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Babe Ruth Award

{{Short description|Major League Baseball award}}

{{About|the postseason performance award|the home run award|Babe Ruth Home Run Award}}

{{infobox sports award

| name = Babe Ruth Award

| current_awards =

| image = Elston_Howard_Babe_Ruth_Award.jpg

| imagesize =

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

| caption = The 1958 Babe Ruth Award, won by Elston Howard

| sport = Baseball

| league = Major League Baseball

| givenfor = Annual most valuable player of the MLB postseason

| presenter = New York City chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America

| year = 1949

| holder = Mookie Betts
(Los Angeles Dodgers)

}}

The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player with the best performance in the postseason. The award, created in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949 to New York Yankee pitcher, Joe Page, 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/2010/01/24/a-rod-picks-up-ruth-award-as-postseason-mvp/|title=A-Rod Picks Up Ruth Award As Postseason MVP|date=January 24, 2010|first=Don|last=Amore|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|access-date=October 28, 2011|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223090125/http://articles.courant.com/2010-01-24/sports/hc-yankees0124.artjan24_1_guy-award-derek-jeter-babe-ruth-award|url-status=live}}{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Rodriguez chokes up during speech|date=January 24, 2010|publisher=ESPN|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4853444|access-date=October 4, 2011|archive-date=January 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106183532/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4853444|url-status=live}} Though it is older than the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, which was not created until 1955 (as the "SPORT Magazine Award"), the Babe Ruth Award is considered less prestigious, because it is not sanctioned by MLB and is awarded several weeks after the World Series.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXCw8nHLVRQC&q=%22babe+ruth+award%22+mvp&pg=PR15|title=The Team-By-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball|page=xv|first=Dennis|last=Purdy|publisher=Workman Publishing|year=2006|isbn=0-7611-3943-5}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUe37F9gN00C&q=%22babe%20ruth%20award%22%20mvp&pg=PA1656|page=1656|title=The 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia|first=Peter|last=Gammons|author-link=Peter Gammons|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc|year=2006|isbn=1-4027-3625-8}}

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 Series is a best-of-three playoff format, the LDS follows a best-of-five playoff format, and the LCS and World Series follow a best-of-seven playoff format.{{cite magazine |last=Vass |first=George |date=January 1994 |title=Major League Baseball Embarks on a New Era in '94 |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_baseball-digest_1994-01_53_1/page/40/mode/2up |url-access=limited |access-date=2025-04-05 |journal=Baseball Digest |pages=40–45 |volume=53 |issue=1 |issn=0005-609X}} In 2020, the Los Angeles Dodgers, won the 2020 World Series, but Randy Arozarena of the Tampa Bay Rays was named winner of the Babe Ruth Award.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml|title=Babe Ruth Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712014016/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eYVhAAAAIBAJ&pg=5164,825243|title=Green a Hitless Wonder|agency=United Press International|newspaper=The Beaver County Times|page=B2|date=October 18, 1974|access-date=October 25, 2011}}

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 and Randy Arozarena are the only winners 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.

Winners

= Key to table =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="row" style="text-align:center"|Year

|Links to the article about that corresponding World Series

scope="row" style="text-align:center"|Player {{small|(X)}}

|Denotes winning player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)

scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"|^

|Indicates multiple award winners in the same year

scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ddbbdd"|*

|Indicates year when player did not win the World Series Most Valuable Player Award (1955–present){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/postmvp.shtml|title=MLB Post-Season World Series MVP Awards & All-Star Game MVP Award Winners|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=November 8, 2011|archive-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315125838/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/postmvp.shtml|url-status=live}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"|{{dagger}}

|Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#cfecec;"|{{double-dagger}}

|Denotes player who is still active

scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|§

|Indicates losing team in the series

=Table of winners=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" width=1px|Year

!scope="col" width=125px|Player

!scope="col" width=140px|Team

!scope="col" width=105px|Position

!scope="col" class=unsortable|Selected statistics{{#tag:ref|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.|group="Note"}}

