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2003 Defensive stats for each position.(Illustration)
National League 2003 Gold Glove Winners 1B Derrek Lee, Marlins 2B Luis Castillo, Marlins 3B Scott Rolen, Cardinals SS Edgar Renteria, Cardinals OF Jim Edmonds, Cardinals OF Andruw Jones, Braves OF Jose Cruz, Jr., Giants C Mike Matheny, Cardinals P Mike Hampton, Braves American League 2003 Gold Glove Winners 1B John Olerud, Mariners 2B Bret Boone, Mariners 3B Eric Chavez, A's SS Alex Rodriguez, Rangers OF Torii Hunter, Twins OF Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners OF Mike Cameron, Mariners C Bengie Molina, Angels P Mike Mussina, Yankees CATCHERS To qualify for a league fielding title, catchers must catch in one-half (81) of their teems' games. Listed are catchers who caught in a minimum of 500 innings. (+) INDICATES LEAGUE FIELDING LEADER AMERICAN LEAGUE Player, Team GP Inn. TC PO Dan Wilson, Sea. (+) 96 817.1 608 587 Sandy Alomar Jr., Chi. 75 511.0 388 371 Brandon Inge, Det. 104 867.1 569 500 Brook Fordyce, Bal. 107 884.2 668 624 Jorge Posada, NY 137 1,165.0 1014 933 Brent Mayne, KC 112 948.0 640 593 A.J. Pierzynski, Min. 135 1,165.2 895 843 Bengie Molina, Ana. 117 949.2 739 672 Ramon Hernandez, Oak. 139 1,172.2 925 864 Josh Bard, Cle. 87 715.2 546 486 Ben Davis, Sea. 73 587.2 449 421 Tom Wilson, Tor. 76 546.1 431 401 Jason Varitek, Bos. 137 1,075.1 906 854 Einar Diaz, Tex. 101 842.0 708 650 Toby Hall, TB 130 1,107.0 754 685 Miguel Olivo, Chi. 113 848.0 740 691 Greg Myers, Tor. 81 583.2 434 405 NATIONAL LEAGUE Player, Team GP Inn. TC PO Mike Matheny, St.L. (+) 138 1,096.2 823 774 Rod Barajas, Ari. 79 595.0 583 543 Michael Barrett, Mon. 68 562.2 413 391 Brad Ausmus, Hou. 143 1,158.0 1061 982 Damian Miller, Chi. 114 929.2 1016 940 Gary Bennett, SD 91 747.0 562 535 Brian Schneider, Mon. 98 841.0 709 661 Javy Lopez, Atl. 120 992.0 776 718 Charles Johnson, Col. 107 897.2 599 561 Benito Santiago, SF 106 902.2 668 629 Ivan Rodriguez, Fla. 138 1,132.1 970 915 Eddie Perez, Mil. 102 821.2 651 613 Keith Osik, Mil. 78 630.1 528 479 Mike Lieberthal, Phi. 131 1,143.2 921 868 Vance Wilson, NY 89 650.2 491 442 Jason Kendall, Pit. 146 1,278.1 899 841 Paul Bako, Chi. 69 507.2 479 440 Chad Moeller, Ari. 76 596.0 534 490 Paul Lo Duca, LA 123 1,080.0 1129 1014 Jason LaRue, Cin. 114 954.1 706 649 Mike Piazza, NY 64 532.1 384 346 AMERICAN LEAGUE Player, Team A E DP Pct. Dan Wilson, Sea. (+) 20 1 4 .998 Sandy Alomar Jr., Chi. 16 1 3 .997 Brandon Inge, Det. 67 2 11 .996 Brook Fordyce, Bal. 41 3 5 .996 Jorge Posada, NY 75 6 4 .994 Brent Mayne, KC 43 4 5 .994 A.J. Pierzynski, Min. 46 6 6 .993 Bengie Molina, Ana. 62 5 10 .993 Ramon Hernandez, Oak. 53 8 10 .991 Josh Bard, Cle. 55 5 7 .991 Ben Davis, Sea. 24 4 9 .991 Tom Wilson, Tor. 26 4 4 .991 Jason Varitek, Bos. 43 9 8 .990 Einar Diaz, Tex. 50 8 9 .989 Toby Hall, TB 60 9 10 .988 Miguel Olivo, Chi. 40 