Award Winners Award Winners| National League | American League | ||
| 1957 | No Selection | 1957 | Sherm Lollar (CHI) |
| 1958 | Del Crandall (MIL) | 1958 | Sherm Lollar (CHI) |
| 1959 | Del Crandall (MIL) | 1959 | Sherm Lollar (CHI) |
| 1960 | Del Crandall (MIL) | 1960 | Earl Battey (WAS) |
| 1961 | Johnny Roseboro (LA) | 1961 | Earl Battey (MIN) |
| 1962 | Del Crandall (MIL) | 1962 | Earl Battey (MIN) |
| 1963 | Johnny Edwards (CIN) | 1963 | Elston Howard (NY) |
| 1964 | Johnny Edwards (CIN) | 1964 | Elston Howard (NY) |
| 1965 | Joe Torre (MIL) | 1965 | Bill Freehan (DET) |
| 1966 | Johnny Roseboro (LA) | 1966 | Bill Freehan (DET) |
| 1967 | Randy Hundley (CHI) | 1967 | Bill Freehan (DET) |
| 1968 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1968 | Bill Freehan (DET) |
| 1969 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1969 | Bill Freehan (DET) |
| 1970 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1970 | Ray Fosse (CLE) |
| 1971 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1971 | Ray Fosse (CLE) |
| 1972 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1972 | Carlton Fisk (BOS) |
| 1973 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1973 | Thurman Munson (NY) |
| 1974 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1974 | Thurman Munson (NY) |
| 1975 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1975 | Thurman Munson (NY) |
| 1976 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1976 | Jim Sundberg (TEX) |
| 1977 | Johnny Bench (CIN) | 1977 | Jim Sundberg (TEX) |
| 1978 | Bob Boone (PHI) | 1978 | Jim Sundberg (TEX) |
| 1979 | Bob Boone (PHI) | 1979 | Jim Sundberg (TEX) |
| 1980 | Gary Carter (MON) | 1980 | Jim Sundberg (TEX) |
| 1981 | Gary Carter (MON) | 1981 | Jim Sundberg (TEX) |
| 1982 | Gary Carter (MON) | 1982 | Bob Boone (CAL) |
| 1983 | Tony Pena (PIT) | 1983 | Lance Parrish (DET) |
| 1984 | Tony Pena (PIT) | 1984 | Lance Parrish (DET) |
| 1985 | Tony Pena (PIT) | 1985 | Lance Parrish (DET) |
| 1986 | Jody Davis (CHI) | 1986 | Bob Boone (CAL) |
| 1987 | Mike LaValliere (PIT) | 1987 | Bob Boone (CAL) |
| 1988 | Benito Santiago (SD) | 1988 | Bob Boone (CAL) |
| 1989 | Benito Santiago (SD) | 1989 | Bob Boone (CAL) |
| 1990 | Benito Santiago (SD) | 1990 | Sandy Alomar Jr. (CLE) |
| 1991 | Tom Pagnozzi (STL) | 1991 | Tony Pena (BOS) |
| 1992 | Tom Pagnozzi (STL) | 1992 | Ivan Rodriguez (TEX) |
| 1993 | Kirt Manwaring (SF) | 1993 | Ivan Rodriguez (TEX) |
| 1994 | Tom Pagnozzi (STL) | 1994 | Ivan Rodriguez (TEX) |
| 1995 | Charles Johnson (FLA) | 1995 | Ivan Rodriguez (TEX) |
| 1996 | Charles Johnson (FLA) | 1996 | Ivan Rodriguez (TEX) |
| 1997 | Charles Johnson (FLA) | 1997 | Ivan Rodriguez (TEX) |
| 1998 | Charles Johnson (LA) | 1998 | Ivan Rodriguez (TEX) |
| 1999 | 1999 | ||
In a 1956 spring training survey Elmer A. Blasco, Rawlings Sporting Goods public relations and sales manager, found that 83 percent of the active regular players wore Rawlings gloves or mitts. Noting that Hillerich & Bradsby (the major league's leading baseball bat supplier) awarded "Silver Bats" to the leagues' top hitters, Blasco reasoned that Rawlings ought to sponsor some sort of fielding award. After his idea was accepted by Rawlings' management, Blasco contacted the Brown Show Company of St. Louis and obtained from them a hide of gold lame-tanned leather used to make ladies' formal slippers. A glove was crafted from this hide, laced and stamped as a regular fielders glove, and attached to a metal fixture on a walnut base with an appropriate engraved plate.
Thus was born the Golden Glove Award.
The October 2, 1957 edition of The Sporting News featured a full-page announcement: "Recognizing the importance of superior individual fielding performance to the advancement of baseball as America's national game, Rawlings has established Annual Gold Glove Awards beginning with the 1957 season.
"Each of the nine Major League players chosen for The Sporting News All-Star Fielding Team will be honored with a Rawings Gold Glove Award. Selections will be made by a Committee named by The Sporting News.
In 1965 the managers and coaches of each team took over the voting responsibility, which they have retained ever since. Voters are NOT permitted to select players on their own teams
