The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award

"The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award" was established in 1946 by The Sporting News ("TSN").

*In 1947-48, and again in 1950, a single award was given for all of Major League Baseball.

*In 1949 and since 1951, "TSN" has given an award to a player from each league.

*From 1963 through 2003, "TSN" split the rookie award into two separate categories:
**"Rookie Pitcher of the Year"
**"Rookie Player of the Year"

*In 2004 those two awards were discontinued, in favor of the unified award below.

This is the list of ballplayers awarded by year, name, team, league, and position. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_snrp3.shtml]

1946-49

*1946
**Del Ennis (Philadelphia NL, OF)
*1947
**Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn NL, 1B)
*1948
**Richie Ashburn (Philadelphia NL, OF)
*1949
**Roy Sievers (St. Louis AL, OF)
**Don Newcombe (Brooklyn NL, P)

1950-59

*1950
**Whitey Ford (New York AL, P)
*1951
**Minnie Miñoso (Chicago AL, OF)
**Willie Mays (New York NL, OF)
*1952
**Clint Courtney (St. Louis AL, C)
**Joe Black (Brooklyn NL, P)
*1953
**Harvey Kuenn (Detroit AL, SS)
**Jim Gilliam (Brooklyn NL, 2B)
*1954
**Bob Grim (New York AL, P)
**Wally Moon (St. Louis NL, OF)
*1955
**Herb Score (Cleveland AL, P)
**Bill Virdon (St. Louis NL, OF)
*1956
**Luis Aparicio (Chicago AL, SS)
**Frank Robinson (Cincinnati NL, OF)
*1957
**Tony Kubek (New York AL, IF-OF)
**Ed Bouchee (Philadelphia AL, 1B)
**Jack Sanford (Philadelphia NL, P)
*1958
**Ryne Duren (New York AL, P)
**Albie Pearson (Washington AL, OF)
**Orlando Cepeda (San Francisco NL, 1B)
**Carl Willey (Milwaukee NL, P)
*1959
**Bob Allison (Washington AL, OF)
**Willie McCovey (San Francisco NL, 1B)

1960-69

*1960
**Ron Hansen (Baltimore AL, SS)
**Frank Howard (Los Angeles NL, OF)
*1961
**Dick Howser (Kansas City AL, SS)
**Don Schwall (Boston AL, P)
**Ken Hunt (Cincinnati NL, P)
**Billy Williams (Chicago NL, OF)
*1962
**Tom Tresh (New York AL, OF-SS)
**Ken Hubbs (Chicago NL, 2B)
*1963
**Gary Peters (Chicago AL, P)
**Pete Ward (Chicago AL, 3B)
**Ray Culp (Philadelphia NL, P)
**Pete Rose (Cincinnati NL, 2B)
*1964
**Wally Bunker (Baltimore AL, P)
**Tony Oliva (Minnesota AL, OF)
**Billy McCool (Cincinnati NL, P)
**Dick Allen (Philadelphia NL, 3B)
*1965
**Marcelino López (California AL, P)
**Curt Blefary (Baltimore AL, OF)
**Frank Linzy (San Francisco NL, P)
**Joe Morgan (Houston NL, 2B)
*1966
**Jim Nash (Kansas City AL, P)
**Tommie Agee (Chicago AL, OF)
**Don Sutton (Los Angeles NL, P)
**Tommy Helms (Cincinnati NL, 3B)
*1967
**Tom Phoebus (Baltimore AL, P)
**Rod Carew (Minnesota AL, 2B)
**Dick Hughes (St. Louis NL, P)
**Lee May (Cincinnati NL, 1B)
*1968
**Stan Bahnsen (New York AL, P)
**Del Unser (Washington AL, OF)
**Jerry Koosman (New York NL, P)
**Johnny Bench (Cincinnati NL, C)
*1969
**Mike Nagy (Boston AL, P)
**Carlos May (Chicago AL, OF)
**Tom Griffin (Houston NL, P)
**Coco Laboy (Montreal NL, 2B)

