, WillieWillie Mays**
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Gibson, BobBob Gibson

1969
Parker, WesWes Parker
Millán, FélixFélix Millán
Boyer, CleteClete Boyer
Kessinger, DonDon Kessinger
Flood, CurtCurt Flood
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Rose, PetePete Rose
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Gibson, BobBob Gibson

1970
Parker, WesWes Parker
Helms, TommyTommy Helms
Rader, DougDoug Rader
Kessinger, DonDon Kessinger
Agee, TommieTommie Agee
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Rose, PetePete Rose
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Gibson, BobBob Gibson

1971
Parker, WesWes Parker
Helms, TommyTommy Helms
Rader, DougDoug Rader
Harrelson, BudBud Harrelson
Davis, WillieWillie Davis
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Gibson, BobBob Gibson

1972
Parker, WesWes Parker
Millán, FélixFélix Millán
Rader, DougDoug Rader
Bowa, LarryLarry Bowa
Davis, WillieWillie Davis
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente**
Cedeno, CesarCésar Cedeño
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Gibson, BobBob Gibson

1973
Jorgensen, MikeMike Jorgensen
Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan
Rader, DougDoug Rader
Metzger, RogerRoger Metzger
Davis, WillieWillie Davis
Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds
Cedeno, CesarCésar Cedeño
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Gibson, BobBob Gibson

1974
Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey
Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan
Rader, DougDoug Rader
Concepción, DaveDave Concepción
Geronimo, CesarCésar Gerónimo
Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds
Cedeno, CesarCésar Cedeño
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Messersmith, AndyAndy Messersmith

1975
Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey
Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan
Reitz, KenKen Reitz
Concepción, DaveDave Concepción
Geronimo, CesarCésar Gerónimo
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox
Cedeno, CesarCésar Cedeño
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Messersmith, AndyAndy Messersmith

1976
Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey
Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Concepción, DaveDave Concepción
Geronimo, CesarCésar Gerónimo
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox
Cedeno, CesarCésar Cedeño
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1977
Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey
Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Concepción, DaveDave Concepción
Geronimo, CesarCésar Gerónimo
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox
Parker, DaveDave Parker
Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench
Kaat, JimJim Kaat

1978
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Lopes, DaveyDavey Lopes
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Bowa, LarryLarry Bowa
Valentine, EllisEllis Valentine
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox
Parker, DaveDave Parker
Boone, BobBob Boone
Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro

1979
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Trillo, MannyManny Trillo
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Concepción, DaveDave Concepción
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox
Parker, DaveDave Parker
Boone, BobBob Boone
Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro

1980
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Flynn, DougDoug Flynn
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson
Carter, GaryGary Carter
Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro

1981
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Trillo, MannyManny Trillo
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Baker, DustyDusty Baker
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson
Carter, GaryGary Carter
Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton

1982
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Trillo, MannyManny Trillo
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Murphy, DaleDale Murphy
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson
Carter, GaryGary Carter
Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro

1983
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Murphy, DaleDale Murphy
McGee, WillieWillie McGee
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson
Pena, TonyTony Peña
Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro

1984
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Murphy, DaleDale Murphy
Dernier, BobBob Dernier
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson
Pena, TonyTony Peña
Andújar, JoaquínJoaquín Andújar

1985
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg
Wallach, TimTim Wallach
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Murphy, DaleDale Murphy
McGee, WillieWillie McGee
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson
Pena, TonyTony Peña
Reuschel, RickRick Reuschel

1986
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Murphy, DaleDale Murphy
McGee, WillieWillie McGee
Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn
Davis, JodyJody Davis
Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela

1987
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg
Pendleton, TerryTerry Pendleton
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Davis, EricEric Davis
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson
Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn
LaValliere, MikeMike LaValliere
Reuschel, RickRick Reuschel

1988
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez*
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg
Wallach, TimTim Wallach
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Davis, EricEric Davis
Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson
Van Slyke, AndyAndy Van Slyke
Santiago, BenitoBenito Santiago
Hershiser, OrelOrel Hershiser

1989
Galarraga, AndresAndrés Galarraga
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg
Pendleton, TerryTerry Pendleton
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Davis, EricEric Davis
Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn
Van Slyke, AndyAndy Van Slyke
Santiago, BenitoBenito Santiago
Darling, RonRon Darling

1990
Galarraga, AndresAndrés Galarraga
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg
Wallach, TimTim Wallach
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds
Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn
Van Slyke, AndyAndy Van Slyke
Santiago, BenitoBenito Santiago
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

1991
Clark, WillWill Clark
Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg
Williams, MattMatt Williams
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds
Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn
Van Slyke, AndyAndy Van Slyke
Pagnozzi, TomTom Pagnozzi
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

1992
Grace, MarkMark Grace
Lind, JoseJosé Lind
Pendleton, TerryTerry Pendleton
Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith*
Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds
Walker, LarryLarry Walker
Van Slyke, AndyAndy Van Slyke
Pagnozzi, TomTom Pagnozzi
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

1993
Grace, MarkMark Grace
Thompson, RobbyRobby Thompson
Williams, MattMatt Williams
Bell, JayJay Bell
Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds
Walker, LarryLarry Walker
Grissom, MarquisMarquis Grissom
Manwaring, KirtKirt Manwaring
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

1994
Bagwell, JeffJeff Bagwell
Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio
Williams, MattMatt Williams
Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin
Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds
Lewis, DarrenDarren Lewis
Grissom, MarquisMarquis Grissom
Pagnozzi, TomTom Pagnozzi
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

1995
Grace, MarkMark Grace
Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio
Caminiti, KenKen Caminiti
Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin
Mondesi, RaulRaúl Mondesí
Finley, SteveSteve Finley
Grissom, MarquisMarquis Grissom
Johnson, CharlesCharles Johnson
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

1996
Grace, MarkMark Grace
Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio
Caminiti, KenKen Caminiti
Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin
Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds
Finley, SteveSteve Finley
Grissom, MarquisMarquis Grissom
Johnson, CharlesCharles Johnson
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

1997
Snow, J. T.J. T. Snow
Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio
Caminiti, KenKen Caminiti
Ordonez, ReyRey Ordóñez
Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds
Walker, LarryLarry Walker
Mondesi, RaulRaúl Mondesí
Johnson, CharlesCharles Johnson
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

1998
Snow, J. T.J. T. Snow
Boone, BretBret Boone
Rolen, ScottScott Rolen
Ordonez, ReyRey Ordóñez
Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds
Walker, LarryLarry Walker
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Johnson, CharlesCharles Johnson
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

1999
Snow, J. T.J. T. Snow
Reese, PokeyPokey Reese
Ventura, RobinRobin Ventura
Ordonez, ReyRey Ordóñez
Finley, SteveSteve Finley
Walker, LarryLarry Walker
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Lieberthal, MikeMike Lieberthal
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

2000
Snow, J. T.J. T. Snow
Reese, PokeyPokey Reese
Rolen, ScottScott Rolen
Perez, NeifiNeifi Pérez
Finley, SteveSteve Finley
Edmonds, JimJim Edmonds
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Matheny, MikeMike Matheny
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

2001
Helton, ToddTodd Helton
Vina, FernandoFernando Viña
Rolen, ScottScott Rolen
Cabrera, OrlandoOrlando Cabrera
Walker, LarryLarry Walker
Edmonds, JimJim Edmonds
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Ausmus, BradBrad Ausmus
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

2002
Helton, ToddTodd Helton
Vina, FernandoFernando Viña
Rolen, ScottScott Rolen
Rentería, ÉdgarÉdgar Rentería
Walker, LarryLarry Walker
Edmonds, JimJim Edmonds
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Ausmus, BradBrad Ausmus
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

2003
Lee, DerrekDerrek Lee
Castillo, LuisLuis Castillo
Rolen, ScottScott Rolen
Rentería, ÉdgarÉdgar Rentería
Cruz, JoseJosé Cruz Jr.
Edmonds, JimJim Edmonds
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Matheny, MikeMike Matheny
Hampton, MikeMike Hampton

