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In the game of baseball, both amateur and professional, it is tradition to annually recognize the one player in the league who has contributed the most to the success of the player's team.

In the United States, the awarding of the Most Valuable Player Award (or MVP) in Major League Baseball has changed hands several times but since the 1930s has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America. A tally example of the 1999 American League Most Valuable Player Award can be found here that uses the Borda count voting method.

Chalmers Award (1911-1914)

The Chalmers Automobile Company awarded an automobile in 1910 to the batting champion in each league. This led to a controversy in the American League; Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie entered the final day of the season neck-and-neck. St. Louis, playing Lajoie's Cleveland team, played their infield back, allowing Lajoie to beat out seven bunt singles in a doubleheader and win the title. In the ensuing debacle, Chalmers awarded automobiles to both players. (The question of who really won the batting title is still debated.)

For 1911, the Chalmers Company decided that batting average was too narrow a focus for an award. The Chalmers Award was the first attempt to recognize a player for overall contributions to his team's success—hence the designation Most Valuable rather than "player of the year", a distinction which remains today.

Year National League American League
1911 Wildfire Schulte, Chicago Cubs, OF Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, OF
1912 Larry Doyle, New York Giants, 2B Tris Speaker, Boston Red Sox, OF
1913 Jake Daubert, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1B Walter Johnson, Washington Senators, P
1914 Johnny Evers, Boston Braves, 2B Eddie Collins, Philadelphia Athletics, 2B

League Awards (1922-1929)

In the 1920s the leagues awarded MVP titles, but limited the ballot options to one player per team, which led to there being no National League MVP in 1922 or 1923. The American League allowed players to win the award only once, leading to unusual results like Babe Ruth's 1927 (one of the greatest offensive seasons of all time) not being eligible for the award.

Year National League American League
1922 No winner George Sisler, St. Louis Browns, 1B
1923 No winner Babe Ruth, New York Yankees, OF
1924 Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn Dodgers, P Walter Johnson, Washington Senators, P
1925 Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals, 2B Roger Peckinpaugh, Washington Senators, SS
1926 Bob O'Farrell, St. Louis Cardinals, C George Burns, Cleveland Indians, 1B
1927 Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirates, OF Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, 1B
1928 Jim Bottomley, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B Mickey Cochrane, Philadelphia Athletics, C
1929 Rogers Hornsby, Chicago Cubs, 2B No winner

BBWAA Awards (1931-present)

In 1931, the Baseball Writers Association of America began awarding the Most Valuable Player trophy.

In 1956 the Cy Young Award was first given to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball (the current practice of honoring the best pitcher in each league did not begin until 1967). After that, the belief arose that the Most Valuable Player ought to be a position player, based on two factors, one being that pitchers had their own award, and the other being that pitchers could not be considered as valuable as position players since they do not play every day. On occasion, though, pitchers still win the award, and the current rules for the MVP specifically state that pitchers are to be considered. Since 1971, however, only four pitchers have won the award, the last being Dennis Eckersley in 1992.

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
Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1B 		Don Baylor, California Angels, DH
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 Jose 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

†Denotes unanimous decision.

Awards by Team

Team Awards
New York Yankees 21
St. Louis Cardinals 18
New York/San Francisco Giants 13
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics 12
Cincinnati Reds 11
Boston Red Sox 10
Detroit Tigers 9
Chicago Cubs 9
Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves 9
Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins 6
St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles 6
Texas Rangers 5
Cleveland Indians 3
Chicago White Sox 3
Milwaukee Brewers 3
California/Anaheim Angels 2
Seattle Mariners 2
Kansas City Royals 1
Toronto Blue Jays 1
Houston Astros 1
San Diego Padres 1
Colorado Rockies 1

See also

Baseball awards and trophies | MVP של ה-MLB | 美國職棒大聯盟最有價值球員獎

 

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