Golden batter

Sporting News, The, August 6, 2001 by Steve Walentik

Roberto Alomar already has nine Gold Gloves. This season, he seems to be a good bet to win his first batting title. Alomar leads the American League with a .356 average, 12 points better than his closest competitor.

If he hangs on in the batting race and wins the Gold Glove, he will be the first second baseman to win both in the same season. First baseman Keith Hernandez is the only infielder to win both awards in the same season. He did it in 1979.

The others to pull off the double are Roberto Clemente (four times); Carl Yastrzemski (three times); Dave Parker, Tony Gwynn and Larry Walker (two times each), and Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, Fred Lynn, Willie McGee, Kirby Puckett and Bernie Williams.