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 23 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.

Three International League MVP Award winners, Red Schoendienst, Jim Rice, and Jim Thome, 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]

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

Matt Hague, 2015 International League MVP

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref
1932	Marv Owen	Toronto Maple Leafs Newark Bears	New York Yankees Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	[3]
1933	Red Rolfe	Newark Bears	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[4]
1934	Ike Boone	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[5]
1935	George Puccinelli	Baltimore Orioles	—	Outfielder	[6]
1936	Beauty McGowan	Buffalo Bisons	—	Outfielder	[7]
1937	Buck Crouse	Buffalo Bisons Baltimore Orioles	— —	Catcher	[8]
1938	Ollie Carnegie	Buffalo Bisons	—	Outfielder	[9]
1939	Mickey Witek	Newark Bears	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[10]
1940	Mike Ryba	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[11]
1941	Fred Hutchinson	Buffalo Bisons	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	[12]
1942	Red Barrett	Syracuse Chiefs	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	[13]
1943	Red Schoendienst	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	[14]
1944	Howie Moss	Baltimore Orioles	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	[15]
1945	Sherm Lollar	Baltimore Orioles	Cleveland Indians	Catcher	[16]
1946	Eddie Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	Cleveland Indians	First baseman	[17]
1947	Hank Sauer	Syracuse Chiefs	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[18]
1948	Jimmy Bloodworth	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Second baseman	[19]
1949	Bobby Morgan	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Third baseman	[20]
1950	Tom Poholsky	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[21]
1951	Archie Wilson	Buffalo Bisons	—	Outfielder	[22]
1952	Jim Gilliam	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Second baseman	[23]
1953	Rocky Nelson (1)	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	First baseman	[24]
1954	Elston Howard	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	Catcher	[25]
1955	Rocky Nelson (2)	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	First baseman	[24]
1956	Mike Goliat	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	Second baseman	[26]
1957	Mike Baxes	Buffalo Bisons	Kansas City Athletics	Shortstop	[27]
1958	Rocky Nelson (3)	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	First baseman	[24]
1959	Pancho Herrera	Buffalo Bisons	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	[28]
1960	Jim King	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	[29]
1961	Ted Savage	Buffalo Bisons	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	[30]
1962	Tony Martínez	Jacksonville Suns	Cleveland Indians	Shortstop	[31]
1963	Don Buford	Indianapolis Indians	Chicago White Sox	Third baseman	[32]
1964	Joe Morgan	Jacksonville Suns	St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	[33]
1965	Joe Foy	Toronto Maple Leafs	Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	[34]
1966	Mike Epstein	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	[35]
1967	Tommie Aaron	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	[36]
1968	Merv Rettenmund	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[37]
1969	Luis Alvarado	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	[38]
1970*	Roger Freed	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[39]
1970*	George Kopacz	Columbus Jets	Pittsburgh Pirates	First baseman	[40]
1971	Bobby Grich	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	[41]
1972	Dwight Evans	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[42]
1973	Jim Fuller	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[43]
1974	Jim Rice	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[44]
1975	Mike Vail	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	Outfielder	[45]
1976*	Rich Dauer	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Second baseman	[46]
1976*	Mickey Klutts	Syracuse Chiefs	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[47]
1976*	Joe Lis	Toledo Mud Hens	Cleveland Indians	First baseman	[48]
1977	Ted Cox	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	[49]
1978	Gary Allenson	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Catcher	[50]
1979*	Bobby Brown	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[51]
1979	Dave Stapleton	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	[52]
1980	Marshall Brant	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[53]
1981	Brett Butler	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	[54]
1982	Tucker Ashford	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Third baseman	[55]
1983	Tim Teufel	Toledo Mud Hens	Minnesota Twins	Second baseman	[56]
1984	Scott Bradley	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[57]
1985	Dan Pasqua	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[58]
1986	Pat Dodson	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	[59]
1987	Randy Milligan	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	First baseman	[60]
1988	Craig Worthington	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	[61]
1989	Tom O'Malley	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	Third baseman	[62]
1990	Hensley Meulens	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[63]
1991	Derek Bell	Syracuse Chiefs	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	[64]
1992	J. T. Snow	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[65]
1993	Jim Thome	Charlotte Knights	Cleveland Indians	Third baseman	[66]
1994	Jeff Manto	Norfolk Tides Rochester Red Wings	New York Mets Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	[67]
1995	Butch Huskey	Norfolk Tides	New York Mets	Third baseman	[68]
1996	Phil Hiatt	Toledo Mud Hens	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	[69]
1997	Roberto Petagine (1)	Norfolk Tides	New York Mets	First baseman	[70]
1998	Roberto Petagine (2)	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	First baseman	[70]
1999	Steve Cox	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	First baseman	[71]
2000	Chad Mottola	Syracuse SkyChiefs	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	[72]
2001	Toby Hall	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Catcher	[73]
2002	Raúl González	Louisville Bats	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[74]
2003	Fernando Seguignol	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[75]
2004	Jhonny Peralta	Buffalo Bisons	Cleveland Indians	Shortstop	[76]
2005	Shane Victorino	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	[77]
2006	Kevin Witt	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	First baseman	[78]
2007	Mike Hessman	Toledo Mud Hens	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	[79]
2008	Jeff Bailey	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	[80]
2009	Shelley Duncan	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[81]
2010	Dan Johnson	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Rays	Third baseman	[82]
2011	Russ Canzler	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Rays	Outfielder	[83]
2012	Mauro Gómez	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	[84]
2013	Chris Colabello	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	First baseman	[85]
2014	Steven Souza	Syracuse Chiefs	Washington Nationals	Outfielder	[86]
2015	Matt Hague	Buffalo Bisons	Toronto Blue Jays	Third baseman	[87]
2016	Ben Gamel	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[88]
2017	Rhys Hoskins	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	[89]
2018	Joey Meneses	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	[90]

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