International League Rookie of the Year Award

The International League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's International League. In 1950, Randy Jackson won the first ever International League Rookie of the Year Award.

First basemen, with 11 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen (9), shortstops (6), and second basemen (4). Three catchers have won the award. Ten players who won the award were pitchers. Twenty-four outfielders have won the award, the most of any position.

Seventeen players from the Rochester Red Wings have been selected for the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Syracuse Chiefs (7); the Columbus Clippers (6); the Richmond Braves (5); the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons/Yankees/RailRiders and Tidewater/Norfolk Tides (4); the Charlotte Knights, Gwinnett Braves, and Pawtucket Red Sox (3); the Buffalo Bisons, Durham Bulls, Montreal Royals, and Ottawa A's/Columbus Jets (2); and the Havana Sugar Kings, Indianapolis Indians, Louisville Bats, Louisville Colonels, Richmond Virginians, Springfield Cubs, and Toronto Maple Leafs (1).

Ten players from the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any others, followed by the Atlanta Braves organization (8); the Boston Red Sox organization (5); the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies organizations (4); the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (3); the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds, Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Washington Nationals organizations (1).

Key

	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[1]
^	Denotes player who is still active
Position	Indicates the player's primary position

Winners

Randy Jackson, 1950 IL Rookie of the Year

Tom Tresh, 1961 IL Rookie of the Year

Cal Ripken, Jr., 1981 IL Rookie of the Year

Chipper Jones, 1993 IL Rookie of the Year

Francisco Liriano, 2005 IL Rookie of the Year

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref
1950	Jackson, RandyRandy Jackson	Springfield Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Third baseman	[2]
1951	Rodríguez, HéctorHéctor Rodríguez	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Third baseman	[3]
1952	Jablonski, RayRay Jablonski	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	[4]
1953	Trice, BobBob Trice	Ottawa A's	Philadelphia Athletics	Pitcher	[5]
1954	Owens, JimJim Owens	Syracuse Chiefs	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	[6]
1955	Brandt, JackieJackie Brandt	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[7]
1956	Kipp, FredFred Kipp	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Pitcher	[8]
1957	Craddock, WaltWalt Craddock	Buffalo Bisons	Kansas City Athletics	Pitcher	[9]
1958	Álvarez, RogelioRogelio Álvarez	Havana Sugar Kings	Cincinnati Redlegs	First baseman	[10]
1959	James, CharlieCharlie James	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[11]
1960	Wine, BobbyBobby Wine	Buffalo Bisons	Philadelphia Phillies	Shortstop	[12]
1961	Tresh, TomTom Tresh	Richmond Virginians	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[13]
1962	Bailey, BobBob Bailey	Columbus Jets	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	[14]
1963	Buford, DonDon Buford	Indianapolis Indians	Chicago White Sox	Third baseman	[15]
1964	Northrup, JimJim Northrup	Syracuse Chiefs	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	[16]
1965	Foy, JoeJoe Foy	Toronto Maple Leafs	Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	[17]
1966	Epstein, MikeMike Epstein	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	[18]
1967	Motton, CurtCurt Motton	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[19]
1968	Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[20]
1969	Alvarado, LuisLuis Alvarado	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	[21]
1970	Freed, RogerRoger Freed	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[22]
1971	Torres, RustyRusty Torres	Syracuse Chiefs	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[23]
1972	Bumbry, AlAl Bumbry	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[24]
1973	Vélez, OttoOtto Vélez	Syracuse Chiefs	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[25]
1974	Rice, JimJim Rice	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[26]
1975	Vail, MikeMike Vail	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	Outfielder	[27]
1976	Dauer, RichRich Dauer	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Second baseman	[28]
1977	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Catcher	[29]
1978	Hubbard, GlennGlenn Hubbard	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Second baseman	[30]
1979	Wilson, MookieMookie Wilson	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	Outfielder	[31]
1980	Bonner, BobbyBobby Bonner	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	[32]
1981	Ripken, Jr., CalCal Ripken, Jr.	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	[33]
1982	Jacoby, BrookBrook Jacoby	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Third baseman	[34]
1983	Komminsk, BradBrad Komminsk	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	[35]
1984	Bradley, ScottScott Bradley	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Catcher	[36]
1985	Pasqua, DanDan Pasqua	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[37]
1986	Destrade, OrestesOrestes Destrade	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[38]
1987	Milligan, RandyRandy Milligan	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	First baseman	[39]
1988	Finley, SteveSteve Finley	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[40]
1989	Cabrera, FranciscoFrancisco Cabrera	Syracuse Chiefs	Toronto Blue Jays	Catcher	[41]
1990	Plantier, PhilPhil Plantier	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[42]
1991	Mercedes, LuisLuis Mercedes	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[43]
1992	Snow, J. T.J. T. Snow	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[44]
1993	Jones, ChipperChipper Jones	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Shortstop	[45]
1994	Green, ShawnShawn Green	Syracuse Chiefs	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	[46]
1995	Isringhausen, JasonJason Isringhausen	Norfolk Tides	New York Mets	Pitcher	[47]
1996	McMillon, BillyBilly McMillon	Charlotte Knights	Florida Marlins	Outfielder	[48]
1997	Rose, BrianBrian Rose	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	[49]
1998	Anderson, MarlonMarlon Anderson	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	Philadelphia Phillies	Second baseman	[50]
1999	Bierek, Kurt !Kurt Bierek	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[51]
2000	Huff, AubreyAubrey Huff	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Third baseman	[52]
2001	Duckworth, BrandonBrandon Duckworth	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	[53]
2002	Crawford, CarlCarl Crawford^	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Outfielder	[54]
2003	Miles, AaronAaron Miles	Charlotte Knights	Chicago White Sox	Second baseman	[55]
2004	Kubel, JasonJason Kubel	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	[56]
2005	Liriano, FranciscoFrancisco Liriano^	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	[57]
2006	Fields, JoshJosh Fields	Charlotte Knights	Chicago White Sox	Third baseman	[58]
2007	Votto, JoeyJoey Votto^	Louisville Bats	Cincinnati Reds	First baseman	[59]
2008	Ruiz, RandyRandy Ruiz	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	First baseman	[60]
2009	Jackson, AustinAustin Jackson^	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[61]
2010	Freeman, FreddieFreddie Freeman^	Gwinnett Braves	Atlanta Braves	First baseman	[62]
2011	Teherán, JulioJulio Teherán^	Gwinnett Braves	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	[63]
2012	Mejía, ErnestoErnesto Mejía^	Gwinnett Braves	Atlanta Braves	First baseman	[64]
2013	Colabello, ChrisChris Colabello^	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	First baseman	[65]
2014	Souza, StevenSteven Souza^	Syracuse Chiefs	Washington Nationals	Outfielder	[66]
2015	Gamel, BenBen Gamel^	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[67]
2016	Díaz, YandyYandy Díaz^	Columbus Clippers	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	[68]

References

General

• "International League Award Winners". International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 1, 2016. 
• "International League Special Award Winners". Triple-A Baseball.com. Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved March 1, 2016. 

Specific