1970-79

*1970
**Bert Blyleven (Minnesota AL, P)
**Roy Foster (Cleveland AL, OF)
**Carl Morton (Montreal NL, P)
**Bernie Carbo (Cincinnati NL, OF)
*1971
**Bill Parsons (Milwaukee AL, P)
**Chris Chambliss (Cleveland AL, 1B)
**Reggie Cleveland (St. Louis NL, P)
**Earl Williams (Atlanta NL, C)
*1972
**Dick Tidrow (Cleveland AL, P)
**Carlton Fisk (Boston AL, C)
**Jon Matlack (New York NL, P)
**Dave Rader (San Francisco NL, C)
*1973
**Steve Busby (Kansas City AL, P)
**Al Bumbry (Baltimore AL, OF)
**Steve Rogers (Montreal NL, P)
**Gary Matthews (San Francisco NL, OF)
*1974
**Frank Tanana (California AL, P)
**Mike Hargrove (Texas AL, 1B)
**John D'Acquisto (San Francisco NL, P)
**Greg Gross (Houston NL, OF)
*1975
**Dennis Eckersley (Cleveland AL, P)
**Fred Lynn (Boston AL, OF)
**John Montefusco (San Francisco NL, P)
**Gary Carter (Montreal NL, OF-C)
*1976
**Mark Fidrych (Detroit AL, P)
**Butch Wynegar (Minnesota AL, C)
**Butch Metzger (San Diego NL, P)
**Larry Herndon (San Francisco NL, OF)
*1977
**Dave Rozema (Detroit AL, P)
**Mitchell Page (Oakland AL, OF)
**Bob Owchinko (San Diego NL, P)
**Andre Dawson (Montreal NL, OF)
*1978
**Rich Gale (Kansas City AL, P)
**Paul Molitor (Milwaukee AL, 2B)
**Don Robinson (Pittsburgh NL, P)
**Bob Horner (Atlanta NL, 3B)
*1979
**Mark Clear (California AL, P)
**Pat Putnam (Texas NL, 1B)
**Rick Sutcliffe (Los Angeles NL, P)
**Jeffrey Leonard (Houston NL, OF)

1980-89

*1980
**Britt Burns (Chicago AL, P)
**Joe Charboneau (Cleveland AL, OF)
**Bill Gullickson (Montreal NL, P)
**Lonnie Smith, (Philadelphia NL, OF)
*1981
**Dave Righetti (New York AL, P)
**Rich Gedman (Boston AL, C)
**Fernando Valenzuela (Los Angeles NL, P)
**Tim Raines (Montreal NL, OF)
*1982
**Ed Vande Berg (Seattle AL, P)
**Cal Ripken, Jr. (Baltimore AL, SS-3B)
**Steve Bedrosian (Atlanta NL, P)
**Johnny Ray (Pittsburgh NL, 2B)
*1983
**Mike Boddicker (Baltimore AL, P)
**Ron Kittle (Chicago AL, OF)
**Craig McMurtry (Atlanta NL, P)
**Darryl Strawberry (New York NL, OF)
*1984
**Mark Langston (Seattle AL, P)
**Alvin Davis (Seattle AL, 1B)
**Dwight Gooden (New York NL, P)
**Juan Samuel (Philadelphia NL, 2B)
*1985
**Teddy Higuera (Milwaukee AL, P)
**Ozzie Guillén (Chicago AL, SS)
**Tom Browning (Cincinnati NL, P)
**Vince Coleman (St. Louis NL, OF)
*1986
**Mark Eichhorn (Toronto AL, P)
**José Canseco (Oakland AL, OF)
**Todd Worrell (St. Louis NL, P)
**Robby Thompson (San Francisco NL, 2B)
*1987
**Mike Henneman (Detroit AL, P)
**Mark McGwire (Oakland AL, 1B)
**Mike Dunne (Pittsburgh NL, P)
**Benito Santiago (San Diego NL, C)
*1988
**Bryan Harvey (California AL, P)
**Walt Weiss (Oakland AL, SS)
**Tim Belcher (Los Angeles NL, P)
**Mark Grace (Chicago NL, 1B)
*1989
**Tom Gordon (Kansas City AL, P)
**Craig Worthington (Baltimore AL, 3B)
**Andy Benes (San Diego NL, P)
**Jerome Walton (Chicago NL, OF)

