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TSN Players of the Year Winners

By Patrick Mondout

The Sporting News (TSN) awarded a member of each league "Player of the Year" awards between 1948-1991 (and 1944, 1945). These were in contrast to the single Major League "Player of the Year" awards TSN also bestowed.

TSN PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
YEAR NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE
1944 NL Marty Marion AL Bobby Doerr
1945 NL Tommy Holmes AL Eddie Mayo
1946 (no award)
1947 (no award)
1948 NL Stan Musial AL Lou Boudreau
1949 NL Enos Slaughter AL Ted Williams
1950 NL Ralph Kiner AL Phil Rizzuto
1951 NL Stan Musial AL Ferris Fain
1952 NL Hank Sauer AL Luke Easter
1953 NL Roy Campanella AL Al Rosen
1954 NL Willie Mays AL Bobby Avila
1955 NL Duke Snider AL Al Kaline
1956 NL Hank Aaron AL Mickey Mantle
1957 NL Stan Musial AL Ted Williams
1958 NL Ernie Banks AL Jackie Jensen
1959 NL Ernie Banks AL Nellie Fox
1960 NL Dick Groat AL Roger Maris
1961 NL Frank Robinson AL Roger Maris
1962 NL Maury Wills AL Mickey Mantle
1963 NL Hank Aaron AL Al Kaline
1964 NL Ken Boyer AL Brooks Robinson
1965 NL Willie Mays AL Tony Oliva
1966 NL Roberto Clemente AL Frank Robinson
1967 NL Orlando Cepeda AL Carl Yastrzemski
1968 NL Pete Rose AL Ken Harrelson
1969 NL Willie McCovey AL Harmon Killebrew
1970 NL Johnny Bench AL Harmon Killebrew
1971 NL Joe Torre AL Tony Oliva
1972 NL Billy Williams AL Dick Allen
1973 NL Bobby Bonds AL Reggie Jackson
1974 NL Lou Brock AL Jeff Burroughs
1975 NL Joe Morgan AL Fred Lynn
1976 NL George Foster AL Thurman Munson
1977 NL George Foster AL Rod Carew
1978 NL Dave Parker AL Jim Rice
1979 NL Keith Hernandez AL Don Baylor
1980 NL Mike Schmidt AL George Brett
1981 NL Andre Dawson AL Tony Armas
1982 NL Dale Murphy AL Robin Yount
1983 NL Dale Murphy AL Cal Ripken
1984 NL Ryne Sandberg AL Don Mattingly
1985 NL Willie McGee AL Don Mattingly
1986 NL Mike Schmidt AL Don Mattingly
1987 NL Andre Dawson AL George Bell
1988 NL Andy Van Slyke AL Jose Canseco
1989 NL Kevin Mitchell AL Ruben Sierra
1990 NL Barry Bonds AL Cecil Fielder
1991 NL Barry Bonds AL Cal Ripken
THE SPORTING NEWS PLAYERS

References

Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia by John Thorn, et al.
2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia by Gary Gillette (Editor), Pete Palmer (Editor).

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3X WINNER

Don Mattingly won a record three-straight awards from 1985-1987 (though Bonds would certainly have broken the record had TSN not discontinued it).

Photo by Michael Ponzini, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com


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