Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

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The Most Valuable Player award.
Barry Bonds' seven MVP awards are the most for any individual player.

The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in each league. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The winner receives the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award, which is named in honor of the first commissioner of MLB who served from 1920 to 1944.[1] MVP voting takes place before the post-season but the results are not announced until after the World Series. The BBWAA began polling three writers in each league city in 1938, reducing that number to two per league city in 1961.[2]

Barry Bonds has won the award seven times[3] while nine players have won three times.[4] The most recent winners were Joe Mauer in the American League and Albert Pujols in the National League.[5] The New York Yankees have the most winning players with 22, followed by the St. Louis Cardinals with 20 winners. Five franchises have not had a winner.

Contents

[edit] Award winners

[edit] Key

Year Links to the article about the corresponding Major League Baseball season
†
 Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[6][7]
^
 Denotes player who is still active
§
 Unanimous selection[2]
P
 Pitcher (RHP indicates right-handed; LHP indicates left-handed)
C
 Catcher
1B
 First baseman
2B
 Second baseman
3B
 Third baseman
SS
 Shortstop
OF
 Outfielder

[edit] Chalmers Award (1911–1914)

Ty Cobb won the first American League Chalmers Award in 1911 and was at the center of the controversy over the earlier 1910 award.

Prior to the 1910 season, Hugh Chalmers of Chalmers Automobile announced he would present a Chalmers Model 30 automobile to the player with the highest batting average in the Majors at the end of the season. The 1910 race for best average in the American League was between the Detroit Tigers' widely disliked Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie of the Cleveland Indians. On the last day of the season, Lajoie overtook Cobb's batting average with seven bunt hits against the St. Louis Browns. American League President Ban Johnson said a recalculation showed that Cobb had won the race anyway, and Chalmers ended up awarding cars to both players.[2]

The following season, Chalmers created the Chalmers Award. A committee of baseball writers were to convene after the season to determine the "most important and useful player to the club and to the league". As the award was not as effective at advertising as Chalmers has hoped, it was discontinued after 1914.[2]

Year American League winner Team Position National League winner Team Position Ref
1911 Ty Cobb†§ Detroit Tigers CF Frank Schulte Chicago Cubs RF [8]
1912 Tris Speaker† Boston Red Sox CF Larry Doyle New York Giants 2B [9]
1913 Walter Johnson† Washington Senators RHP Jake Daubert Brooklyn Dodgers 1B [10]
1914 Eddie Collins† Philadelphia Athletics 2B Johnny Evers† Boston Braves 2B [11]

[edit] League Awards (1922–1929)

Babe Ruth was ineligible for the award in his famous 1927 season by the rules of the American League award because he had previously won in 1923.

In 1922 the American League created a new award to honor "the baseball player who is of the greatest all-around service to his club".[12] Voters were required to select one (and only one) player from each team and player-managers and prior award winners were disqualified. These flaws resulted in the award being dropped after 1928. The National League award, without these restrictions, lasted from 1924 to 1929.[2]

Year American League winner Team Position National League winner Team Position Ref
1922 George Sisler† St. Louis Browns 1B — — — [13]
1923 Babe Ruth†§ New York Yankees RF — — — [14]
1924 Walter Johnson† Washington Senators RHP Dazzy Vance† Brooklyn Robins RHP [15]
1925 Roger Peckinpaugh Washington Senators SS Rogers Hornsby† St. Louis Cardinals 2B [16]
1926 George Burns Cleveland Indians 1B Bob O'Farrell St. Louis Cardinals C [17]
1927 Lou Gehrig† New York Yankees 1B Paul Waner Pittsburgh Pirates OF [18]
1928 Mickey Cochrane† Philadelphia Athletics C Jim Bottomley St. Louis Cardinals 2B [19]
1929 — — — Rogers Hornsby† St. Louis Cardinals 2B [20]

[edit] Baseball Writers Association of America's Most Valuable Player

The BBWAA first awarded the modern MVP award after the 1931 season, adopting the format the National League used to distribute its league award. One writer in each city with a team filled out a ten-place ballot, with ten points for the recipient of a first-place vote, nine for a second-place vote, and so on. In 1938, the BBWAA raised the amount of voters to three per city and gave 14 points for a first-place vote. The only significant change since then occurred in 1961, when the number of voters was lowered to two per league city.[2]

