Babe Ruth Award

This article is about the postseason performance award. For the home run award, see Babe Ruth Home Run Award.

Babe Ruth Award
The 1958 Babe Ruth Award, won by Elston Howard
Sport	Baseball
League	Major League Baseball
Awarded for	Annual most valuable player of the MLB postseason
Presented by	New York City chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America
History
First award	1949
Most recent	Randy Arozarena, (Tampa Bay Rays)

The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player with the best performance in the postseason. The award, created in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949 to the MVP of the World Series, one year after Ruth's death. The award was created by the New York City chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). It continued to be awarded exclusively for performances in the World Series until 2007, when the New York chapter of the BBWAA changed the award to cover the entire postseason.^[1][2] Though it is older than the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, which was not created until 1955 (as the "SPORT Magazine Award"), the Babe Ruth Award is considered less prestigious, because it is not sanctioned by MLB and is awarded several weeks after the World Series.^[3][4]

MLB expanded its postseason to include the League Championship Series (LCS) in 1969, the League Division Series (LDS) in 1995, and the Wild Card round in 2012. The Wild Card round is a one-game playoff, the LDS follows a best-of-five playoff format, and the LCS and World Series follow a best-of-seven playoff format.^[4][5] The most recent World Series champions are the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the 2020 World Series, but Randy Arozarena of the Tampa Bay Rays was named winner of the Babe Ruth Award.^[6]

Ruth was a noted slugger who batted .326 with 15 home runs and three wins in three games started as a pitcher during World Series play.^[7] However, the Babe Ruth Award does not only go to sluggers or pitchers. Dick Green won the award for the 1974 World Series, in which he batted 0-for-13, but helped the Oakland Athletics win the series with his defense.^[8][9]

Joe Page of the New York Yankees was the first winner of the Babe Ruth Award, and Jonathan Papelbon of the Boston Red Sox was the first winner since the award criteria changed to cover the entire postseason. In all, members of the Yankees have won the award sixteen times. Luis Tiant and Randy Arozarena are the only winners of the Babe Ruth Award to play for the World Series–losing team. Two players, Sandy Koufax and Jack Morris, have won the award twice.^[10]

Winners

Key to table

Year	Links to the article about that corresponding World Series
Player (X)	Denotes winning player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
^	Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
*	Indicates year where player did not win the World Series Most Valuable Player Award (1955–present)[11]
	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
	Denotes player who is still active
§	Indicates losing team in the series