2004
Helton, ToddTodd Helton
Castillo, LuisLuis Castillo
Rolen, ScottScott Rolen
Izturis, CesarCésar Izturis
Finley, SteveSteve Finley
Edmonds, JimJim Edmonds
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Matheny, MikeMike Matheny
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

2005
Lee, DerrekDerrek Lee
Castillo, LuisLuis Castillo
Lowell, MikeMike Lowell
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Abreu, BobbyBobby Abreu
Edmonds, JimJim Edmonds
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Matheny, MikeMike Matheny
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

2006
Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols
Hudson, OrlandoOrlando Hudson
Rolen, ScottScott Rolen
Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Cameron, MikeMike Cameron
Beltran, CarlosCarlos Beltrán
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Ausmus, BradBrad Ausmus
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

2007
Lee, DerrekDerrek Lee
Hudson, OrlandoOrlando Hudson
Wright, DavidDavid Wright
Rollins, JimmyJimmy Rollins
RowandFrancoeur !Aaron Rowand &
Jeff Francoeur
Beltran, CarlosCarlos Beltrán
Jones, AndruwAndruw Jones
Martin, RussellRussell Martin
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

2008
Gonzalez, AdrianAdrian Gonzalez
Phillips, BrandonBrandon Phillips
Wright, DavidDavid Wright
Rollins, JimmyJimmy Rollins
McLouth, NateNate McLouth
Beltran, CarlosCarlos Beltrán
Victorino, ShaneShane Victorino
Molina, YadierYadier Molina
Maddux, GregGreg Maddux*

2009
Gonzalez, AdrianAdrian Gonzalez
Hudson, OrlandoOrlando Hudson
Zimmerman, RyanRyan Zimmerman
Rollins, JimmyJimmy Rollins
Bourn, MichaelMichael Bourn
Kemp, MattMatt Kemp
Victorino, ShaneShane Victorino
Molina, YadierYadier Molina
Wainwright, AdamAdam Wainwright

2010
Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols
Phillips, BrandonBrandon Phillips
Rolen, ScottScott Rolen
Tulowitzki, TroyTroy Tulowitzki
Bourn, MichaelMichael Bourn
Gonzalez, CarlosCarlos González
Victorino, ShaneShane Victorino
Molina, YadierYadier Molina
Arroyo, BronsonBronson Arroyo

2011
Votto, JoeyJoey Votto
Phillips, BrandonBrandon Phillips
Polanco, PlácidoPlácido Polanco
Tulowitzki, TroyTroy Tulowitzki
Parra, GerardoGerardo Parra[e]
Kemp, MattMatt Kemp[c]
Ethier, AndreAndre Ethier[d]
Molina, YadierYadier Molina
Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw

2012
LaRoche, AdamAdam LaRoche
Barney, DarwinDarwin Barney
Headley, ChaseChase Headley
Rollins, JimmyJimmy Rollins
González, CarlosCarlos González[e]
McCutchen, AndrewAndrew McCutchen[c]
Heyward, JasonJason Heyward[d]
Molina, YadierYadier Molina
Buehrle, MarkMark Buehrle

2013
Goldschmidt, PaulPaul Goldschmidt
Phillips, BrandonBrandon Phillips
Arenado, NolanNolan Arenado
Simmons, AndreltonAndrelton Simmons
González, CarlosCarlos González[e]
Gómez, CarlosCarlos Gómez[c]
Parra, GerardoGerardo Parra[d]
Molina, YadierYadier Molina
Wainwright, AdamAdam Wainwright

2014
Gonzalez, AdrianAdrian Gonzalez
LeMahieu, DJDJ LeMahieu
Arenado, NolanNolan Arenado
Simmons, AndreltonAndrelton Simmons
Yelich, ChristianChristian Yelich[e]
Lagares, JuanJuan Lagares[c]
Heyward, JasonJason Heyward[d]
Molina, YadierYadier Molina
Greinke, ZackZack Greinke

2015
Goldschmidt, PaulPaul Goldschmidt
Gordon, DeeDee Gordon
Arenado, NolanNolan Arenado
Crawford, BrandonBrandon Crawford
Marte, StarlingStarling Marte[e]
Pollock, A. J.A. J. Pollock[c]
Heyward, JasonJason Heyward[d]
Molina, YadierYadier Molina
Greinke, ZackZack Greinke

2016
Rizzo, AnthonyAnthony Rizzo
Panik, JoeJoe Panik
Arenado, NolanNolan Arenado
Crawford, BrandonBrandon Crawford
Marte, StarlingStarling Marte[e]
Inciarte, EnderEnder Inciarte[c]
Heyward, JasonJason Heyward[d]
Posey, BusterBuster Posey
Greinke, ZackZack Greinke

2017
Goldschmidt, PaulPaul Goldschmidt
LeMahieu, DJDJ LeMahieu
Arenado, NolanNolan Arenado
Crawford, BrandonBrandon Crawford
Ozuna, MarcellMarcell Ozuna[e]
Inciarte, EnderEnder Inciarte[c]
Heyward, JasonJason Heyward[d]
Barnhart, TuckerTucker Barnhart
Greinke, ZackZack Greinke

text: All-time Gold Glove Team[edit]

text: On February 20, 2007, Major League Baseball and Rawlings announced that an all-time Gold Glove Team would be named during the 50th anniversary of the first Gold Glove Awards.[48] Rawlings asked 70 baseball reporters, former players and former managers to select 50 names for the ballot, from an initial selection of 250 names.[49] The team was selected by fans, who voted at the Rawlings Gold Glove website, at United States Postal Service offices, and at sporting goods stores. The results were announced at the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.[50]

text:
All-time Gold Glove Team members by position

First base
Wes Parker

Second base
Joe Morgan

Third base
Brooks Robinson*

Shortstop
Ozzie Smith*

Outfield
Willie Mays**

Roberto Clemente**

Ken Griffey Jr.

Catcher
Johnny Bench

Pitcher
Greg Maddux*

text: Teammates[edit]

text: Middle infield duos[edit]

text: In the history of the Gold Glove Award, there have been eleven double-play combinations, or pairs of middle infielders,[51] that have won awards in the same year. Shortstops and second basemen depend upon each other for the majority of double plays. The most common type of double play occurs with a runner on first base and a ground ball hit towards the middle of the infield. The player fielding the ball (generally the shortstop or second baseman) throws to the fielder covering second base, who steps on the base before the runner from first arrives to force that runner out, and then throws the ball to the first baseman to force out the batter for the second out.[52] Mark Belanger won four Gold Gloves with the Baltimore Orioles alongside winning partner Bobby Grich, and Joe Morgan paired with Dave Concepción for four combination wins with the Cincinnati Reds. The most recent teammates to accomplish the feat are Brandon Crawford and Joe Panik, who won with the San Francisco Giants in 2016.

text:
Double-play combinations to win Gold Gloves for the same team in the same season

Shortstop
Second baseman
Team
Times won
Years
Ref(s)

Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio
Fox, NellieNellie Fox
Chicago White Sox

2

1959–1960

[53][54]

Alley, GeneGene Alley
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski
Pittsburgh Pirates

2

1966–1967

[55][56]

Fregosi, JimJim Fregosi
Knoop, BobbyBobby Knoop
California Angels

1

1967

[57]

Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson
Baltimore Orioles

2

1969, 1971

[58][59]

Belanger, MarkMark Belanger
Grich, BobbyBobby Grich
Baltimore Orioles

4

1973–1976

[60][61]
[62][63]

Concepción, DaveDave Concepción
Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan
Cincinnati Reds

4

1974–1977

[64][65]
[66][67]

Trammell, AlanAlan Trammell
Whitaker, LouLou Whitaker
Detroit Tigers

2

1983–1984

[68][69]

Vizquel, OmarOmar Vizquel
Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar*
Cleveland Indians

3

1999–2001

[70][71]
[72]

Rentería, ÉdgarÉdgar Rentería
Viña, FernandoFernando Viña
St. Louis Cardinals

1

2002

[73]

Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter
Cano, RobinsonRobinson Canó
New York Yankees

1

2010

[74]

