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World Series MVP Winners
The Baseball World Series MVP is awarded to the player who contributes most to his team's success during the World Series Championships. The award was first given in 1955. It was originally given by the editors of SPORT magazine, but is now decided by the opinions of a combination of fan voting, media members and Major League Baseball officials.
The following table lists the past winners of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. See also the winners of other awards at the World Series.
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Johnny Podres | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1956 | Don Larsen | New York Yankees |
| 1957 | Lew Burdette | Milwaukee Braves |
| 1958 | Bob Turley | New York Yankees |
| 1959 | Larry Sherry | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1960 | Bobby Richardson | New York Yankees |
| 1961 | Whitey Ford | New York Yankees |
| 1962 | Ralph Terry | New York Yankees |
| 1963 | Sandy Koufax | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1964 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1965 | Sandy Koufax | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson | Baltimore Orioles |
| 1967 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1968 | Mickey Lolich | Detroit Tigers |
| 1969 | Donn Clendenon | New York Mets |
| 1970 | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore Orioles |
| 1971 | Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1972 | Gene Tenace | Oakland Athletics |
| 1973 | Reggie Jackson | Oakland Athletics |
| 1974 | Rollie Fingers | Oakland Athletics |
| 1975 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1976 | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1977 | Reggie Jackson | New York Yankees |
| 1978 | Bucky Dent | New York Yankees |
| 1979 | Willie Stargell | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1980 | Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1981 | Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero & Steve Yeager | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1982 | Darrell Porter | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1983 | Rick Dempsey | Baltimore Orioles |
| 1984 | Alan Trammell | Detroit Tigers |
| 1985 | Bret Saberhagen | Kansas City Royals |
| 1986 | Ray Knight | New York Mets |
| 1987 | Frank Viola | Minnesota Twins |
| 1988 | Orel Hershiser | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1989 | Dave Stewart | Oakland Athletics |
| 1990 | José Rijo | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1991 | Jack Morris | Minnesota Twins |
| 1992 | Pat Borders | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1993 | Paul Molitor | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1994 | No World Series | |
| 1995 | Tom Glavine | Atlanta Braves |
| 1996 | John Wetteland | New York Yankees |
| 1997 | Liván Hernández | Florida Marlins |
| 1998 | Scott Brosius | New York Yankees |
| 1999 | Mariano Rivera | New York Yankees |
| 2000 | Derek Jeter | New York Yankees |
| 2001 | Randy Johnson & Curt Schilling | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2002 | Troy Glaus | Anaheim Angels |
| 2003 | Josh Beckett | Florida Marlins |
| 2004 | Manny Ramírez | Boston Red Sox |
| 2005 | Jermaine Dye | Chicago White Sox |
| 2006 | David Eckstein | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2007 | Mike Lowell | Boston Red Sox |
| 2008 | Cole Hamels | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2009 | Hideki Matsui | New York Yankees |
| 2010 | ||
Trivia
- In 1960, Bobby Richardson of the New York Yankees, won the MVP despite playing in the losing team.
- There was no award in 1994 as there was no World Series due to a player's strike
- 1981 and 2001 there were co-MVPs awarded.
- The 2009 winner Hideki Matsui was the first Japanese-Born World Series MVP.
Related Pages
- See also the winners of other awards at the World Series.
