MLB Awards

History

MLB History
Postseason
Events
Leaders & Stats
Milestones
Rare & Memorable Feats
Year in Review
Tributes
Special Reports
MLB.com Presents
- Base Ball Discovered
- Vintage Base Ball
Interleague
Negro Leagues
- Legacy
- Team Histories
- Features
- Video

Below is an advertisement.

Most Valuable Player winners

(*) Unanimous selection

American League
Year	Player	Team	Pos.
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	Detoit	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.
2012	Buster Posey	San Francisco	C
2011	Ryan Braun	Milwaukee	LF
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