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Below are the other award winners from the 1888 season. Few teams are using closers still, but Chicago’s Billy O’Brien has been the NL’s Reliever of the Year in five straight years. Even though St. Louis missed the playoffs in 1888, James McDermott won NL Manager of the Year for the third consecutive season. This matches Red Sox skipper John McKelvey for the most.



For Silver Sluggers, LF Pete Browning has won it all five years for Baltimore in the AL. Denny Lyons won his first at 3B after winning at 1B the prior three seasons. C Jocko Milligan and CF Hugh Duffy became three time AL winners. In the NL, LF Mike Tiernan, RF Jimmy Ryan, and 1B Dan Brouthers each became four-time winners.

As for Gold Gloves, Chicago’s Germany Smith has won five-in-a-row at shortstop in the AL. Philadelphia’s Dave Foutz won both as a pitcher and right fielder in 1888, giving him four total. His Athletics teammate John Kerins won his fourth as a catcher. In the NL, 1B Roger Connor won his fourth with the Cardinals. C Fred Carroll and CF Mike Griffin both won their third Gold Gloves with Buffalo.