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Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who best exhibits the character and integrity of Lou Gehrig, both on the field and off it.[3] The award was created by the Phi Delta Theta fraternity in honor of Gehrig, who was a member of the fraternity at Columbia University. It was first presented in 1955, fourteen years after Gehrig's death. The award's purpose is to recognize a player's exemplary contributions in "both his community and philanthropy."[3] The bestowal of the award is overseen by the headquarters of the Phi Delta Theta in Oxford, Ohio,[4] and the name of each winner is inscribed onto the Lou Gehrig Award plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It is the only MLB award conferred by a fraternity.[3]

Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
A smiling man in a dark cap and white pinstriped baseball uniform with an interlocked "N" and "Y" on the left breast.
Lou Gehrig, the namesake of the award
LocationCooperstown, New York
CountryUnited States
Presented byPhi Delta Theta
History
First award1955
Most recentSalvador Pérez, Kansas City Royals[1][2]
WebsiteLou Gehrig Memorial Award

Twenty-eight winners of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.[5] The inaugural winner was Alvin Dark.[6] Curt Schilling (1995) and Shane Victorino (2008) received the award for working with the ALS Association and raising money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The disease took Gehrig's life and is eponymously known as "Lou Gehrig's disease".[7][8] Mike Timlin won the award in 2007 for his efforts in raising awareness and finding a cure for ALS, which took his mother's life in 2002.[9]

Winners of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award have undertaken a variety of different causes. Many winners, including Rick Sutcliffe,[10] Barry Larkin,[11] Mark McGwire,[12] Todd Stottlemyre[13] and Derek Jeter,[14] worked with children in need. Jeter assisted children and teenagers in avoiding drug and alcohol addiction[14] through his Turn 2 Foundation,[15] while Sutcliffe visited disabled children in hospitals[10] and bestowed college scholarships to underprivileged juveniles through his foundation.[16] Other winners devoted their work to aiding individuals who had a specific illness, such as Albert Pujols, whose daughter suffers from Down syndrome, and who devoted the Pujols Family Foundation to helping those with the disorder,[17] and Ryan Zimmerman, who established the ziMS Foundation to raise money for multiple sclerosis, the disease which afflicts his mother.[18][19]

Winners

Alvin Dark won the inaugural Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1955.
Cal Ripken Jr., the 1992 winner, surpassed Gehrig's record for consecutive games played three years later.[20]
Derek Jeter, the 2010 winner, broke Gehrig's record for most hits as a member of the New York Yankees the year before.[21]
Paul Goldschmidt is the most recent player to win the award.
Key
YearLinks to the article about the corresponding baseball year
PlayerName of the player
TeamThe player's team at the time he won the award
PositionThe player's position at the time he won the award
†Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
‡Player is active
Winners
YearPlayerTeamPositionRef
1955Alvin DarkNew York GiantsShortstop[22]
1956Pee Wee Reese†Brooklyn DodgersShortstop[23]
1957Stan Musial†St. Louis CardinalsFirst baseman[24]
1958Gil McDougaldNew York YankeesSecond baseman[25]
1959Gil Hodges†Los Angeles DodgersFirst baseman[26]
1960Dick GroatPittsburgh PiratesShortstop[27]
1961Warren Spahn†Milwaukee BravesPitcher[28]
1962Robin Roberts†Baltimore OriolesPitcher[29]
1963Bobby RichardsonNew York YankeesSecond baseman[30]
1964Ken BoyerSt. Louis CardinalsThird baseman[31]
1965Vern LawPittsburgh PiratesPitcher[32]
1966Brooks Robinson†Baltimore OriolesThird baseman[33]
1967Ernie Banks†Chicago CubsFirst baseman[34]
1968Al Kaline†Detroit TigersOutfielder[35]
1969Pete RoseCincinnati RedsOutfielder[36]
1970Hank Aaron†Atlanta BravesOutfielder[37]
1971Harmon Killebrew†Minnesota TwinsOutfielder[38]
1972Wes ParkerLos Angeles DodgersFirst baseman[39]
1973Ron Santo†Chicago CubsThird baseman[40]
1974Willie Stargell†Pittsburgh PiratesFirst baseman[41]
1975Johnny Bench†Cincinnati RedsCatcher[42]
1976Don Sutton†Los Angeles DodgersPitcher[43]
1977Lou Brock†St. Louis CardinalsOutfielder[44]
1978Don KessingerChicago White SoxShortstop[45]
1979Phil Niekro†Atlanta BravesPitcher[46]
1980Tony Pérez†Boston Red SoxFirst baseman[47]
1981Tommy JohnNew York YankeesPitcher[48]
1982Ron CeyLos Angeles DodgersThird baseman[49]
1983Mike Schmidt†Philadelphia PhilliesThird baseman[50]
1984Steve GarveySan Diego PadresFirst baseman[51]
1985Dale MurphyAtlanta BravesOutfielder[52]
1986George Brett†Kansas City RoyalsThird baseman[53]
1987Rick SutcliffeChicago CubsPitcher[54]
1988Buddy BellHouston AstrosThird baseman[55]
1989Ozzie Smith†St. Louis CardinalsShortstop[56]
1990Glenn DavisHouston AstrosFirst baseman[57]
1991Kent HrbekMinnesota TwinsFirst baseman[58]
1992Cal Ripken Jr.†Baltimore OriolesShortstop[59]
1993Don MattinglyNew York YankeesFirst baseman[60]
1994Barry Larkin†Cincinnati RedsShortstop[61]
1995Curt SchillingPhiladelphia PhilliesPitcher[62]
1996Brett ButlerLos Angeles DodgersOutfielder[63]
1997Paul Molitor†Minnesota TwinsDesignated hitter[64]
1998Tony Gwynn†San Diego PadresOutfielder[65]
1999Mark McGwireSt. Louis CardinalsFirst baseman[66]
2000Todd StottlemyreArizona DiamondbacksPitcher[67]
2001John FrancoNew York MetsPitcher[68]
2002Danny GravesCincinnati RedsPitcher[69]
2003Jamie MoyerSeattle MarinersPitcher[70]
2004Jim Thome†Philadelphia PhilliesFirst baseman[71]
2005John Smoltz†Atlanta BravesPitcher[72]
2006Trevor Hoffman†San Diego PadresPitcher[73]
2007Mike TimlinBoston Red SoxPitcher[74]
2008Shane VictorinoPhiladelphia PhilliesOutfielder[75]
2009Albert PujolsSt. Louis CardinalsFirst baseman[76]
2010Derek Jeter†New York YankeesShortstop[77]
2011Ryan ZimmermanWashington NationalsThird baseman[78]
2012Barry ZitoSan Francisco GiantsPitcher[79]
2013Josh HamiltonLos Angeles AngelsOutfielder[80]
2014Adrián Beltré†Texas RangersThird baseman[81]
2015Curtis GrandersonNew York MetsOutfielder[82]
2016José Altuve‡Houston AstrosSecond baseman[83]
2017Joey Votto‡Cincinnati RedsFirst baseman[84]
2018Corey KluberCleveland IndiansPitcher[85]
2019Buster PoseySan Francisco GiantsCatcher[86]
2020Stephen PiscottyOakland AthleticsOutfielder[87]
2021Salvador Pérez‡Kansas City RoyalsCatcher[88]
2022Brandon Crawford‡San Francisco GiantsShortstop[89]
2023Paul Goldschmidt‡St. Louis CardinalsFirst baseman[90]

See also

References

General

  • "MLB Lou Gehrig Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  • "Lou Gehrig Memorial Award". Baseball-Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

Specific

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