[edit] 1931–present

Year National League American League
1931 Frankie Frisch†, St. Louis Cardinals, 2B Lefty Grove†, Philadelphia Athletics, P
1932 Chuck Klein†, Philadelphia Phillies, OF Jimmie Foxx†, Philadelphia Athletics, 1B
1933 Carl Hubbell†, New York Giants, P Jimmie Foxx†, Philadelphia Athletics, 1B
1934 Dizzy Dean†, St. Louis Cardinals, P Mickey Cochrane†, Detroit Tigers, C
1935 Gabby Hartnett†, Chicago Cubs, C Hank Greenberg†§, Detroit Tigers, 1B
1936 Carl Hubbell†§, New York Giants, P Lou Gehrig†, New York Yankees, 1B
1937 Joe Medwick†, St. Louis Cardinals, OF Charlie Gehringer†, Detroit Tigers, 2B
1938 Ernie Lombardi†, Cincinnati Reds, C Jimmie Foxx†, Boston Red Sox, 1B
1939 Bucky Walters, Cincinnati Reds, P Joe DiMaggio†, New York Yankees, OF
1940 Frank McCormick, Cincinnati Reds, 1B Hank Greenberg†, Detroit Tigers, OF
1941 Dolph Camilli, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1B Joe DiMaggio†, New York Yankees, OF
1942 Mort Cooper, St. Louis Cardinals, P Joe Gordon†, New York Yankees, 2B
1943 Stan Musial†, St. Louis Cardinals, OF Spud Chandler, New York Yankees, P
1944 Marty Marion, St. Louis Cardinals, SS Hal Newhouser†, Detroit Tigers, P
1945 Phil Cavarretta, Chicago Cubs, 1B Hal Newhouser†, Detroit Tigers, P
1946 Stan Musial†, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B Ted Williams†, Boston Red Sox, OF
1947 Bob Elliott, Boston Braves, 3B Joe DiMaggio†, New York Yankees, OF
1948 Stan Musial†, St. Louis Cardinals, OF Lou Boudreau†, Cleveland Indians, SS
1949 Jackie Robinson†, Brooklyn Dodgers, 2B Ted Williams†, Boston Red Sox, OF
1950 Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia Phillies, P Phil Rizzuto†, New York Yankees, SS
1951 Roy Campanella†, Brooklyn Dodgers, C Yogi Berra†, New York Yankees, C
1952 Hank Sauer, Chicago Cubs, OF Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics, P
1953 Roy Campanella†, Brooklyn Dodgers, C Al Rosen§, Cleveland Indians, 3B
1954 Willie Mays†, New York Giants, OF Yogi Berra†, New York Yankees, C
1955 Roy Campanella†, Brooklyn Dodgers, C Yogi Berra†, New York Yankees, C
1956 Don Newcombe, Brooklyn Dodgers, P Mickey Mantle†§, New York Yankees, OF
1957 Hank Aaron†, Milwaukee Braves, OF Mickey Mantle†, New York Yankees, OF
1958 Ernie Banks†, Chicago Cubs, SS Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox, OF
1959 Ernie Banks†, Chicago Cubs, SS Nellie Fox†, Chicago White Sox, 2B
1960 Dick Groat, Pittsburgh Pirates, SS Roger Maris, New York Yankees, OF
1961 Frank Robinson†§, Cincinnati Reds, OF Roger Maris, New York Yankees, OF
1962 Maury Wills, Los Angeles Dodgers, SS Mickey Mantle†, New York Yankees, OF
1963 Sandy Koufax†, Los Angeles Dodgers, P Elston Howard, New York Yankees, C
1964 Ken Boyer, St. Louis Cardinals, 3B Brooks Robinson†, Baltimore Orioles, 3B
1965 Willie Mays†, San Francisco Giants, OF Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins, SS
1966 Roberto Clemente†, Pittsburgh Pirates, OF Frank Robinson†§, Baltimore Orioles, OF
1967 Orlando Cepeda†§, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B Carl Yastrzemski†, Boston Red Sox, OF
1968 Bob Gibson†, St. Louis Cardinals, P Denny McLain§, Detroit Tigers, P
1969 Willie McCovey†, San Francisco Giants, 1B Harmon Killebrew†, Minnesota Twins, 3B
1970 Johnny Bench†, Cincinnati Reds, C Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles, 1B
1971 Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals, 3B Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics, P
1972 Johnny Bench†, Cincinnati Reds, C Dick Allen, Chicago White Sox, 1B
