The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award

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The " Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award " was an annual award for the most valuable baseball player in each of the two major league baseball leagues . The winners were chosen by the baseball experts from among the journalists of the US sports magazine The Sporting News . One player each from the American League and the National League was awarded.

The award was officially discontinued in 1946. Despite all of this, one MLB player has been awarded the The Sporting News Player of the Year Award every year (since 1936) , which is the only one given for the entire MLB and not for one player per league.

Winner of "The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award"

Lou Gehrig , three-time winner of "The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award"
year American League team National League team
1929 Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics no winner
1930 Joe Cronin Washington Senators Bill Terry New York Giants
1931 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies
1932 Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies
1933 Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics Carl Hubbell New York Giants
1934 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees Dizzy Dean St. Louis Cardinals
1935 Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers Arky Vaughan Pittsburgh Pirates
1936 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees Carl Hubbell New York Giants
1937 Charlie Gehringer Detroit Tigers Joe Medwick St. Louis Cardinals
1938 Jimmie Foxx Boston Red Sox Ernie Lombardi Cincinnati Reds
1939 Joe DiMaggio New York Yankees Bucky Walters Cincinnati Reds
1940 Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers Frank McCormick Cincinnati Reds
1941 Joe DiMaggio New York Yankees Dolph Camilli Brooklyn Dodgers
1942 Joe Gordon New York Yankees Mort Cooper St. Louis Cardinals
1943 Spud Chandler New York Yankees Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals
1944 Bobby Doerr Boston Red Sox Marty Marion St. Louis Cardinals
1945 Eddie Mayo Detroit Tigers Tommy Holmes Boston Braves

Winner of "The Sporting News Player of the Year Award"

year player team league position
1936 Carl Hubbell New York Giants NL   P
1937 Johnny Allen Cleveland Indians AL   P
1938 Johnny Vander Sea Cincinnati Reds NL   P
1939 Joe DiMaggio New York Yankees AL OF
1940 Bob Feller Cleveland Indians AL   P
1941 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox AL OF
1942 Ted Williams (2) Boston Red Sox AL OF
1943 Spud Chandler New York Yankees AL   P
1944 Marty Marion St. Louis Cardinals NL SS
1945 Hal Newhouser Detroit Tigers AL   P
1946 Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals NL 1B
1947 Ted Williams (3) Boston Red Sox AL OF
1948 Lou Boudreau Cleveland Indians AL SS
1949 Ted Williams (4) Boston Red Sox AL OF
1950 Phil Rizzuto New York Yankees AL SS
1951 Stan Musial (2) St. Louis Cardinals NL OF
1952 Robin Roberts Philadelphia Phillies NL   P
1953 Al roses Cleveland Indians AL 3B
1954 Willie Mays New York Giants NL OF
1955 Duke Snider Brooklyn Dodgers NL OF
1956 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees AL OF
1957 Ted Williams (5) Boston Red Sox AL OF
1958 Bob Turley New York Yankees AL   P
1959 Early Wynn Chicago White Sox AL   P
1960 Bill Mazeroski Pittsburgh Pirates NL 2 B
1961 Roger Maris New York Yankees AL OF
1962 Don Drysdale / Maury Wills Los Angeles Dodgers NL P / SS
1963 Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers NL   P
1964 Ken Boyer St. Louis Cardinals NL 3B
1965 Sandy Koufax (2) Los Angeles Dodgers NL   P
1966 Frank Robinson Baltimore Orioles AL OF
1967 Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox AL OF
1968 Denny McLain Detroit Tigers AL   P
1969 Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants NL 1B
1970 Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds NL   C.
1971 Joe Torre St. Louis Cardinals NL 3B
1972 Billy Williams Chicago Cubs NL OF
1973 Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics AL OF
1974 Lou Brock St. Louis Cardinals NL OF
1975 Joe Morgan Cincinnati Reds NL 2 B
1976 Joe Morgan (2) Cincinnati Reds NL 2 B
1977 Rod Carew Minnesota Twins AL 1B
1978 Ron Guidry New York Yankees AL   P
1979 Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates NL 1B
1980 George Brett Kansas City Royals AL 3B
1981 Fernando Valenzuela Los Angeles Dodgers NL   P
1982 Robin Yount Milwaukee Brewers AL SS
1983 Cal Ripken, Jr. Baltimore Orioles AL SS
1984 Ryne Sandberg Chicago Cubs NL 2 B
1985 Don Mattingly New York Yankees AL 1B
1986 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox AL   P
1987 George Bell Toronto Blue Jays AL OF
1988 Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers NL   P
1989 Kevin Mitchell San Francisco Giants NL OF
1990 Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates NL OF
1991 Cal Ripken, Jr. (2) Baltimore Orioles AL SS
1992 Gary Sheffield San Diego Padres NL OF
1993 Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox AL 1B
1994 Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros NL 1B
1995 Albert Belle Cleveland Indians AL OF
1996 Alex Rodríguez Seattle Mariners AL SS
1997 Ken Griffey, Jr. Seattle Mariners AL OF
1998 Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs NL OF
1999 Rafael Palmeiro Texas Rangers AL 1B
2000 Carlos Delgado Toronto Blue Jays AL 1B
2001 Barry Bonds (2) San Francisco Giants NL OF
2002 Alex Rodríguez (2) Texas Rangers AL SS
2003 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals NL 1B
2004 Barry Bonds (3) San Francisco Giants NL OF
2005 Andruw Jones Atlanta Braves NL OF
2006 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies NL 1B
2007 Alex Rodríguez (3) New York Yankees AL 3B
2008 Albert Pujols (2) St. Louis Cardinals NL 1B
2009 Albert Pujols (3) St. Louis Cardinals NL 1B
2010 Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers AL OF
2011 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers AL P
2012 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers AL 3B
2013 Miguel Cabrera (2) Detroit Tigers AL 3B
2014 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers NL P
2015 Josh Donaldson Toronto Blue Jays AL 3B
2016 José Altuve Houston Astros AL 2 B
2017 José Altuve (2) Houston Astros AL 2 B
2018 Mookie Betts Boston Red Sox AL OF
2019 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels AL OF

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See also

MLB Most Valuable Player Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rangers 'Josh Hamilton named Sporting News' Player of the Year . In: sportingnews.com . Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2010.