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1955–2025 · 73 awarded to 69 people · ML

Most wins

Corey Seager 2
Reggie Jackson 2
Bob Gibson 2
Sandy Koufax 2

Latest (2025)

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First (1955)

Johnny Podres

Winners

Year	Lg	Winner	Team
2025	ML	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Los Angeles Dodgers
2024	ML	Freddie Freeman	Los Angeles Dodgers
2023	ML	Corey Seager	Texas Rangers
2022	ML	Jeremy Pena	Houston Astros
2021	ML	Jorge Soler	Kansas City Royals
2020	ML	Corey Seager	Los Angeles Dodgers
2019	ML	Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals
2018	ML	Steve Pearce	Boston Red Sox
2017	ML	George Springer	Houston Astros
2016	ML	Ben Zobrist	Chicago Cubs
2015	ML	Salvador Perez	Kansas City Royals
2014	ML	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants
2013	ML	David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox
2012	ML	Pablo Sandoval	San Francisco Giants
2011	ML	David Freese	St. Louis Cardinals
2010	ML	Edgar Renteria	San Francisco Giants
2009	ML	Hideki Matsui	New York Yankees
2008	ML	Cole Hamels	Philadelphia Phillies
2007	ML	Mike Lowell	Boston Red Sox
2006	ML	David Eckstein	St. Louis Cardinals
2005	ML	Jermaine Dye	Chicago White Sox
2004	ML	Manny Ramirez	Boston Red Sox
2003	ML	Josh Beckett	Florida Marlins
2002	ML	Troy Glaus	Anaheim Angels
2001	ML	Curt Schilling tie	Arizona Diamondbacks
2001	ML	Randy Johnson tie	Arizona Diamondbacks
2000	ML	Derek Jeter	New York Yankees
1999	ML	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
1998	ML	Scott Brosius	New York Yankees
1997	ML	Livan Hernandez	Florida Marlins
1996	ML	John Wetteland	New York Yankees
1995	ML	Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves
1993	ML	Paul Molitor	Toronto Blue Jays
1992	ML	Pat Borders	Toronto Blue Jays
1991	ML	Jack Morris	Minnesota Twins
1990	ML	Jose Rijo	Cincinnati Reds
1989	ML	Dave Stewart	Oakland Athletics
1988	ML	Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers
1987	ML	Frank Viola	Minnesota Twins
1986	ML	Ray Knight	New York Mets
1985	ML	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals
1984	ML	Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers
1983	ML	Rick Dempsey	Baltimore Orioles
1982	ML	Darrell Porter	St. Louis Cardinals
1981	ML	Pedro Guerrero tie	Los Angeles Dodgers
1981	ML	Ron Cey tie	Los Angeles Dodgers
1981	ML	Steve Yeager tie	Los Angeles Dodgers
1980	ML	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies
1979	ML	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates
1978	ML	Bucky Dent	New York Yankees
1977	ML	Reggie Jackson	New York Yankees
1976	ML	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds
1975	ML	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds
1974	ML	Rollie Fingers	Oakland Athletics
1973	ML	Reggie Jackson	Oakland Athletics
1972	ML	Gene Tenace	Oakland Athletics
1971	ML	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates
1970	ML	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles
1969	ML	Donn Clendenon	New York Mets
1968	ML	Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers
1967	ML	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals
1966	ML	Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles
1965	ML	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1964	ML	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals
1963	ML	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1962	ML	Ralph Terry	New York Yankees
1961	ML	Whitey Ford	New York Yankees
1960	ML	Bobby Richardson	New York Yankees
1959	ML	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers
1958	ML	Bob Turley	New York Yankees
1957	ML	Lew Burdette	Milwaukee Braves
1956	ML	Don Larsen	New York Yankees
1955	ML	Johnny Podres	Brooklyn Dodgers

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