Major League Baseball: Most Valuable Player by Season Most Valuable Player (American League).

Major League Baseball: Most Valuable Player by Season Most Valuable Player (American League). Year Player Team 1911 Ty Cobb (of) Detroit Tigers 1912 Tris Speaker (of) Boston Red Sox 1913 Walter Johnson (p) Washington Senators 1914 Eddie Collins (2b) Philadelphia Athletics 1922 George Sisler (1b) St. Louis Browns 1923 Babe Ruth (of) New York Yankees 1924 Walter Johnson (p) Washington Senators 1925 Roger Peckinpaugh (ss) Washington Senators 1926 George Burns (1b) Cleveland Indians 1927 Lou Gehrig (1b) New York Yankees 1928 Mickey Cochrane (c) Philadelphia Athletics 1929 no American League MVP 1 931 Lefty Grove (p) Philadelphia Athletics 1932 Jimmie Foxx (1b) Philadelphia Athletics 1933 Jimmie Foxx (1b) Philadelphia Athletics 1934 Mickey Cochrane (c) Detroit Tigers 1935 Hank Greenberg (1b) Detroit Tigers 1936 Lou Gehrig (1b) New York Yankees 1937 Charlie Gehringer (2b) Detroit Tigers 1938 Jimmie Foxx (1b) Boston Red Sox 1939 Joe DiMaggio (of) New York Yankees 1940 Hank Greenberg (of) Detroit Tigers 1941 Joe DiMaggio (of) New York Yankees 1942 Joe Gordon (2b) New York Yankees 1943 Spud Chandler (p) New York Yankees 1944 Hal Newhouser (p) Detroit Tigers 1945 Hal Newhouser (p) Detroit Tigers 1946 Ted Williams (of) Boston Red Sox 1947 Joe DiMaggio (of) New York Yankees 1948 Lou Boudreau (ss) Cleveland Indians 1949 Ted Williams (of) Boston Red Sox 1950 Phil Rizzuto (ss) New York Yankees 1951 Yogi Berra (c) New York Yankees 1952 Bobby Shantz (p) Philadelphia Athletics 1953 Al Rosen (3b) Cleveland Indians 1954 Yogi Berra (c) New York Yankees 1955 Yogi Berra (c) New York Yankees 1956 Mickey Mantle (of) New York Yankees 1957 Mickey Mantle (of) New York Yankees 1958 Jackie Jensen (of) Boston Red Sox 1959 Nellie Fox (2b) Chicago White Sox 1960 Roger Maris (of) New York Yankees 1961 Roger Maris (of) New York Yankees 1962 Mickey Mantle (of) New York Yankees 1963 Elston Howard (c) New York Yankees 1964 Brooks Robinson (3b) Baltimore Orioles 1965 Zoilo Versalles (ss) Minnesota Twins 1966 Frank Robinson (of) Baltimore Orioles 1967 Carl Yastrzemski (of) Boston Red Sox 1968 Denny McLain (p) Detroit Tigers 1969 Harmon Killebrew (1b/3b) Minnesota Twins 1970 Boog Powell (1b) Baltimore Orioles 1971 Vida Blue (p) Oakland Athletics 1972 Dick Allen (1b) Chicago White Sox 1973 Reggie Jackson (of) Oakland Athletics 1974 Jeff Burroughs (of) Texas Rangers 1975 Fred Lynn (of) Boston Red Sox 1976 Thurman Munson (c) New York Yankees 1977 Rod Carew (1b) Minnesota Twins 1978 Jim Rice (of/dh) Boston Red Sox 1979 Don Baylor (of/dh) California Angels 1980 George Brett (3b) Kansas City Royals 1981 Rollie Fingers (p) Milwaukee Brewers 1982 Robin Yount (ss) Milwaukee Brewers 1983 Cal Ripken, Jr. (ss) Baltimore Orioles 1984 Willie Hernandez (p) Detroit Tigers 1985 Don Mattingly (1b) New York Yankees 1986 Roger Clemens (p) Boston Red Sox 1987 George Bell (of) Toronto Blue Jays 1988 Jose Canseco (of) Oakland Athletics 1989 Robin Yount (of) Milwaukee Brewers 1 990 Rickey Henderson (of) Oakland Athletics 1991 Cal Ripken, Jr. (ss) Baltimore Orioles 1992 Dennis Eckersley (p) Oakland Athletics 1993 Frank Thomas (1b) Chicago White Sox 1994 Frank Thomas (1b) Chicago White Sox 1995 Mo Vaughn (1b) Boston Red Sox 1996 Juan Gonzalez (of) Texas Rangers 1997 Ken Griffey, Jr. (of) Seattle Mariners 1998 Juan Gonzalez (of) Texas Rangers 1999 Ivan Rodriguez (c) Texas Rangers 2000 Jason Giambi (1b) Oakland Athletics 2001 Ichiro Suzuki (of) Seattle Mariners 2002 Miguel Tejada (ss) Oakland Athletics 2003 Alex Rodriguez (ss) Texas Rangers 2004 Vladimir Guerrero (of) Anaheim Angels 2005 Alex Rodriguez (3b) New York Yankees 2006 Justin Morneau (1b) Minnesota Twins 2007 Alex Rodriguez (3b) New York Yankees Key: 1b = first base 2b = second base 3b = third base c = catcher dh = designated hitter of = outfielder p = pitcher ss = shortstop Source: Major League Baseball. Most Valuable Player (National League). Year Player Team 1911 Wildfire Schulte (of) Chicago