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 won the first ever International League MVP Award.

First basemen, with 21 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.

Two International League MVP Award winners, Red Schoendienst and Jim Rice, have gone on to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.^[2]

Key

(#)	Number of wins by players who have won the award multiple times
*	Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[2]
^	Denotes player who is still active

Winners

Red Rolfe, 1933 International League MVP

Fred Hutchinson, 1941 International League MVP

Red Schoendienst, 1943 International League MVP

Hank Sauer, 1947 International League MVP

Jhonny Peralta, 2004 International League MVP

Shane Victorino, 2005 International League MVP

Jeff Bailey, 2008 International League MVP

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref
1932	Owen, MarvMarv Owen	Toronto Maple Leafs Newark Bears	New York Yankees Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	[3]
1933	Rolfe, RedRed Rolfe	Newark Bears	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[4]
1934	Boone, IkeIke Boone	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[5]
1935	Puccinelli, GeorgeGeorge Puccinelli	Baltimore Orioles	—	Outfielder	[6]
1936	McGowan, BeautyBeauty McGowan	Buffalo Bisons	—	Outfielder	[7]
1937	Crouse, BuckBuck Crouse	Buffalo Bisons Baltimore Orioles	— —	Catcher	[8]
1938	Carnegie, OllieOllie Carnegie	Buffalo Bisons	—	Outfielder	[9]
1939	Witek, MickeyMickey Witek	Newark Bears	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[10]
1940	Ryba, MikeMike Ryba	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[11]
1941	Hutchinson, FredFred Hutchinson	Buffalo Bisons	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	[12]
1942	Barrett, RedRed Barrett	Syracuse Chiefs	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	[13]
1943	Schoendienst, RedRed Schoendienst	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	[14]
1944	Moss, HowieHowie Moss	Baltimore Orioles	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	[15]
1945	Lollar, ShermSherm Lollar	Baltimore Orioles	Cleveland Indians	Catcher	[16]
1946	Robinson, EddieEddie Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	Cleveland Indians	First baseman	[17]
1947	Sauer, HankHank Sauer	Syracuse Chiefs	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[18]
1948	Bloodworth, JimmyJimmy Bloodworth	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Second baseman	[19]
1949	Morgan, BobbyBobby Morgan	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Third baseman	[20]
1950	Poholsky, TomTom Poholsky	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[21]
1951	Wilson, ArchieArchie Wilson	Buffalo Bisons	—	Outfielder	[22]
1952	Gilliam, JimJim Gilliam	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Second baseman	[23]
1953	Nelson, RockyRocky Nelson (1)	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	First baseman	[24]
1954	Howard, ElstonElston Howard	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	Catcher	[25]
1955	Nelson, RockyRocky Nelson (2)	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	First baseman	[24]
1956	Goliat, MikeMike Goliat	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	Second baseman	[26]
1957	Baxes, MikeMike Baxes	Buffalo Bisons	Kansas City Athletics	Shortstop	[27]
1958	Nelson, RockyRocky Nelson (3)	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	First baseman	[24]
1959	Herrera, PanchoPancho Herrera	Buffalo Bisons	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	[28]
1960	King, JimJim King	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	[29]
1961	Savage, TedTed Savage	Buffalo Bisons	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	[30]
1962	Martínez, TonyTony Martínez	Jacksonville Suns	Cleveland Indians	Shortstop	[31]
1963	Buford, DonDon Buford	Indianapolis Indians	Chicago White Sox	Third baseman	[32]
1964	Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan	Jacksonville Suns	St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	[33]
1965	Foy, JoeJoe Foy	Toronto Maple Leafs	Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	[34]
1966	Epstein, MikeMike Epstein	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	[35]
1967	Aaron, TommieTommie Aaron	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	[36]
1968	Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[37]
1969	Alvarado, LuisLuis Alvarado	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	[38]
1970*	Freed, RogerRoger Freed	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[39]
1970*	Kopacz, GeorgeGeorge Kopacz	Columbus Jets	Pittsburgh Pirates	First baseman	[40]
1971	Grich, BobbyBobby Grich	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	[41]
1972	Evans, DwightDwight Evans	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[42]
