International League Most Valuable Player Award

The International League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual award given to the best player in Minor League Baseball's International League. Managers from the 14 International League teams vote for the winner of the award, which is then combined with 14 votes from various general managers, broadcasters, and media representatives around the league to determine a winner.[1] In 1932, Marv Owen of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Newark Bears won the first International League MVP Award.

International League
Most Valuable Player Award
SportBaseball
LeagueInternational League
Given forRegular season most valuable player of the International League
CountryUnited States, Canada
Presented byInternational League
History
First award1932
Most winsRocky Nelson (3)
Most recentRyan Mountcastle (2019)

First basemen, with 24 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen (16), shortstops (9), and second basemen (5). Five catchers have won the award. Twenty-nine outfielders have won the MVP Award, the most of any position. A total of 4 pitchers have won the MVP award. The last pitcher to win was Red Barrett in 1942. The International League League now has a Most Valuable Pitcher Award, which was established in 1953. Rocky Nelson has the record for most MVP Award wins with three (1953, 1955, and 1958). Roberto Petagine has won the MVP Award twice (1997 and 1998). Three International League MVP Award winners, Red Schoendienst, Jim Rice, and Jim Thome, have gone on to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.[2]

Twelve players from the Rochester Red Wings have been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the original Buffalo Bisons and Columbus Clippers (8); the Tidewater/Norfolk Tides, Pawtucket Red Sox, and Toronto Maple Leafs (7); the Syracuse Chiefs/SkyChiefs (6); the Durham Bulls and Montreal Royals (5); the Baltimore Orioles and Toledo Mud Hens (4); the Newark Bears and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons/Yankees/RailRiders (3); the Buffalo Bisons, Indianapolis Indians, Jacksonville Suns, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Louisville Colonels, and Richmond Braves (2); and the Charlotte Knights, Columbus Jets, and Louisville Bats (1).

Fourteen players from the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the MVP Award, more than any other, followed by the Boston Red Sox organization (10); the Baltimore Orioles organization (9); the Cleveland Indians organization (8); the New York Mets organization (6); the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays organizations (5); the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (4); the Toronto Blue Jays organization (3); the Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins organizations (2); and the Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Washington Nationals organizations (1). Eight MVP Award winners were not members of any MLB organization.

Key

Year Links to an article about the corresponding year in baseball
Position Indicates the player's primary position
(#) Number of wins by players who won the award multiple times
^ Indicates multiple award winners in the same year

Winners

Elston Howard, the 1954 winner, went on to be a 12-time MLB All-Star and won the 1963 American League MVP Award.[3]
Red Schoendienst, the 1943 winner, was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.[4]
Jim Rice, the 1974 winner, went on to win the 1978 American League MVP Award and was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]
Jim Thome, the 1993 winner, was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.[6]
Jhonny Peralta won the 2004 International League MVP Award.
Rhys Hoskins was the 2017 International League MVP.
Ryan Mountcastle won the 2019 International League MVP Award.
Year Winner Team Organization Position Ref.
1932 Marv Owen[lower-alpha 1] Toronto Maple Leafs
Newark Bears
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Third baseman[7]
1933 Red Rolfe Newark BearsNew York YankeesShortstop[8]
1934 Ike Boone Toronto Maple LeafsCincinnati RedsOutfielder[9]
1935 George Puccinelli Baltimore OriolesOutfielder[10]
1936 Beauty McGowan Buffalo BisonsOutfielder[11]
1937 Buck Crouse[lower-alpha 2] Buffalo Bisons
Baltimore Orioles

