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MVP Award Winners

By: X Bats

1931-2014

The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball award given to one outstanding player in both the American and National Leagues. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America. The winners receive the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award, which is named in honor of the first MLB commissioner, who served from 1920 to 1944. MVP voting takes place before the postseason 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. The BBWAA does not offer a clear-cut definition of what "most valuable" means, instead leaving the judgment to the individual voters.

American League

Year

Player

Team

Pos.

2014

Mike Trout

Los Angeles

OF

2013

Miguel Cabrera

Detroit

3B

2012

Miguel Cabrera

Detroit

3B

2011

Justin Verlander

Detroit

P

2010

Josh Hamilton

Texas

OF

2009

Joe Mauer

Minnesota

C

2008

Dustin Pedroia

Boston

2B

2007

Alex Rodriguez

New York

3B

2006

Justin Morneau

Minnesota

1B

2005

Alex Rodriguez

New York

3B

2004

Vladimir Guerrero

Anaheim

RF

2003

Alex Rodriguez

Texas

SS

2002

Miguel Tejada

Oakland

SS

2001

Ichiro Suzuki

Seattle

RF

2000

Jason Giambi

Oakland

1B

1999

Ivan Rodriguez

Texas

C

1998

Juan Gonzalez

Texas

OF

1997

Ken Griffey, Jr.

Seattle

OF

1996

Juan Gonzalez

Texas

OF

1995

Mo Vaughn

Boston

1B

1994

Frank Thomas

Chicago

1B

1993

Frank Thomas

Chicago

1B

1992

Dennis Eckersley

Oakland

P

1991

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Baltimore

SS

1990

Rickey Henderson

Oakland

OF

1989

Robin Yount

Milwaukee

OF

1988

Jose Canseco

Oakland

OF

1987

George Bell

Toronto

OF

1986

Roger Clemens

Boston

P

1985

Don Mattingly

New York

1B

1984

Willie Hernandez

Detroit

P

1983

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Baltimore

SS

1982

Robin Yount

Milwaukee

SS

1981

Rollie Fingers

Milwaukee

P

1980

George Brett

Kansas City

3B

1979
 

Don Baylor
 

California
 

OF
 

1978

Jim Rice

Boston

OF

1977

Rod Carew

Minnesota

1B

1976

Thurman Munson

New York

C

1975

Fred Lynn

Boston

OF

1974

Jeff Burroughs

Texas

OF

1973

Reggie Jackson

Oakland

OF

1972

Richie Allen

Chicago

1B

1971

Vida Blue

Oakland

P

1970

Boog Powell

Baltimore

1B

1969

Harmon Killebrew

Minnesota

1B/3B

1968

Denny McLain

Detroit

P

1967

Carl Yastrzemski

Boston

OF

1966

Frank Robinson

Baltimore

OF

1965

Zoilo Versalles

Minnesota

SS

1964

Brooks Robinson

Baltimore

3B

1963

Elston Howard

New York

C

1962

Mickey Mantle

New York

OF

1961

Roger Maris

New York

OF

1960

Roger Maris

New York

OF

1959

Nellie Fox

Chicago

2B

1958

Jackie Jensen

Boston

OF

1957

Mickey Mantle

New York

OF

1956

Mickey Mantle

New York

OF

1955

Yogi Berra

New York

C

1954

Yogi Berra

New York

C

1953

Al Rosen

Cleveland

3B

1952

Bobby Shantz

Philadelphia

P

1951

Yogi Berra

New York

C

1950

Phil Rizzuto

New York

SS

1949

Ted Williams

Boston

OF

1948

Lou Boudreau

Cleveland

SS

1947

Joe DiMaggio

New York

OF

1946

Ted Williams

Boston

OF

1945

Hal Newhouser

Detroit

P

1944

Hal Newhouser

Detroit

P

1943

Spud Chandler

New York

P

1942

Joe Gordon

New York

2B

1941

Joe DiMaggio

New York

OF

1940

Hank Greenberg

Detroit

OF

1939

Joe DiMaggio

New York

OF

1938

Jimmie Foxx

Boston

1B

1937

Charlie Gehringer

Detroit

2B

1936

Lou Gehrig

New York

1B

1935

Hank Greenberg

Detroit

1B

1934

Mickey Cochrane

Detroit

C

1933

Jimmie Foxx

Philadelphia

1B

1932

Jimmie Foxx

Philadelphia

1B

1931

Lefty Grove

Philadelphia

P

   

National League

Year

Player

Team

Pos.