Crawford, BrandonBrandon Crawford
Panik, JoeJoe Panik
San Francisco Giants

1

2016

[75]

text: Batteries[edit]

text: Since 1957, there have been five Gold Glove batteries. The pitcher and catcher, collectively known as the battery, are the only two players on the field involved in every pitch. In particular, the pitcher and catcher control the running game with tools such as pickoffs or the strength of the catcher's throwing arm.[76] The first pitcher and catcher on the same team to win Gold Gloves in the same year were Jim Kaat and Earl Battey, with the Minnesota Twins in 1962. Only two pairs of batterymates have won Gold Gloves together more than once: Iván Rodríguez and Kenny Rogers won with the Texas Rangers in 2000, and again with the Detroit Tigers in 2004 and 2006. Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright matched the feat, winning in both 2009 and 2013.

text:
Batterymates to win Gold Gloves for the same team in the same season

Pitcher
Catcher
Teams
Times won
Year
Ref

Jim Kaat
Earl Battey
Minnesota Twins

1

1962

[77]

Rick Reuschel
Tony Peña
Pittsburgh Pirates

1

1985

[78]

Bret Saberhagen
Bob Boone
Kansas City Royals

1

1989

[79]

Kenny Rogers
Iván Rodríguez*
Texas Rangers

3

2000

[80]

Detroit Tigers

2004, 2006

[81]

Adam Wainwright
Yadier Molina
St. Louis Cardinals

2

2009, 2013

[82][83]

text: Platinum Glove Award[edit]

text: In 2011, Rawlings added an annual Platinum Glove Award awarded to the best defensive player in each league as voted by fans.[84]

text:
Year
American League
National League

Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position

2011
Beltré, AdriánAdrián Beltré
Texas Rangers
3B
Molina, YadierYadier Molina
St. Louis Cardinals
C

2012
Beltré, AdriánAdrián Beltré (2)
Texas Rangers
3B
Molina, YadierYadier Molina (2)
St. Louis Cardinals
C

2013
Machado, MannyManny Machado
Baltimore Orioles
3B
Simmons, AndreltonAndrelton Simmons
Atlanta Braves
SS

2014
Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon
Kansas City Royals
LF
Molina, YadierYadier Molina (3)
St. Louis Cardinals
C

2015
Kiermaier, KevinKevin Kiermaier
Tampa Bay Rays
CF
Molina, YadierYadier Molina (4)
St. Louis Cardinals
C

2016
Lindor, FranciscoFrancisco Lindor
Cleveland Indians
SS
Rizzo, AnthonyAnthony Rizzo
Chicago Cubs
1B

2017
Buxton, ByronByron Buxton
Minnesota Twins
CF
Arenado, NolanNolan Arenado
Colorado Rockies
3B

text: Footnotes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ From 1957 to 1960, and since 2011, individual awards were specified for left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder. From 1961 to 2010, the prize was presented to three outfielders irrespective of their specific position.
^ Jump up to: a b In 1957, Gold Gloves were given to the top fielders in Major League Baseball, instead of separate awards for the National and American Leagues; therefore, the winners are the same in each table.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Won as a center fielder
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Won as a right fielder
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Won as a left fielder

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document_title: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

question_text: when did the movie rudolph the red-nosed reindeer come out

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text: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

text: Publication history[edit]

text: Robert L. May created Rudolph in 1939 as an assignment for Chicago-based Montgomery Ward. The retailer had been buying and giving away coloring books for Christmas every year and it was decided that creating their own book would save money. May considered naming the reindeer "Rollo" or "Reginald" before deciding upon using the name "Rudolph."[8] In its first year of publication, Montgomery Ward distributed 2.4 million copies of Rudolph's story.[9] The story is written as a poem in anapestic tetrameter, the same meter as "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas").[citation needed] Publication and reprint rights for the book Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer are controlled by Pearson PLC.[citation needed]

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text: While May was pondering how best to craft a Christmas story about a reindeer, while staring out his office window in downtown Chicago, a thick fog from Lake Michigan blocked his view—giving him a flash of inspiration. "Suddenly I had it!" he recalled. "A nose! A bright red nose that would shine through fog like a spotlight."[10]

text: The cultural significance of a red nose has changed since the story's publication. In 1930's popular culture, a bright red nose was closely associated with chronic alcoholism and drunkards, so the story idea was initially rejected. May asked his illustrator friend at Montgomery Ward, Denver Gillen, to draw "cute reindeer", using zoo deer as models. The alert, bouncy character Gillen developed convinced management to support the idea.[11]

text: Maxton Books published the first mass-market edition of Rudolph in 1947[citation needed] and a sequel, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Shines Again, in 1954.[citation needed] In 1992, Applewood Books published Rudolph's Second Christmas, an unpublished sequel that Robert May wrote in 1947.[citation needed] In 2003, Penguin Books issued a reprint version of the original Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with new artwork by Lisa Papp.[citation needed] Penguin also reprinted May's sequels, Rudolph Shines Again and Rudolph's Second Christmas (now retitled Rudolph to the Rescue).[12]

text: The story[edit]

text: The story chronicles the experiences of Rudolph, a youthful reindeer buck (male) who possesses an unusual luminous red nose. Mocked and excluded by his peers because of this trait, Rudolph proves himself one Christmas Eve with poor visibility due to inclement weather after Santa Claus catches sight of Rudolph's nose and asks Rudolph to lead his sleigh for the evening. Rudolph agrees, and is finally favored by his fellow reindeer for his heroism and accomplishment.

text: In media[edit]

text: Theatrical cartoon short (1948)[edit]

text: Rudolph made his first screen appearance in 1948, in a cartoon short produced by Max Fleischer for the Jam Handy Corporation that was more faithful to May's original story than Marks' song, which had not yet been written.[13] It was reissued in 1951 with the song added.[13]

text: Song (1949)[edit]

text: May's brother-in-law, Johnny Marks, adapted the story of Rudolph into a song. Gene Autry's recording of the song hit No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart the week of Christmas 1949. Autry's recording sold 2.5 million copies the first year, eventually selling a total of 25 million, and it remained the second best-selling record of all time until the 1980s.[14]

text: Comic books (beginning in 1950)[edit]

text: DC Comics, then known as National Periodical Publications, published a series of 13 annuals titled Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1950 to 1962.[15][16] Rube Grossman drew most of the 1950s stories.[17]

text: In 1972, DC Comics published a 14th edition in an extra-large format. Subsequently, they published six more in that format: Limited Collectors' Edition C-24, C-33, C-42, C-50[18] and All-New Collectors' Edition C-53, C-60.[19]

text: Additionally, one digest format edition was published as The Best of DC #4 (March–April 1980).[20] The 1970s Rudolph stories were written and drawn by Sheldon Mayer.[21][22]

text: Children's book (1958)[edit]

text: In 1958, Little Golden Books published an illustrated storybook, adapted by Barbara Shook Hazen and illustrated by Richard Scarry. The book, similar in story to the Max Fleischer cartoon short, is no longer in print,[citation needed] but a revised Little Golden Books version of the storybook was reissued in 1972.

text: Stop-motion animation television special (1964) and sequels (1976–79)[edit]

text: Perhaps the most well-known version of all the Rudolph adaptations is the Rankin/Bass Productions version of 1964.[citation needed] Filmed in Japan, with all sound recordings done in Toronto, Canada, the show premièred on NBC. As the producers of the special only had the song as source material and did not have a copy of the original book, they interpolated an original story around the central narrative of the song, one that differed from the book. This re-telling chronicles Rudolph's social rejection among his peers and his decision to run away from home. Rudolph is accompanied by a similarly outcast elf named Hermey, who skipped elf practice to become a dentist, along with a loud, boisterous, eager prospector named Yukon Cornelius who was in search of wealth. Additional original characters include Rudolph's love interest, Clarice; the antagonistic "Abominable Snow Monster"; and, as narrator, the living Sam the Snowman, voiced by Burl Ives.

