Babe Ruth Award

This article is about the postseason performance award. For the home run award, see Babe Ruth Home Run Award.
Babe Ruth Award

The Babe Ruth Award given to Elston Howard for his performance in the 1958 World Series

The 1958 Babe Ruth Award, won by Elston Howard
Awarded for Most Valuable Player of the Major League Baseball postseason
Presented by New York City chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America
First awarded 1949
Currently held by Jon Lester, Chicago Cubs

The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player with the best performance in the postseason.

History

The award, created in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949 to the MVP of the World Series, one year after Ruth's death. The award was created by the New York City chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). It continued to be awarded exclusively for performances in the World Series until 2007, when the New York chapter of the BBWAA changed the award to cover the entire postseason.[1][2] Though it is older than the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, which was not created until 1955, the Babe Ruth Award is considered less prestigious, as it is not sanctioned by MLB and is awarded several weeks after the World Series.[2][3][4]

MLB expanded its postseason to include the League Championship Series (LCS) in 1969, the League Division Series (LDS) in 1995, and the Wild Card round in 2012. The Wild Card round is a one-game playoff, the LDS follows a best-of-five playoff format, and the LCS and World Series follow a best-of-seven playoff format.[4][5] The most recent World Series champions are the Kansas City Royals, who won in 2015. Wade Davis is the most recent recipient of the Babe Ruth Award.[6]

Ruth was a noted slugger who batted .326 with 15 home runs and three wins in three games started as a pitcher during World Series play.[7] However, the Babe Ruth Award does not only go to sluggers or pitchers. Dick Green won the award for the 1974 World Series, in which he batted 0-for-13, but helped the Oakland Athletics win the series with his defense.[8][9]

Joe Page of the New York Yankees was the first winner of the Babe Ruth Award, and Jonathan Papelbon of the Boston Red Sox was the first winner since the award criteria changed to cover the entire postseason. In all, members of the Yankees have won the award sixteen times. Luis Tiant is the only winner of the Babe Ruth Award to play for the World Series-losing team. Two players, Sandy Koufax and Jack Morris, have won the award twice.[10]

Winners

Key to table

Year Links to the article about that corresponding World Series
Player (X) Denotes winning player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
^ Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
* Indicates year where player did not win the World Series Most Valuable Player Award (1955–present)[11]
dagger Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
double-dagger Denotes player who is still active
§ Indicates losing team in the series

