American Association (20th century) Most Valuable Player Award

The American Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) was an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1929, Billy Rogell won the first ever American Association MVP Award. In 1997, Magglio Ordóñez won the final American Association MVP Award.

First basemen, with 18 winners, have won the most among infielders and all positions, followed by third baseman and shortstops (7) and second basemen (4). Three catchers also won the award. Sixteen outfielders have won the MVP award. A total of eight pitchers have won the MVP Award. The last pitcher to win was Jack Smith in 1962. In 1969, the American Association established a Most Valuable Pitcher Award.

Eleven players from the Denver Bears/Zephyrs have been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Indianapolis Indians (9); the Wichita Aeros (7); the Minneapolis Millers (6); the Milwaukee Brewers and Omaha Royals (4); the Louisville Colonels, Oklahoma City 89ers, St. Paul Saints, and Toledo Mud Hens (3); the Columbus Red Birds and Kansas City Blues (2); and the Charleston Senators, Fort Worth Cats, Iowa Cubs, Nashville Sounds, Omaha Dodgers, and Tulsa Oilers (1).

Six players each from the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the MVP Award, more than any others, followed by the Montreal Expos organization (5), the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators/Texas Rangers organizations (4), the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Giants, and New York Yankees organizations (3), the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Browns organizations (2), and the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations (1). Five players came from unaffiliated teams.

Key

*	Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
	Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[1]
Position	Indicates the player's primary position

Winners

Billy Rogell, 1929 American Association MVP

Rudy York, 1936 American Association MVP

Phil Rizzuto, 1940 American Association MVP

Herb Score, 1954 American Association MVP

Barry Larkin, 1986 American Association MVP

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref
1929	Billy Rogell	St. Paul Saints	—	Shortstop	[2]
1930	Joe Olivares	Louisville Colonels	—	Shortstop	[3]
1931	None selected
1932	Pat Crawford	Columbus Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	[4]
1933	Joe Hauser	Minneapolis Millers	—	First baseman	[5]
1934	Pinky Hargrave	Minneapolis Millers	—	Catcher	[6]
1935	Mike Ryba	Columbus Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[7]
1936	Rudy York	Milwaukee Brewers	Detroit Tigers	First baseman	[8]
1937	Red Kress	Minneapolis Millers	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	[9]
1938*	Ollie Bejma	St. Paul Saints	Chicago White Sox	Second baseman	[10]
1938*	Whit Wyatt	Milwaukee Brewers	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	[11]
1939	Gil English	St. Paul Saints	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	[12]
1940	Phil Rizzuto	Kansas City Blues	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[13]
1941	Johnny Pesky	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	[14]
1942	Eddie Stanky	Milwaukee Brewers	Chicago Cubs	Shortstop	[15]
1943	Stew Hofferth	Indianapolis Indians	—	Catcher	[16]
1944	Babe Martin	Toledo Mud Hens	St. Louis Browns	Outfielder	[17]
1945	Stan Wentzel	Indianapolis Indians	Boston Braves	Outfielder	[18]
1946	Jerry Witte	Toledo Mud Hens	St. Louis Browns	First baseman	[19]
1947	Steve Gerkin	Minneapolis Millers	New York Giants	Pitcher	[20]
1948	Les Fleming	Indianapolis Indians	Pittsburgh Pirates	First baseman	[21]
1949	Nanny Fernandez	Indianapolis Indians	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	[22]
1950	Ray Dandridge	Minneapolis Millers	New York Giants	Second baseman	[23]
1951	Al Unser	Milwaukee Brewers	Boston Braves	Catcher	[24]
1952	Don Bollweg	Kansas City Blues	New York Yankees	First baseman	[25]
1953	Gene Conley	Toledo Mud Hens	Milwaukee Braves	Pitcher	[26]
1954	Herb Score	Indianapolis Indians	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	[27]
1955	Rance Pless	Minneapolis Millers	New York Giants	Third baseman	[28]
1956	Marv Throneberry	Denver Bears	New York Yankees	First baseman	[29]
1957	Carl Willey	Wichita Aeros	Milwaukee Braves	Pitcher	[30]
1958	Wayne Terwilliger	Charleston Senators	Detroit Tigers	Second baseman	[31]
1959	Bob Will	Fort Worth Cats	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[32]
1960	Steve Boros	Denver Bears	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	[33]
1961	Cliff Cook	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Third baseman	[34]
1962	Jack Smith	Omaha Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	[35]
1969	Bernie Carbo	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[36]
1970	George Spriggs	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	[37]
1971	Richie Scheinblum	Denver Bears	Washington Senators	Outfielder	[38]
1972	Pat Bourque	Wichita Aeros	Chicago Cubs	First baseman	[39]
1973	Cliff Johnson	Denver Bears	Houston Astros	First baseman	[40]
1974	Pete LaCock	Wichita Aeros	Chicago Cubs	First baseman	[41]
1975	Héctor Cruz	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[42]
1976	Roger Freed	Denver Bears	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[43]
1977	Frank Ortenzio	Denver Bears	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[44]
1978	Champ Summers	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[45]
1979	Karl Pagel	Wichita Aeros	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[46]
1980	Randy Bass	Denver Bears	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[47]
1981	Manny Castillo	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	[48]
1982	Ken Phelps	Wichita Aeros	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[49]
1983	Mike Stenhouse	Wichita Aeros	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[50]
1984	Alan Knicely	Wichita Aeros	Cincinnati Reds	First baseman	[51]
1985	Steve Buechele	Oklahoma City 89ers	Texas Rangers	Third baseman	[52]
1986	Barry Larkin	Denver Zephyrs	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	[53]
1987	Lance Johnson	Louisville Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[54]
1988	Luis de los Santos	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	First baseman	[55]
1989	Greg Vaughn	Denver Zephyrs	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	[56]
1990	Juan González	Oklahoma City 89ers	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	[57]
1991	Jim Olander	Denver Zephyrs	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	[58]
1992	Jim Tatum	Denver Zephyrs	Milwaukee Brewers	Third baseman	[59]
1993	Eduardo Zambrano	Iowa Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[60]
1994	Dwayne Hosey	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	[61]
1995	Eric Owens	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Second baseman	[62]
1996	Lee Stevens	Oklahoma City 89ers	Texas Rangers	First baseman	[63]
1997	Magglio Ordóñez	Nashville Sounds	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	[64]

References

General

• "American Association Special Award Winners". Triple-A Baseball.com. Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

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