!scope="col" class=unsortable width=1px|Ref

{{wsy|1949}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Joe|Page}}

|New York Yankees

|Pitcher

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_LYtAAAAIBAJ&pg=1115,1620359|title=Babe Ruth Award Goes To Joe Page|newspaper=The New London Day|date=January 20, 1950|access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1949_WS.shtml|title=1949 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623002404/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1949_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1950}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jerry|Coleman}}

|New York Yankees

|Second baseman

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hutch_gehrig_ruth_clemente.shtml|title=The Hutch Award, Lou Gehrig Award, Babe Ruth Award & Roberto Clemente Award Winners|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 4, 2011|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531135759/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hutch_gehrig_ruth_clemente.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1950_WS.shtml|title=1950 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622220954/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1950_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1951}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Phil|Rizzuto}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|New York Yankees

|Shortstop

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eTBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6548,4192840|title=Series Winners Honored|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=April 20, 1952|access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1951_WS.shtml|title=1951 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091001042645/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1951_WS.shtml| archive-date= 1 October 2009 | url-status= live}}

{{wsy|1952}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Johnny|Mize}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|New York Yankees

|First baseman

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1952_WS.shtml|title=1952 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622221017/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1952_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1953}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Billy|Martin}}

|New York Yankees

|Second baseman

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ns4mAAAAIBAJ&pg=5398,6356684|title=Martin To Receive Babe Ruth Award|newspaper=Wilmington Sunday Star|agency=United Press International|page=28|date=January 3, 1954|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-date=December 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226233733/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ns4mAAAAIBAJ&pg=5398%2C6356684|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1953_WS.shtml|title=1953 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623014419/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1953_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1954}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Dusty|Rhodes|dab=outfielder}}

|New York Giants

|Outfielder

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5LAzAAAAIBAJ&pg=3484,2774451|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711001347/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5LAzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CesFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3484,2774451|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2012|agency=Associated Press|title=Mays Receives Mercer Award|newspaper=The Miami News|page=5D|date=January 9, 1955|access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1954_WS.shtml|title=1954 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112042329/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1954_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1955}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Johnny|Podres}}

|Brooklyn Dodgers

|Pitcher

|

|{{cite news |date=January 8, 1956 |title=Baseball Writers To Honor Podres And Duke Snider |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-baseball-writers-to-hon/169658486/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |page=C4 |via=Newspapers.com |agency=Associated Press}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1955_WS.shtml|title=1955 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622190949/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1955_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1956}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Don|Larsen}}

|New York Yankees

|Pitcher

|

  • 1–0 record in 2 games started; one perfect game
  • 7 strikeouts
  • Pitched first no-hitter in World Series history{{cite web|url=http://www.mlb.com/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_56ws_gm5_bknnyy|title=1956 World Series: Game 5|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=September 25, 2009|archive-date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903042705/http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?topic_id=7759164|url-status=dead}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1956_WS.shtml|title=1956 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=July 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714031350/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1956_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1957}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Lew|Burdette}}

|Milwaukee Braves

|Pitcher

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-mBQAAAAIBAJ&pg=7198,3159384|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712040350/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-mBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7198,3159384|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|first=Red|last=Thisted|title=Champs or Not, Haney'll Crack Whip|work=The Milwaukee Sentinel|date=January 27, 1958|access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1957_WS.shtml|title=1957 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622160216/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1957_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1958}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Elston|Howard}}

|New York Yankees

|Catcher

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ICxaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5447,1692040|title=Elston Howard Earns Pay Raise, Babe Ruth Award|newspaper=St. Joseph Gazette|agency=Associated Press|page=7|date=February 3, 1959|access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1958_WS.shtml|title=1958 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622173448/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1958_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1959}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Larry|Sherry}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Pitcher

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4OUtAAAAIBAJ&pg=5353,3151162|title=Bums' Sherry Gets 'Babe Ruth' Award|newspaper=Rome News-Tribune|agency=United Press International|date=February 3, 1960|access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1959_WS.shtml|title=1959 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201115458/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1959_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1960}}*

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bill|Mazeroski}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Pittsburgh Pirates

Second baseman

|

|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pBMfAAAAIBAJ&pg=6045,1580143 |title=Mazeroski Takes Babe Ruth Award |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Sarasota Journal |date=January 18, 1961 |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226233725/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pBMfAAAAIBAJ&pg=6045%2C1580143 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1960_WS.shtml|title=1960 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622141016/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1960_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1961}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Whitey|Ford}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|New York Yankees

