A report on Gold Glove Award and Roberto Clemente

Roberto Alomar's 1994 Gold Glove Award
Clemente in 1965
Gil Hodges was one of the first Gold Glove recipients, in 1957.
Clemente in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in September 1958.
Brooks Robinson won 16 Gold Gloves, the most of any position player.
Greg Maddux won 18 Gold Gloves, the most of any player.
Letter from State Senator John M. Walker to U.S. Senator Hugh Scott requesting an early release for Roberto Clemente from the Marine Corps for the 1959 season
Willie Mays won 12 Gold Gloves and was elected to the all-time team.
A statue of Clemente outside of PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
Mark Belanger (pictured) won multiple Gold Gloves at shortstop along with teammates Davey Johnson and Bobby Grich at second base.
<center>The Roberto Clemente Walker Congressional Gold Medal</center>
As of 2021 Nolan Arenado (with 5) has won the most Platinum Glove Awards of any player.
<center>Presidential Medal of Freedom</center>
<center>Presidential Citizens Medal</center>

He was the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1966, the NL batting leader in 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967, and a Gold Glove Award winner for 12 consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972.

- Roberto Clemente

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.

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Roberto Alomar's 1994 Gold Glove Award

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Mays with the San Francisco Giants in 1961

Willie Mays

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American former professional baseball center fielder.

American former professional baseball center fielder.

Mays with the San Francisco Giants in 1961
1952 Bowman Gum Willie Mays
The Catch: Mays hauls in Vic Wertz's drive near the wall in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series.
Mays in 1954
Mays in 1961
Mays in his later years with the Giants
Mays with the Mets in 1972
Mays with Queen Elizabeth II (center) and First Lady Betty Ford (left) at the White House in 1976
Mays at the final game at Shea Stadium on September 28, 2008
Mays and President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One, July 14, 2009
Mays walks with President George W. Bush, July 30, 2006
Mays with Queen Elizabeth II (left) and President Gerald Ford (center) at the White House in 1976
Mays with Telly Savalas (center) and his wife, Mae Louise (right), in 1976

He won his first of 12 Gold Glove Awards in 1957, a record for outfielders.

"To me, Willie Mays is the greatest who ever played," Roberto Clemente said.

Boyer, circa 1964–66

Clete Boyer

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American professional baseball third baseman — who occasionally played shortstop and second base — in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics (1955–57), New York Yankees (1959–66), and Atlanta Braves (1967–71).

American professional baseball third baseman — who occasionally played shortstop and second base — in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics (1955–57), New York Yankees (1959–66), and Atlanta Braves (1967–71).

Boyer, circa 1964–66
Boyer in 1962

With two runners on base and the Yankees trailing 3–1 in the second inning, manager Casey Stengel, never confident in Boyer's hitting, replaced him with pinch-hitter Dale Long, who flied out to right fielder Roberto Clemente.

During each of Ralph Houk's first three seasons as Yankee manager (1961–1963), Boyer led all American League (AL) third basemen in putouts, assists, and double plays, finishing ahead of rival Brooks Robinson — yet Robinson, not Boyer, won the Gold Glove Award each year.