9 5 .988 Greg Myers, Tor. 21 8 4 .982 NATIONAL LEAGUE Player, Team A E DP Pct. Mike Matheny, St.L. (+) 49 0 7 1.000 Rod Barajas, Ari. 40 0 6 1.000 Michael Barrett, Mon. 21 1 5 .998 Brad Ausmus, Hou. 76 3 13 .997 Damian Miller, Chi. 73 3 6 .997 Gary Bennett, SD 25 2 5 .996 Brian Schneider, Mon. 45 3 12 .996 Javy Lopez, Atl. 53 5 6 .994 Charles Johnson, Col. 34 4 5 .993 Benito Santiago, SF 34 5 3 .993 Ivan Rodriguez, Fla. 47 8 9 .992 Eddie Perez, Mil. 32 6 6 .991 Keith Osik, Mil. 44 5 5 .991 Mike Lieberthal, Phi. 44 9 2 .990 Vance Wilson, NY 44 5 5 .990 Jason Kendall, Pit. 48 10 3 .989 Paul Bako, Chi. 33 6 2 .987 Chad Moeller, Ari. 37 7 3 .987 Paul Lo Duca, LA 100 15 14 .987 Jason LaRue, Cin. 46 11 8 .984 Mike Piazza, NY 31 7 7 .982 Gold Glove Winners AMERICAN LEAGUE Year Player, Team 1957 Sherm Lollar, White Sox 1958 Sherm Lollar, White Sox 1959 Sherm Lollar, White Sox 1960 Earl Battey, Senators 1961 Earl Battey, Twins 1962 Earl Battey, Twins 1963 Elston Howard, Yankees 1964 Elston Howard, Yankees 1965 Bill Freehan, Tigers 1966 Bill Freehan, Tigers 1966 Bill Freehan, Tigers 1967 Bill Freehan, Tigers 1968 Bill Freehan, Tigers 1969 Bill Freehan, Tigers 1970 Ray Fosse, Indians 1971 Ray Fosse, Indians 1972 Carlton Fisk, Red Sox 1973 Thurman Munson, Yankees 1974 Thurman Munson, Yankees 1975 Thurman Munson, Yankees 1976 Jim Sundberg, Rangers 1977 Jim Sundberg, Rangers 1978 Jim Sundberg, Rangers 1979 Jim Sundberg, Rangers 1980 Jim Sundberg, Rangers 1981 Jim Sundberg, Rangers 1982 Bob Boone, Angels 1983 Lance Parrish, Tigers 1984 Lance Parrish, Tigers 1985 Lance Parrish, Tigers 1986 Bob Boone, Angels 1987 Bob Boone, Angels 1988 Bob Boone, Angels 1989 Bob Boone, Angels 1990 Sandy Alomar, Indians 1991 Tony Pena, Red Sox 1992 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 1993 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 1994 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 1995 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 1996 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 1997 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 1998 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 1999 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 2000 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 2001 Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers 2002 Bengie Molina, Angels 2003 Bengie Molina, Angels NATIONAL LEAGUE Year Player, Team 1958 Del Crandall, Braves 1959 Del Crandall, Braves 1960 Del Crandall, Braves 1961 John Roseboro, Dodgers 1962 Del Crandall, Braves 1963 John Edwards, Reds 1964 John Edwards, Reds 1965 Joe Torre, Braves 1966 John Roseboro, Dodgers 1967 Randy Hundley, Cubs 1968 Johnny Bench, Reds 1969 Johnny Bench, Reds 1970 Johnny Bench, Reds 1971 Johnny Bench, Reds 1972 Johnny Bench, Reds 1973 Johnny Bench, Reds 1974 Johnny Bench, Reds 1975 Johnny Bench, Reds 1976 Johnny Bench, Reds 1977 