Ryan and Ackley Named AL Gold Glove Award Finalists
The Mariners double play combination of Brendan Ryan (shortstop) and Dustin Ackley (second base) have been named finalists for the 2012 American League Rawlings Gold Award® at their respective positions.
Ryan and Ackley anchored the Mariners defense that tied for the American League lead with a .988 fielding percentage (72 E, 6012 TC), second-best in club history. The duo combined for a Major League-high 38 defensive runs saved, the most by any middle-infield combination in the Majors.
Ryan led all Major League shortstops with 27 defensive runs saved (2nd-highest by any position player). He posted a .985 fielding percentage (9 E, 601 TC) in 138 games at shortstop (134 starts).
Ackley tied for third byAL second baseman with 11 defensive runs saved. In 142 starts at second base he made only 7 errors for a .989 fielding percentage (7 E, 639 TC).
The Gold Glove award winners will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 30) at 6:30 p.m. PT on ESPN2. Each manager and up to six (6) coaches on his staff voted from a pool of qualified players in their League, and were not able to vote for players on their own team. The 2012 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists are as follows:
| American League: | ||
| P | Jeremy Hellickson | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Jake Peavy | Chicago White Sox | |
| C.J. Wilson | Los Angeles Angels | |
| C | Alex Avila | Detroit Tigers |
| Russell Martin | New York Yankees | |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Chicago White Sox | |
| Matt Wieters | Baltimore Orioles | |
| 1B | Adrian Gonzalez | Boston Red Sox |
| Eric Hosmer | Kansas City Royals | |
| Mark Teixeira | New York Yankees | |
| 2B | Dustin Ackley | Seattle Mariners |
| Robinson Cano | New York Yankees | |
| Dustin Pedroia | Boston Red Sox | |
| 3B | Adrian Beltre | Texas Rangers |
| Brandon Inge | Oakland Athletics | |
| Mike Moustakas | Kansas City Royals | |
| SS | Elvis Andrus | Texas Rangers |
| J.J. Hardy | Baltimore Orioles | |
| Brendan Ryan | Seattle Mariners | |
| LF | Alex Gordon | Kansas City Royals |
| Desmond Jennings | Tampa Bay Rays | |
| David Murphy | Texas Rangers | |
| CF | Austin Jackson | Detroit Tigers |
| Adam Jones | Baltimore Orioles | |
| Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels | |
| RF | Shin-Soo Choo | Cleveland Indians |
| Jeff Francoeur | Kansas City Royals | |
| Josh Reddick | Oakland Athletics | |
| National League: | ||
| P | Bronson Arroyo | Cincinnati Reds |
| Mark Buehrle | Miami Marlins | |
| Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| C | Yadier Molina | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Miguel Montero | Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Carlos Ruiz | Philadelphia Phillies | |
| 1B | Freddie Freeman | Atlanta Braves |
| Adam LaRoche | Washington Nationals | |
| Joey Votto | Cincinnati Reds | |
| 2B | Darwin Barney | Chicago Cubs |
| Aaron Hill | Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Brandon Phillips | Cincinnati Reds | |
| 3B | Chase Headley | San Diego Padres |
| Aramis Ramirez | Milwaukee Brewers | |
| David Wright | New York Mets | |
| SS | Zack Cozart | Cincinnati Reds |
| Ian Desmond | Washington Nationals | |
| Jose Reyes | Miami Marlins | |
| Jimmy Rollins | Philadelphia Phillies | |
| LF | Ryan Braun | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Colorado Rockies | |
| Martin Prado | Atlanta Braves | |
| CF | Michael Bourn | Atlanta Braves |
| Andrew McCutchen | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Drew Stubbs | Cincinnati Reds | |
| RF | Jay Bruce | Cincinnati Reds |
| Andre Ethier | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Jason Heyward | Atlanta Braves | |