text: In the 1964 stop-motion movie, Rudolph is born to Donner the Reindeer and Donner's wife. He is discovered by Santa to have a shiny, glowing red nose. Donner, regardless of Rudolph's defect, trains him to be a normal reindeer with skills such as gathering food and hiding from the "Abominable Snow Monster", a giant, furry white beast. To hide Rudolph's nose, Donner puts dirt on it to cover it with a black coating. This causes Rudolph to talk in a funny accent, as told by the Rudolph's peers. A short time later, Rudolph joins his peers at the Reindeer Games, where he meets Fireball, who is initially friendly and has a shock of strawberry blond hair on his head, and Clarice, a female spectator who takes a liking to Rudolph. Clarice's flirtation inspires Rudolph to perform better than all of his peers at flying, but in his excitement he knocks the black cover off his nose, revealing a red glow that causes Fireball and the others to turn against him; this distraction, in turn, prompts the coach (Comet) to ban Rudolph from the Reindeer Games. Clarice remains loyal to him, only to be ordered by her father not to shame the family by associating with "a red-nosed reindeer."

text: Rudolph soon runs into Hermey, an elf who was forced out of his job at the North Pole's toy factory; Hermey showed a total lack of interest in the toymaking and singing aspects of being an elf and instead wanted to pursue dentistry. They come to the conclusion that they're both misfits and decide to run away together. On their aimless journey, they run into Yukon Cornelius, the self-described "greatest prospector of the North" who nevertheless seems to never find any silver or gold, and attempt to stay away from the Bumble, a huge abominable snow monster. Their journey leads them to the Island of Misfit Toys, where sentient but unorthodox toys go when they are abandoned by their owners. King Moonracer, the winged lion that lords over the Island, refuses to let them stay there permanently, instead telling the trio to return home and tell Santa Claus of the toys' plight, in exchange for one night's stay on the island. Rudolph refuses the offer and, fearing for his friends' life, runs off alone.

text: A now older Rudolph, still unable to find a place in the world, returns home to the North Pole, only to find that his family and Clarice had left to look for him and are now about to be eaten by the Bumble. With the help of Hermey and Yukon (who arrived separately), they lure the Bumble away and pacify him by knocking him unconscious and allowing Hermey (with dental skills he has acquired by reading books) to remove his sharp teeth. Everyone eventually returns to Santa's workshop, where a dismayed Santa Claus breaks the bad news that the weather is too bad to take the sleigh out and that Christmas would be canceled. Santa changes his mind when he notices Rudolph's red nose and asks Rudolph to lead the sleigh team, which he happily accepts.

text: After the story's initial broadcast, its closing credits were revised. Images of wrapped presents being dropped from Santa's sleigh were replaced by a scene in which Santa stops to pick up the Misfit Toys and delivers them to the homes of children below, where they were found by children who loved them. The changes were prompted by viewer feedback pleading for a happy ending for each toy. The special now airs annually on CBS, rather than NBC, and is hailed as a classic by many. The special's original assortment of characters have acquired iconic status, and an uncertainty surrounding an error in the special's copyright has allowed the special to be widely parodied and imitated in the decades since its original airing.

text: The sequel Rudolph's Shiny New Year (premier air date December 10, 1976) continued the reindeer's journeys, and the series was made into a trilogy with the 1979 feature-length film Christmas in July, which integrated the Rudolph universe into that of Rankin/Bass's adaptation of Frosty the Snowman.

text: Animated feature-length films[edit]

text: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) is an animated feature film. It received only a limited theatrical release before debuting on home video. Its inclusion of a villain, a love interest, a sidekick, and a strong protector are more derivative of the Rankin/Bass adaptation of the story than the original tale and song (the characters of Stormella, Zoey, Arrow, Slyly, and Leonard parallel the Rankin/Bass characters of the Bumble, Clarice, Fireball, Hermey, and Yukon, respectively). The movie amplifies the early backstory of Rudolph's harassment by his schoolmates (primarily his cousin Arrow) during his formative years.

text: GoodTimes Entertainment, the producers of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, brought back most of the same production team for a CGI animated sequel, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001). Unlike the previous film, the sequel featured the original characters from the Rankin/Bass special (as GoodTimes soon learned that Rankin/Bass had made a copyright error that made the characters unique to their special free to use).

text:
Role
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
(1998)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer:
The Island of Misfit Toys
(2001)

Director
William R. Kowalchuk

Producer

Writer
Michael Aschner

Composer
Al Kasha and Michael Lloyd
Bruce Roberts and Diana B

Editor
Tom Hok
Lennie Nelson

Production Companies
GoodTimes Entertainment
Golden Books Family Entertainment
Tundra Productions

Distributor
Legacy Releasing
GoodTimes Entertainment

Running Time
80 minutes
74 minutes

Release Date
October 6, 1998
October 30, 2001

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text: Other[edit]

text: A live-action version of Rudolph (complete with glowing nose) along with Donner and Blitzen appears in the Doctor Who Christmas special, "Last Christmas" which was broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2014.[23] In this special, Santa is able to park him like a car and turn off his nose.

text: Nathaniel Dominy, an anthropology professor at Dartmouth College (Robert L. May's alma mater), published a scholarly paper on Rudolph's red nose in the open access online journal Frontiers for Young Minds in 2015. In the paper, Dominy noted that reindeer eyes can perceive shorter wavelengths of light than humans, allowing them to see ultraviolet light; ultraviolet light, however, is much more easily scattered in fog, which would blind reindeer. Thus, Rudolph's red nose, emitting longer-wavelength red light, would penetrate the fog more easily. A summary of Dominy's findings was released in an Associated Press article on December 22.[24]

text: Homages in media[edit]

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text: Film[edit]

text:
In the film remake of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), The Grinch disguises his dog, Max, as Rudolph for his plan to disguise himself as Santa Claus and steal everything in each house in Whoville, to stop Christmas from coming. He also changes Rudolph's story saying, he hates Christmas and is gonna steal it. He then yells "Action!" through a megaphone. But Max takes off the fake red nose the Grinch had put on him.
In the film Fred Claus (2007), Rudolph is mentioned and briefly seen, although his red nose is not glowing. Fred (Vince Vaughn) is filling in for his injured brother Nick (Paul Giamatti) delivering the toys on Christmas Eve. While en route, he crashes the sleigh through a billboard advertisement for Pepsi Cola featuring Santa Claus and tells Rudolph to "shake it off". There are quick edits of Fred flying through the night making his deliveries. Willie the elf says, "Fred, I have a bad feeling about this", followed by a shot of the full moon. The sleigh zips by and turns to go head on into the camera. Here, you can see Rudolph leading the pack. In slow motion, you can clearly count nine reindeer.

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text: Games[edit]

text:
Rudolph is mentioned in the video game Army of Two (2008) during a tutorial video about the use of the game's Aggro feature.
In Guild Wars Nightfall (2006), player characters are accompanied by a reindeer named Rudy whose nose begins to glow red when coming into range of presents that the player is tasked to find in a holiday themed quest.

text: Music[edit]

text:
Rudolph is mentioned in the Beach Boys' song "Little Saint Nick" (1963) in the following lyric: "Now haulin' through the snow at a frightening speed with a half a dozen deer with Rudy to lead."[25]
"Run Rudolph Run" (1958) is a Christmas song popularized by Chuck Berry and written by Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie and published by St. Nicholas Music (ASCAP). The song was released as a single on Chess Records (label no. 1714) and has since been covered by numerous other artists, sometimes under the title "Run, Run, Rudolph". The song is a 12-bar blues and has a clear musical parallel to Chuck Berry's popular and recognizable song, "Johnny B. Goode" (1958);[citation needed] it is also melodically identical to Berry's "Little Queenie" (1959).[citation needed]
In Ray Stevens' novelty song "Santa Claus Is Watching You" (1962), Rudolph is replaced on Santa's team by "Clyde the Camel", a character from Steven's earlier hit, "Ahab the Arab". In the original version, aimed at children in a similar fashion to "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", Rudolph was said to be recuperating from an injury sustained during "a twist contest"; a later version, warning a lover away from infidelity because Santa is watching, has Rudolph on a "stakeout at (the lover's) house".

