Babe Ruth Award

Der Babe Ruth Award i​st eine Auszeichnung i​n der US-amerikanischen Baseball-Profiliga Major League Baseball. Der Namenspate d​er Trophäe i​st die verstorbene Baseball-Legende Babe Ruth.

Er w​ird seit 1948 jährlich a​n jenen Baseballer gegeben, d​er in d​er World Series d​er „Most Valuable Player“ (wertvollste Spieler) gewesen ist. An d​er Wahl selbst nehmen amerikanische Sportjournalisten teil. Bisher w​urde nur 1994 k​ein Preis vergeben, d​a seiner Zeit d​ie Baseballspieler gestreikt haben.

Gewinner

^	mehrere Gewinner im selben Jahr
*	Gewinner welcher nicht auch den World Series MVP Award gewann
	Mitglied der Baseball Hall of Fame
	Spieler ist weiterhin aktiv
	Verliererteam der World Series

Jahr	Spieler	Team	Position
1949	Joe Page	New York Yankees	Pitcher
1950	Jerry Coleman	New York Yankees	Second Baseman
1951	Phil Rizzuto	New York Yankees	Shortstop
1952	Johnny Mize	New York Yankees	First Baseman
1953	Billy Martin	New York Yankees	Second Baseman
1954	Dusty Rhodes	New York Giants	Outfielder
1955	Johnny Podres	Brooklyn Dodgers	Pitcher
1956	Don Larsen	New York Yankees	Pitcher
1957	Lew Burdette	Milwaukee Braves	Pitcher
1958*	Elston Howard	New York Yankees	Catcher
1959	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher
1960*	Bill Mazeroski	Pittsburgh Pirates	Second Baseman
1961	Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	Pitcher
1962	Ralph Terry	New York Yankees	Pitcher
1963	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher
1964	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher
1965	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher
1966	Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder
1967*	Lou Brock	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder
1968	Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher
1969*	Al Weis	New York Mets	Second Baseman
1970	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	Third Baseman
1971	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder
1972	Gene Tenace	Oakland Athletics	Catcher
1973*	Bert Campaneris	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop
1974*	Dick Green	Oakland Athletics	Second Baseman
1975*	Luis Tiant	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher
1976	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher
1977	Reggie Jackson	New York Yankees	Outfielder
1978	Bucky Dent	New York Yankees	Shortstop
1979	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	First Baseman
1980*	Tug McGraw	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher
1981	Ron Cey	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third Baseman
1982*	Bruce Sutter	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher
1983	Rick Dempsey	Baltimore Orioles	Catcher
1984*	Jack Morris	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher
1985	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher
1986	Ray Knight	New York Mets	Third Baseman
1987	Frank Viola	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher
1988	Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher
1989	Dave Stewart	Oakland Athletics	Pitcher
1990*	Billy Hatcher	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder
1991	Jack Morris	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher
1992*	Dave Winfield	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder
1993	Paul Molitor	Toronto Blue Jays	Designated Hitter
1994	keine World Series wegen Spielerstreiks
1995	Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher
1996*	Cecil Fielder	New York Yankees	Designated Hitter
1997*	Moisés Alou	Florida Marlins	Outfielder
1998	Scott Brosius	New York Yankees	Third Baseman
1999	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees	Pitcher
2000	Derek Jeter	New York Yankees	Shortstop
2001^	Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher
2001^	Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher
2002	Troy Glaus	Anaheim Angels	Third Baseman
2003	Josh Beckett	Florida Marlins	Pitcher
2004*	Keith Foulke	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher
2005	Jermaine Dye	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder
2006	David Eckstein	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop
	Seit 2007 wird der Babe Ruth Award für die komplette Post-Season vergeben.
2007*	Jonathan Papelbon	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher
2008	Cole Hamels	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher
2009*	Alex Rodriguez	New York Yankees	Third Baseman
2010*	Tim Lincecum	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher
2011	David Freese	St. Louis Cardinals	Third Baseman
2012	Pablo Sandoval	San Francisco Giants	Third Baseman
2013	David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	First Baseman / DH
2014	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher
2015*	Wade Davis	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher
2016*	Jon Lester	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher
2017^	José Altuve	Houston Astros	Second Baseman
2017^	Justin Verlander	Houston Astros	Pitcher
2018*	David Price	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher
2019^	Juan Soto	Washington Nationals	Outfielder
2019^	Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals	Pitcher
2020*	Randy Arozarena	Tampa Bay Rays	Outfielder
2021*	Freddie Freeman	Atlanta Braves	First Baseman

Weblinks

• Eintrag im „Baseball-Almanac“ (englisch)