Catcher[12]
1938 Ollie Carnegie Buffalo BisonsOutfielder[13]
1939 Mickey Witek Newark BearsNew York YankeesShortstop[14]
1940 Mike Ryba Rochester Red WingsSt. Louis CardinalsPitcher[15]
1941 Fred Hutchinson Buffalo BisonsDetroit TigersPitcher[16]
1942 Red Barrett Syracuse ChiefsCincinnati RedsPitcher[17]
1943 Red Schoendienst Rochester Red WingsSt. Louis CardinalsShortstop[18]
1944 Howie Moss Baltimore OriolesCleveland IndiansOutfielder[19]
1945 Sherm Lollar Baltimore OriolesCleveland IndiansCatcher[20]
1946 Eddie Robinson Baltimore OriolesCleveland IndiansFirst baseman[21]
1947 Hank Sauer Syracuse ChiefsCincinnati RedsOutfielder[22]
1948 Jimmy Bloodworth Montreal RoyalsBrooklyn DodgersSecond baseman[23]
1949 Bobby Morgan Montreal RoyalsBrooklyn DodgersThird baseman[24]
1950 Tom Poholsky Rochester Red WingsSt. Louis CardinalsPitcher[25]
1951 Archie Wilson Buffalo BisonsOutfielder[26]
1952 Jim Gilliam Montreal RoyalsBrooklyn DodgersSecond baseman[27]
1953 Rocky Nelson (1) Montreal RoyalsBrooklyn DodgersFirst baseman[28]
1954 Elston Howard Toronto Maple LeafsCatcher[29]
1955 Rocky Nelson (2) Montreal RoyalsBrooklyn DodgersFirst baseman[28]
1956 Mike Goliat Toronto Maple LeafsSecond baseman[30]
1957 Mike Baxes Buffalo BisonsKansas City AthleticsShortstop[31]
1958 Rocky Nelson (3) Toronto Maple LeafsFirst baseman[28]
1959 Pancho Herrera Buffalo BisonsPhiladelphia PhilliesFirst baseman[32]
1960 Jim King Toronto Maple LeafsCleveland IndiansOutfielder[33]
1961 Ted Savage Buffalo BisonsPhiladelphia PhilliesOutfielder[34]
1962 Tony Martínez Jacksonville SunsCleveland IndiansShortstop[35]
1963 Don Buford Indianapolis IndiansChicago White SoxThird baseman[36]
1964 Joe Morgan Jacksonville SunsSt. Louis CardinalsThird baseman[37]
1965 Joe Foy Toronto Maple LeafsBoston Red SoxThird baseman[38]
1966 Mike Epstein Rochester Red WingsBaltimore OriolesFirst baseman[39]
1967 Tommie Aaron Richmond BravesAtlanta BravesOutfielder[40]
1968 Merv Rettenmund Rochester Red WingsBaltimore OriolesOutfielder[41]
1969 Luis Alvarado Louisville ColonelsBoston Red SoxShortstop[42]
1970^ Roger Freed Rochester Red WingsBaltimore OriolesOutfielder[43]
1970^ George Kopacz Columbus JetsPittsburgh PiratesFirst baseman[44]
1971 Bobby Grich Rochester Red WingsBaltimore OriolesShortstop[45]
1972 Dwight Evans Louisville ColonelsBoston Red SoxOutfielder[46]
1973 Jim Fuller Rochester Red WingsBaltimore OriolesOutfielder[47]
1974 Jim Rice Pawtucket Red SoxBoston Red SoxOutfielder[48]
1975 Mike Vail Tidewater TidesNew York MetsOutfielder[49]
1976^ Rich Dauer Rochester Red WingsBaltimore OriolesSecond baseman[50]
1976^ Mickey Klutts Syracuse ChiefsNew York YankeesShortstop[50]
1976^ Joe Lis Toledo Mud HensCleveland IndiansFirst baseman[50]
1977 Ted Cox Pawtucket Red SoxBoston Red SoxThird baseman[51]
1978 Gary Allenson Pawtucket Red SoxBoston Red SoxCatcher[52]
1979^ Bobby Brown Columbus ClippersNew York YankeesOutfielder[53]
1979^ Dave Stapleton Pawtucket Red SoxBoston Red SoxFirst baseman[54]
1980 Marshall Brant Columbus ClippersNew York YankeesFirst baseman[55]
1981 Brett Butler Richmond BravesAtlanta BravesOutfielder[56]