text: Television and webisodes[edit]

text:
In the Doctor Who promotional mini-webisode, "Songtaran Carols" (2012), the Sontaran warrior-nurse-detective, Strax, stated: "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose. It proved to be a tactical disadvantage, because it enabled me to punch him in the dark."
Rudolph along with Donner and Blitzen appear in the Doctor Who Christmas special, Last Christmas.
The anime and manga series One Piece has a main character called Tony Tony Chopper, a shapeshifter born on Christmas Eve, who was often discriminated against because of his blue nose. However his background and story is otherwise very different.
MadTV featured Rudolph in a parody of the 1964 Rankin-Bass special called Raging Rudolph. Rudolph is beaten up for his red nose, and decides to get revenge on Santa Claus with Hermie the Elf by hiring Yukon Cornelius (a hitman in the special) to kill and decapitate Santa. Rudolph then takes over the North Pole. A sequel to the skit, The Reinfather, shows Rudolph exacting revenge for his hitman's death in a nod to The Godfather.

text: Relatives in different adaptations[edit]

text: Parents[edit]

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Robert L. May's original book does not name Rudolph's parents.
The animated specials produced by both Rankin/Bass and GoodTimes Entertainment have given Rudolph different sets of parents:

In Rankin/Bass's holiday special, he is Donner's son, and his mother is a tan doe who is called Mrs. Donner.
In GoodTimes' retelling, Rudolph's father is Blitzen, and his mother is named Mitzi.

text: Offspring[edit]

text: Three BBC animations carry on the legend by introducing Rudolph's son, Robbie the Reindeer. However, Rudolph is never directly mentioned by name (references are replaced by the first and second films' villain Blitzen interrupting with the phrase, "Don't say that name!", or something similar, presumably for copyright reasons.)

text: Siblings[edit]

text: Rudolph is also given a younger brother, Rusty Reindeer, in the American special, Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen (2006). Unlike in the "Robbie the Reindeer" cartoons, Rudolph's name is mentioned in the film.

text: Michael Fry and T. Lewis have given Rudolph another brother in a series of Over the Hedge comic strips: an overweight, emotionally damaged reindeer named Ralph, the Infra-Red nosed Reindeer, who is referred to as Rudolph's older brother. Ralph's red nose is good for defrosting Santa's sleigh and warming up toast and waffles; he enviously complains about his brother Rudolph's publicity and his own anonymity.

text: Aunts, uncles, and cousins[edit]

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Rudolph has a cousin, Leroy, in Joe Diffie's 1995 song, "Leroy the Redneck Reindeer" (1995), which tells the story of Leroy's joining the sleigh team to substitute for Rudolph, who was ill.
In GoodTimes' retelling, three of Santa's reindeer (Dasher, Comet, and Cupid) are his uncles, and Cupid's son Arrow is Rudolph's cousin and rival.


document_title: Little League World Series

question_text: who has won the most little league world series

text: Little League World Series

text: Qualifying tournaments[edit]

text: In the summer months leading up to the Little League World Series, held each year in August, Little Leagues around the world select an All-Star team made up of players from its league. It is these All-Star teams that compete in district,[5] sectional and/or divisional, and regional tournaments,[citation needed] hoping to advance to Williamsport for the Little League World Series. How many games a team has to play varies from region to region. In the United States, the tournaments at the lowest (district) level lack nationwide standardization. Some use pool play or double elimination, while others use single elimination.

text: In the United States, the fate of district winners varies widely from state to state. In some larger states such as Pennsylvania, New York, and California, the district winners advance to one of many sectional tournaments.[5] The winners of each sectional tournament then advance to a state or divisional tournament, the latter only being held in Texas and California and are similar to the state tournaments held in less densely populated states.[5] Most smaller states lack competition at the sectional level and go straight from district to state tournaments. A handful of states are composed of only one district, and the district champion is the automatic state champion.[5]

text: With 4 exceptions, every state as well as the District of Columbia crowns a state champion,[6] and sends that team to represent it to one of eight regional tournaments. The exceptions involve California, Texas, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Because of their large geographic and population sizes, California and Texas send two representatives to their regional tournament; Northern California and Southern California in the West region tournament and Texas East and Texas West (whose areas encompass more than the geographical areas of East Texas and West Texas, splitting roughly along the I-35/I-37 corridor) compete in the Southwest region tournament.[5] Conversely, North Dakota has only one city (Fargo) that operates Little League–sponsored competitions; the Dakotas have one district spanning the two states, and its winner becomes the joint champion and advances to the Midwest region tournament.[5]

text: The state champions (as well as the Northern California, Southern California, Texas East, Texas West, and Dakotas champions) compete in one of eight different regional tournaments. Each regional tournament winner then advances to the Little League World Series. See [4] for a comprehensive breakdown of current and historical US regional tournament locations, participants and results.

text: Other countries and regions pick their own way of crowning a champion.[5] Little League Canada holds tournaments at the provincial and divisional level to field six champions (five provincial and one divisional) at the national tournament: Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the Atlantic Provinces.[7] The host site of the national tournament varies from year to year, and the host team gets an automatic berth as the seventh team. The tournament is played as a round robin and uses the page playoff format. The winner of the national tournament earns the right to represent Canada at the Little League World Series.

text: The Little League World Series consists of 16 teams–8 from the United States, and 8 from other countries. Prior to 2001 there were eight teams in the LLWS: four U.S. teams (Central, South, East, and West) and four international (Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Far East). It should be noted that in 1975 there were only four teams in the LLWS, all from the United States.[8] The international teams returned in 1976.[8] Starting in 1976, two brackets were established, with the four U.S. regions competing in the U.S. bracket and the four non-U.S. regions competing in the International bracket. The U.S. national champion and the International champion then compete for the World Series title.[8]

text: In 2001, the number of regions was doubled to 16, from which the 16 regional champions continued to be divided into the two brackets: 8 in the United States Bracket and 8 in the International Bracket. From 2001 to 2009, however, each team was then randomly assigned to one of two "pools" in their respective bracket. In the opening days of the tournament, the teams competed round-robin within their own pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the semifinal of their bracket, where the first place team from one pool competed against the second place team from the other. The respective winners advanced to play in either the United States or International Final. The U.S. champion and the International champion advanced to compete in the Little League World Series Championship Game.

text: On April 14, 2010, Little League announced that starting in 2010, round robin play would be replaced by a double-elimination bracket in each pool. The winners of each pool would advance to single elimination US and International Championship games, and the winners of those games would advance to the World Championship game. Every team would play a minimum of three games: the four teams that lost their first two games would cross over and play U.S. vs. International games.[9]

text: On June 16, 2011, it was announced that the double-elimination format had been modified. The pools were eliminated, with the eight U.S. teams continuing to compete in one bracket and the eight International teams in another bracket. The tournament remains double-elimination until the U.S. and International Championship games, where it becomes single-elimination. (That is, if the team that advances through the winner's bracket loses the championship game they are eliminated and the teams do not play a rubber game.) Each team still plays a minimum of three games, playing a "crossover" (U.S. vs. International) consolation game if eliminated after their second game.[10][11]

text: Regions[edit]

text: The eight regional tournament winners which compete in the United States Bracket of the Little League World Series, as well as the states those regional champions could possibly hail from are as follows:

text:
New England (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT)
Mid-Atlantic (PA, NY, NJ, MD, DC, DE)
Midwest (ND/SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO)
Great Lakes (MI, WI, OH, IN, IL, KY)
Southeast (VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN)
Southwest (MS, LA, AR, TX East, TX West, OK, CO, NM) *Known as Gulf States during 2001 LLWS
Northwest (AK, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY)
West (AZ, NV, UT, Northern CA, Southern CA, HI)

text: The eight divisions which compete in the International Bracket are as follows:

text:
Asia-Pacific and Middle East
Australia
Canada
Caribbean
Europe and Africa
Japan
Latin America
Mexico

text: The eight divisions which compete in the United States bracket represent 96% of the players in Little League with over 2.2 million players while the eight divisions in the International bracket represent 4% of the Little League or less than 130 thousand players.

text: Prior to 2008, instead of two separate geographic regions, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa held two coterminous regions:[12]

text:
Europe–Middle East–Africa (EMEA)
Transatlantic

text: The Transatlantic and EMEA regions were geographically identical. Leagues from the Transatlantic region generally consisted of children and other dependents of American expatriates, typically Armed Forces personnel, international organization members, and oil company workers (such as the team representing the Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran, which advanced to the World Series 19 times through 2007, including all the tournaments from 2001 through 2007). The leagues within the "EMEA" region consisted of players native to the league's own country. Representative teams for the Trans-Atlantic region had to have at least 51% nationals of Canada, the U.S. or Japan, while teams for the EMEA region could have no more than three players from those three countries.