1973 Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, OF Reggie Jackson†§, Oakland Athletics, OF
1974 Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers, 1B Jeff Burroughs, Texas Rangers, OF
1975 Joe Morgan†, Cincinnati Reds, 2B Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox, OF
1976 Joe Morgan†, Cincinnati Reds, 2B Thurman Munson, New York Yankees, C
1977 George Foster, Cincinnati Reds, OF Rod Carew†, Minnesota Twins, 1B
1978 Dave Parker, Pittsburgh Pirates, OF Jim Rice†, Boston Red Sox, OF
1979 Keith Hernandez, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B Don Baylor, California Angels, DH
Willie Stargell†, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1B
1980 Mike Schmidt†§, Philadelphia Phillies, 3B George Brett, Kansas City Royals, 3B
1981 Mike Schmidt†, Philadelphia Phillies, 3B Rollie Fingers†, Milwaukee Brewers, P
1982 Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves, OF Robin Yount†, Milwaukee Brewers, SS
1983 Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves, OF Cal Ripken, Jr.†, Baltimore Orioles, SS
1984 Ryne Sandberg†, Chicago Cubs, 2B Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers, P
1985 Willie McGee, St. Louis Cardinals, OF Don Mattingly, New York Yankees, 1B
1986 Mike Schmidt†, Philadelphia Phillies, 3B Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox, P
1987 Andre Dawson, Chicago Cubs, OF George Bell, Toronto Blue Jays, OF
1988 Kirk Gibson§, Los Angeles Dodgers, OF José Canseco, Oakland Athletics, OF
1989 Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco Giants, OF Robin Yount†, Milwaukee Brewers, OF
1990 Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates, OF Rickey Henderson†, Oakland Athletics, OF
1991 Terry Pendleton, Atlanta Braves, 3B Cal Ripken, Jr.†, Baltimore Orioles, SS
1992 Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates, OF Dennis Eckersley†, Oakland Athletics, P
1993 Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, OF Frank Thomas§, Chicago White Sox, 1B
1994 Jeff Bagwell§, Houston Astros, 1B Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox, 1B
1995 Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds, SS Mo Vaughn, Boston Red Sox, 1B
1996 Ken Caminiti§, San Diego Padres, 3B Juan González, Texas Rangers, OF
1997 Larry Walker, Colorado Rockies, OF Ken Griffey, Jr.^§, Seattle Mariners, OF
1998 Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs, OF Juan González, Texas Rangers, OF
1999 Chipper Jones^, Atlanta Braves, 3B Iván Rodríguez^, Texas Rangers, C
2000 Jeff Kent, San Francisco Giants, 2B Jason Giambi^, Oakland Athletics, 1B
2001 Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, OF Ichiro Suzuki^, Seattle Mariners, OF
2002 Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, OF Miguel Tejada^, Oakland Athletics, SS
2003 Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, OF Alex Rodriguez^, Texas Rangers, SS
2004 Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, OF Vladimir Guerrero^, Anaheim Angels, OF
2005 Albert Pujols^, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B Alex Rodriguez^, New York Yankees, 3B
2006 Ryan Howard^, Philadelphia Phillies, 1B Justin Morneau^, Minnesota Twins, 1B
2007 Jimmy Rollins^, Philadelphia Phillies, SS Alex Rodriguez^, New York Yankees, 3B
2008 Albert Pujols^, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B Dustin Pedroia^, Boston Red Sox, 2B
2009 Albert Pujols^, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B Joe Mauer^, Minnesota Twins, C

