American Association (20th century) Most Valuable Player Award

The American Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) was an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1929, Billy Rogell won the first ever American Association MVP Award. In 1997, Magglio Ordóñez won the final American Association MVP Award.

First basemen, with 18 winners, have won the most among infielders and all positions, followed by third baseman and shortstops (7) and second basemen (4). Three catchers also won the award. Sixteen outfielders have won the MVP award. A total of eight pitchers have won the MVP Award. The last pitcher to win was Jack Smith in 1962. In 1969, the American Association established a Most Valuable Pitcher Award.

Eleven players from the Denver Bears/Zephyrs have been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Indianapolis Indians (9); the Wichita Aeros (7); the Minneapolis Millers (6); the Milwaukee Brewers and Omaha Royals (4); the Louisville Colonels, Oklahoma City 89ers, St. Paul Saints, and Toledo Mud Hens (3); the Columbus Red Birds and Kansas City Blues (2); and the Charleston Senators, Fort Worth Cats, Iowa Cubs, Nashville Sounds, Omaha Dodgers, and Tulsa Oilers (1).

Six players each from the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the MVP Award, more than any others, followed by the Montreal Expos organization (5), the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators/Texas Rangers organizations (4), the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Giants, and New York Yankees organizations (3), the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Browns organizations (2), and the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations (1). Five players came from unaffiliated teams.

Key

*	Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
	Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[1]
Position	Indicates the player's primary position

Winners

Billy Rogell, 1929 American Association MVP

Rudy York, 1936 American Association MVP

Phil Rizzuto, 1940 American Association MVP

Herb Score, 1954 American Association MVP

Barry Larkin, 1986 American Association MVP

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref
1929	Rogell, BillyBilly Rogell	St. Paul Saints	—	Shortstop	[2]
1930	Olivares, JoeJoe Olivares	Louisville Colonels	—	Shortstop	[3]
1931	zz !None selected
1932	Crawford, PatPat Crawford	Columbus Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	[4]
1933	Hauser, JoeJoe Hauser	Minneapolis Millers	—	First baseman	[5]
1934	Hargrave, PinkyPinky Hargrave	Minneapolis Millers	—	Catcher	[6]
1935	Ryba, MikeMike Ryba	Columbus Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[7]
1936	York, RudyRudy York	Milwaukee Brewers	Detroit Tigers	First baseman	[8]
1937	Kress, RedRed Kress	Minneapolis Millers	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	[9]
1938*	Bejma, OllieOllie Bejma	St. Paul Saints	Chicago White Sox	Second baseman	[10]
1938*	Wyatt, WhitWhit Wyatt	Milwaukee Brewers	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	[11]
1939	English, GilGil English	St. Paul Saints	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	[12]
1940	Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto	Kansas City Blues	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[13]
1941	Pesky, JohnnyJohnny Pesky	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	[14]
1942	Stanky, EddieEddie Stanky	Milwaukee Brewers	Chicago Cubs	Shortstop	[15]
1943	Hofferth, StewStew Hofferth	Indianapolis Indians	—	Catcher	[16]
1944	Martin, BabeBabe Martin	Toledo Mud Hens	St. Louis Browns	Outfielder	[17]
1945	Wentzel, StanStan Wentzel	Indianapolis Indians	Boston Braves	Outfielder	[18]
1946	Witte, JerryJerry Witte	Toledo Mud Hens	St. Louis Browns	First baseman	[19]
1947	Gerkin, SteveSteve Gerkin	Minneapolis Millers	New York Giants	Pitcher	[20]
1948	Fleming, LesLes Fleming	Indianapolis Indians	Pittsburgh Pirates	First baseman	[21]
1949	Fernandez, NannyNanny Fernandez	Indianapolis Indians	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	[22]
1950	Dandridge, RayRay Dandridge	Minneapolis Millers	New York Giants	Second baseman	[23]
1951	Unser, AlAl Unser	Milwaukee Brewers	Boston Braves	Catcher	[24]
1952	Bollweg, DonDon Bollweg	Kansas City Blues	New York Yankees	First baseman	[25]
1953	Conley, GeneGene Conley	Toledo Mud Hens	Milwaukee Braves	Pitcher	[26]
1954	Score, HerbHerb Score	Indianapolis Indians	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	[27]
1955	Pless, RanceRance Pless	Minneapolis Millers	New York Giants	Third baseman	[28]
1956	Throneberry, MarvMarv Throneberry	Denver Bears	New York Yankees	First baseman	[29]
1957	Willey, CarlCarl Willey	Wichita Aeros	Milwaukee Braves	Pitcher	[30]
1958	Terwilliger, WayneWayne Terwilliger	Charleston Senators	Detroit Tigers	Second baseman	[31]
1959	Will, BobBob Will	Fort Worth Cats	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[32]
1960	Boros, SteveSteve Boros	Denver Bears	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	[33]
1961	Cook, CliffCliff Cook	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Third baseman	[34]
1962	Smith, JackJack Smith	Omaha Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	[35]
1969	Carbo, BernieBernie Carbo	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[36]
1970	Spriggs, GeorgeGeorge Spriggs	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	[37]
1971	Scheinblum, RichieRichie Scheinblum	Denver Bears	Washington Senators	Outfielder	[38]
1972	Bourque, PatPat Bourque	Wichita Aeros	Chicago Cubs	First baseman	[39]
1973	Johnson, CliffCliff Johnson	Denver Bears	Houston Astros	First baseman	[40]
1974	LaCock, PetePete LaCock	Wichita Aeros	Chicago Cubs	First baseman	[41]
1975	Cruz, HéctorHéctor Cruz	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[42]
1976	Freed, RogerRoger Freed	Denver Bears	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[43]
1977	Ortenzio, FrankFrank Ortenzio	Denver Bears	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[44]
1978	Summers, ChampChamp Summers	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[45]
1979	Pagel, KarlKarl Pagel	Wichita Aeros	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[46]
1980	Bass, RandyRandy Bass	Denver Bears	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[47]
1981	Castillo, MannyManny Castillo	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	[48]
1982	Phelps, KenKen Phelps	Wichita Aeros	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[49]
1983	Stenhouse, MikeMike Stenhouse	Wichita Aeros	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[50]
1984	Knicely, AlanAlan Knicely	Wichita Aeros	Cincinnati Reds	First baseman	[51]
1985	Buechele, SteveSteve Buechele	Oklahoma City 89ers	Texas Rangers	Third baseman	[52]
1986	Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin	Denver Zephyrs	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	[53]
1987	Johnson, LanceLance Johnson	Louisville Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[54]
1988	de los Santos, LuisLuis de los Santos	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	First baseman	[55]
1989	Vaughn, GregGreg Vaughn	Denver Zephyrs	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	[56]
1990	González, JuanJuan González	Oklahoma City 89ers	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	[57]
1991	Olander, JimJim Olander	Denver Zephyrs	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	[58]
1992	Tatum, JimJim Tatum	Denver Zephyrs	Milwaukee Brewers	Third baseman	[59]
1993	Zambrano, EduardoEduardo Zambrano	Iowa Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[60]
1994	Hosey, DwayneDwayne Hosey	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	[61]
1995	Owens, EricEric Owens	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Second baseman	[62]
1996	Stevens, LeeLee Stevens	Oklahoma City 89ers	Texas Rangers	First baseman	[63]
1997	Ordóñez, MagglioMagglio Ordóñez	Nashville Sounds	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	[64]

References

General

• "American Association Special Award Winners". Triple-A Baseball.com. Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved March 7, 2015. 

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