Johnny Bench, Reds 1978 Bob Boone, Phillies 1979 Bob Boone, Phillies 1980 Gary Carter, Expos 1981 Gary Carter, Expos 1982 Gary Carter, Expos 1983 Tony Pena, Pirates 1984 Tony Pena, Pirates 1985 Tony Pena, Pirates 1986 Jody Davis, Cubs 1987 Mike LaValliere, Pirates 1998 Benito Santiago, Padres 1989 Benito Santiago, Padres 1990 Benito Santiago, Padres 1991 Tom Pagnozzi, Cardinals 1992 Tom Pagnozzi, Cardinals 1993 Kirt Manwaring, Giants 1994 Tom Pagnozzi, Cardinals 1995 Charles Johnson, Marlins 1996 Charles Johnson, Marlins 1997 Charles Johnson, Marlins 1998 Charles Johnson, Fla./L.A. 1999 Mike Lieberthal, Phillies 2000 Mike Matheny, Cardinals 2001 Brad Ausmus, Astros 2002 Brad Ausmus, Astros 2003 Mike Matheny, Cardinals FIRST BASE To qualify for a league fielding title, players must participate in two-thirds (108) of their teams' games. Listed are players with a minimum of 500 innings played at first base. (+) INDICATES LEAGUE FIELDING LEADER AMERICAN LEAGUE Player, Team GP Inn TC PO Paul Konerko, Chi. (+) 119 938.2 972 890 Travis Lee, TB 142 1,244.1 1,327 1,223 John Olerud, Sea. 152 1,287.0 1,224 1,096 Doug Mientkiewicz, Min. 139 1,159.1 1,163 1,091 Mark Teixeira, Tex. 116 932.2 1,006 931 Jason Giambi, NY 85 742.2 771 748 Scott Spiezio, Ana. 114 791.1 784 722 Carlos Delgado, Tor. 147 1,278.0 1,467 1,355 Jeff Conine, Bal. 118 1,037.2 1,150 1,061 Scott Hatteberg, Oak. 128 1,111.1 1,268 1,177 Ben Broussard, Cle. 114 925.0 1,029 957 Nick Johnson, NY 60 529.0 551 512 Carlos Pena, Det. 128 1,094.2 1,239 1,135 NATIONAL LEAGUE Player, Team GP Inn TC PO Tino Martinez, St.L. (+) 126 1,065.0 1,114 1,026 Lyle Overbay, Ari. 75 604.0 704 644 Jim Thome, Phi. 156 1,361.2 1,464 1,373 Derrek Lee, Fla. 155 1,353.2 1,381 1,279 Wil Cordero, Mon. 123 1,004.0 1,136 1,066 Sean Casey, Cin. 144 1,251.2 1,338 1,257 J.T. Snow, SF 97 812.1 893 814 Andres Galarraga, SF 69 527.0 535 503 Jeff Bagwell, Hou. 158 1,375.2 1,411 1,290 Ryan Klesko, SD 111 908.0 938 848 Randall Simon, Pit./Chi. 109 812.0 931 853 Todd Helton, Col. 159 1,369.0 1,585 1,418 Richie Sexson, Mil. 162 1,452.0 1,503 1,362 Hee Seop Choi, Chi. 69 504.2 568 523 Jason Phillips, NY 84 682.1 717 666 Fred McGriff, LA 79 672.0 715 666 Robert Fick, Atl. 115 915.2 1,070 1,004 AMERICAN LEAGUE Player, Team A E DP Pct Paul Konerko, Chi. (+) 80 2 102 .998 Travis Lee, TB 101 3 117 .998 John Olerud, Sea. 125 3 126 .998 Doug Mientkiewicz, Min. 68 4 86 .997 Mark Teixeira, Tex. 71 4 95 .996 Jason Giambi, NY 19 4 63 .995 Scott Spiezio, Ana. 57 5 61 .994 Carlos Delgado, Tor. 102 10 137 .993 Jeff Conine, Bal. 80 9 106 .992 Scott Hatteberg, Oak. 81 10 101 .992 Ben Broussard, Cle. 63 9 85 .991 Nick Johnson, NY 34 5 44 .991 Carlos Pena, Det. 91 13 130 .990 NATIONAL LEAGUE Player, Team A E DP Pct Tino Martinez, St.L. (+) 85 3 92 .997 Lyle Overbay, Ari. 58 2 48 .997 Jim Thome, Phi. 86 5 ...
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