[edit] Multiple Winners

(1922–present)

Jimmie Foxx was the first player to win three MVP awards.
Player Awards Years
Barry Bonds 7 1990, 1992–93, 2001–04
Yogi Berra 3 1951, 1954–55
Roy Campanella 3 1951, 1953, 1955
Joe DiMaggio 3 1939, 1941, 1947
Jimmie Foxx 3 1932–33, 1938
Mickey Mantle 3 1956–57, 1962
Stan Musial 3 1943, 1946, 1948
Albert Pujols 3 2005, 2008-09
Alex Rodriguez 3 2003, 2005, 2007
Mike Schmidt 3 1980–81, 1986
Ernie Banks 2 1958–59
Johnny Bench 2 1970, 1972
Mickey Cochrane 2 1928, 1934
Lou Gehrig 2 1927, 1936
Juan Gonzalez 2 1996, 1998
Hank Greenberg 2 1935, 1940
Rogers Hornsby 2 1925, 1929
Carl Hubbell 2 1933, 1936
Roger Maris 2 1960–61
Willie Mays 2 1954, 1965
Joe Morgan 2 1975–76
Dale Murphy 2 1982–83
Hal Newhouser 2 1944–45
Cal Ripken, Jr. 2 1983, 1991
Frank Robinson 2 1961, 1966
Frank Thomas 2 1993–94
Ted Williams 2 1946, 1949
Robin Yount 2 1982, 1989
  • Note: the current version of the MVP award has been given since 1931. Prior to that year, the League Awards were only given to a player once (from 1922–1929) and sometimes not at all (from 1876–1909, and again from 1915–1921).

[edit] Awards by Team

(1922-present)

Team Awards
New York Yankees 22
St. Louis Cardinals 20
New York/San Francisco Giants 13
Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics 13
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Cincinnati Reds 11
Boston Red Sox 10
Chicago Cubs 9
Detroit Tigers 8
Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Philadelphia Phillies 7
Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves 6
St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles 6
Texas Rangers 5
Chicago White Sox 4
Cleveland Indians 4
Milwaukee Brewers 3
Seattle Mariners 2
California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels 2
Kansas City Royals 1
Toronto Blue Jays 1
Houston Astros 1
San Diego Padres 1
Colorado Rockies 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 0
Florida Marlins 0
Washington Nationals 0
New York Mets 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0

[edit] Voting criteria

The ballot instructions mailed out to each voter each year are:

"There is no clear-cut definition of what Most Valuable means. It is up to the individual voter to decide who was the Most Valuable Player in each league to his team. The MVP need not come from a division winner or other playoff qualifier. The rules of the voting remain the same as they were written on the first ballot in 1931:
  1. Actual value of a player to his team, that is, strength of offense and defense.
  2. Number of games played.
  3. General character, disposition, loyalty and effort.
  4. Former winners are eligible.
  5. Members of the committee may vote for more than one member of a team.

You are also urged to give serious consideration to all your selections, from one to ten. A tenth-place vote can influence the outcome of an election. You must fill in all ten places on your ballot. Keep in mind that all players are eligible for MVP, and that includes pitchers and designated hitters. Only regular-season performances are to be taken into consideration."

—Fox Sports writer Dayn Perry, quoted from the BBWAA ballot[21]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Specific
  1. ^ Gillette, Gary; Palmer, Pete (2007). The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia (Fourth ed.). Sterling Publishing Co. p. 1763. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gillette & Palmer, pp. 1764–1765
  3. ^ "Barry Bonds". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml. Retrieved December 3, 2009. 
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  5. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 2009". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2009.shtml. Retrieved December 3, 2009. 
  6. ^ Gillette & Palmer, pp. 1755–1760
  7. ^ "Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof.shtml. Retrieved December 3, 2009. 
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  9. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1912". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1912.shtml. Retrieved December 3, 2009. 
  10. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1913". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1913.shtml. Retrieved December 3, 2009. 
  11. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1914". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1914.shtml. Retrieved December 3, 2009. 
  12. ^ Newman, Mark (November 14, 2009). "One of a kind: Another MVP for A-Rod". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. http://www.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/article.jsp?story=111405b. Retrieved December 5, 2009. 
  13. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1922". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1922.shtml. Retrieved December 5, 2009. 
  14. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1923". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1923.shtml. Retrieved December 5, 2009. 
  15. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1924". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1924.shtml. Retrieved December 5, 2009. 
  16. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1925". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1925.shtml. Retrieved December 8, 2009. 
  17. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1926". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1926.shtml. Retrieved December 8, 2009. 
  18. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1927". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1927.shtml. Retrieved December 8, 2009. 
  19. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1928". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1928.shtml. Retrieved December 8, 2009. 
  20. ^ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1929". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1929.shtml. Retrieved December 8, 2009. 
  21. ^ Perry, Dayn (2009-08-20). "Mauer gets nod in AL MVP voting ... for now". FOX Sports. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9949322/Mauer-gets-the-nod-in-AL-MVP-voting-...-for-now. Retrieved 2009-09-29. 