1982 Tucker Ashford Columbus ClippersNew York YankeesThird baseman[57]
1983 Tim Teufel Toledo Mud HensMinnesota TwinsSecond baseman[58]
1984 Scott Bradley Columbus ClippersNew York YankeesOutfielder[59]
1985 Dan Pasqua Columbus ClippersNew York YankeesOutfielder[60]
1986 Pat Dodson Pawtucket Red SoxBoston Red SoxFirst baseman[61]
1987 Randy Milligan Tidewater TidesNew York MetsFirst baseman[62]
1988 Craig Worthington Rochester Red WingsBaltimore OriolesThird baseman[63]
1989 Tom O'Malley Tidewater TidesNew York MetsThird baseman[64]
1990 Hensley Meulens Columbus ClippersNew York YankeesOutfielder[65]
1991 Derek Bell Syracuse ChiefsToronto Blue JaysOutfielder[66]
1992 J. T. Snow Columbus ClippersNew York YankeesFirst baseman[67]
1993 Jim Thome Charlotte KnightsCleveland IndiansThird baseman[68]
1994 Jeff Manto[lower-alpha 3] Norfolk Tides
Rochester Red Wings
New York Mets
Baltimore Orioles
Third baseman[69]
1995 Butch Huskey Norfolk TidesNew York MetsThird baseman[70]
1996 Phil Hiatt Toledo Mud HensDetroit TigersThird baseman[71]
1997 Roberto Petagine (1) Norfolk TidesNew York MetsFirst baseman[72]
1998 Roberto Petagine (2) Indianapolis IndiansCincinnati RedsFirst baseman[72]
1999 Steve Cox Durham BullsTampa Bay Devil RaysFirst baseman[73]
2000 Chad Mottola Syracuse SkyChiefsToronto Blue JaysOutfielder[74]
2001 Toby Hall Durham BullsTampa Bay Devil RaysCatcher[75]
2002 Raúl González Louisville BatsCincinnati RedsOutfielder[76]
2003 Fernando Seguignol Columbus ClippersNew York YankeesFirst baseman[77]
2004 Jhonny Peralta Buffalo BisonsCleveland IndiansShortstop[78]
2005 Shane Victorino Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red BaronsPhiladelphia PhilliesOutfielder[79]
2006 Kevin Witt Durham BullsTampa Bay Devil RaysFirst baseman[80]
2007 Mike Hessman Toledo Mud HensDetroit TigersThird baseman[81]
2008 Jeff Bailey Pawtucket Red SoxBoston Red SoxFirst baseman[82]
2009 Shelley Duncan Scranton/Wilkes-Barre YankeesNew York YankeesOutfielder[83]
2010 Dan Johnson Durham BullsTampa Bay RaysThird baseman[84]
2011 Russ Canzler Durham BullsTampa Bay RaysOutfielder[85]
2012 Mauro Gómez Pawtucket Red SoxBoston Red SoxFirst baseman[86]
2013 Chris Colabello Rochester Red WingsMinnesota TwinsFirst baseman[87]
2014 Steven Souza Syracuse ChiefsWashington NationalsOutfielder[88]
2015 Matt Hague Buffalo BisonsToronto Blue JaysThird baseman[89]
2016 Ben Gamel Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersNew York YankeesOutfielder[90]
2017 Rhys Hoskins Lehigh Valley IronPigsPhiladelphia PhilliesFirst baseman[91]
2018 Joey Meneses Lehigh Valley IronPigsPhiladelphia PhilliesFirst baseman[92]
2019 Ryan Mountcastle Norfolk TidesBaltimore OriolesFirst baseman[93]
2020 None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [94]

Notes

  1. Owen played for both Newark (New York) and Toronto (Detroit) in 1932.[7]
  2. Crouse was traded from Buffalo to Baltimore during the 1937 season.[12]
  3. Manto was traded from Norfolk (New York) to Rochester (Baltimore) during the 1994 season.[69]

See also

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