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news |date=January 22, 1961 |title=Ford Will Get Babe Ruth Prize |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee-ford-will-get-babe-ruth/169658536/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=The Modesto Bee |page=A9 |via=Newspapers.com |agency=Associated Press}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1961_WS.shtml|title=1961 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-date=June 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622065354/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1961_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1962}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Ralph|Terry}}

|New York Yankees

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1962_WS.shtml|title=1962 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235244/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1962_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1963}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Sandy|Koufax}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ChUOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6920,219451 |title=Koufax Wins 1963 Hickok Pro Award |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |date=January 21, 1963 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1963_WS.shtml|title=1963 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235249/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1963_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1964}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bob|Gibson}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|St. Louis Cardinals

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1964_WS.shtml|title=1964 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622134419/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1964_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1965}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Sandy|Koufax}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}} {{small|(2)}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Li8_AAAAIBAJ&pg=4943,213214 |title=Babe Ruth Award Presented to Sandy Koufax |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=June 4, 1966 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1965_WS.shtml|title=1965 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091003034742/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1965_WS.shtml| archive-date= 3 October 2009 | url-status= live}}

{{wsy|1966}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Frank|Robinson}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Baltimore Orioles

Outfielder

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SrMiAAAAIBAJ&pg=4745,3534129 |title=Robinson Honored |agency=United Press International|newspaper=Beaver County Times |date=May 15, 1967 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1966_WS.shtml|title=1966 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235304/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1966_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1967}}*

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Lou|Brock}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|St. Louis Cardinals

Outfielder

|

|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YyArAAAAIBAJ&pg=2376,8135730 |title=Honored in New York |agency=United Press International |newspaper=Reading Eagle |date=January 29, 1968 |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226233738/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YyArAAAAIBAJ&pg=2376%2C8135730 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1967_WS.shtml|title=1967 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126030104/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1967_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1968}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mickey|Lolich}}

|Detroit Tigers

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1968_WS.shtml|title=1968 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129221726/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1968_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1969}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Al|Weis}}

|New York Mets

Second baseman

|

|{{cite news|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Larry|last=Morris|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/02/archives/mets-steal-the-show-at-baseball-frolic-stengel-hailed-for-playing.html|title=Mets Steal the Show at Baseball Frolic – Stengel Hailed for Playing Feats|date=February 2, 1970|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-date=June 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627202244/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/02/archives/mets-steal-the-show-at-baseball-frolic-stengel-hailed-for-playing.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1969_WS.shtml|title=1969 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925003228/http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl/player_search.cgi?search=1969+world+series|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1970}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Brooks|Robinson}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Baltimore Orioles

Third baseman

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1970_WS.shtml|title=1970 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=August 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808163845/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1970_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FQorAAAAIBAJ&pg=5351,5373599 |title=Writers to Honor Robinson, Traynor|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Reading Eagle |date=January 31, 1971 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}

{{wsy|1971}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Roberto|Clemente}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Pittsburgh Pirates

Outfielder

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1971_WS.shtml|title=1971 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091005014550/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1971_WS.shtml| archive-date= 5 October 2009 | url-status= live}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3BMyAAAAIBAJ&pg=4156,6468960 |title=Ruth Award to Clemente |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette|agency=Associated Press |date=January 6, 1972 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}

{{wsy|1972}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Gene|Tenace}}

|Oakland Athletics

Catcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1972_WS.shtml|title=1972 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235309/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1972_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Chass |first=Murray |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/29/archives/baseball-is-saluted-by-satire-large-yankee-turnout-larsen-feat.html |title=Baseball Is Saluted By Satire – Large Yankee Turnout Larsen Feat Honored Finley Is Satirized |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 29, 1973 |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-date=July 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710150552/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/29/archives/baseball-is-saluted-by-satire-large-yankee-turnout-larsen-feat.html |url-status=live }}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1973}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bert|Campaneris}}

|Oakland Athletics

Shortstop

|

|{{cite news |last=Durso |first=Joseph |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/10/archives/jackson-has-two-requests-for-finley-return-of-williams-140000.html |title=Jackson Has Two Requests for Finley – Return of Williams, $140,000 Salary – Jackson Bid – Bring Back Williams |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 10, 1974 |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927021041/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/10/archives/jackson-has-two-requests-for-finley-return-of-williams-140000.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1973_WS.shtml|title=1973 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235314/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1973_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1974}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Dick|Green}}

|Oakland Athletics

Second baseman

|

  • 0 hits in 13 at bats
  • 1 run batted in and 1 run scored
  • Participated in 6 double plays defensively in 5 games; Single-game record (tie) 3 double plays in Game 3{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pppYAAAAIBAJ&pg=3136,925613|title=Green is Hopeful of Quick Series|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|agency=Associated Press|page=37|date=October 17, 1974|access-date=November 8, 2011}}

