NEW YORK … (AP) … After all those errors in the World Series, a Detroit Tigers pitcher won a Gold Glove.

 

Kenny Rogers, whose smudged left hand created a lot of suspicion during the World Series, won his fourth straight Gold Glove on Thursday and fifth overall.

 

Detroit pitchers made five errors during the Tigers' five-game loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, four on bad throws and another on a botched comebacker. No other pitching staff had made more than three errors during a Series.

 

Rogers did not have any fielding fumbles, but he did have a brownish smudge on his pitching hand in the first inning of Game 2. Whether it was dirt, pine tar or something else may never be known … St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa never urged umpires to check Rogers' hand and instead merely asked them to make sure whatever it was went away.

 

The hand was clean when he came out for the second, Rogers went on to pitch shutout ball through the eighth and Detroit won 3-1 … its only victory of the Series. Rogers, who pitched 23 scoreless innings in the postseason, was poised to start Game 6 but Detroit lost to the Cardinals in five games.

 

Tigers teammate Ivan Rodriguez won his 12th Gold Glove, extending his record for catchers. Seattle right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, Minnesota center fielder Torii Hunter and Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez won the awards for the sixth straight season.

 

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and Toronto center fielder Vernon Wells won for the third time in a row, Texas first baseman Mark Teixeira won for the second consecutive season and Kansas City second baseman Mark Grudzielanek was a first-time winner.

 

Chavez and Rodriguez each earned $100,000 bonuses for winning Gold Gloves, while Rogers gets $75,000. Grudzielanek, Suzuki and Wells get $50,000 apiece and Hunter receives $25,000.

 

Gold Gloves have been presented since 1957 by Rawlings and are voted on by managers and coaches before the end of the regular season. They may not select players on their own teams, and they vote only for players in their own league.

 

NL Gold Glove winners will be announced Friday.

 

LIST FORMAT

 

P: Kenny Rogers, Detroit

C: Ivan Rodriguez, Detroit

1B: Mark Texeira, Texas

2B: Mark Grudzielanek, Kansas City

SS: Derek Jeter, New York

3B: Eric Chavez, Oakland

OF: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle

OF: Torii Hunter, Minnesota

OF: Vernon Wells, Toronto

 

 

Wow Grudzielanek over Luis Castillo...that is a bit surprising...you can tell Louie didn't have Perry Hill this year...even though the Marlins barely had Hill due to his family issues....

Ellis should've won it at 2B. Gonzo should've won it at SS.

Michael Young and Sea Bass got hosed.

So stupid. Jeter is not a gold glover. Every year. Unreal.

Ellis should've won it at 2B. Gonzo should've won it at SS.

Gonzo got hosed as well due to Jeter having an out of this world season with the bat, in reality Alex Gonzalez is by far the better glove

 

Where's Gary Mattews Jr's GG?

Wow Grudzielanek over Luis Castillo...that is a bit surprising...you can tell Louie didn't have Perry Hill this year...even though the Marlins barely had Hill due to his family issues....

Grudz had an amazing year. Just because he played for the Royals doesn't mean he himself sucks.

AGonz and Matthews should have gotten some.

:lol Jeter. He shouldnt have won the GG, but he'll win MVP.

:lol Jeter. He shouldnt have won the GG, but he'll win MVP.

and he should absolutely not win that either.

SS: Derek Jeter, New York

 

 

That is the biggest bunch of BS ever

I-Rod - most gold gloves by a Catcher?

I-Rod - most gold gloves by a Catcher?

ya

I-Rod - most gold gloves by a Catcher?

Yep. Arguably or not so arguably the greatest catcher of all time.

Apparently when voting for shortstop, people look at the name rather than at the performance.

I would have given it to Michael Young, but Jeter would have been 2nd on my list.

 

Since this award is voted on by managers and coaches, I'm guessing they remember who makes the big plays against them in crucial situations. As we all know, Jeter is king in that regard so it isn't that surprising.

Gonzo just got absoleutly robbed. how many errors did he end up with this year?