Award Overview

Award Name
Babe Ruth Award
Total Winners
78
First Awarded
1949
Most Recent
2023

All Winners

Complete list of Babe Ruth Award recipients

Year Player Name Team League
2023 Adolis Garcia TEX ML
2022 Jeremy Peña HOU ML
2021 Freddie Freeman ATL ML
2020 Randy Arozarena TBR ML
2019 Stephen Strasburg WAS ML
2019 Juan Soto WAS ML
2018 David Price BOS ML
2017 Justin Verlander DET ML
2017 Jose Altuve HOU ML
2016 Jon Lester CHC ML
2015 Wade Davis KCR AL
2014 Madison Bumgarner SFG NL
2013 David Ortiz BOS AL
2012 Pablo Sandoval SFG NL
2012 Pablo Sandoval SFG NL
2011 David Freese STL NL
2010 Tim Lincecum SFG NL
2009 Alex Rodriguez NYY AL
2008 Cole Hamels PHI NL
2007 Jonathan Papelbon BOS AL
2006 David Eckstein STL AL
2005 Jermaine Dye CHW AL
2004 Keith Foulke BOS AL
2003 Josh Beckett MIA NL
2002 Troy Glaus LAA AL
2001 Randy Johnson AZ NL
2001 Curt Schilling AZ NL
2000 Derek Jeter NYY AL
1999 Mariano Rivera NYY AL
1998 Scott Brosius NYY AL
1997 Moises Alou MIA NL
1996 Cecil Fielder DET AL
1995 Tom Glavine ATL NL
1993 Paul Molitor TOR AL
1992 Dave Winfield TOR AL
1991 Jack Morris MIN AL
1990 Billy Hatcher CIN NL
1989 Dave Stewart OAK AL
1988 Orel Hershiser LAD NL
1987 Frank Viola MIN AL
1986 Ray Knight NYN NL
1985 Bret Saberhagen KCR AL
1984 Jack Morris DET AL
1983 Rick Dempsey BAL AL
1982 Bruce Sutter STL NL
1981 Ron Cey LAD NL
1980 Tug McGraw PHI NL
1979 Willie Stargell PIT NL
1978 Bucky Dent NYY AL
1977 Reggie Jackson NYY AL
1976 Johnny Bench CIN NL
1975 Luis Tiant BOS AL
1974 Dick Green OAK AL
1973 Bert Campaneris OAK AL
1972 Gene Tenace OAK AL
1971 Roberto Clemente PIT NL
1970 Brooks Robinson BAL AL
1969 Al Weis NYN NL
1968 Mickey Lolich DET AL
1967 Lou Brock STL NL
1966 Frank Robinson BAL AL
1965 Sandy Koufax LAD NL
1964 Bob Gibson STL NL
1963 Sandy Koufax LAD NL
1962 Ralph Terry NYY AL
1961 Whitey Ford NYY AL
1960 Bill Mazeroski PIT NL
1959 Larry Sherry LAD NL
1958 Elston Howard NYY AL
1957 Lew Burdette ATL NL
1956 Don Larsen NYY AL
1955 Johnny Podres BRO NL
1954 Dusty Rhodes NY1 NL
1953 Billy Martin NYY AL
1952 Johnny Mize NYY AL
1951 Phil Rizzuto NYY AL
1950 Jerry Coleman NYY AL
1949 Joe Page NYY AL