ST. LOUIS -- When blossoming shortstop Masyn Winn committed just three errors -- and made dozens more jaw-dropping plays throughout the 2025 season -- he nabbed the 100th Gold Glove in the rich history of the Cardinals.
The Cardinals, a franchise that has boasted some of the best defensive players in the history of the game and one that has always prided itself on defense, easily lead all MLB teams in Gold Glove winners. The Redbirds even won an MLB-record five Gold Gloves in 2021.
Here is a look at the players with the most Gold Gloves to their name while wearing the birds on a bat across their chest:
SS Ozzie Smith (11 Gold Gloves): Across baseball, Smith was known as “The Wizard.” However, in St. Louis, the phrase that precedes Smith’s introduction is simply this: “The greatest shortstop to ever play the game.” Smith won 13 Gold Gloves, capturing the first two with the Padres and another 11 Gold Gloves and a World Series crown in St. Louis. His 13 straight Gold Gloves are the most ever won consecutively -- and overall -- by a shortstop.
RHP Bob Gibson (9, tie): Is there anything Gibson couldn’t do? In addition to winning 251 games and two Cy Young Awards, Gibson also captured nine straight Gold Gloves from 1965-73. Oddly, his first Gold Glove Award didn’t come until his seventh MLB season.
C Yadier Molina (9, tie): Sure, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez won 10 straight Gold Gloves and 13 to lead catchers, but hundreds of baserunners describe Molina as the greatest defensive catcher in history. When he retired in 2022, Molina was first among catchers in putouts and first among catchers with 180 Defensive Runs Saved (since 2002, when the stat was first tracked, per FanGraphs). Molina also led all catchers in caught-stealing percentage four times.
CF Curt Flood (7): The late Flood didn’t win his first Gold Glove until 1963, his eighth MLB season and his sixth with the Cards. He won seven straight Gold Gloves from 1963-69.
1B Bill White (6, tie): His greatness as an all-around player often overlooked, White won Gold Gloves as a Cardinals first baseman from 1960-65. He added a seventh while playing for the Phillies in 1966.
1B Keith Hernandez (6, tie): Though most don’t give first basemen credit for being elite defenders, Hernandez showed the baseball world just how game-changing he could be. Hitters who dared to bunt his way -- especially in St. Louis, when Busch Stadium featured a rock-hard turf -- rarely ended up with successful sacrifices because of Hernandez’s speed and arm. He won six straight Gold Gloves in St. Louis from 1978-83 and five more with the Mets (1984-88), giving him an MLB-most 11 among first basemen.
CF Jim Edmonds (6, tie): Pitchers loved having “Jimmy Ballgame” behind them because he played a shallow center to take away bloop hits and he fearlessly went back on balls. His running over-the-shoulder grab in Game 7 of the 2004 NLCS is arguably the most clutch defensive play ever made by a Cardinals defender. In all, Edmonds won eight Gold Gloves – two with the Angels and six with the Cardinals from 2000-05.
Ken Boyer (5): Boyer’s greatness with the glove was legendary to those who watched him daily. He won the NL’s top defensive honor at third base four years in a row from 1958-61 and nabbed a fifth Gold Glove in 1963.
Scott Rolen (4): When Rolen went into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023, he had his choice of hats to be displayed on his bust. Understandably, he chose the Cardinals, because that’s where he played the best baseball of his career. The hulking 6-foot-4, 245-pound Rolen almost redefined the position with his ability to block balls, anticipate hard-hit missiles and throw across the diamond from his knees.
Willie McGee (3) and Mike Matheny (3): For those too young to realize just how good McGee was, just go back and watch highlights of Game 3 of the 1982 World Series. Not only did McGee become just the third rookie in World Series history with two home runs in a game, but his home run robbery of Brewers slugger Gorman Thomas in the ninth inning lives on in Cardinals lore. And between 2000-18, Matheny (four Gold Gloves overall) or Molina combined to win the NL Gold Glove Award 13 times.
Albert Pujols (2): Pujols, one of four players with 700 home runs, handled the glove quite well at first base, winning the honor in 2006 and 2010.