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wQ5XAAAAIBAJ&pg=5429,1760001|first=Hal|last=Bock |title=Brock Man of Year |newspaper=Reading Eagle |date=February 3, 1975 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1974_WS.shtml|title=1974 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235319/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1974_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite book|title=Baseball's Last Dynasty: Charlie Finley's Oakland A's|author=Markusen, B.|pages=[https://archive.org/details/baseballslastdyn00mark/page/334 334–340]|year=1998|publisher=Masters Press|isbn=978-1-57028-188-4|url=https://archive.org/details/baseballslastdyn00mark/page/334}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1975}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Luis|Tiant}}

|style="background:#fbb; text-align:center"|Boston Red Sox{{sup|§}}

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news |date=January 30, 1976 |title=Morgan, Tiant To Get Awards in New York |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-morgan-tiant-to-g/169658618/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |at=part III, page 6 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1975_WS.shtml|title=1975 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=March 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326231157/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1975_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1976}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Johnny|Bench}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Cincinnati Reds

Catcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1976_WS.shtml|title=1976 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235324/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1976_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Durso|first=Joseph|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/31/archives/baseball-writers-dinner-satire-song-and-fidrych.html|title=Baseball Writers' Dinner – Satire, Song and Fidrych|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 31, 1977|access-date=September 27, 2011|url-access=subscription|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921204929/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/31/archives/baseball-writers-dinner-satire-song-and-fidrych.html|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1977}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Reggie|Jackson}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|New York Yankees

Outfielder

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1977_WS.shtml|title=1977 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=May 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512182846/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1977_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Dave |date=1978-02-06 |title=Jackson Hopes for Nice, Quiet Season as One of the Boys |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-jackson-hopes-for-nice-q/166232161/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |work=The Miami News |page=1B |via=Newspapers.com |agency=New York Times}}

{{wsy|1978}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bucky|Dent}}

|New York Yankees

Shortstop

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1978_WS.shtml|title=1978 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235334/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1978_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AV9GAAAAIBAJ&pg=2489,630562 |title=Ralph Houk Honored |newspaper=The Evening News |agency=Associated Press |page=8B |date=February 5, 1979 |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226233729/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AV9GAAAAIBAJ&pg=2489%2C630562 |url-status=live }}

{{wsy|1979}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Willie|Stargell}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Pittsburgh Pirates

First baseman

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1979_WS.shtml|title=1979 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628124938/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1979_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-WgdAAAAIBAJ&pg=3928,4100525 |title=Stargell to be Feted By New York Writers |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|agency=United Press International|page=D–11 |date=January 12, 1980 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1980}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Tug|McGraw}}

|Philadelphia Phillies

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FxcuAAAAIBAJ&pg=4370,3348178 |title=Writers to Honor Brett, Winfield, McGraw |agency=United Press International|newspaper=Bulletin Journal|page=9 |date=November 18, 1980 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1980_WS.shtml|title=1980 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235339/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1980_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1981}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Ron|Cey}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

Third baseman

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1981_WS.shtml|title=1981 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808152127/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1981_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FfxKAAAAIBAJ&pg=1692,69614 |title=Steinbrenner Praises A's Martin as Great Manager |agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Press-Courier |date=February 1, 1982 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1982}}*

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bruce|Sutter}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|St. Louis Cardinals

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PwVHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4346,2726138 |title=Stearns Says Players Think Fans are a Hassle |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Sunday News |page=2B |date=January 24, 1983 |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416165042/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PwVHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4346,2726138 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1982_WS.shtml|title=1982 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215143600/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1982_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1983}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Rick|Dempsey}}

|Baltimore Orioles

Catcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1983_WS.shtml|title=1983 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712230754/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1983_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1984}}*

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jack|Morris}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Detroit Tigers