Table of winners

Year	Player	Team	Position	Selected statistics[Note 1]	Ref
1949	Joe Page	New York Yankees	Pitcher	1–0 record and 1 save in 3 appearances 2 earned runs allowed over 9 innings pitched 8 strikeouts	[12][13]
1950	Jerry Coleman	New York Yankees	Second baseman	.286 batting average 4 hits 3 runs batted in	[10][14]
1951	Phil Rizzuto	New York Yankees	Shortstop	.320 batting average 1 home run 3 runs batted in	[15][16]
1952	Johnny Mize	New York Yankees	First baseman	.400 batting average 3 home runs 6 runs batted in	[10][17]
1953	Billy Martin	New York Yankees	Second baseman	.500 batting average 12 hits 8 runs batted in	[18][19]
1954	Dusty Rhodes	New York Giants	Outfielder	4 hits in 6 at bats 2 pinch hit home runs 7 runs batted in	[20][21]
1955	Johnny Podres	Brooklyn Dodgers	Pitcher	2–0 record in 2 games started; both were complete games; 1 shutout 2 earned runs allowed over 18 innings pitched 10 strikeouts	[22][23]
1956	Don Larsen	New York Yankees	Pitcher	1–0 record in 2 games started; one perfect game 7 strikeouts Pitched first no-hitter in World Series history[24]	[10][25]
1957	Lew Burdette	Milwaukee Braves	Pitcher	3–0 record in 3 games started; all were complete games; 2 shutouts 2 earned runs allowed over 27 innings pitched 13 strikeouts	[26][27]
1958*	Elston Howard	New York Yankees	Catcher	.222 batting average Series-winning single in 8th inning of Game 7 4 runs scored	[28][29]
1959	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	2–0 record and 2 saves in 4 appearances 1 earned run allowed over 12+2⁄3 innings pitched 5 strikeouts	[30][31]
1960*	Bill Mazeroski	Pittsburgh Pirates	Second baseman	.320 batting average Series-winning walk-off home run in 9th inning of Game 7 5 runs batted in	[32][33]
1961	Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	Pitcher	2–0 record in 2 games started; one shutout 14 scoreless innings pitched 7 strikeouts	[34][35]
1962	Ralph Terry	New York Yankees	Pitcher	2–1 record in 3 games started; two complete games; 1 shutout 5 earned runs allowed over 25 innings pitched 16 strikeouts	[10][36]
1963	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	2–0 record in 2 games started; both complete games 3 earned runs allowed over 18 innings pitched 23 strikeouts	[37][38]
1964	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	2–1 record in 3 games started; 2 complete games 27 innings pitched 31 strikeouts	[10][39]
1965	Sandy Koufax (2)	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	2–1 record in 3 games started; two shutouts 1 earned run allowed over 24 innings pitched 29 strikeouts	[40][41]
1966	Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	.286 batting average 2 home runs 3 runs batted in	[42][43]
1967*	Lou Brock	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	.414 batting average 8 runs scored 7 stolen bases	[44][45]
1968	Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	3–0 record in 3 games started; all were complete games 5 earned runs allowed over 27 innings pitched 21 strikeouts	[10][46]
1969*	Al Weis	New York Mets	Second baseman	.455 batting average 1 home run 3 runs batted in	[47][48]
1970	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	.429 batting average 9 hits 6 runs batted in	[49][50]
1971	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	.414 batting average 12 hits 4 runs batted in	[51][52]
1972	Gene Tenace	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	.348 batting average 4 home runs 9 runs batted in	[53][54]
1973*	Bert Campaneris	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	.290 batting average Series-winning home run in 3rd inning of Game 7 3 stolen bases in 3 attempts	[55][56]
1974*	Dick Green	Oakland Athletics	Second baseman	0 hits in 13 at bats 1 run batted in and 1 run scored Participated in 6 double plays defensively in 5 games; Single-game record (tie) 3 double plays in Game 3[57]	[8][58][59]
1975*	Luis Tiant	Boston Red Sox§	Pitcher	2–0 record in 3 games started; 2 complete games; 1 shutout 25 innings pitched 12 strikeouts	[60][61]
1976	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	.533 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in	[62][63]
1977	Reggie Jackson	New York Yankees	Outfielder	.450 batting average 5 home runs 8 runs batted in	[64][65]
1978	Bucky Dent	New York Yankees	Shortstop	.417 batting average 10 hits 7 runs batted in	[66][67]
1979	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	First baseman	.400 batting average 7 extra-base hits 7 runs batted in	[68][69]
1980*	Tug McGraw	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	1–1 record and 2 saves in 4 appearances 1 earned run allowed over 7+2⁄3 innings pitched 10 strikeouts	[70][71]
1981	Ron Cey	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	.350 batting average 1 home run 6 runs batted in	[72][73]
1982*	Bruce Sutter	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	1–0 record and 2 saves in 4 appearances 7+2⁄3 innings pitched 6 strikeouts	[74][75]
1983	Rick Dempsey	Baltimore Orioles	Catcher	.385 batting average 4 doubles 2 runs batted in	[10][76]
1984*	Jack Morris	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	2–0 record in 2 games started; both complete games 4 earned runs allowed over 18 innings pitched 13 strikeouts	[10][77]
1985	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	2–0 record in 2 games started; both were complete games; 1 shutout 1 earned run allowed over 18 innings pitched 10 strikeouts	[10][78]
1986	Ray Knight	New York Mets	Third baseman	.391 batting average Series-winning home run in 7th inning of Game 7 5 runs batted in	[10][79]
1987	Frank Viola	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	2–1 record in 3 games started 8 earned runs allowed over 19+1⁄3 innings pitched 16 strikeouts	[10][80]
1988	Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	2–0 record in 2 games started; both were complete games; 1 shutout 2 earned runs allowed over 18 innings pitched 17 strikeouts	[10][81]
1989	Dave Stewart	Oakland Athletics	Pitcher	2–0 record in 2 games started; one shutout 3 earned runs allowed over 16 innings pitched 14 strikeouts	[10][82]
