NOVEMBER 1, 2016 | NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Most Valuable Player awards have been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAA) since 1931.
The players who’ve won the award the most in the American League were Mickey Mantle, Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and Alex Rodriquez. All were 3-time MVP winners. And all, except Foxx, wore Yankee pinstripes.
In the National League, Stan Musial, Roy Campanella, Mike Schmidt and Albert Pujols were 3-time MVP’s. Barry Bonds won the award 7 times – pretty phenomenal even for someone who apparently took PED’s (performance enhancing drugs), but then again, Bonds apparently took PED’s.
MVP Winners
Year – National League — American League
2015 Bryce Harper, Was — Josh Donaldson, Tor
2014 Clayton Kershaw, LA — Mike Trout, Ana
2013 Andrew McCutchen, Pit — Miguel Cabrera, Det
2012 Buster Posey, SF — Miguel Cabrara, Det
2011 Ryan Braun, Mil — Justin Verlander, Det
2010 Joey Votto, Cin — Josh Hamilton, Tex
2009 Albert Pujols, StL — Joe Mauer, Min
2008 Albert Pujols, StL — Dustin Pedroia, Boston
2007 Jimmy Rollins, Phi — Alex Rodriguez, NY
2006 Ryan Howard, Phi — Justin Morneau, Min
2005 Albert Pujols, StL — Alex Rodriguez, NY
2004 Barry Bonds, SF — Vladimir Guerrero, Ana
2003 Barry Bonds, SF — Alex Rodriguez, Tex
2002 Barry Bonds, SF — Miguel Tejada, Oak
2001 Barry Bonds, SF — Ichiro Suzuki, Sea
2000 Jeff Kent, SF — Jason Giambi, Oak
1999 Chipper Jones, Atl — Ivan Rodriguez, Tex
1998 Sammy Sosa, Chi — Juan Gonzalez, Tex
1997 Larry Walker, Col — Ken Griffey, Sea
1996 Ken Caminiti, SD — Juan Gonzalez, Tex
1995 Barry Larkin, Cin — Mo Vaughn, Bos
1994 Jeff Bagwell, Hou — Frank Thomas, Chi
1993 Barry Bonds, SF — Frank Thomas, Chi
1992 Barry Bonds, SF — Dennis Eckersley, Oak
1991 Terry Pendleton, Atl — Cal Ripken, Bal
1990 Barry Bonds, SF — Rickey Henderson, Oak
1989 Kevin Mitchell, SF — Robin Yount, Mil
1988 Kirk Gibson, LA — Jose Canseco, Oak
1987 Andre Dawson, Chi — George Bell, Tor
1986 Mike Schmidt, Phi — Roger Clemens, Bos
1985 Willie McGee, StL — Don Mattingly, NY
1984 Ryne Sandberg, Chi — Willie Hernandez, Det
1983 Dale Murphy, Atl — Cal Ripken, Bal
1982 Dale Murphy, Atl — Robin Yount, Mil
1981 Mike Schmidt, Phi — Rollie Fingers, Mil
1980 Mike Schmidt, Phi — George Brett, KC
1979 Keith Hernandez, StL Willie Stargell, Pit (tie) — Don Baylor, Cal
1978 Dave Parker, Pit — Jim Rice, Bos
1977 George Foster, Cin — Rod Carew, Min
1976 Joe Morgan, Cin — Thurman Munson, NY
1975 Joe Morgan, Cin — Fred Lynn, Bos
1974 Steve Garvey, LA — Jeff Burroughs, Tex
1973 Pete Rose, Cin — Reggie Jackson, Oak
1972 Johnny Bench, Cin — Dick Allen, Chi
1971 Joe Torre, StL — Vida Blue, Oak
1970 Johnny Bench, Cin — Boog Powell, Bal
1969 Willie McCovey, SF — Harmon Killebrew, Min
1968 Bob Gibson, StL — Denny McLain, Det
1967 Orlando Cepeda, StL — Carl Yastrzemski, Bos
1966 Roberto Clemente, Pit — Frank Robinson, Bal
1965 Willie Mays, SF — Zoilo Versalles, Min
1964 Ken Boyer, StL — Brooks Robinson, Bal
1963 Sandy Koufax, LA — Elston Howard, NY
1962 Maury Wills, LA — Mickey Mantle, NY
1961 Frank Robinson, — Cin Roger Maris, NY
1960 Dick Groat, Pit — Roger Maris, NY
1959 Ernie Banks, Chi — Nellie Fox, Chi
1958 Ernie Banks, Chi — Jackie Jensen, Bos
1957 Hank Aaron, Mil — Mickey Mantle, NY
1956 Don Newcombe, Bro — Mickey Mantle, NY
1955 Roy Campanella, Bro — Yogi Berra, NY
1954 Willie Mays, NY — Yogi Berra, NY
1953 Roy Campanella, — Bro Al Rosen*, Cle
1952 Hank Sauer, Chi — Bobby Shantz, Phi
1951 Roy Campanella, — Yogi Berra, NY
1950 Jim Konstanty, Phi — Phil Rizzuto, NY
1949 Jackie Robinson, Bro — Ted Williams, Bos
1948 Stan Musial, StL — Lou Boudreau, Cle
1945 Phil Cavarretta, Chi — Hal Newhouser, Det
1944 Marty Marion, StL — Hal Newhouser, Det
1943 Stan Musial, StL — Spud Chandler, NY
1942 Mort Cooper, — StL Joe Gordon, NY
1941 Dolph Camilli, Bro, — Joe DiMaggio, NY,
1940 Frank McCormick, Cin Hank Greenberg, Det
1939 Bucky Walters, — Cin Joe DiMaggio, NY
1938 Ernie Lombardi, trans action comes. Jimmie Foxx, Bos
1937 Joe Medwick, StL — Charlie Gehringer, Det
1936 Carl Hubbell*, NY — Lou Gehrig, NY
1935 Gabby Hartnett, Chi — Hank Greenberg*, Det
1934 Dizzy Dean, StL — Mickey Cochrane, Det
1933 Carl Hubbell, NY — Jimmie Foxx, Phi
1932 Chuck Klein, Phi — Jimmie Foxx, Ph
1931 Frankie Frisch, StL — Lefty Grove, Phi
CONTRIBUTING SOURCES:
Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAA)
MVP Award – wikipedia