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MLB MVP AWARDS


MVP Award Winners
(*)Unanimous selection
American LeagueNational League
'98 - Juan Gonzalez, Texas, of
'97 - * Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle, of
'96 - Juan Gonzalez, Texas, of
'95 - Mo Vaughn, Boston, 1b
'94 - Frank Thomas, Chicago, 1b
'93 - * Frank Thomas, Chicago, 1b
'92 - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland, p
'91 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore, ss
'90 - Rickey Henderson, Oakland, of
'89 - Robin Yount, Milwaukee, of
'88 - * Jose Canseco, Oakland, of
'87 - George Bell, Toronto, of
'86 - Roger Clemens, Boston, p
'85 - Don Mattingly, New York, 1b
'84 - Willie Hernandez, Detroit, p
'83 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore, ss
'82 - Robin Yount, Milwaukee, ss
'81 - Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee, p
'80 - George Brett, Kansas City, 3b
'79 - Don Baylor, California, of
'78 - Jim Rice, Boston, of
'77 - Rod Carew, Minnesota, 1b
'76 - Thurman Munson, New York, c
'75 - Fred Lynn, Boston, of
'74 - Jeff Burroughs, Texas, of
'73 - * Reggie Jackson, Oakland, of
'72 - Richie Allen, Chicago, 1b
'71 - Vida Blue, Oakland, p
'70 - Boog Powell, Baltimore, 1b
'69 - Harmon Killebrew, Minn. 1b/3b
'68 - * Denny McLain, Detroit, p
'67 - Carl Yastrzemski, Boston, of
'66 - Frank Robinson, Baltimore, of
'65 - Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota, ss
'64 - Brooks Robinson, Baltimore, 3b
'63 - Elston Howard, New York, c
'62 - Mickey Mantle, New York, of
'61 - Roger Maris, New York, of
'60 - Roger Maris, New York, of
'59 - Nellie Fox, Chicago, 2b
'58 - Jackie Jensen, Boston, of
'57 - Mickey Mantle, New York, of
'56 - * Mickey Mantle, New York, of
'55 - Yogi Berra, New York, c
'54 - Yogi Berra, New York, c
'53 - * Al Rosen, Cleveland, 3b
'52 - Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia, p
'51 - Yogi Berra, New York, c
'50 - Phil Rizzuto, New York, ss
'49 - Ted Williams, Boston, of
'48 - Lou Boudreau, Cleveland, ss
'47 - Joe DiMaggio, New York, of
'46 - Ted Williams, Boston, of
'45 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit, p
'44 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit, p
'43 - Spud Chandler, New York, p
'42 - Joe Gordon, New York, 2b
'41 - Joe DiMaggio, New York, of
'40 - Hank Greenberg, Detoit, of
'39 - Joe DiMaggio, New York, of
'38 - Jimmie Foxx, Boston, 1b
'37 - Charlie Gehringer, Detroit, 2b
'36 - Lou Gehrig, New York, 1b
'35 - * Hank Greenberg, Detroit, 1b
'34 - Mickey Cochrane, Detroit, c
'33 - Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia, 1b
'32 - Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia, 1b
'31 - Lefty Grove, Philadelphia, p
'99 - Chipper Jones, Atlanta, 3B
'98 - Sammy Sosa, Chicago, of
'97 - Larry Walker, Colorado, of
'96 - * Ken Cainiti, San Diego, 3b
'95 - Barry Larkin, Cincinnati, ss
'94 - * Jeff Bagwell, Houston, 1b
'93 - Barry Bonds, San Francisco, of
'92 - Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh, of
'91 - Terry Pendleton, Atlanta, 3b
'90 - Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh, of
'89 - Kevin Mitchell, San Fran, of
'88 - Kirk Gibson, Los Angeles, of
'87 - Andre Dawson, Chicago, of
'86 - Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia, 3b
'85 - Willie McGee, St. Louis, of
'84 - Ryne Sandberg, Chicago, 2b
'83 - Dale Murphy, Atlanta, of
'82 - Dale Murphy, Atlanta, of
'81 - Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia, 3b
'80 - *Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia, 3b
'79 - (tie) Keith Hernandez, St. Louis, 1b;Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh, 1b
'78 - Dave Parker, Pittsburgh, of
'77 - George Foster, Cincinnati, of
'76 - Joe Morgan, Cincinnati, 2b
'75 - Joe Morgan, Cincinnati, 2b
'74 - Steve Garvey, Los Angeles, 1b
'73 - Pete Rose, Cincinnati, of
'72 - Johnny Bench, Cincinnati, c
'71 - Joe Torre, St. Louis, 3b
'70 - Johnny Bench, Cincinnati, c
'69 - Willie McCovey, San Fran., 1b
'68 - Bob Gibson, St. Louis, p
'67 - * Orlando Cepeda, St. Louis, 1b
'66 - Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh, of
'65 - Willie Mays, San Francisco, of
'64 - Ken Boyer, St. Louis, 3b
'63 - Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles, p
'62 - Maury Wills, Los Angeles, ss
'61 - Frank Robinson, Cincinnati, of
'60 - Dick Groat, Pittsburgh, ss
'59 - Ernie Banks, Chicago, ss
'58 - Ernie Banks, Chicago, ss
'57 - Hank Aaron, Milwaukee, of
'56 - Don Newcombe, Brooklyn, p
'55 - Roy Campanella, Brooklyn, c
'54 - Willie Mays, New York, of
'53 - Roy Campanella, Brooklyn, c
'52 - Hank Sauer, Chicago, of
'51 - Roy Campanella, Brooklyn, c
'50 - Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia, p
'49 - Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn, 2b
'48 - Stan Musial, St. Louis, of
'47 - Bob Elliott, Boston, 3b
'46 - Stan Musial, St. Louis, 1b
'45 - Phil Cavarretta, Chicago, 1b
'44 - Marty Marion, St. Louis, ss
'43 - Stan Musial, St. Louis, of
'42 - Mort Cooper, St. Louis, p
'41 - Dolph Camilli, Brooklyn, 1b
'40 - Frank McCormick, Cinc., 1b
'39 - Bucky Walters, Cincinnati, p
'38 - Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati, c
'37 - Joe Medwick, St. Louis, of
'36 - Carl Hubbell, New York, p
'35 - Gabby Hartnett, Chicago, c
'34 - Dizzy Dean, St. Louis, p
'33 - Carl Hubbell, New York, p
'32 - Chuck Klein, Philadelphia, of
'31 - Frankie Frisch, St. Louis, 2b
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