1973	Fuller, JimJim Fuller	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[43]
1974	Rice, JimJim Rice	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[44]
1975	Vail, MikeMike Vail	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	Outfielder	[45]
1976*	Dauer, RichRich Dauer	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Second baseman	[46]
1976*	Klutts, MickeyMickey Klutts	Syracuse Chiefs	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[47]
1976*	Lis, JoeJoe Lis	Toledo Mud Hens	Cleveland Indians	First baseman	[48]
1977	Cox, TedTed Cox	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	[49]
1978	Allenson, GaryGary Allenson	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Catcher	[50]
1979*	Brown, BobbyBobby Brown	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[51]
1979	Stapleton, DaveDave Stapleton	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	[52]
1980	Brant, MarshallMarshall Brant	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[53]
1981	Butler, BrettBrett Butler	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	[54]
1982	Ashford, TuckerTucker Ashford	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Third baseman	[55]
1983	Teufel, TimTim Teufel	Toledo Mud Hens	Minnesota Twins	Second baseman	[56]
1984	Bradley, ScottScott Bradley	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[57]
1985	Pasqua, DanDan Pasqua	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[58]
1986	Dodson, PatPat Dodson	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	[59]
1987	Milligan, RandyRandy Milligan	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	First baseman	[60]
1988	Worthington, CraigCraig Worthington	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	[61]
1989	O'Malley, TomTom O'Malley	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	Third baseman	[62]
1990	Meulens, HensleyHensley Meulens	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[63]
1991	Bell, DerekDerek Bell	Syracuse Chiefs	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	[64]
1992	Snow, J. T.J. T. Snow	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[65]
1993	Thome, JimJim Thome	Charlotte Knights	Cleveland Indians	Third baseman	[66]
1994	Manto, JeffJeff Manto	Norfolk Tides Rochester Red Wings	New York Mets Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	[67]
1995	Huskey, ButchButch Huskey	Norfolk Tides	New York Mets	Third baseman	[68]
1996	Hiatt, PhilPhil Hiatt	Toledo Mud Hens	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	[69]
1997	Petagine, RobertoRoberto Petagine (1)	Norfolk Tides	New York Mets	First baseman	[70]
1998	Petagine, RobertoRoberto Petagine (2)	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	First baseman	[70]
1999	Cox, SteveSteve Cox	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	First baseman	[71]
2000	Mottola, ChadChad Mottola	Syracuse SkyChiefs	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	[72]
2001	Hall, TobyToby Hall	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Catcher	[73]
2002	González, RaúlRaúl González	Louisville Bats	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[74]
2003	Seguignol, FernandoFernando Seguignol	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[75]
2004	Peralta, JhonnyJhonny Peralta^	Buffalo Bisons	Cleveland Indians	Shortstop	[76]
2005	Victorino, ShaneShane Victorino	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	[77]
2006	Witt, KevinKevin Witt	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	First baseman	[78]
2007	Hessman, MikeMike Hessman	Toledo Mud Hens	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	[79]
2008	Bailey, JeffJeff Bailey	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	[80]
2009	Duncan, ShelleyShelley Duncan	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[81]
2010	Johnson, DanDan Johnson^	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Rays	Third baseman	[82]
2011	Canzler, RussRuss Canzler	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Rays	Outfielder	[83]
2012	Gómez, MauroMauro Gómez^	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	[84]
2013	Colabello, ChrisChris Colabello^	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	First baseman	[85]
2014	Souza, StevenSteven Souza^	Syracuse Chiefs	Washington Nationals	Outfielder	[86]
2015	Hague, MattMatt Hague^	Buffalo Bisons	Toronto Blue Jays	Third baseman	[87]
2016	Gamel, BenBen Gamel^	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[88]

See also

• Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player Award
• Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
• Baseball awards#U.S. minor leagues

References

General

• "International League Award Winners". International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 13, 2015. 

Specific

External links

• International League MVP