Jackie Robinson, the inaugural winner in 1947 and eventual namesake of the award. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946.[1] The award became national in 1947; Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers' first baseman, won the inaugural award. One award was presented for both leagues in 1947 and 1948; since 1949, the honor has been given to one player each in the National and American League. Originally, the award was known as the J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award, named after the Chicago White Sox owner of the 1930s. The award was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award in July 1987,[2] 40 years after Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line. Of the 162 players named Rookie of the Year, 13 have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame—Jackie Robinson, five American League players, and seven from the National League. The award has been shared twice: once by Butch Metzger and Pat Zachry of the National League in 1976; and once by John Castino and Alfredo Griffin of the American League in 1979. Members of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers have won the most awards of any franchise (with 16), twice the total of the New York Yankees (eight), who have produced the most in the American League. Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki are the only two players who have been named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same year, and Fernando Valenzuela is the only player to have won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same year. Sam Jethroe is the oldest player to have won the award, at age 32,[3] 33 days older than 2000 winner Kazuhiro Sasaki (also 32).[4] Chris Coghlan of the Florida Marlins and Andrew Bailey of the Oakland Athletics are the 2009 winners.[5][6] [edit] Qualifications and voting From 1947 through 1956, each BBWAA voter used discretion as to who qualified as a rookie. In 1957, the term was first defined as someone with less than 75 at bats or 45 innings pitched in any previous Major League season.[1] This guideline was later amended to 90 at bats, 45 innings pitched, or 45 days on a Major League roster before September 1 of the previous year.[1] The current standard of 130 at bats, 50 innings pitched or 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club (excluding time in military service or on the disabled list) before September 1 was adopted in 1971.[1][7] Since 1980, each voter names three rookies: a first-place choice is given five points, a second-place choice three points, and a third-place choice one point. The award goes to the player who receives the most overall points.[1][8] Edinson Volquez received three second-place votes in 2008 balloting despite no longer being a rookie under the award's definition.[9][10] The award has drawn criticism in recent years because several players with experience in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) have won the award, such as Hideo Nomo in 1995, Kazuhiro Sasaki in 2000, and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001. The current definition of rookie status for the award is based only on Major League experience, but some feel that past NPB players are not true rookies because of their past professional experience.[11][12] This issue arose in 2003 when Hideki Matsui narrowly lost the AL award to Ángel Berroa. Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune said he did not see Matsui as a rookie in 2003 because "it would be an insult to the Japanese league to pretend that experience didn't count."[11] The Japan Times ran a story in 2007 on the labeling of Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kei Igawa, and Hideki Okajima as rookies, saying "[t]hese guys aren't rookies."[12] Past winners such as Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe, and Sam Jethroe had professional experience in the Negro Leagues. [edit] Award winners Cal Ripken, Jr. won in 1982, and is one of 13 Hall of Famers to win Rookie of the Year honors. | Year | Links to the article about the corresponding Major League Baseball season | | † | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | | ^ | Denotes player who is still active | | * | Denotes year in which the award was shared | [edit] Major Leagues combined (1947–48) [edit] American League winners (1949–present) | Year | Player | Team | Position | Selected statistics | Ref | | 1949 | Sievers, RoyRoy Sievers | St. Louis Browns | OF | | [15] | | 1950 | Dropo, WaltWalt Dropo | Boston Red Sox | 1B | | [16] | | 1951 | McDougald, GilGil McDougald | New York Yankees | 3B | | [17] | | 1952 | Byrd, HarryHarry Byrd | Philadelphia Athletics | P | | [18] | | 1953 | Kuenn, HarveyHarvey Kuenn | Detroit Tigers | SS | | [19] | | 1954 | Grim, BobBob Grim | New York Yankees | P | | [20] | | 1955 | Score, HerbHerb Score | Cleveland Indians | P | | [21] | | 1956 | Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio† | Chicago White Sox | SS | | [22] | | 1957 | Kubek, TonyTony Kubek | New York Yankees | SS | | [23] | | 1958 | Pearson, AlbieAlbie Pearson | Washington Senators | OF | | [24] | | 1959 | Allison, BobBob Allison | Washington Senators | OF | | [25] | | 1960 | Hansen, RonRon Hansen | Baltimore Orioles | SS | | [26] | | 1961 | Schwall, DonDon Schwall | Boston Red Sox | P | | [27] | | 1962 | Tresh, TomTom Tresh | New York Yankees | SS | | [28] | | 1963 | Peters, GaryGary Peters | Chicago White Sox | P | | [29] | | 1964 | Oliva, TonyTony Oliva | Minnesota Twins | OF | | [30] | | 1965 | Blefary, CurtCurt Blefary | Baltimore Orioles | OF | | [31] | | 1966 | Agee, TommieTommie Agee | Chicago White Sox | OF | | [32] | | 1967 | Carew, RodRod Carew† | Minnesota Twins | 2B | | [33] | | 1968 | Bahnsen, StanStan Bahnsen | New York Yankees | P | | [34] | | 1969 | Piniella, LouLou Piniella | Kansas City Royals | OF | | [35] | | 1970 | Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson | New York Yankees | C | | [36] | | 1971 | Chambliss, ChrisChris Chambliss | Cleveland Indians | 1B | | [37] | | 1972 | Fisk, CarltonCarlton Fisk† | Boston Red Sox | C | | [38] | | 1973 | Bumbry, AlAl Bumbry | Baltimore Orioles | OF | | [39] | | 1974 | Hargrove, MikeMike Hargrove | Texas Rangers | 1B | | [40] | | 1975 | Lynn, FredFred Lynn | Boston Red Sox | OF | | [41] | | 1976 | Fidrych, MarkMark Fidrych | Detroit Tigers | P | | [42] | | 1977 | Murray, EddieEddie Murray† | Baltimore Orioles | DH | | [43] | | 1978 | Whitaker, LouLou Whitaker | Detroit Tigers | 2B | | [44] | | 1979* | Castino, JohnJohn Castino | Minnesota Twins | 3B | | [45] | | 1979* | Griffin, AlfredoAlfredo Griffin | Toronto Blue Jays | SS | | [46] | | 1980 | Charboneau, JoeJoe Charboneau | Cleveland Indians | OF | | [47] | | 1981 | Righetti, DaveDave Righetti | New York Yankees | P | | [48] | | 1982 | Ripken, CalCal Ripken, Jr.† | Baltimore Orioles | SS | | [49] | | 1983 | Kittle, RonRon Kittle | Chicago White Sox | OF | | [50] | | 1984 | Davis, AlvinAlvin Davis | Seattle Mariners | 1B | | [51] | | 1985 | Guillén, OzzieOzzie Guillén | Chicago White Sox | SS | | [52] | | 1986 | Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco | Oakland Athletics | OF | | [53] | | 1987 | McGwire, MarkMark McGwire | Oakland Athletics | 1B | | [54] | | 1988 | Weiss, WaltWalt Weiss | Oakland Athletics | SS | | [55] | | 1989 | Olson, GreggGregg Olson | Baltimore Orioles | P | | [56] | | 1990 | Alomar Jr, SandySandy Alomar Jr | Cleveland Indians | C | | [57] | | 1991 | Knoblauch, ChuckChuck Knoblauch | Minnesota Twins | 2B | | [58] | | 1992 | Listach, PatPat Listach | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | | [59] | | 1993 | Salmon, TimTim Salmon | California Angels | OF | | [60] | | 1994 | Hamelin, BobBob Hamelin | Kansas City Royals | DH | | [61] | | 1995 | Cordova, MartyMarty Cordova | Minnesota Twins | OF | | [62] | | 1996 | Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter^ | New York Yankees | SS | | [63] | | 1997 | Garciaparra, NomarNomar Garciaparra^ | Boston Red Sox | SS | | [64] | | 1998 | Grieve, BenBen Grieve | Oakland Athletics | OF | | [65] | | 1999 | Beltrán, CarlosCarlos Beltrán^ | Kansas City Royals | OF | | [66] | | 2000 | Sasaki, KazuhiroKazuhiro Sasaki | Seattle Mariners | P | | [67] | | 2001 | Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki^ | Seattle Mariners | OF | | [68] | | 2002 | Hinske, EricEric Hinske^ | Toronto Blue Jays | 3B | | [69] | | 2003 | Berroa, AngelAngel Berroa^ | Kansas City Royals | SS | | [70] | | 2004 | Crosby, BobbyBobby Crosby^ | Oakland Athletics | SS | | [71] | | 2005 | Street, HustonHuston Street^ | Oakland Athletics | P | | [72] | | 2006 | Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander^ | Detroit Tigers | P | | [73] | | 2007 | Pedroia, DustinDustin Pedroia^ | Boston Red Sox | 2B | | [74] | | 2008 | Longoria, EvanEvan Longoria^ | Tampa Bay Rays | 3B | | [75] | | 2009 | Andrew Bailey^ | Oakland Athletics | P | | [76] | [edit] National League winners (1949–present) | Year | Player | Team | Position | Selected statistics | Ref | | 1949 | Newcombe, DonDon Newcombe | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | | [77] | | 1950 | Jethroe, SamSam Jethroe | Boston Braves | OF | | [78] | | 1951 | Mays, WillieWillie Mays† | New York Giants | OF | | [79] | | 1952 | Black, JoeJoe Black | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | | [80] | | 1953 | Gilliam, JimJim Gilliam | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | | [81] | | 1954 | Moon, WallyWally Moon | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | | [82] | | 1955 | Virdon, BillBill Virdon | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | | [83] | | 