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Babe Ruth Award

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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

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
SportBaseball
LeagueMajor League Baseball
Awarded forAnnual most valuable player of the MLB postseason
Presented byNew York City chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America
History
First award1949
Most recentAdolis García,
(Texas Rangers)

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] 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.[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 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.[10]

Winners

Key to table

YearLinks 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 when player did not win the World Series Most Valuable Player Award (1955–present)[11]
†Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
‡Denotes player who is still active
§Indicates losing team in the series

Table of winners

YearPlayerTeamPositionSelected statistics[Note 1]Ref
1949Joe PageNew York YankeesPitcher[12][13]
1950Jerry ColemanNew York YankeesSecond baseman[10][14]
1951Phil Rizzuto†New York YankeesShortstop[15][16]
1952Johnny Mize†New York YankeesFirst baseman[10][17]
1953Billy MartinNew York YankeesSecond baseman[18][19]
1954Dusty RhodesNew York GiantsOutfielder[20][21]
1955Johnny PodresBrooklyn DodgersPitcher[22][23]
1956Don LarsenNew York YankeesPitcher[10][25]
1957Lew BurdetteMilwaukee BravesPitcher[26][27]
1958*Elston HowardNew York YankeesCatcher[28][29]
1959Larry SherryLos Angeles DodgersPitcher
  • 2–0 record and 2 saves in 4 appearances
  • 1 earned run allowed over 12+2⁄3 innings pitched
  • 5 strikeouts
[30][31]
1960*Bill Mazeroski†Pittsburgh PiratesSecond baseman[32][33]
1961Whitey Ford†New York YankeesPitcher[34][35]
1962Ralph TerryNew York YankeesPitcher[10][36]
1963Sandy Koufax†Los Angeles DodgersPitcher[37][38]
1964Bob Gibson†St. Louis CardinalsPitcher[10][39]
1965Sandy Koufax† (2)Los Angeles DodgersPitcher[40][41]
1966Frank Robinson†Baltimore OriolesOutfielder[42][43]
1967*Lou Brock†St. Louis CardinalsOutfielder[44][45]
1968Mickey LolichDetroit TigersPitcher[10][46]
1969*Al WeisNew York MetsSecond baseman[47][48]
1970Brooks Robinson†Baltimore OriolesThird baseman[49][50]
1971Roberto Clemente†Pittsburgh PiratesOutfielder[51][52]
1972Gene TenaceOakland AthleticsCatcher[53][54]
1973*Bert CampanerisOakland AthleticsShortstop[55][56]
1974*Dick GreenOakland AthleticsSecond baseman[8][58][59]
1975*Luis TiantBoston Red Sox§Pitcher[60][61]
1976Johnny Bench†Cincinnati RedsCatcher[62][63]
1977Reggie Jackson†New York YankeesOutfielder[64][65]
1978Bucky DentNew York YankeesShortstop[66][67]
1979Willie Stargell†Pittsburgh PiratesFirst baseman[68][69]
1980*Tug McGrawPhiladelphia PhilliesPitcher[70][71]
1981Ron CeyLos Angeles DodgersThird baseman[72][73]
1982*Bruce Sutter†St. Louis CardinalsPitcher[74][75]
1983Rick DempseyBaltimore OriolesCatcher[10][76]
1984*Jack Morris†Detroit TigersPitcher[10][77]
1985Bret SaberhagenKansas City RoyalsPitcher[10][78]
1986Ray KnightNew York MetsThird baseman[10][79]
1987Frank ViolaMinnesota TwinsPitcher[10][80]
1988Orel HershiserLos Angeles DodgersPitcher[10][81]
1989Dave StewartOakland AthleticsPitcher[10][82]
1990*Billy HatcherCincinnati RedsOutfielder[83][84]
1991Jack Morris† (2)Minnesota TwinsPitcher[10][85]
1992*Dave Winfield†Toronto Blue JaysOutfielder[10][86]
1993Paul Molitor†Toronto Blue JaysDesignated hitter[10][87]
1994Series canceled by the players' strike[10][88]
1995Tom Glavine†Atlanta BravesPitcher[10][89]
1996*Cecil FielderNew York YankeesDesignated hitter[90][91]
1997*Moisés AlouFlorida MarlinsOutfielder[10][92]
1998Scott BrosiusNew York YankeesThird baseman[93][94]
1999Mariano Rivera†New York YankeesPitcher[10][95]
2000Derek Jeter†New York YankeesShortstop[96][97]
2001^Randy Johnson†Arizona DiamondbacksPitcher[10][98]
Curt SchillingPitcher[10][98]
2002Troy GlausAnaheim AngelsThird baseman[99][100]
2003Josh BeckettFlorida MarlinsPitcher[101][102]
2004*Keith FoulkeBoston Red SoxPitcher[103][104]
2005Jermaine DyeChicago White SoxOutfielder[10][105]
2006David EcksteinSt. Louis CardinalsShortstop[10][106]
Award changed to cover performance in full post-season
2007*Jonathan PapelbonBoston Red SoxPitcher[107][108]
2008Cole Hamels‡Philadelphia PhilliesPitcher[109][110]
2009*Alex RodriguezNew York YankeesThird baseman[2][111]
2010*Tim LincecumSan Francisco GiantsPitcher[112][113]
2011David FreeseSt. Louis CardinalsThird baseman[114][115]
2012Pablo Sandoval‡San Francisco GiantsThird baseman[116][117]
2013David Ortiz†Boston Red SoxFirst baseman / Designated hitter[118][119]
2014Madison Bumgarner‡San Francisco GiantsPitcher[120][121]
2015*Wade DavisKansas City RoyalsPitcher[122][123]
2016*Jon Lester‡Chicago CubsPitcher[124][125]
2017^José Altuve‡Houston AstrosSecond baseman[126]
Justin Verlander‡Pitcher[126]
2018*David Price‡Boston Red SoxPitcher
  • 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
[127]
2019^Juan Soto‡Washington NationalsOutfielder
  • .277 batting average
  • 5 home runs
  • 14 runs batted in
[6]
Stephen Strasburg‡Pitcher
  • 5–0 record
  • 1.98 ERA
  • 47 strikeouts
[6]
2020*Randy Arozarena‡Tampa Bay Rays§Outfielder
  • .377 batting average
  • 10 home runs (an MLB record)
  • 64 total bases
[128]
2021*Freddie Freeman‡Atlanta BravesFirst Baseman
  • .304 batting average
  • 5 home runs
  • 11 runs batted in
[129]
2022Jeremy Peña‡Houston AstrosShortstop
  • .345 batting average
  • 4 home runs
  • 8 runs batted in
[130]
2023Adolis García‡Texas RangersOutfielder
  • .323 batting average
  • 8 home runs
  • 22 runs batted in
[131]

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