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TSN Major League Player of the Year

No is the career number of awards won. Statistics for position players are batting average, on-base percentage, slugging average, home runs, and runs batted in. Statistics for pitchers are wins, losses, earned-run average, saves, and strikeouts.

Year  Major Leagues        Tm     Pos  No        Statistics
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1998  SAMMY SOSA           CHI-N  OF    1  .308  .377  .647  66  158
1997  KEN GRIFFEY          SEA-A  OF    1  .304  .382  .646  56  147
1996  ALEX RODRIGUEZ       SEA-A  SS    1  .358  .414  .631  36  123
1995  ALBERT BELLE         CLE-A  OF    1  .317  .401  .690  50  126
1994  JEFF BAGWELL         HOU-N  1B    1  .368  .451  .750  39  116
1993  FRANK THOMAS         CHI-A  1B    1  .317  .426  .607  41  128
1992  GARY SHEFFIELD       SD-N   OF    1  .330  .385  .580  33  100
1991  CAL RIPKEN           BAL-A  SS    2  .323  .374  .566  34  114
1990  BARRY BONDS          PIT-N  OF    1  .301  .406  .565  33  114
1989  KEVIN MITCHELL       SF-N   OF    1  .291  .388  .635  47  125
1988  OREL HERSHISER       LA-N   P     1    23     8  2.26   1  178
1987  GEORGE BELL          TOR-A  OF    1  .308  .352  .605  47  134
1986  ROGER CLEMENS        BOS-A  P     1    24     4  2.48   0  238
1985  DON MATTINGLY        NY-A   1B    1  .324  .371  .567  35  145
1984  RYNE SANDBERG        CHI-N  2B    1  .314  .367  .520  19   84
1983  CAL RIPKEN           BAL-A  SS    1  .318  .371  .517  27  102
1982  ROBIN YOUNT          MIL-A  SS    1  .331  .379  .578  29  114
1981  FERNANDO VALENZUELA  LA-N   P     1    13     7  2.48   0  180
1980  GEORGE BRETT         KC-A   3B    1  .390  .454  .664  24  118
1979  WILLIE STARGELL      PIT-N  1B    1  .281  .352  .552  32   82
1978  RON GUIDRY           NY-A   P     1    25     3  1.74   0  248
1977  ROD CAREW            MIN-A  1B    1  .388  .449  .570  14  100
1976  JOE MORGAN           CIN-N  2B    2  .320  .444  .576  27  111
1975  JOE MORGAN           CIN-N  2B    1  .327  .466  .508  17   94
1974  LOU BROCK            STL-N  OF    1  .306  .368  .381   3   48
1973  REGGIE JACKSON       OAK-A  OF    1  .293  .383  .531  32  117
1972  BILLY WILLIAMS       CHI-N  OF    1  .333  .398  .606  37  122
1971  JOE TORRE            STL-N  3B    1  .363  .421  .555  24  137
1970  JOHNNY BENCH         CIN-N  C     1  .293  .345  .587  45  148
1969  WILLIE McCOVEY       SF-N   1B    1  .320  .453  .656  45  126
1968  DENNY McLAIN         DET-A  P     1    31     6  1.96   0  280
1967  CARL YASTRZEMSKI     BOS-A  OF    1  .326  .418  .622  44  121
1966  FRANK ROBINSON       BAL-A  OF    1  .316  .410  .637  49  122
1965  SANDY KOUFAX         LA-N   P     2    26     8  2.04   2  382
1964  KEN BOYER            STL-N  3B    1  .295  .365  .489  24  119
1963  SANDY KOUFAX         LA-N   P     1    25     5  1.88   0  306
1962  DON DRYSDALE         LA-N   P     1    25     9  2.83   1  232
1962  MAURY WILLS          LA-N   SS    1  .299  .347  .373   6   48
1961  ROGER MARIS          NY-A   OF    1  .269  .372  .620  61  142
1960  BILL MAZEROSKI       PIT-N  2B    1  .273  .320  .392  11   64
1959  EARLY WYNN           CHI-A  P     1    22    10  3.17   0  179
1958  BOB TURLEY           NY-A   P     1    21     7  2.97   1  168
1957  TED WILLIAMS         BOS-A  OF    5  .388  .526  .731  38   87
1956  MICKEY MANTLE        NY-A   OF    1  .353  .464  .705  52  130
1955  DUKE SNIDER          BRO-N  OF    1  .309  .418  .628  42  136
1954  WILLIE MAYS          NY-N   OF    1  .345  .411  .667  41  110
1953  AL ROSEN             CLE-A  3B    1  .336  .422  .613  43  145
1952  ROBIN ROBERTS        PHI-N  P     1    28     7  2.59   2  148
1951  STAN MUSIAL          STL-N  OF    2  .355  .449  .614  32  108
1950  PHIL RIZZUTO         NY-A   SS    1  .324  .418  .439   7   66
1949  TED WILLIAMS         BOS-A  OF    4  .343  .490  .650  43  159
1948  LOU BOUDREAU         CLE-A  SS    1  .355  .453  .534  18  106
1947  TED WILLIAMS         BOS-A  OF    3  .343  .499  .634  32  114
1946  STAN MUSIAL          STL-N  1B    1  .365  .434  .587  16  103
1945  HAL NEWHOUSER        DET-A  P     1    25     9  1.81   2  212
1944  MARTY MARION         STL-N  SS    1  .267  .324  .362   6   63
1943  SPUD CHANDLER        NY-A   P     1    20     4  1.64   0  134
1942  TED WILLIAMS         BOS-A  OF    2  .356  .499  .648  36  137
1941  TED WILLIAMS         BOS-A  OF    1  .406  .551  .735  37  120
1940  BOB FELLER           CLE-A  P     1    27    11  2.61   4  261
1939  JOE DiMAGGIO         NY-A   OF    1  .381  .448  .671  30  126
1938  JOHNNY VANDER MEER   CIN-N  P     1    15    10  3.12   0  125
1937  JOHNNY ALLEN         CLE-A  P     1    15     1  2.55   0   87
1936  CARL HUBBELL         NY-N   P     1    26     6  2.31   3  123