1990-99

*1990
**Kevin Appier (Kansas City AL, P)
**Sandy Alomar (Cleveland AL, C)
**Mike Harkey (Chicago NL, P)
**David Justice (Atlanta NL, OF)
*1991
**Juan Guzmán (Toronto AL, P)
**Chuck Knoblauch (Minnesota AL, 2B)
**Al Osuna (Houston NL, P)
**Jeff Bagwell (Houston NL, 1B)
*1992
**Cal Eldred (Milwaukee AL, P)
**Pat Listach (Milwaukee AL, SS)
**Tim Wakefield (Pittsburgh NL, P)
**Eric Karros (Los Angeles NL, 1B)
*1993
**Aaron Sele (Boston AL, P)
**Tim Salmon (California AL, OF)
**Kirk Rueter (Montreal NL, P)
**Mike Piazza (Los Angeles NL, C)
*1994
**Brian Anderson (California AL, P)
**Bob Hamelin (Kansas City AL, DH)
**Steve Trachsel (Chicago NL, P)
**Raúl Mondesí (Los Angeles NL, OF)
*1995
**Julián Tavárez {Cleveland AL, P)
**Garret Anderson (California AL, OF)
**Hideo Nomo (Los Angeles NL, P)
**Chipper Jones (Atlanta NL, 3B)
*1996
**James Baldwin (Chicago AL, P)
**Derek Jeter (New York AL, SS)
**Alan Benes (St. Louis NL, P)
**Jason Kendall (Pittsburgh NL, C)
*1997
**Jason Dickson (Anaheim AL, P)
**Nomar Garciaparra (Boston AL, SS)
**Matt Morris (St. Louis NL, P)
**Scott Rolen (Philadelphia NL, 3B)
*1998
**Rolando Arrojo (Tampa Bay AL, P)
**Ben Grieve (Oakland AL, OF)
**Kerry Wood (Chicago NL, P)
**Todd Helton (Colorado NL, 1B)
*1999
**Tim Hudson (Oakland AL, P)
**Carlos Beltrán (Kansas City AL, OF)
**Scott Williamson (Cincinnati NL, P)
**Preston Wilson (Florida NL, OF)

2000-07

*2000
**Kazuhiro Sasaki (Seattle AL, P)
**Mark Quinn (Kansas City AL, OF)
**Rick Ankiel (St. Louis NL, P)
**Rafael Furcal (Atlanta NL, SS)
*2001
**C. C. Sabathia (Cleveland AL, P)
**Ichiro Suzuki (Seattle AL, OF)
**Roy Oswalt (Houston NL, P)
**Albert Pujols (St. Louis NL, 3B)
*2002
**Rodrigo López (Baltimore AL, P)
**Eric Hinske (Toronto AL, 3B)
**Jason Jennings (Colorado NL, P)
**Brad Wilkerson (Montreal NL, OF)
*2003
**Rafael Soriano (Seattle AL, P)
**Jody Gerut (Cleveland AL, OF)
**Dontrelle Willis (Florida NL, P)
**Scott Podsednik (Milwaukee NL, OF)
*2004
**Bobby Crosby (Oakland AL, SS)
**Jason Bay (Pittsburgh NL, OF)
*2005
**Huston Street (Oakland AL, RP)
**Willy Taveras (Houston NL, OF)
*2006
**Justin Verlander (Detroit AL, P)
**Dan Uggla (Florida NL, 2B)
*2007
**Dustin Pedroia (Boston AL, 2B)
**Ryan Braun (Milwaukee NL, 3B)

ee also

*"TSN" Player of the Year
*"TSN" Pitcher of the Year
*"TSN" Reliever of the Year
*"TSN" Comeback Player of the Year
*"TSN" Manager of the Year