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American League MVP Award
1931: Grove | 1932: Foxx | 1933: Foxx | 1934: Cochrane | 1935: Greenberg | 1936: Gehrig | 1937: Gehringer | 1938: Foxx | 1939: DiMaggio | 1940: Greenberg | 1941: DiMaggio | 1942: Gordon | 1943: Chandler | 1944: Newhouser | 1945: Newhouser | 1946: Williams | 1947: DiMaggio | 1948: Boudreau | 1949: Williams | 1950: Rizzuto | 1951: Berra | 1952: Shantz | 1953: Rosen | 1954: Berra | 1955: Berra | 1956: Mantle | 1957: Mantle | 1958: Jensen | 1959: Fox | 1960: Maris | 1961: Maris | 1962: Mantle | 1963: Howard | 1964: B. Robinson | 1965: Versalles | 1966: F. Robinson | 1967: Yastrzemski | 1968: McLain | 1969: Killebrew | 1970: Powell | 1971: Blue | 1972: Allen | 1973: Jackson | 1974: Burroughs | 1975: Lynn | 1976: Munson | 1977: Carew | 1978: Rice | 1979: Baylor | 1980: Brett | 1981: Fingers | 1982: Yount | 1983: Ripken, Jr. | 1984: Hernández | 1985: Mattingly | 1986: Clemens | 1987: Bell | 1988: Canseco | 1989: Yount | 1990: Henderson | 1991: Ripken, Jr. | 1992: Eckersley | 1993: Thomas | 1994: Thomas | 1995: Vaughn | 1996: González | 1997: Griffey Jr. | 1998: González | 1999: I. Rodríguez | 2000: Giambi | 2001: Ichiro | 2002: Tejada | 2003: A. Rodriguez | 2004: Guerrero | 2005: A. Rodriguez | 2006: Morneau | 2007: A. Rodriguez | 2008: Pedroia | 2009: Mauer
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1931: Frisch | 1932: Klein | 1933: Hubbell | 1934: Dean | 1935: Hartnett | 1936: Hubbell | 1937: Medwick | 1938: Lombardi | 1939: Walters | 1940: McCormick | 1941: Camilli | 1942: Cooper | 1943: Musial | 1944: Marion | 1945: Cavarretta | 1946: Musial | 1947: Elliott | 1948: Musial | 1949: J. Robinson | 1950: Konstanty | 1951: Campanella | 1952: Sauer | 1953: Campanella | 1954: Mays | 1955: Campanella | 1956: Newcombe | 1957: Aaron | 1958: Banks | 1959: Banks | 1960: Groat | 1961: F. Robinson | 1962: Wills | 1963: Koufax | 1964: Boyer | 1965: Mays | 1966: Clemente | 1967: Cepeda | 1968: B. Gibson | 1969: McCovey | 1970: Bench | 1971: Torre | 1972: Bench | 1973: Rose | 1974: Garvey | 1975: Morgan | 1976: Morgan | 1977: Foster | 1978: Parker | 1979: Hernandez & Stargell | 1980: Schmidt | 1981: Schmidt | 1982: Murphy | 1983: Murphy | 1984: Sandberg | 1985: McGee | 1986: Schmidt | 1987: Dawson | 1988: K. Gibson | 1989: Mitchell | 1990: Bonds | 1991: Pendleton | 1992: Bonds | 1993: Bonds | 1994: Bagwell | 1995: Larkin | 1996: Caminiti | 1997: Walker | 1998: Sosa | 1999: Jones | 2000: Kent | 2001: Bonds | 2002: Bonds | 2003: Bonds | 2004: Bonds | 2005: Pujols | 2006: Howard | 2007: Rollins | 2008: Pujols | 2009: Pujols
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