BASEBALL AWARDS

Major League Baseball Awards |Baseball Almanac

Baseball awards, given to those people who make significant contributions or reach the highest levels of professionalism within the game of baseball, serve two purposes. Each annual baseball award represents the highest honor players, managers, and other professionals can receive to celebrate greatness. The baseball awards serve as baseball's time capsule—triggering memories within those who love the sport, allowing them to fondly remember the heroes who have made baseball our National Pastime.

Expanding much like the game of baseball itself, the number of baseball awards celebrating baseball accomplishments has grown exponentially over time. Where once only one baseball award chronicled the greatest achievements of the game's greatest players, now a multitude of baseball awards serve to note achievements of a growing baseball industry — from elements of game play in the majors, minors, and collegiate levels, to managers and general managers, and now to the members of the broadcasting, newsprint, and public relations fields.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the most comprehensive selection of baseball awards in existence. Each baseball award selection lists all of the recipients, a brief history of the award, other interesting facts, and — in some cases — detailed voting results for the award.

"The greatness ofTy Cobb was something that had to be seen, and to see him was to remember him forever." -Sisler, George. Hall of Fame First Baseman.Ty Cobb. Alexander, Charles. Author. Oxford University Press. 16 May 1985. Page 3.

The firstChalmers Award (a predecessor to the Most Valuable Player Award) winner was to receive a Chalmers car. However, the recipient wasTy Cobb who already owned a Chalmers automobile.

The modernMost Valuable Player Award was first given at the end of the 1931 season. A pitcher won in the American League and a second baseman won in the National League. Do you remember who they were?

Did you know that at the end of the 1947 regular season,Jackie Robinson became the firstRookie of the Year award winner?