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1984_WS.shtml|title=1984 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091408/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1984_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1985}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bret|Saberhagen}}

|Kansas City Royals

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1985_WS.shtml|title=1985 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235354/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1985_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1986}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Ray|Knight}}

|New York Mets

Third baseman

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1986_WS.shtml|title=1986 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=August 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808172002/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1986_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1987}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Frank|Viola}}

|Minnesota Twins

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1987_WS.shtml|title=1987 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=December 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217064254/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1987_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1988}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Orel|Hershiser}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1988_WS.shtml|title=1988 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235359/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1988_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1989}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Dave|Stewart|dab=baseball}}

|Oakland Athletics

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1989_WS.shtml|title=1989 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235404/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1989_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1990}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Billy|Hatcher}}

|Cincinnati Reds

Outfielder

|

|{{cite news |last=McCoy |first=Hal |date=June 19, 1991 |title=Reds Send Pitcher Charlton Home to Have Ailing Shoulder Examined |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-reds-send-pitcher-char/169658701/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=Dayton Daily News |page=2B |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1990_WS.shtml|title=1990 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=June 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628102232/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1990_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1991}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jack|Morris}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}} {{small|(2)}}

|Minnesota Twins

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1991_WS.shtml|title=1991 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516214855/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1991_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1992}}*

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Dave|Winfield}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Toronto Blue Jays

Outfielder

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1992_WS.shtml|title=1992 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016172759/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1992_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1993}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Paul|Molitor}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Toronto Blue Jays

Designated hitter

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1993_WS.shtml|title=1993 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235419/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1993_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1994}}colspan="4" style="text-align:center"|{{sort|zzza|Series canceled by the players' strike}}{{cite book|last=Bryant|first=Howard|year=2005|title=Juicing the Game|publisher=Penguin Group|page=[https://archive.org/details/juicinggamedrugs00brya/page/53 53]|isbn=0-670-03445-2|url=https://archive.org/details/juicinggamedrugs00brya/page/53}}
{{wsy|1995}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Tom|Glavine}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Atlanta Braves

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1995_WS.shtml|title=1995 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107074259/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1995_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1996}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Cecil|Fielder}}

|New York Yankees

Designated hitter

|

|{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/02/sports/old-and-new-being-honored.html|title=Old and New Being Honored|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 2, 1997|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707015158/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/02/sports/old-and-new-being-honored.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1996_WS.shtml|title=1996 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=May 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509234516/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1996_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|1997}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Moisés|Alou}}

|Florida Marlins

Outfielder

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1997_WS.shtml|title=1997 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016172735/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1997_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1998}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Scott|Brosius}}

|New York Yankees

Third baseman

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BcNOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6465,4325672 |title=Mark McGwire: Slugger Honored Again|page=C2 |newspaper=Lakeland Ledger |date=November 5, 1998 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1998_WS.shtml|title=1998 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=December 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212100135/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1998_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|1999}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mariano|Rivera}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|New York Yankees

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_WS.shtml|title=1999 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=January 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104235444/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2000}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Derek|Jeter}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|New York Yankees

Shortstop

|

|{{cite news |last=Bondy |first=Filip |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-10-27/news/18143513_1_all-star-game-derek-jeter-homers |title=Jeter Leader Of Yankees' Ring Dynasty |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=October 27, 2000 |access-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707123958/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-10-27/news/18143513_1_all-star-game-derek-jeter-homers |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2000_WS.shtml|title=2000 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414012310/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2000_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb; text-align:center" |{{wsy|2001}}^

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Randy|Johnson}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

| rowspan="2" |Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2001_WS.shtml|title=2001 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=December 3, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203014004/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2001_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Curt|Schilling}}

|Pitcher

|

|

{{wsy|2002}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Troy|Glaus}}

|Anaheim Angels

Third baseman

|

|{{cite news |last=Herzog |first=Bob |date=February 3, 2003 |title=A Sandy Surprise At Writers' Dinner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-a-sandy-surprise-at-writers-din/169658753/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=Newsday |page=A.63 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2002_WS.shtml|title=2002 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=December 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217064339/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2002_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2003}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Josh|Beckett}}

|Florida Marlins

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news |last=Herzog |first=Bob |date=January 26, 2004 |title=Roger Gets Warm Welcome / Mostly cheers in first trip back since signing with Astros |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-roger-gets-warm-welcome/169658810/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=Newsday |page=A47 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2003_WS.shtml|title=2003 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112000815/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2003_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2004}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Keith|Foulke}}