text: Teams in the reorganized Europe and MEA regions did not have nationality restrictions, as evidenced by the 2009 series. In that year, both regions were won by teams made up primarily of children of American expatriates. Europe was represented by a team from Ramstein Air Base, a United States Air Force base in Germany, while MEA was represented for the second time in its two-year existence by the team from the Saudi Aramco camp.

text: On August 29, 2012, Little League announced a significant realignment of the international regions, which took effect in 2013:[13]

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Australia left the former Asia-Pacific Region and received an automatic berth in the LLWS. Australia has now become the fourth-largest country, and the largest outside North America, in Little League participation.
The former MEA (Middle East–Africa) Region was disbanded.
Middle Eastern countries, except for Israel and Turkey (see below), were placed in the former Asia-Pacific Region, which was renamed the Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region.
African countries were placed in the former Europe Region, which was renamed the Europe and Africa Region. Israel and Turkey remained in the renamed Europe and Africa region; they had been in the former Europe Region as members of the European zone of the International Baseball Federation.

text: Venues[edit]

text: Two venues host World Series games: Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium. Lamade Stadium has hosted games since 1959, and added lights in 1992.[14] Volunteer Stadium opened in 2001 when the field expanded to 16 teams. Prior to 1959, the Little League World Series was held at Original Little League on West Fourth Street in Williamsport.[15]

text: Both fields have symmetrical fences, with a distance of 68.6 m (225 feet) from home plate to each of the outfield positions. That distance had been 62.5 m (205 feet) before 2006.

text: Admission to all LLWS games is free for all spectators. However, stadium seats for the championship game are distributed in a random drawing of all interested parties due to high demand. Some early round games, mostly games with Pennsylvania teams, will use first-come, first-served admission if a big crowd is to be expected.[16] Lamade Stadium has a berm beyond the fences that has allowed the facility to hold up to 45,000 spectators.

text: Age requirements[edit]

text: From 1947 to 2005, the age limit for players was set at children who turned 13 on August 1 of that year or later. In 2006, the age limit was loosened to include players who turn 13 after April 30. As the Series takes place in August, this led to many of the players having already turned 13 before the Series started. In 2014 Little League voted to change the age cutoff from April 30 to December 31. However, this caused outrage by parents because the players born between May 1 and August 31, 2005 would have lost their 12-year-old season because they would be considered to be 13 years old even though they have not reached their 13th birthday. Effective November 2015, a new implementation plan was established, which "grandfathered" players born between May 1 and August 31, 2005 as 12-year-olds for the 2018 seasons, using the current April 30 age determination date for the 2018 season. Beginning in 2019, a new determination date of August 31 will be used, which will effectively ban 13 year old players from participating in the Series.

text: Notable events[edit]

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1951 – A team from Montreal, Quebec, Canada became the first team outside of the United States to play in the tournament.
1955 – The first walk-off home run in the championship game was hit by Rich Cominski, from Morrisville, Pennsylvania, in the 7th inning.
1957 – Monterrey, Mexico became the first team outside of the United States to win the tournament. Pitcher Miguel Ángel Macias threw a perfect game, which has not occurred in a championship game since, as of 2017.
1971 – Lloyd McClendon, from Gary, Indiana, hit five home runs in five official at bats over the span of three games. He was intentionally walked in his other five plate appearances.
1982 – Kirkland, Washington won the championship over Chiayi County, Taiwan. This snapped a streak of 31 consecutive wins by Taiwanese teams at the LLWS, and is considered one of the biggest upsets in the history of Little League.[17]
1993 – Long Beach, California became the first team from the United States to win consecutive championships.
2005 – Michael Memea, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, won the championship with a walk-off home run in the 7th inning.
2007 – Dalton Carriker, from Warner Robins, Georgia, hit a walk off home run in the 8th inning in the championship game.
2012 – A team from Lugazi, Uganda made it to the LLWS, becoming the first team from Africa to reach the LLWS.

text: Little League World Series champions[edit]

text:
Year

Winner

Score

Runner-Up

1947

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

16–7

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

1948

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

6–5

St. Petersburg, Florida

1949

Hammonton, New Jersey

5–0

Pensacola, Florida

1950

Houston, Texas

2–1

Bridgeport, Connecticut

1951

Stamford, Connecticut

3–0

Austin, Texas

1952

Norwalk, Connecticut

4–3

Monongahela, Pennsylvania

1953

Birmingham, Alabama

1–0

Schenectady, New York

1954

Schenectady, New York

7–5

Colton, California

1955

Morrisville, Pennsylvania

4–3

Merchantville, New Jersey

1956

Roswell, New Mexico

3–1

Merchantville, New Jersey

1957

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

4–0

La Mesa, California

1958

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

10–1

Kankakee, Illinois

1959

Hamtramck, Michigan

12–0

Auburn, California

1960

Levittown, Pennsylvania

5–0

Ft. Worth, Texas

1961

El Cajon, California

4–2

El Campo, Texas

1962

San Jose, California

3–0

Kankakee, Illinois

1963

Granada Hills, California

2–1

Stratford, Connecticut

1964

Staten Island, New York

4–0

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

1965

Windsor Locks, Connecticut

3–1

Stoney Creek, Ontario

1966

Houston, Texas

8–2

West New York, New Jersey

1967

West Tokyo, Japan

4–1

Chicago

1968

Wakayama, Osaka, Japan

1–0

Richmond, Virginia

1969

Taichung, Taiwan

5–0

Santa Clara, California

1970

Wayne, New Jersey

2–0

Campbell, California

1971

Tainan, Taiwan

12–3 (F/9)

Gary, Indiana

1972

Taipei, Taiwan

6–0

Hammond, Indiana

1973

Tainan, Taiwan

12–0

Tucson, Arizona

1974

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

12–1

Red Bluff, California

1975*

Lakewood, New Jersey

4–3

Tampa, Florida

1976

Chofu, Tokyo, Japan

10–3

Campbell, California

1977

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

7–2

El Cajon, California

1978

Pingtung, Taiwan

11–1

Danville, California

1979

Chiayi County, Taiwan

2–1 (F/8)

Campbell, California

1980

Hua-Lien, Taiwan

4–3

Tampa, Florida

1981

Taichung, Taiwan

4–2

Tampa, Florida

1982

Kirkland, Washington

6–0

Chiayi, Taiwan

1983

Marietta, Georgia

3–1

Barahona, Dominican Republic

1984

Seoul, South Korea

6–2

Altamonte Springs, Florida

1985

Seoul, South Korea

7–1

/Mexicali, BC/Calexico, CA

1986

Tainan, Taiwan

12–0

Tucson, Arizona

1987

Hua-Lien, Taiwan

21–1

Irvine, California

1988

Taichung, Taiwan

10–0

Pearl City, Hawaii

1989

Trumbull, Connecticut

5–2

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

1990

Tainan County, Taiwan

9–0

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

1991

Taichung, Taiwan

11–0

San Ramon Valley, California

1992

Long Beach, California

6–0‡

‡Zamboanga City, Philippines

1993

Long Beach, California

3–2

David, Chiriquí, Panama

1994

Maracaibo, Venezuela

4–3

Northridge, California

1995

Tainan, Taiwan

17–3 (F/5)

Spring, Texas

1996

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

13–3 (F/5)

Cranston, Rhode Island

1997

Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico

5–4

South Mission Viejo, California

1998

Toms River, New Jersey

12–9

Kashima, Japan

1999

Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

5–0

Phenix City, Alabama

2000

Maracaibo, Venezuela

3–2

Bellaire, Texas

2001

Tokyo Kitasuna, Tokyo, Japan

2–1

Apopka, Florida

2002

Pleasure Ridge Park, Kentucky

1–0

Sendai, Japan

2003

Musashi-Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan

10–1

East Boynton Beach, Florida

2004

Willemstad, Curaçao

5–2

Thousand Oaks, California

2005

Ewa Beach, Hawaii

7–6 (F/7)