Cubs 1912 Larry Doyle (2b) New York Giants 1913 Jake Daubert (1b) Brooklyn Dodgers 1914 Johnny Evers (2b) Boston Braves 1922 no National League MVP 1923 no National League MVP 1924 Dazzy Vance (p) Brooklyn Dodgers 1925 Rogers Hornsby (2b) St. Louis Cardinals 1926 Bob O'Farrel (c) St. Louis Cardinals 1927 Paul Waner (of) Pittsburgh Pirates 1928 Jim Bottomley (1b) St. Louis Cardinals 1929 Rogers Hornsby (2b) Chicago Cubs 1931 Frankie Frisch (2b) St. Louis Cardinals 1932 Chuck Klein (of) Philadelphia Phillies 1933 Carl Hubbell (p) New York Giants 1934 Dizzy Dean (p) St. Louis Cardinals 1935 Gabby Hartnett (c) Chicago Cubs 1936 Carl Hubbell (p) New York Giants 1937 Joe Medwick (of) St. Louis Cardinals 1938 Ernie Lombardi (c) Cincinnati Reds 1939 Bucky Walters (p) Cincinnati Reds 1940 Frank McCormick (1b) Cincinnati Reds 1941 Dolph Camilli (1b) Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 Mort Cooper (p) St. Louis Cardinals 1943 Stan Musial (of) St. Louis Cardinals 1944 Marty Marion (ss) St. Louis Cardinals 1945 Phil Cavarretta (1b) Chicago Cubs 1946 Stan Musial (1b/of) St. Louis Cardinals 1947 Bob Elliott (3b) Boston Braves 1948 Stan Musial (of) St. Louis Cardinals 1949 Jackie Robinson (2b) Brooklyn Dodgers 1950 Jim Konstanty (p) Philadelphia Phillies 1951 Roy Campanella (c) Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 Hank Sauer (of) Chicago Cubs 1953 Roy Campanella (c) Brooklyn Dodgers 1954 Willie Mays (of) New York Giants 1955 Roy Campanella (c) Brooklyn Dodgers 1956 Don Newcombe (p) Brooklyn Dodgers 1957 Hank Aaron (of) Milwaukee Braves 1958 Ernie Banks (ss) Chicago Cubs 1959 Ernie Banks (ss) Chicago Cubs 1960 Dick Groat (ss) Pittsburgh Pirates 1961 Frank Robinson (of) Cincinnati Reds 1962 Maury Wills (ss) Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 Sandy Koufax (p) Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Ken Boyer (3b) St. Louis Cardinals 1 965 Willie Mays (of) San Francisco Giants 1966 Roberto Clemente (of) Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 Orlando Cepeda (1b) St. Louis Cardinals 1968 Bob Gibson (p) St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Willie McCovey (1b) San Francisco Giants 1970 Johnny Bench (c) Cincinnati Reds 1971 Joe Torre (3b) St. Louis Cardinals 1972 Johnny Bench (c) Cincinnati Reds 1973 Pete Rose (of) Cincinnati Reds 1974 Steve Garvey (1b) Los Angeles Dodgers 1975 Joe Morgan (2b) Cincinnati Reds 1976 Joe Morgan (2b) Cincinnati Reds 1977 George Foster (of) Cincinnati Reds 1978 Dave Parker (of) Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 Willie Stargell (1b) Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 Keith Hernandez (1b) St. Louis Cardinals 1980 Mike Schmidt (3b) Philadelphia Phillies 1981 Mike Schmidt (3b) Philadelphia Phillies 1982 Dale Murphy (of) Atlanta Braves 1983 Dale Murphy (of) Atlanta Braves 1984 Ryne Sandberg (2b) Chicago Cubs 1985 Willie McGee (of) St. Louis Cardinals 1986 Mike Schmidt (3b) Philadelphia Phillies 1987 Andre Dawson (of) Chicago Cubs 1988 Kirk Gibson (of) Los Angeles Dodgers 1989 Kevin Mitchell (of) San Francisco Giants 1990 Barry Bonds (of) Pittsburgh Pirates 1991 Terry Pendleton (3b) Atlanta Braves 1992 Barry Bonds (of) Pittsburgh Pirates 1993 Barry Bonds (of) San Francisco Giants 1994 Jeff Bagwell (1b) Houston Astros 1995 Barry Larkin (ss) Cincinnati Reds 1996 Ken Caminiti (3b) San Diego Padres 1997 Larry Walker (of) Colorado Rockies 1998 Sammy Sosa (of) Chicago Cubs 1999 Chipper Jones (3b) Atlanta Braves 2000 Jeff Kent (2b) San Francisco Giants 2001 Barry Bonds (of) San Francisco Giants 2002 Barry Bonds (of) San Francisco Giants 2003 Barry Bonds (of) San Francisco Giants 2004 Barry Bonds (of) San Francisco Giants 2005 Albert Pujols (1b) St. Louis Cardinals 2006 Ryan Howard (1b) Philadelphia Phillies 2007 Jimmy Rollins (ss) Philadelphia Phillies Key: 1b = first base 2b = second base 3b = third base c = catcher dh = designated hitter of = outfielder p = pitcher ss = shortstop Source: Major League Baseball. 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