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The Most Valuable Player Award or MVP, is given out to one player from the NationalLeague and one from the AmericanLeague. The BWAA or Baseball Writers Association of America chooses the recipiant of the award each year. It has been given out since 1931.

                                        Winners 


                                                                American League
1931 Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics, P
1932 Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics, 1B
1933 Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics, 1B
1934 Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers, C
1935 Hank Greenberg†, Detroit Tigers, 1B
1936 Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, 1B
1937 Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers, 2B
1938 Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox, 1B
1939 Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF
1940 Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers, OF
1941 Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF
1942 Joe Gordon, New York Yankees, 2B
1943 Spud Chandler, New York Yankees, P
1944 Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers, P
1945 Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers, P
1946 Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, OF
1947 Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF
1948 Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians, SS
1949 Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, OF
1950 Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees, SS
1951 Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C
1952 Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics, P
1953 Al Rosen†, Cleveland Indians, 3B
1954 Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C
1955 Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C
1956 Mickey Mantle†, New York Yankees, OF
1957 Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, OF
1958 Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox, OF
1959 Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox, 2B
1960 Roger Maris, New York Yankees, OF
1961 Roger Maris, New York Yankees, OF
1962 Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, OF
1963 Elston Howard, New York Yankees, C
1964 Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, 3B
1965 Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins, SS
1966 Frank Robinson†, Baltimore Orioles, OF
1967 Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, OF
1968 Denny McLain†, Detroit Tigers, P
1969 Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins, 3B
1970 Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles, 1B
1971 Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics, P
1972 Dick Allen, Chicago White Sox, 1B
1973 Reggie Jackson†, Oakland Athletics, OF
1974 Jeff Burroughs, Texas Rangers, OF
1975 Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox, OF
1976 Thurman Munson, New York Yankees, C
1977 Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins, 1B
1978 Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox, OF
1979 Don Baylor, California Angels, DH
1980 George Brett, Kansas City Royals, 3B
1981 Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers, P
1982 Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers, SS
1983 Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS
1984 Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers, P
1985 Don Mattingly, New York Yankees, 1B
1986 Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox, P
1987 George Bell, Toronto Blue Jays, OF
1988 José Canseco†, Oakland Athletics, OF
1989 Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers, OF
1990 Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics, OF
1991 Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS
1992 Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics, P
1993 Frank Thomas†, Chicago White Sox, 1B
1994 Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox, 1B
1995 Mo Vaughn, Boston Red Sox, 1B
1996 Juan González, Texas Rangers, OF
1997 Ken Griffey, Jr.†, Seattle Mariners, OF
1998 Juan González, Texas Rangers, OF
1999 Iván Rodríguez, Texas Rangers, C
                                                        2000 Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics, 1B
                                                        2001 Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners, OF
                                                        2002 Miguel Tejada, Oakland Athletics, SS
                                                        2003 Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers, SS
                                                        2004 Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim Angels, OF
                                                        2005 Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees, 3B
                                                        2006 Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins, 1B
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