1990*	Billy Hatcher	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	.750 batting average 9 hits; 4 doubles 6 runs scored	[83][84]
1991	Jack Morris (2)	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	2–0 record over 3 games started; 10-inning shutout in Game 7 3 earned runs allowed over 23 innings pitched 15 strikeouts	[10][85]
1992*	Dave Winfield	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	.227 batting average 5 hits Series-winning 2 run batted in double in 11th inning of Game 6	[10][86]
1993	Paul Molitor	Toronto Blue Jays	Designated hitter	.500 batting average 12 hits; 6 extra-base hits 8 runs batted in	[10][87]
1994	Series cancelled due to the players' strike				[10][88]
1995	Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started 2 earned runs allowed over 14 innings pitched 11 strikeouts	[10][89]
1996*	Cecil Fielder	New York Yankees	Designated hitter	.391 batting average 9 hits 2 runs batted in	[90][91]
1997*	Moisés Alou	Florida Marlins	Outfielder	.321 batting average 3 home runs 9 runs batted in	[10][92]
1998	Scott Brosius	New York Yankees	Third baseman	.471 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in	[93][94]
1999	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees	Pitcher	1–0 record and 2 saves in 3 appearances 4+2⁄3 scoreless innings pitched 3 strikeouts	[10][95]
2000	Derek Jeter	New York Yankees	Shortstop	.409 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs scored	[96][97]
2001^	Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	3–0 record in 3 appearances (2 starts); one shutout 2 earned runs allowed over 17+1⁄3 innings pitched 19 strikeouts	[10][98]
2001^	Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	1–0 record in 3 games started 4 earned runs allowed over 21+1⁄3 innings pitched 26 strikeouts	[10][98]
2002	Troy Glaus	Anaheim Angels	Third baseman	.385 batting average 3 home runs 8 runs batted in	[99][100]
2003	Josh Beckett	Florida Marlins	Pitcher	1–1 record in 2 games started; one shutout 2 earned runs allowed over 16+1⁄3 innings pitched 19 strikeouts	[101][102]
2004*	Keith Foulke	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	1–0 record and 1 save in 4 appearances 1 earned run allowed over 5 innings pitched 8 strikeouts	[103][104]
2005	Jermaine Dye	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	.438 batting average Series-winning single in 8th inning of Game 4 3 runs batted in	[10][105]
2006	David Eckstein	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	.364 batting average 8 hits 4 runs batted in	[10][106]
Award changed to cover performance in full post-season
2007*	Jonathan Papelbon	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	1–0 record and 4 saves in 7 appearances 10+2⁄3 scoreless innings pitched 7 strikeouts	[107][108]
2008	Cole Hamels	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	4–0 record over 5 games started 7 earned runs allowed over 35 innings pitched (1.80 ERA) 30 strikeouts	[109][110]
2009*	Alex Rodriguez	New York Yankees	Third baseman	.365 batting average 6 home runs 18 runs batted in	[2][111]
2010*	Tim Lincecum	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	4–1 record in 6 appearances (5 games started); 1 shutout 10 earned runs allowed over 37 innings pitched 43 strikeouts	[112][113]
2011	David Freese	St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	.397 batting average 5 home runs Set postseason records with 50 total bases and 21 runs batted in	[114][115]
2012	Pablo Sandoval	San Francisco Giants	Third baseman	.364 batting average 6 home runs 13 runs batted in	[116][117]
2013	David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	First baseman / Designated hitter	.353 batting average 5 home runs 13 runs batted in	[118][119]
2014	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	4–1 record and 1 save in 7 appearances (6 games started); 2 shutouts 1.03 ERA on 6 earned runs allowed over 52+2⁄3 innings pitched 45 strikeouts	[120][121]
2015*	Wade Davis	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	1–0 record and 4 saves in 8 appearances 10+2⁄3 scoreless innings pitched 18 strikeouts	[122][123]
2016*	Jon Lester	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	3–1 record in 6 appearances 2.02 ERA on 8 earned runs allowed over 35+2⁄3 innings pitched 30 strikeouts	[124][125]
2017^	José Altuve	Houston Astros	Second baseman	7 home runs 14 RBIs .310 Batting average	[126]
2017^	Justin Verlander	Houston Astros	Pitcher	4–1 record, 1 complete game in 6 games started 38 strikeouts, 8 earned runs allowed over 36+2⁄3 innings pitched 2017 American League Championship Series MVP	[126]
2018*	David Price	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	3–1 record in 6 appearances 23 strikeouts, 10 earned runs allowed over 26 innings pitched Winning pitcher of Games 2 & 5 in the World Series	[127]
2019^	Juan Soto	Washington Nationals	Outfielder	.277 batting average 5 home runs 14 runs batted in	[6]
2019^	Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	5–0 record 1.98 ERA 47 strikeouts	[6]
2020*	Randy Arozarena	Tampa Bay Rays§	Outfielder	.377 batting average 10 home runs 64 total bases	[128]

Image gallery

• Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, a two-time winner

• Reggie Jackson won the award in 1977.

• Orel Hershiser won the award in 1988.

• Derek Jeter (left) won the award in 2000, while Dave Winfield (right) won the award in 1992.

• Paul Molitor won the award in 1993.

• Tom Glavine won the award in 1995

• Cole Hamels won the award in 2008.

• Alex Rodriguez won the award in 2009.

• David Ortiz won the award in 2013.

• David Price won the award in 2018.

See also

• "This Year in Baseball Awards" Best Major Leaguer, Postseason
• List of Major League Baseball awards
• Baseball awards
• Conn Smythe Trophy, the National Hockey League's award for its postseason MVP

Notes

1. For 1949–2006, statistics are for the World Series only. As the award was changed in 2007 to encompass the entire postseason, statistics from 2007 through the present represent the entire postseason.

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