Our MLB Monday fun continues today with a look at the best fielders of the “Decade of Excess” who did not win Gold Gloves—but definitely should have. We started this in the 1950s, and we’re working our way through the years, just as we did with those overrated guys who didn’t deserve the hardware bestowed upon them. We know it’s hard to see some of these names here, as these players really worked hard for it. Oh well.

Editor’s Note: We only include those who never won a GG vote at any time in their respective careers, not individual seasons from those who won a Gold Glove at some point in their MLB lives.

Rick Cerone, C: He finished with 8.2 dWAR for his career, which is pretty good. However, it’s the 1980 season specifically where he posted 1.9 dWAR and didn’t win the GG vote. In his first year with the New York Yankees after five seasons prior with Cleveland and Toronto, he should have gotten voter love, especially since he also posted a career-best 3.4 oWAR during the season and finished seventh in the MVP vote.

Tim Blackwell, C: His best season (1980) saw him post 2.0 dWAR, which was higher than his career dWAR mark (1.7). Thus, this was a anomalous season, but still … we feel anyone who reached 2.0 dWAR in a single season deserves a Gold Glove, period. Another weird thing is he compiled his best oWAR mark ever, too, in this same season, and that wasn’t enough to get him into the elite echelon of GG vote winners. Rough luck.

Phil Garner, 2B: His 2.2 dWAR in 1980 for the defending World Series champions went unnoticed by the voters, sadly. In his first six full seasons, through 1980, he compiled 5.9 dWAR, showing himself to be a competent fielder, but this season was his best one ever, good enough for seventh overall in MLB. Alas, it was his peak in a career that saw him finish with 7.0 dWAR overall. It’s a shame he didn’t win this vote.

Doug DeCinces, 3B: We see a lot of guys on these lists that we remember watching as kids and learning they were good fielders. Here is another one, though, who never won a GG vote. From 1977-1982, he compiled 8.3 dWAR and never won a Gold Glove. His peak season was 1980, when he deliver 2.2 dWAR. His overall career mark (9.7) is almost to that double-digit level of greatness, yet he never was properly feted.

Garry Templeton, SS: We wonder if this guy secretly hates Ozzie Smith. Not only were these two players traded for each other before the 1982 season, but Smith went on to win the World Series with St. Louis that year, while Templeton never won one. And Templeton never won a Gold Glove because of Smith, either, despite his 16.7 career dWAR mark. From 1978-1990, he compiled 16.9 dWAR without any GG vote wins.

Tommy Herr, 2B: He wasn’t a great fielder over his career (3.9 dWAR total), but in 1982 at least, he was deserving of a Gold Glove when he posted 2.0 dWAR for the World Series champs. Perhaps playing next to Smith made him look better than he was, but that’s what sabermetrics are for—to delineate value. He had posted 1.1 dWAR in 1981 while playing with Templeton, anyway, so at the time, he was a slick glove man.

Dale Berra, SS: From 1982-1984, he put up a total of 5.0 dWAR without winning a GG vote. Of course, he wasn’t going to win one competing against Smith and Templeton, right? But his 2.4 dWAR in 1982, specifically, was worthy of some recognition. He also posted a career-high oWAR mark in the same season, and that didn’t even help, either. Oh well, sometimes you just play at the wrong time, and that’s the rub.

Dickie Thon, SS: Speaking of that, here again in another National League shortstop who should have won a Gold Glove and never did—during the same time period. With 5.6 combined dWAR in 1982-1983, he certainly was worthy of a GG vote win. Toss in his 9.8 oWAR in the same two-season stretch, and it’s a head scratcher why the combination didn’t get him a Gold Glove. Or, maybe not, considering Smith, et al. Rough!

Johnny Ray, 2B: He had two different seasons of 2.0-plus dWAR without winning a GG vote (1983, 1986). In 1983, his 2.8 dWAR was third best in the majors, and he couldn’t even get a Gold Glove out of it—despite also winning the Silver Slugger as the best-hitting player at his position. His defense really dropped off later in his career, but for a time period (1982-1984, 1986), he was one of the best in MLB with the glove.

Scott Fletcher, UTL: Not a name we expected to see here, but in 1983, he topped the American League with 2.4 dWAR and didn’t win a Gold Glove. Part of the issue, perhaps, was that he played short, second, and third during the regular season for the AL West champs. Or maybe it was that whole “winning ugly” thing? We do not know. Overall, though, he posted five seasons of 2.0-plus dWAR without ever taking home a GG.

Chet Lemon, CF: He recently passed away, and he deserved a Gold Glove sendoff in his obituary, for sure. He had three seasons of 2.0-plus dWAR in his career without winning a GG vote. And for a guy who also posted a 121 OPS+ mark for his career, it’s surprising his combination of oWAR and dWAR didn’t win him a vote at least once. He managed 12.3 oWAR combined in those three outstanding defensive seasons. Robbery!

Julio Cruz, 2B: Finishing with 10.3 dWAR in his career, he also posted 2.9 dWAR in 1984—the third highest in the majors—without winning a Gold Glove. He wasn’t much at times with the bat, and even though he was playing in a major media market during his best defensive season, it didn’t seem to help him at all. But he had earned some MVP votes in 1983 for the White Sox, so why didn’t that attention carry over to 1984?!

Lloyd Moseby, CF: He earned MVP votes in both 1983 and 1984, and in the latter season, his 2.3 dWAR mark went unrewarded by the GG voters despite a career-high 5.3 oWAR. His defense would soon drop off a cliff, however, and his bat would also decline significantly. However, in that 1984 season, it’s hard to imagine anyone else at his position more deserving of a Gold Glove. Alas, the voters disagreed with this.