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 13 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, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 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 Philadelphia Phillies organization (6); the Boston Red Sox organization (5); the Minnesota Twins and New York Mets 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]
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

Rhys Hoskins, 2017 IL Rookie of the Year

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref
1950	Randy Jackson	Springfield Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Third baseman	[2]
1951	Héctor Rodríguez	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Third baseman	[3]
1952	Ray Jablonski	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	[4]
1953	Bob Trice	Ottawa A's	Philadelphia Athletics	Pitcher	[5]
1954	Jim Owens	Syracuse Chiefs	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	[6]
1955	Jackie Brandt	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[7]
1956	Fred Kipp	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers	Pitcher	[8]
1957	Walt Craddock	Buffalo Bisons	Kansas City Athletics	Pitcher	[9]
1958	Rogelio Álvarez	Havana Sugar Kings	Cincinnati Redlegs	First baseman	[10]
1959	Charlie James	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[11]
1960	Bobby Wine	Buffalo Bisons	Philadelphia Phillies	Shortstop	[12]
1961	Tom Tresh	Richmond Virginians	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[13]
1962	Bob Bailey	Columbus Jets	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	[14]
1963	Don Buford	Indianapolis Indians	Chicago White Sox	Third baseman	[15]
1964	Jim Northrup	Syracuse Chiefs	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	[16]
1965	Joe Foy	Toronto Maple Leafs	Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	[17]
1966	Mike Epstein	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	[18]
1967	Curt Motton	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[19]
1968	Merv Rettenmund	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[20]
1969	Luis Alvarado	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	[21]
1970	Roger Freed	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[22]
1971	Rusty Torres	Syracuse Chiefs	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[23]
1972	Al Bumbry	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[24]
1973	Otto Vélez	Syracuse Chiefs	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[25]
1974	Jim Rice	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[26]
1975	Mike Vail	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	Outfielder	[27]
1976	Rich Dauer	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Second baseman	[28]
1977	Dale Murphy	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Catcher	[29]
1978	Glenn Hubbard	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Second baseman	[30]
1979	Mookie Wilson	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	Outfielder	[31]
1980	Bobby Bonner	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	[32]
1981	Cal Ripken, Jr.	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	[33]
1982	Brook Jacoby	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Third baseman	[34]
1983	Brad Komminsk	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	[35]
1984	Scott Bradley	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Catcher	[36]
1985	Dan Pasqua	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[37]
1986	Orestes Destrade	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[38]
1987	Randy Milligan	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets	First baseman	[39]
1988	Steve Finley	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[40]
1989	Francisco Cabrera	Syracuse Chiefs	Toronto Blue Jays	Catcher	[41]
1990	Phil Plantier	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[42]
1991	Luis Mercedes	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[43]
1992	J. T. Snow	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[44]
1993	Chipper Jones	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves	Shortstop	[45]
1994	Shawn Green	Syracuse Chiefs	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	[46]
1995	Jason Isringhausen	Norfolk Tides	New York Mets	Pitcher	[47]
1996	Billy McMillon	Charlotte Knights	Florida Marlins	Outfielder	[48]
1997	Brian Rose	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	[49]
1998	Marlon Anderson	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	Philadelphia Phillies	Second baseman	[50]
1999	Kurt Bierek	Columbus Clippers	New York Yankees	First baseman	[51]
2000	Aubrey Huff	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Third baseman	[52]
2001	Brandon Duckworth	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	[53]
2002	Carl Crawford	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Outfielder	[54]
2003	Aaron Miles	Charlotte Knights	Chicago White Sox	Second baseman	[55]
2004	Jason Kubel	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	[56]
2005	Francisco Liriano	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	[57]
2006	Josh Fields	Charlotte Knights	Chicago White Sox	Third baseman	[58]
2007	Joey Votto	Louisville Bats	Cincinnati Reds	First baseman	[59]
2008	Randy Ruiz	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	First baseman	[60]
2009	Austin Jackson	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[61]
2010	Freddie Freeman	Gwinnett Braves	Atlanta Braves	First baseman	[62]
2011	Julio Teherán	Gwinnett Braves	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	[63]
2012	Ernesto Mejía	Gwinnett Braves	Atlanta Braves	First baseman	[64]
2013	Chris Colabello	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	First baseman	[65]
2014	Steven Souza	Syracuse Chiefs	Washington Nationals	Outfielder	[66]
2015	Ben Gamel	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[67]
2016	Yandy Díaz	Columbus Clippers	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	[68]
2017	Rhys Hoskins	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	[69]
2018	Joey Meneses	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	[70]

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