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1944–2025 · 93 awarded to 73 people · AL, ML, NL

Most wins

Don Mattingly 3
Stan Musial 3
Cal Ripken 2
Barry Bonds 2
Andre Dawson 2

Latest (2025)

Cal Raleigh ML

First (1944)

Bobby Doerr
Marty Marion

Longest run

Don Mattingly 3 straight to 1986

Winners

Year	Lg	Winner	Team
2025	ML	Cal Raleigh	Seattle Mariners
1991	AL	Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles
1991	NL	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh Pirates
1990	AL	Cecil Fielder	Detroit Tigers
1990	NL	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh Pirates
1989	AL	Ruben Sierra	Texas Rangers
1989	NL	Kevin Mitchell	San Francisco Giants
1988	AL	Jose Canseco	Oakland Athletics
1988	NL	Andy Van Slyke	Pittsburgh Pirates
1987	AL	George Bell	Toronto Blue Jays
1987	NL	Andre Dawson	Chicago Cubs
1986	AL	Don Mattingly	New York Yankees
1986	NL	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies
1985	AL	Don Mattingly	New York Yankees
1985	NL	Willie McGee	St. Louis Cardinals
1984	AL	Don Mattingly	New York Yankees
1984	NL	Ryne Sandberg	Chicago Cubs
1983	AL	Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles
1983	NL	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves
1982	AL	Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers
1982	NL	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves
1981	AL	Tony Armas	Oakland Athletics
1981	NL	Andre Dawson	Montreal Expos
1980	AL	George Brett	Kansas City Royals
1980	NL	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies
1979	AL	Don Baylor	California Angels
1979	NL	Keith Hernandez	St. Louis Cardinals
1978	AL	Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox
1978	NL	Dave Parker	Pittsburgh Pirates
1977	AL	Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins
1977	NL	George Foster	Cincinnati Reds
1976	AL	Thurman Munson	New York Yankees
1976	NL	George Foster	Cincinnati Reds
1975	AL	Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox
1975	NL	Joe Morgan	Cincinnati Reds
1974	AL	Jeff Burroughs	Texas Rangers
1974	NL	Lou Brock	St. Louis Cardinals
1973	AL	Reggie Jackson	Oakland Athletics
1973	NL	Bobby Bonds	San Francisco Giants
1972	AL	Dick Allen	Chicago White Sox
1972	NL	Billy Williams	Chicago Cubs
1971	AL	Tony Oliva	Minnesota Twins
1971	NL	Joe Torre	St. Louis Cardinals
1970	AL	Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins
1970	NL	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds
1969	AL	Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins
1969	NL	Willie McCovey	San Francisco Giants
1968	AL	Ken Harrelson	Boston Red Sox
1968	NL	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds
1967	AL	Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox
1967	NL	Orlando Cepeda	St. Louis Cardinals
1966	AL	Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles
1966	NL	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates
1965	AL	Tony Oliva	Minnesota Twins
1965	NL	Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants
1964	AL	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles
1964	NL	Ken Boyer	St. Louis Cardinals
1963	AL	Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers
1963	NL	Hank Aaron	Milwaukee Braves
1962	AL	Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees
1962	NL	Maury Wills	Los Angeles Dodgers
1961	AL	Roger Maris	New York Yankees
1961	NL	Frank Robinson	Cincinnati Reds
1960	AL	Roger Maris	New York Yankees
1960	NL	Dick Groat	Pittsburgh Pirates
1959	AL	Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox
1959	NL	Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs
1958	AL	Jackie Jensen	Boston Red Sox
1958	NL	Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs
1957	AL	Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox
1957	NL	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals
1956	AL	Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees
1956	NL	Hank Aaron	Milwaukee Braves
1955	AL	Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers
1955	NL	Duke Snider	Brooklyn Dodgers
1954	AL	Bobby Ayala
1954	NL	Willie Mays	New York Giants
1953	AL	Al Rosen	Cleveland Indians
1953	NL	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers
1952	AL	Luke Easter	Cleveland Indians
1952	NL	Hank Sauer	Chicago Cubs
1951	AL	Ferris Fain	Philadelphia Athletics
1951	NL	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals
1950	AL	Phil Rizzuto	New York Yankees
1950	NL	Ralph Kiner	Pittsburgh Pirates
1949	AL	Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox
1949	NL	Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals
1948	AL	Lou Boudreau	Cleveland Indians
1948	NL	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals
1945	AL	Eddie Mayo	Detroit Tigers
1945	NL	Tommy Holmes	Boston Braves
1944	AL	Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox
1944	NL	Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals

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