Willemstad, Curaçao

2006

Columbus, Georgia

2–1

Kawaguchi City, Japan

2007

Warner Robins, Georgia

3–2 (F/8)

Tokyo, Japan

2008

Waipahu, Hawaii

12–3

Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico

2009

Chula Vista, California

6–3

Taoyuan County, Taiwan

2010

Edogawa Minami, Tokyo, Japan

4–1

Waipahu, Hawaii

2011

Huntington Beach, California

2–1

Hamamatsu City, Japan

2012

Tokyo-Kitasuna, Tokyo, Japan

12–2 (F/5)

Goodlettsville, Tennessee

2013

Musashi-Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan

6–4

Chula Vista, California

2014

Seoul, South Korea

8–4‡

‡Chicago, Illinois

2015

Tokyo-Kitasuna, Tokyo, Japan

18–11

Lewisberry, Pennsylvania

2016

Maine-Endwell, New York

2–1

Seoul, South Korea

2017

Tokyo-Kitasuna, Tokyo, Japan

12–2 (F/5)

Lufkin, Texas

text: ‡Forfeits due to ineligible players. Zamboanga City, Philippines was disqualified and stripped of its 1992 championship. Chicago, Illinois was stripped of its 2014 U.S. championship title, which was given to runner-up Las Vegas, Nevada.

text: Championship tally[edit]

text: Championships won by country/state[edit]

text:
Rank
Team
Championships
Years

1
 Taiwan
17
1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996

2
 Japan
11
1967, 1968, 1976, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017

3
 California
7
1961, 1962, 1963, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2011

4

 Pennsylvania
4
1947, 1948, 1955, 1960

 Connecticut
1951, 1952, 1965, 1989

 New Jersey
1949, 1970, 1975, 1998

7

 Mexico
3
1957, 1958, 1997

 Georgia
1983, 2006, 2007

 South Korea
1984, 1985, 2014

 New York
1954, 1964, 2016

10

 Texas
2
1950, 1966

 Venezuela
1994, 2000

 Hawaii
2005, 2008

13

 Alabama
1
1953

 New Mexico
1956

 Michigan
1959

 Washington
1982

 Kentucky
2002

 Curaçao
2004

text: In 1976, the tournament was split into two brackets: one for International teams, and one for teams from the United States. As a result, the United States needs only a single win to become world champions.

text: Championship notes[edit]

text:
In November 1974, Little League Baseball banned all non-U.S. teams from the World Series for 1975.[18] After considerable criticism, the ban was rescinded prior to 1976.[19]
In 1985, Mexicali, Mexico, represented the West Region of the United States in the Little League World Series. Because of its proximity to the El Centro/Calexico area in Southern California, Mexicali competed in and represented California's District 22 in the Southern California division from 1957–1985, representing the bordering city of Calexico, California.[20] David Cardenas Cortes ( LLWS 1985 US champions ) Played in MLB for Cleveland, Colorado and Atlanta.
In 1992, Long Beach was declared a 6–0 winner after the international tournament committee determined that Zamboanga City had used ineligible players that were either not from within its city limits, over age, or both. The championship game was originally won by Zamboanga City 15-4.
From 1997 to 2002, no teams from Taiwan participated in the tournament. In 1997, the Taiwan Baseball Association decided its leagues would no longer charter with Little League, claiming inability to comply with rules enacted in 1992 regarding the maximum size of player pools and number of participating teams in leagues based at schools, and residency requirements, which Little League Baseball had stated it would enforce more strictly, especially after the 1992 incident. From the introduction of Far East teams in 1967 until after 1996, Taiwan had won 17 of a possible 30 championships and had been runner-up twice.[21]
In 2014, Chicago defeated Las Vegas for the U.S. championship before losing to Seoul, South Korea in the LLWS championship. On February 11, 2015, Chicago was stripped of its U.S. title for fielding ineligible players; it was retroactively awarded to Las Vegas.

text: Famous participants in the Little League World Series[edit]