2014

Clayton Kershaw

Los Angeles

P

2013

Andrew McCutchen

Pittsburgh

OF

2012

Buster Posey

San Francisco

C

2011

Ryan Braun

Milwaukee

OF

2010

Joey Votto

Cincinnati

1B

2009

Albert Pujols

St. Louis

1B

2008

Albert Pujols

St. Louis

1B

2007

Jimmy Rollins

Philadelphia

SS

2006

Ryan Howard

Philadelphia

1B

2005

Albert Pujols

St. Louis

1B

2004

Barry Bonds

San Francisco

LF

2003

Barry Bonds

San Francisco

LF

2002

Barry Bonds

San Francisco

LF

2001

Barry Bonds

San Francisco

LF

2000

Jeff Kent

San Francisco

2B

1999

Chipper Jones

Atlanta

3B

1998

Sammy Sosa

Chicago

OF

1997

Larry Walker

Colorado

OF

1996

Ken Caminiti

San Diego

3B

1995

Barry Larkin

Cincinnati

SS

1994

Jeff Bagwell

Houston

1B

1993

Barry Bonds

San Francisco

OF

1992

Barry Bonds

Pittsburgh

OF

1991

Terry Pendleton

Atlanta

3B

1990

Barry Bonds

Pittsburgh

OF

1989

Kevin Mitchell

San Francisco

OF

1988

Kirk Gibson

Los Angeles

OF

1987

Andre Dawson

Chicago

OF

1986

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

3B

1985

Willie McGee

St. Louis

OF

1984

Ryne Sandberg

Chicago

2B

1983

Dale Murphy

Atlanta

OF

1982

Dale Murphy

Atlanta

OF

1981

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

3B

1980

Mike Schmidt

Philadelphia

3B

1979

Keith Hernandez
Willie Stargell

St. Louis
Pittsburgh

1B
1B

1978

Dave Parker

Pittsburgh

OF

1977

George Foster

Cincinnati

OF

1976

Joe Morgan

Cincinnati

2B

1975

Joe Morgan

Cincinnati

2B

1974

Steve Garvey

Los Angeles

1B

1973

Pete Rose

Cincinnati

OF

1972

Johnny Bench

Cincinnati

C

1971

Joe Torre

St. Louis

3B

1970

Johnny Bench

Cincinnati

C

1969

Willie McCovey

San Francisco

1B

1968

Bob Gibson

St. Louis

P

1967

Orlando Cepeda

St. Louis

1B

1966

Roberto Clemente

Pittsburgh

OF

1965

Willie Mays

San Francisco

OF

1964

Ken Boyer

St. Louis

3B

1963

Sandy Koufax

Los Angeles

P

1962

Maury Wills

Los Angeles

SS

1961

Frank Robinson

Cincinnati

OF

1960

Dick Groat

Pittsburgh

SS

1959

Ernie Banks

Chicago

SS

1958

Ernie Banks

Chicago

SS

1957

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee

OF

1956

Don Newcombe

Brooklyn

P

1955

Roy Campanella

Brooklyn

C

1954

Willie Mays

New York

OF

1953

Roy Campanella

Brooklyn

C

1952

Hank Sauer

Chicago

OF

1951

Roy Campanella

Brooklyn

C

1950

Jim Konstanty

Philadelphia

P

1949

Jackie Robinson

Brooklyn

2B

1948

Stan Musial

St. Louis

OF

1947

Bob Elliott

Boston

3B

1946

Stan Musial

St. Louis

1B

1945

Phil Cavarretta

Chicago

1B

1944

Marty Marion

St. Louis

SS

1943

Stan Musial

St. Louis

OF

1942

Mort Cooper

St. Louis

P

1941

Dolph Camilli

Brooklyn

1B

1940

Frank McCormick

Cincinnati

1B

1939

Bucky Walters

Cincinnati

P

1938

Ernie Lombardi

Cincinnati

C

1937

Joe Medwick

St. Louis

OF

1936

Carl Hubbell

New York

P

1935

Gabby Hartnett

Chicago

C

1934

Dizzy Dean

St. Louis

P

1933

Carl Hubbell

New York

P

1932

Chuck Klein

Philadelphia

OF

1931

Frankie Frisch

St. Louis

2B







 

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