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Most Valuable Player Award Winners
Year
League
Winner
Note
1911
AL
Ty Cobb
NL
Frank Schulte
1912
AL
Tris Speaker
NL
Larry Doyle
1913
AL
Walter Johnson
NL
Jake Daubert
1914
AL
Eddie Collins
NL
Johnny Evers
1922
AL
George Sisler
1923
AL
Babe Ruth
1924
AL
Walter Johnson
NL
Dazzy Vance
1925
AL
Roger Peckinpaugh
NL
Rogers Hornsby
1926
AL
George Burns
NL
Bob O'Farrell
1927
AL
Lou Gehrig
NL
Paul Waner
1928
AL
Mickey Cochrane
NL
Jim Bottomley
1929
NL
Rogers Hornsby
1931
AL
Lefty Grove
NL
Frankie Frisch
1932
AL
Jimmie Foxx
NL
Chuck Klein
1933
AL
Jimmie Foxx
NL
Carl Hubbell
1934
AL
Mickey Cochrane
NL
Dizzy Dean
1935
AL
Hank Greenberg
NL
Gabby Hartnett
1936
AL
Lou Gehrig
NL
Carl Hubbell
1937
AL
Charlie Gehringer
NL
Joe Medwick
1938
AL
Jimmie Foxx
NL
Ernie Lombardi
1939
AL
Joe DiMaggio
NL
Bucky Walters
1940
AL
Hank Greenberg
NL
Frank McCormick
1941
AL
Joe DiMaggio
NL
Dolph Camilli
1942
AL
Joe Gordon
NL
Mort Cooper
1943
AL
Spud Chandler
NL
Stan Musial
1944
AL
Hal Newhouser
NL
Marty Marion
1945
AL
Hal Newhouser
NL
Phil Cavarretta
1946
AL
Ted Williams
NL
Stan Musial
1947
AL
Joe DiMaggio
NL
Bob Elliott
1948
AL
Lou Boudreau
NL
Stan Musial
1949
AL
Ted Williams
NL
Jackie Robinson
1950
AL
Phil Rizzuto
NL
Jim Konstanty
1951
AL
Yogi Berra
NL
Roy Campanella
1952
AL
Bobby Shantz
NL
Hank Sauer
1953
AL
Al Rosen
NL
Roy Campanella
1954
AL
Yogi Berra
NL
Willie Mays
1955
AL
Yogi Berra
NL
Roy Campanella
1956
AL
Mickey Mantle
NL
Don Newcombe
1957
AL
Mickey Mantle
NL
Hank Aaron
1958
AL
Jackie Jensen
NL
Ernie Banks
1959
AL
Nellie Fox
NL
Ernie Banks
1960
AL
Roger Maris
NL
Dick Groat
1961
AL
Roger Maris
NL
Frank Robinson
1962
AL
Mickey Mantle
NL
Maury Wills
1963
AL
Elston Howard
NL
Sandy Koufax
1964
AL
Brooks Robinson
NL
Ken Boyer
1965
AL
Zoilo Versalles
NL
Willie Mays
1966
AL
Frank Robinson
NL
Roberto Clemente
1967
AL
Carl Yastrzemski
NL
Orlando Cepeda
1968
AL
Denny McLain
NL
Bob Gibson
1969
AL
Harmon Killebrew
NL
Willie McCovey
1970
AL
Boog Powell
NL
Johnny Bench
1971
AL
Vida Blue
NL
Joe Torre
1972
AL
Dick Allen
NL
Johnny Bench
1973
AL
Reggie Jackson
NL
Pete Rose
1974
AL
Jeff Burroughs
NL
Steve Garvey
1975
AL
Fred Lynn
NL
Joe Morgan
1976
AL
Thurman Munson
NL
Joe Morgan
1977
AL
Rod Carew
NL
George Foster
1978
AL
Jim Rice
NL
Dave Parker
1979
AL
Don Baylor
NL
Willie Stargell
*
NL
Keith Hernandez
*
1980
AL
George Brett
NL
Mike Schmidt
1981
AL
Rollie Fingers
NL
Mike Schmidt
1982
AL
Robin Yount
NL
Dale Murphy
1983
AL
Cal Ripken
NL
Dale Murphy
1984
AL
Willie Hernandez
NL
Ryne Sandberg
1985
AL
Don Mattingly
NL
Willie McGee
1986
AL
Roger Clemens
NL
Mike Schmidt
1987
AL
George Bell
NL
Andre Dawson
1988
AL
Jose Canseco
NL
Kirk Gibson
1989
AL
Robin Yount
NL
Kevin Mitchell
1990
AL
Rickey Henderson
NL
Barry Bonds
1991
AL
Cal Ripken
NL
Terry Pendleton
1992
AL
Dennis Eckersley
NL
Barry Bonds
1993
AL
Frank Thomas
NL
Barry Bonds
1994
AL
Frank Thomas
NL
Jeff Bagwell
1995
AL
Mo Vaughn
NL
Barry Larkin
1996
AL
Juan Gonzalez
NL
Ken Caminiti
1997
AL
Ken Griffey
NL
Larry Walker
1998
AL
Juan Gonzalez
NL
Sammy Sosa
1999
AL
Ivan Rodriguez
NL
Chipper Jones
2000
AL
Jason Giambi
NL
Jeff Kent
2001
AL
Ichiro Suzuki
NL
Barry Bonds
2002
AL
Miguel Tejada
NL
Barry Bonds
2003
AL
Alex Rodriguez
NL
Barry Bonds
2004
AL
Vladimir Guerrero
NL
Barry Bonds
2005
AL
Alex Rodriguez
NL
Albert Pujols
2006
AL
Justin Morneau
NL
Ryan Howard
2007
AL
Alex Rodriguez
NL
Jimmy Rollins