|Boston Red Sox

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GC5VAAAAIBAJ&pg=5506,927154|agency=Associated Press |title=Bonds Named Player of the Year|newspaper=The Robesonian |date=November 5, 2004 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2004_WS.shtml|title=2004 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=April 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421153455/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2004_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2005}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jermaine|Dye}}

|Chicago White Sox

Outfielder

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2005_WS.shtml|title=2005 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506221456/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2005_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2006}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|David|Eckstein}}

|St. Louis Cardinals

Shortstop

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2006_WS.shtml|title=2006 World Series|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429202725/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2006_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}

colspan="6" style="text-align:center"|Award changed to cover performance in full post-season
style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2007}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jonathan|Papelbon}}

|Boston Red Sox

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news |last=DiComo |first=Anthony |date=January 28, 2008 |work=MLB.com |title=Murcer honored for rousing recovery: Ex-Yankee's emotional acceptance punctuates BBWAA Awards |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080127&content_id=2357419&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |access-date=January 30, 2010 |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023125532/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080127&content_id=2357419&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&fext=.jsp |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/papeljo01.shtml|title=Jonathan Papelbon Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=October 28, 2011|archive-date=June 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626024522/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/papeljo01.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2008}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Cole|Hamels}}

|Philadelphia Phillies

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news |title=Maddux, Mussina honored by NY baseball writers |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN |date=January 26, 2009 |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=3860674&campaign=rsssrch&source=mark+brooks |access-date=January 30, 2010 |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106183532/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=3860674&campaign=rsssrch&source=mark+brooks |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hamelco01.shtml|title=Cole Hamels Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 28, 2011|archive-date=April 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403170306/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hamelco01.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2009}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Alex|Rodriguez}}

|New York Yankees

Third baseman

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrial01.shtml|title=Alex Rodriguez Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 28, 2011|archive-date=July 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712225632/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrial01.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2010}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Tim|Lincecum}}

|San Francisco Giants

Pitcher

|

|{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tom_verducci/01/25/bbwaa.dinner/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715151340/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tom_verducci/01/25/bbwaa.dinner/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |title=Willie Mays stole the show while Joey Votto, others got awards|first=Tom|last=Verducci|author-link=Tom Verducci|work=SI.com |publisher=Time, Inc. |date=January 25, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/linceti01.shtml|title=Tim Lincecum Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 28, 2011|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516012304/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/linceti01.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2011}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|David|Freese}}

|St. Louis Cardinals

Third baseman

|

|{{cite news|title=Freese to receive Babe Ruth Award as postseason MVP|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=November 7, 2011|access-date=November 8, 2011|first=Derrick|last=Goold|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/freese-to-receive-babe-ruth-award-as-postseason-mvp/article_4a0d9d1e-097e-11e1-a89a-001a4bcf6878.html|archive-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812042554/https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/freese-to-receive-babe-ruth-award-as-postseason-mvp/article_4a0d9d1e-097e-11e1-a89a-001a4bcf6878.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/freesda01.shtml|title=David Freese Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=November 8, 2011|archive-date=April 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430181603/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/freesda01.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2012}}

!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Pablo|Sandoval}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

|San Francisco Giants

Third baseman

|

|{{cite news |last=Feinsand |first=Mark |title=Mets' Dickey already Toasted, wins local honor |date=November 14, 2012 |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-11-14/news/35093977_1_awards-dinner-local-honors-town-award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117102817/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-11-14/news/35093977_1_awards-dinner-local-honors-town-award |archive-date=November 17, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sandopa01.shtml|title=Pablo Sandoval Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=November 21, 2011|archive-date=May 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504214229/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sandopa01.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2013}}

!scope="row" style="background:#ffb; text-align:center"|{{sortname|David|Ortiz}}{{sup|{{dagger}}}}

|Boston Red Sox

First baseman / Designated hitter

|

|{{cite web|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20131106/NEWS/311079907/0|title=Red Sox' David Ortiz wins sixth Silver Slugger|work=Worcester Telegram|date=November 6, 2013|access-date=January 8, 2014|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923120954/https://www.telegram.com/article/20131106/NEWS/311079907/0|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ortizda01.shtml|title=David Ortiz Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 8, 2014|archive-date=May 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502232315/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ortizda01.shtml|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2014}}