text:
Danny Almonte – The center of significant controversy following the 2001 series due to age falsification / (2001 World Series) Bronx, New York.
Wilson Álvarez – Former MLB player / (1982 World Series) Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Jim Barbieri – Former MLB player / First player to play in a World Series, and a Little League World Series / 1966 MLB World Series / (1954 World Series champion) Schenectady, New York 1953 LLWS World Series runner-up / Played in back to back LLWS World Series.
Jason Bay – Former MLB player / 2004 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year / (1990 World Series) Trail, British Columbia.
Derek Bell – Former MLB player / 1992 MLB World Series champion / (1980 runner-up & 1981 World Series runner-up) Tampa, Florida.
Cody Bellinger – MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers / 2007 World Series / Chandler, Arizona North Little League
Christian Bethancourt – MLB player for the San Diego Padres / (2004 World Series) Panama City, Panama.
Larvell Blanks – Former MLB player / (1962 World Series) Del Rio, Texas.
Jim Brower – Former MLB pitcher / (1985 World Series) East Tonka, Minnesota.
Sean Burroughs – Former MLB player / (1992 & 1993 World Series champions) Long Beach, California.
Kevin Cash – Former MLB player / Current manager for the Tampa Bay Rays, 2007 MLB World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox / (1989 World Series) Tampa, Florida.
Matt Cassel – NFL quarterback for the Tennessee Titans / (1994 World Series runner-up) Northridge, California.
Gavin Cecchini – MLB Player for the New York Mets / (2006 World Series) Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Chin-Feng Chen – Former MLB player / First Taiwanese-born player in MLB history / (1990 World Series champion) Tainan County, Taiwan.
Jeff Clement – Former MLB player / (1996 World Series) Marshalltown, Iowa.
Michael Conforto – MLB player for the New York Mets / (2004 World Series) Redmond North, Washington.[22]
Billy Connors – Former MLB player / (1954 World Series), Schenectady, New York 1953 LLWS runner-up Schenectady, New York. / Played in back to back LLWS.
David Cortés – Former MLB player / 1985 World Series (1985 US champions) Mexicali, Mexico.
Mo'ne Davis – First girl to record a win as a pitcher and to pitch a shutout / First little league player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated at the time of tournament play / 2014 AP Female Athlete of the Year (2014 World Series) Philadelphia.
Austin Dillon – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion / 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion / (2002 World Series) Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Chris Drury – Former NHL player / 2001 Stanley Cup champion / 1998 Hobey Baker Award winner / 1999 Calder Memorial Trophy winner / (1989 World Series champion) Trumbull, Connecticut.
Ray Ferraro – Former NHL player / (1976 World Series) Trail, British Columbia.
Stephen Fife – MLB player for the Chicago Cubs / (1999 World Series) Boise, Idaho.
Jeff Frazier – Former MLB player / (1995 & 1996 World Series) Toms River, New Jersey.
Todd Frazier – MLB player for the New York Mets / 2015 MLB Home Run Derby champion / (1998 World Series champion) Toms River, New Jersey.
Jace Fry - MLB player for the Chicago White Sox / 2006 Little League World Series / 2006 World Series - Beaverton, Oregon
Gale Gilbert – Former NFL quarterback / Played in 4 Super Bowls XXV-XXVII With the Buffalo Bills and Super Bowl XXIX with the San Diego Chargers / (1974 World Series runner-up) Red Bluff, California.
Randal Grichuk – MLB player for the Toronto Blue Jays / (2003 & 2004 World Series) Richmond, Texas.
Charlie Hayes – Former MLB player / 1996 MLB World Series champion / (1977 World Series) Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Ken Hubbs – Former MLB player / 1962 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year & Gold Glove Winner / (1954 World Series) Colton, California.
Billy Hunter – Former NFL player / U.S. Prosecutor for Northern District of California / Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association / (1955 World Series runner-up) Delaware Township, New Jersey.
Erik Johnson – Former MLB player / (1978 World Series US champion, WS runner-up) San Ramon, California.
Scott Kingery MLB player / Phildelphia Phillies 2006 Little League World Series, Ahwatukee Little League, Phoenix, Arizona
Keith Lampard – Former MLB player / (1958 World Series) Portland, Oregon.
Carney Lansford – Former MLB player, 1988 & 1990 MLB World Series runner-up / 1989 MLB World Series champion / 1981 MLB Batting champ / 1988 American League (AL) All Star / 1992 Hutch Award Winner / (1969 World Series) Santa Clara, California.
Adam Loewen – Former MLB player for the Arizona Diamondbacks / (1996 World Series) Surrey, British Columbia.
Jack Losch – Former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers / (1947 World Series) Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Vance Lovelace – Former MLB player / (1975 World Series) Tampa, Florida.
Lance Lynn – MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals / (1999 World Series) Brownsburg, Indiana.
Jason Marquis – Former  MLB player  / 2005 NL Silver Slugger Award / 2006 MLB World Series champion / 2009 National League (NL) All Star / (1991 World Series) Staten Island, New York.
Stephane Matteau – Former NHL player / 1994 Stanley Cup champion / (1982 World Series) Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.
Lloyd McClendon – Former MLB player / Current manager for the Seattle Mariners / (1971 World Series runner-up) Gary, Indiana.
Lastings Milledge – Former MLB player / (1997 World Series) Bradenton, Florida.
Bobby Mitchell – Former MLB player / (1967 World Series) Northridge, California.
Max Moroff – MLB Player for the Pittsburgh Pirates / (2005 World Series) Maitland, Florida.
Jim Pankovits – Former MLB player / (1968 World Series Runner-up) Richmond, Virginia.
Francisco Peña – MLB player for the Kansas City Royals / (2001 World Series) Bronx, New York.
Chad Pennington – Former NFL quarterback / (1991 World Series) Hamilton, Ohio.
Yusmeiro Petit – MLB player for the Washington Nationals / 2014 World Series champion with the San Francisco Giants / (1994 World Series champion) Maracaibo, Venezuela. Only Player to win a LLWS title and an MLB World Series Title.
Marc Pisciotta – Former MLB player / (1983 World Series) Marietta, Georgia.
Boog Powell – Former MLB player / 1969 & 1971 MLB World Series runner-up / 1966 & 1970 MLB World Series champion / (1954 World Series) Lakeland, Florida.
Jurickson Profar – MLB player for the Texas Rangers / (2004 World Series champion / 2005 World Series runner-up) Willemstad, Curaçao.
Guillermo Quiróz – MLB player for the Cleveland Indians / (1994 World Series champion) Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Colby Rasmus – MLB player for the Houston Astros / (1999 World Series runner-up) Phenix City, Alabama.
Cory Rasmus – MLB player for the Los Angeles Angels / (1999 World Series runner-up) Phenix City, Alabama.
Brady Rodgers – MLB player for the Houston Astros / (2003 World Series) Richmond, Texas.
Michael Saunders – MLB player for the Kansas City Royals / (1999 World Series) Victoria, British Columbia.
Turk Schonert – Former NFL player /  Played in Super Bowl XVI & XXIII with the Cincinnati Bengals   / (1968 World Series) Garden Grove, California.
Jonathan Schoop – MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles / (2003 World Series & 2004 World Series champion) Willemstad, Curaçao.
Gary Sheffield – Former MLB player / 1997 MLB World Series champion / 1992 MLB Batting Champ / 7-Time National League (NL) All-Star / 2-Time American League (AL) All-Star / 5-Time Silver Slugger Award / (1980 World Series runner-up) Tampa, Florida.
Brian Sipe – Former NFL quarterback & 1980 NFL MVP / (1961 World Series) El Cajon, California.
Andrew Stevenson - MLB player Washington National - 2005 Little League World Series / 2005 World Series - Lafayette, Louisiana
Carl Taylor – Former MLB player / (1954 World Series) Lakeland, Florida.
Rubén Tejada – MLB player for the New York Mets / (2001 World Series) Santiago de Veraguas, Panama.
Clete Thomas – MLB player that is a free agent / (1996 World Series) Panama City, Florida.
Héctor Torres – Former MLB player / (1958 World Series Champions) Monterrey, Mexico.
Devon Travis – MLB Player for the Toronto Blue Jays / (2003 World Series Runner-up) Boynton Beach, Florida.
Carlos "Bobby" Treviño – Former MLB player / (1958 World Series champions) Monterrey, Mexico.
George Tsamis – Former MLB player / (1979 World Series Runner- up) Campbell, California.
Pierre Turgeon – Former NHL player / 4-time NHL All-Star / (1982 World Series) Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.
Julian Vandervelde – NFL player for the Philadelphia Eagles / (2000 World Series) Davenport, Iowa.
Jason Varitek - Former MLB player / 2004 and 2007 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox / 1984 Little League World Series US Champion / LL World Series Runner-up Altmonte Springs, Florida
Dave Veres – Former MLB player / (1978 World Series) Torrejón AFB, Spain.
Ed Vosberg – Former MLB player / 1997 MLB World Series Won 1997 World Series The Florida Marlins / Won NCAA World Series title with University of Arizona / (1973 World Series runner-up) Tucson, Arizona.
Krissy Wendell – U.S. women's national hockey team / (1994 World Series) Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
Dan Wilson – Former MLB player / 1996 American League (AL) All-Star / (1981 World Series) Barrington, Illinois.
Rick Wise – Former MLB player / Played in 1975 World Series with the Boston Red Sox (1958 World Series) Portland, Oregon.

text: Media coverage[edit]

text: The first broadcast of the Little League World Series on television was on ABC Sports (now ESPN on ABC) in 1963. For years, only the championship game was televised. Since the late 1980s, when the tournament was reorganized, both the U.S. and international championships, the "semifinals", have been shown. As the years passed, more telecasts were added on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2. In 2006, 28 of the 36 games were televised on the three networks.

text: The 2006 world championship game was to be the last telecast on ABC Sports before ESPN's complete takeover of the sports division and name change. However, the final was postponed one day because of rain and was shown by ESPN2.

text: In January 2007, it was announced that ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC had extended their contract with the Little League organization through 2014.[23] That year, every game of the LLWS was scheduled to be televised for the first time, with all but one game live on ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC. (The other game was to be available online at ESPN360, then shown on ESPN2 the next day.)[24] In addition, a number of games were to be shown in high-definition on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. The championship games in all other divisions, as well as the semifinals and finals of the Little League Softball World Series, was scheduled for either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.

text: In June 2011, it was announced that ESPN would add 17 games to its schedule on ESPN 3D.[25]

text: Coverage of the qualifying games has increased in the US recently: as of 2014, all regional group games (with the exception of the Southwest and New England regions) are streamed online via the ESPN3 platform, with the semifinals joining the finals on an ESPN network. The aforementioned Southwest and New England regional games are aired in full on the Longhorn Network (itself owned by ESPN) and NESN, respectively. The increased level of participation, competition, and publicity of the Little League World Series in recent years has established a trend in the opposite direction of most other preteen sports.

text: Most LLWS games are broadcast live on local radio station WRAK 1400AM, which is owned by Clear Channel. The radio broadcasts are also streamed online at the LLWS page at littleleague.org.

text: Other divisions in Little League Baseball[edit]

text: Each of the other eleven divisions of Little League Baseball has its own World Series format (including three in boys' softball).

text:
Division

Location

First Held

Age of players

Series

Little League Baseball

South Williamsport, Pennsylvania

1947

11–12 years old

Little League World Series

Little League Intermediate Division

Livermore, California

2013

11–13 years old

Intermediate Little League World Series

Junior League Baseball

Taylor, Michigan

1981

13–14 years old

Junior League World Series

Senior League Baseball

Easley, South Carolina

1961

14–16 years old

Senior League World Series

Big League Baseball

Easley, South Carolina

1968

16–18 years old

Big League World Series(discontinued in 2016)

Little League Softball

Portland, Oregon

1974

11–12 years old[26]

Little League World Series (softball)

Junior League Softball

Kirkland, Washington

1999

12–14 years old[26]

Junior League World Series (softball)

Senior League Softball

Sussex County, Delaware

1976

13–16 years old[26]

Senior League World Series (softball)

Big League Softball

Sussex County, Delaware

1982

14–18 years old[26]

Big League World Series (softball)(discontinued in 2016)