1956 | Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson† | Cincinnati Reds | OF | | [84] | | 1957 | Sanford, JackJack Sanford | Philadelphia Phillies | P | | [85] | | 1958 | Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda† | San Francisco Giants | 1B | | [86] | | 1959 | McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey† | San Francisco Giants | 1B | | [87] | | 1960 | Howard, FrankFrank Howard | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | | [88] | | 1961 | Williams, BillyBilly Williams† | Chicago Cubs | OF | | [89] | | 1962 | Hubbs, KenKen Hubbs | Chicago Cubs | 2B | | [90] | | 1963 | Rose, PetePete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | | [91] | | 1964 | Allen, DickDick Allen | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | | [92] | | 1965 | Lefebvre, JimJim Lefebvre | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | | [93] | | 1966 | Helms, TommyTommy Helms | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | | [94] | | 1967 | Seaver, TomTom Seaver† | New York Mets | P | | [95] | | 1968 | Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench† | Cincinnati Reds | C | | [96] | | 1969 | Sizemore, TedTed Sizemore | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | | [97] | | 1970 | Morton, CarlCarl Morton | Montreal Expos | P | | [98] | | 1971 | Williams, EarlEarl Williams | Atlanta Braves | C | | [99] | | 1972 | Matlack, JonJon Matlack | New York Mets | P | | [100] | | 1973 | Matthews, GaryGary Matthews | San Francisco Giants | OF | | [101] | | 1974 | McBride, BakeBake McBride | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | | [102] | | 1975 | Montefusco, JohnJohn Montefusco | San Francisco Giants | P | | [103] | | 1976* | Metzger, ButchButch Metzger | San Diego Padres | P | | [104] | | 1976* | Zachry, PatPat Zachry | Cincinnati Reds | P | | [105] | | 1977 | Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson | Montreal Expos | OF | | [106] | | 1978 | Horner, BobBob Horner | Atlanta Braves | 3B | | [107] | | 1979 | Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | | [108] | | 1980 | Howe, SteveSteve Howe | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | | [109] | | 1981 | Valenzuela, FernandoFernando Valenzuela | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | | [110] | | 1982 | Sax, SteveSteve Sax | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | | [111] | | 1983 | Strawberry, DarrylDarryl Strawberry | New York Mets | OF | | [112] | | 1984 | Gooden, DwightDwight Gooden | New York Mets | P | | [113] | | 1985 | Coleman, VinceVince Coleman | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | | [114] | | 1986 | Worrell, ToddTodd Worrell | St. Louis Cardinals | P | | [115] | | 1987 | Santiago, BenitoBenito Santiago | San Diego Padres | C | | [116] | | 1988 | Sabo, ChrisChris Sabo | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | | [117] | | 1989 | Walton, JeromeJerome Walton | Chicago Cubs | OF | | [118] | | 1990 | Justice, DavidDavid Justice | Atlanta Braves | OF | | [119] | | 1991 | Bagwell, JeffJeff Bagwell | Houston Astros | 1B | | [120] | | 1992 | Karros, EricEric Karros | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | | [121] | | 1993 | Piazza, MikeMike Piazza | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | | [122] | | 1994 | Mondesí, RaúlRaúl Mondesí | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | | [123] | | 1995 | Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | | [124] | | 1996 | Hollandsworth, ToddTodd Hollandsworth | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | | [125] | | 1997 | Rolen, ScottScott Rolen^ | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | | [126] | | 1998 | Wood, KerryKerry Wood^ | Chicago Cubs | P | | [127] | | 1999 | Williamson, ScottScott Williamson | Cincinnati Reds | P | | [128] | | 2000 | Furcal, RafaelRafael Furcal^ | Atlanta Braves | SS | | [129] | | 2001 | Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols^ | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | | [130] | | 2002 | Jennings, JasonJason Jennings^ | Colorado Rockies | P | | [131] | | 2003 | Willis, DontrelleDontrelle Willis^ | Florida Marlins | P | | [132] | | 2004 | Bay, JasonJason Bay^ | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | | [133] | | 2005 | Howard, RyanRyan Howard^ | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | | [134] | | 2006 | Ramirez, HanleyHanley Ramirez^ | Florida Marlins | SS | | [135] | | 2007 | Braun, RyanRyan Braun^ | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | | [136] | | 2008 | Soto, GeovanyGeovany Soto^ | Chicago Cubs | C | | [137] | | 2009 | Coghlan, ChrisChris Coghlan^ | Florida Marlins | OF | | [138] | [edit] See also [edit] References - General
- Inline citations
| American League Rookie of the Year Award | | | | | | National League Rookie of the Year Award | | | | |
 |