!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Madison|Bumgarner}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

|San Francisco Giants

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=518516|title=Madison Bumgarner Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio|work=SFGiants.com|access-date=December 3, 2014|archive-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406210752/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=518516|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://bbwaa.com/ny-dinner/|title=BBWAA.com: Official site of the Baseball Writers' Assn. of America|access-date=December 3, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130109193329/http://bbwaa.com/ny-dinner/|archive-date=January 9, 2013}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2015}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Wade|Davis|Wade Davis (baseball)}}

|Kansas City Royals

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/bbwaa-hands-out-awards-despite-blizzard-c162696462|title=BBWAA hands out awards despite blizzard|work=MLB.com|access-date=January 24, 2016|archive-date=April 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428114901/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/162696462/bbwaa-hands-out-awards-despite-blizzard|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/daviswa01.shtml|title=Wade Davis Statistics and History|work=baseball-reference.com|access-date=January 24, 2016|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014207/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/daviswa01.shtml|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2016}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jon|Lester}}

|Chicago Cubs

Pitcher

|

|{{cite web |date=2016-11-04 |title=Lester voted postseason MVP by New York baseball writers |url=https://apnews.com/dad8855a7ed846cc8dccd97e45cf1331 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405224804/https://apnews.com/dad8855a7ed846cc8dccd97e45cf1331 |archive-date=2025-04-05 |access-date=2025-04-05 |work=Associated Press}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lestejo01.shtml|title=Jon Lester Statistics and History|work=baseball-reference.com|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517050205/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lestejo01.shtml|url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb; text-align:center" |{{wsy|2017}}^

!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jose|Altuve}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

| rowspan="2" |Houston Astros

Second baseman

|

|{{cite news |author=theScore |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/mlb/altuve-verlander-share-babe-ruth-award-as-postseason-co-mvps/ar-BBEKsks |title=Altuve, Verlander share Babe Ruth Award as postseason co-MVPs |work=MSN |date=November 9, 2017 |access-date=January 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614221304/https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/mlb/altuve-verlander-share-babe-ruth-award-as-postseason-co-mvps/ar-BBEKsks |archive-date=2018-06-14 |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Justin|Verlander}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

|Pitcher

|

|

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2018}}*

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|David|Price|David Price (baseball)}}

|Boston Red Sox

Pitcher

|

  • 3–1 record in 6 appearances
  • 23 strikeouts, 10 earned runs allowed over 26 innings pitched
  • Winning pitcher of Games 2 & 5 in the World Series

|{{cite news |date=November 3, 2018 |title=Prize pitchers: Price, deGrom honored by NY baseball writers |url=https://apnews.com/article/0c54ffad72f24d14abf1bef393d2f86a |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405225113/https://apnews.com/article/0c54ffad72f24d14abf1bef393d2f86a |archive-date=2025-04-05 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Associated Press}}

rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb; text-align:center" |{{wsy|2019}}^

!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Juan|Soto}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

| rowspan="2" |Washington Nationals

Outfielder

|

  • .277 batting average
  • 5 home runs
  • 14 runs batted in

|

scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Stephen|Strasburg}}

| Pitcher

|

  • 5–0 record
  • 1.98 ERA
  • 47 strikeouts

|{{cite news|last=Sharkey-Gotlieb|first=Simon|title=Nats' Strasburg, Soto share Babe Ruth Award as postseason MVPs|date=November 6, 2019|work=The Score|url=https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1873207/nats-strasburg-soto-share-babe-ruth-award-as-postseason-mvps|access-date=November 8, 2019}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2020}}*

!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Randy|Arozarena}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

|style="background:#fbb; text-align:center"|Tampa Bay Rays{{sup|§}}

Outfielder

|

  • .377 batting average
  • 10 home runs (an MLB record)
  • 64 total bases

|{{cite news|last=Jairaj|first=Kevin|title=Rays' Randy Arozarena wins Babe Ruth award as postseason MVP|date=November 9, 2020|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/article-rays-randy-arozarena-wins-babe-ruth-award-as-post-season-mvp/#:~:text=Tampa%20Bay%20outfielder%20Randy%20Arozarena%20won%20the%20Babe,chapter%20of%20the%20Baseball%20Writers%E2%80%99%20Association%20of%20America.|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110091216/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/article-rays-randy-arozarena-wins-babe-ruth-award-as-post-season-mvp/#:~:text=Tampa%20Bay%20outfielder%20Randy%20Arozarena%20won%20the%20Babe,chapter%20of%20the%20Baseball%20Writers%E2%80%99%20Association%20of%20America.|url-status=live}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2021}}*

