Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
70 award winners
The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award has been awarded 70 times, from 1955 to 2024. The most recent winner on record is Chris Sale in 2024, playing for ATL. There are 70 distinct winners in the list below.
Data updated
Award Overview
- Award Name
- Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
- Total Awards Given
- 70
- First Awarded
- 1955
- Most Recent
- 2024
All Winners
Complete list of Lou Gehrig Memorial Award recipients
| Year | Player Name | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chris Sale | ATL | ML |
| 2023 | Paul Goldschmidt | SLN | ML |
| 2022 | Brandon Crawford | SFN | ML |
| 2021 | Salvador Perez | KCA | ML |
| 2020 | Stephen Piscotty | OAK | ML |
| 2019 | Buster Posey | SFN | ML |
| 2018 | Corey Kluber | CLE | ML |
| 2017 | Joey Votto | CIN | ML |
| 2016 | Jose Altuve | HOU | ML |
| 2015 | Curtis Granderson | NYN | ML |
| 2014 | Adrian Beltre | TEX | ML |
| 2013 | Josh Hamilton | LAA | ML |
| 2012 | Barry Zito | SFN | ML |
| 2011 | Ryan Zimmerman | WAS | ML |
| 2010 | Derek Jeter | NYA | ML |
| 2009 | Albert Pujols | SLN | ML |
| 2008 | Shane Victorino | PHI | ML |
| 2007 | Mike Timlin | BOS | ML |
| 2006 | Trevor Hoffman | SDN | ML |
| 2005 | John Smoltz | ATL | ML |
| 2004 | Jim Thome | PHI | ML |
| 2003 | Jamie Moyer | SEA | ML |
| 2002 | Danny Graves | CIN | ML |
| 2001 | John Franco | NYN | ML |
| 2000 | Todd Stottlemyre | ARI | ML |
| 1999 | Mark McGwire | SLN | ML |
| 1998 | Tony Gwynn | SDN | ML |
| 1997 | Paul Molitor | MIN | ML |
| 1996 | Brett Butler | LAN | ML |
| 1995 | Curt Schilling | PHI | ML |
| 1994 | Barry Larkin | CIN | ML |
| 1993 | Don Mattingly | NYA | ML |
| 1992 | Cal Ripken | BAL | ML |
| 1991 | Kent Hrbek | MIN | ML |
| 1990 | Glenn Davis | HOU | ML |
| 1989 | Ozzie Smith | SLN | ML |
| 1988 | Buddy Bell | CIN | ML |
| 1987 | Rick Sutcliffe | CHN | ML |
| 1986 | George Brett | KCA | ML |
| 1985 | Dale Murphy | ATL | ML |
| 1984 | Steve Garvey | SDN | ML |
| 1983 | Mike Schmidt | PHI | ML |
| 1982 | Ron Cey | LAN | ML |
| 1981 | Tommy John | NYA | ML |
| 1980 | Tony Perez | BOS | ML |
| 1979 | Phil Niekro | ATL | ML |
| 1978 | Don Kessinger | CHA | ML |
| 1977 | Lou Brock | SLN | ML |
| 1976 | Don Sutton | LAN | ML |
| 1975 | Johnny Bench | CIN | ML |
| 1974 | Willie Stargell | PIT | ML |
| 1973 | Ron Santo | CHN | ML |
| 1972 | Wes Parker | LAN | ML |
| 1971 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | ML |
| 1970 | Hank Aaron | ATL | ML |
| 1969 | Pete Rose | CIN | ML |
| 1968 | Al Kaline | DET | ML |
| 1967 | Ernie Banks | CHN | ML |
| 1966 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | ML |
| 1965 | Vern Law | PIT | ML |
| 1964 | Ken Boyer | SLN | ML |
| 1963 | Bobby Richardson | NYA | ML |
| 1962 | Robin Roberts | BAL | ML |
| 1961 | Warren Spahn | ML1 | ML |
| 1960 | Dick Groat | PIT | ML |
| 1959 | Gil Hodges | LAN | ML |
| 1958 | Gil McDougald | NYA | ML |
| 1957 | Stan Musial | SLN | ML |
| 1956 | Pee Wee Reese | BRO | ML |
| 1955 | Al Dark | NY1 | ML |
About the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award list
Winners of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award are listed from 2024 back to 1955. The earliest winner was Al Dark. For 2024, the table lists Chris Sale. No player appears on the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award list more than once. By the Team column, the St. Louis Cardinals appear more often than any other club on the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award list. Going back from there, the list reads Paul Goldschmidt (2023), Brandon Crawford (2022), Salvador Perez (2021), Stephen Piscotty (2020), and Buster Posey (2019). The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award list is densest between 2010 and 2019. Each name links to the player's profile, where the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award also appears in the honors table.
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who won the most recent Lou Gehrig Memorial Award?
- Chris Sale won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 2024.
- Who has won the most Lou Gehrig Memorial Award awards?
- Adrian Beltre, with 1 win.
- When was the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award first awarded?
- The first Lou Gehrig Memorial Award on record was awarded in 1955; the most recent in this list is from 2024.
- How many players have won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award?
- 70 different players have won it, across 70 awards.