Table of winners

Year Player Team Position Selected statistics[Note 1] Ref
1949 Page, JoeJoe Page New York Yankees Pitcher [12][13]
1950 Coleman, JerryJerry Coleman New York Yankees Second baseman [10][14]
1951 Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzutodagger New York Yankees Shortstop [15][16]
1952 Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mizedagger New York Yankees First baseman [10][17]
1953 Martin, BillyBilly Martin New York Yankees Second baseman [18][19]
1954 Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes New York Giants Outfielder [20][21]
1955 Podres, JohnnyJohnny Podres Brooklyn Dodgers Pitcher [22][23]
1956 Larsen, DonDon Larsen New York Yankees Pitcher [10][25]
1957 Burdette, LewLew Burdette Milwaukee Braves Pitcher [26][27]
1958* Howard, ElstonElston Howard New York Yankees Catcher [28][29]
1959 Sherry, LarryLarry Sherry Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher [30][31]
1960* Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroskidagger Pittsburgh PiratesSecond baseman [32][33]
1961 Ford, WhiteyWhitey Forddagger New York YankeesPitcher [34][35]
1962 Terry, RalphRalph Terry New York YankeesPitcher [10][36]
1963 Koufax, SandySandy Koufaxdagger Los Angeles DodgersPitcher [37][38]
1964 Gibson, BobBob Gibsondagger St. Louis CardinalsPitcher [10][39]
1965 Koufax, SandySandy Koufaxdagger (2) Los Angeles DodgersPitcher [40][41]
1966 Robinson, FrankFrank Robinsondagger Baltimore OriolesOutfielder [42][43]
1967* Brock, LouLou Brockdagger St. Louis CardinalsOutfielder [44][45]
1968 Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich Detroit TigersPitcher [10][46]
1969* Weis, AlAl Weis New York MetsSecond baseman [47][48]
1970 Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinsondagger Baltimore OriolesThird baseman [49][50]
1971 Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clementedagger Pittsburgh PiratesOutfielder [51][52]
1972 Tenace, GeneGene Tenace Oakland AthleticsCatcher [53][54]
1973* Campaneris, BertBert Campaneris Oakland AthleticsShortstop [55][56]
1974* Green, DickDick Green Oakland AthleticsSecond baseman [8][58][59]
1975* Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant Boston Red Sox§Pitcher [60][61]
1976 Bench, JohnnyJohnny Benchdagger Cincinnati RedsCatcher [62][63]
1977 Jackson, ReggieReggie Jacksondagger New York YankeesOutfielder [64][65]
1978 Dent, BuckyBucky Dent New York YankeesShortstop [66][67]
1979 Stargell, WillieWillie Stargelldagger Pittsburgh PiratesFirst baseman [68][69]
1980* McGraw, TugTug McGraw Philadelphia PhilliesPitcher [70][71]
1981 Cey, RonRon Cey Los Angeles DodgersThird baseman [72][73]
1982* Sutter, BruceBruce Sutterdagger St. Louis CardinalsPitcher [74][75]
1983 Dempsey, RickRick Dempsey Baltimore OriolesCatcher [10][76]
1984* Morris, JackJack Morris Detroit TigersPitcher [10][77]
1985 Saberhagen, BretBret Saberhagen Kansas City RoyalsPitcher [10][78]
1986 Knight, RayRay Knight New York MetsThird baseman [10][79]
1987 Viola, FrankFrank Viola Minnesota TwinsPitcher [10][80]
1988 Hershiser, OrelOrel Hershiser Los Angeles DodgersPitcher [10][81]
1989 Stewart, DaveDave Stewart Oakland AthleticsPitcher [10][82]
1990* Hatcher, BillyBilly Hatcher Cincinnati RedsOutfielder [83][84]
1991 Morris, JackJack Morris (2) Minnesota TwinsPitcher [10][85]
1992* Winfield, DaveDave Winfielddagger Toronto Blue JaysOutfielder [10][86]
1993 Molitor, PaulPaul Molitordagger Toronto Blue JaysDesignated hitter [10][87]
1994Series cancelled due to the players' strike[10][88]
1995 Glavine, TomTom Glavinedagger Atlanta BravesPitcher [10][89]
1996* Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder New York YankeesDesignated hitter [90][91]
1997* Alou, MoisésMoisés Alou Florida MarlinsOutfielder [10][92]
1998 Brosius, ScottScott Brosius New York YankeesThird baseman [93][94]
1999 Rivera, MarianoMariano Rivera New York YankeesPitcher [10][95]
2000 Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter New York YankeesShortstop [96][97]
2001^ Johnson, RandyRandy Johnsondagger Arizona DiamondbacksPitcher [10][98]
2001^ Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling Arizona DiamondbacksPitcher [10][98]
2002 Glaus, TroyTroy Glaus Anaheim AngelsThird baseman [99][100]
2003 Beckett, JoshJosh Beckett Florida MarlinsPitcher [101][102]
2004* Foulke, KeithKeith Foulke Boston Red SoxPitcher [103][104]
2005 Dye, JermaineJermaine Dye Chicago White SoxOutfielder [10][105]
2006 Eckstein, DavidDavid Eckstein St. Louis CardinalsShortstop [10][106]
Award changed to cover performance in full post-season
2007* Papelbon, JonathanJonathan Papelbondouble-dagger Boston Red SoxPitcher [107][108]
2008 Hamels, ColeCole Hamelsdouble-dagger Philadelphia PhilliesPitcher [109][110]
2009* Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguezdouble-dagger New York YankeesThird baseman [2][111]
2010* Lincecum, TimTim Lincecumdouble-dagger San Francisco GiantsPitcher [112][113]
2011 Freese, DavidDavid Freesedouble-dagger St. Louis CardinalsThird baseman [114][115]
2012 Sandoval, PabloPablo Sandovaldouble-dagger San Francisco GiantsThird baseman [116][117]
2013 Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortizdouble-dagger Boston Red SoxFirst baseman / Designated hitter [118][119]
2014 Bumgarner, MadisonMadison Bumgarnerdouble-dagger San Francisco GiantsPitcher [120][121]
2015* Davis, WadeWade Davisdouble-dagger Kansas City RoyalsPitcher [6][122]

Image gallery

See also

Notes

  1. For 1949–2006, statistics are for the World Series only. As the award was changed in 2007 to encompass the entire postseason, statistics from 2007 through the present represent the entire postseason.

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