!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Freddie|Freeman}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

|Atlanta Braves

First Baseman

|

  • .304 batting average
  • 5 home runs
  • 11 runs batted in

|{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/freddie-freeman-voted-babe-ruth-award-postseason-mvp-new-york-bbwaa/|title=Freddie Freeman voted Babe Ruth Award as postseason MVP by New York BBWAA|newspaper=Sportsnet|agency=Associated Press|date=November 6, 2021|access-date=December 12, 2021|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231043520/https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/freddie-freeman-voted-babe-ruth-award-postseason-mvp-new-york-bbwaa/|url-status=live}}

{{wsy|2022}}

!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jeremy|Peña}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

|Houston Astros

Shortstop

|

  • .345 batting average
  • 4 home runs
  • 8 runs batted in

|{{cite news |date=November 20, 2022 |title=Judge voted player of year and toast of town by NY BBWAA |url=https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-new-york-yankees-albert-pujols-f0b1949250adfd7a92034f6d0018b2ed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121073251/https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-new-york-yankees-albert-pujols-f0b1949250adfd7a92034f6d0018b2ed |archive-date=2022-11-21 |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=Associated Press}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2023}}*

!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Adolis|García}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

|Texas Rangers

Outfielder

|

  • .323 batting average
  • 8 home runs
  • 22 runs batted in

|{{cite news |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Texas Rangers slugger Adolis García voted postseason MVP by New York baseball writers |url=https://apnews.com/article/bbwaa-new-york-awards-2023-ec00a1f1bbf55c47d35419644c181c2e |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201011153/https://apnews.com/article/bbwaa-new-york-awards-2023-ec00a1f1bbf55c47d35419644c181c2e |archive-date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=Associated Press}}

style="background:#ddbbdd"|{{wsy|2024}}*

!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec; text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mookie|Betts}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

Outfielder

|

  • .290 batting average
  • 4 home runs
  • 16 runs batted in

|{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/betts-judge-bbwaa-new-york-awards-2024-13ff6b0bc23f0adeb5b92f5e1468681b |title=Betts voted postseason MVP by New York baseball writers, Judge wins fourth NY player of the year |work=Associated Press |date=December 4, 2024 |access-date=December 13, 2024}}

Image gallery

File:Sandy Koufax.jpg|alt=A black-and-white picture of Sandy Koufax smiling in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform.|Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, a two-time winner

File:Reggie Jackson at Dodger Stadium 2010.jpg|alt=A side-view of Reggie Jackson wearing sunglasses.|Reggie Jackson won the award in 1977.

File:Orel Hershiser 1993.jpg|alt=Orel Hershiser, with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the middle of his pitching delivery|Orel Hershiser won the award in 1988.

File:Derek Jeter and Dave Winfield.jpg|alt=Derek Jeter and Dave Winfield standing together in a dugout.|Derek Jeter (left) won the award in 2000, while Dave Winfield (right) won the award in 1992.

File:Paul Molitor white house.jpg|alt=Paul Molitor in a Twins uniform, holding his cap.|Paul Molitor won the award in 1993.

File:Tom Glavine Pitching 1993.jpg|alt=Tom Glavine, with the Atlanta Braves, in the middle of his pitching delivery|Tom Glavine won the award in 1995

File:Cole Hamels pitching 2010.jpg|alt=Cole Hamels standing on a pitchers mound, preparing to throw a pitch.|Cole Hamels won the award in 2008.

File:Alex Rodriguez batting stance 2008.jpg|alt=Alex Rodriguez at bat, waiting for a pitch|Alex Rodriguez won the award in 2009.

File:DavidOrtiz.JPG|alt=David Ortiz at bat, waiting for a pitch|David Ortiz won the award in 2013.

File:2016-10-10 Boston pitcher David Price warms up before Game 3 of ALDS 02.jpg|alt=David Price throwing a baseball towards the viewer|David Price won the award in 2018.

File:Freddie Freeman (46792759754) (cropped).jpg|alt=Freddie Freeman|Freddie Freeman won the award in 2021.

See also

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