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TSN Player of the Year

No is the career number of awards won.

Year  American League   Tm   Pos  No   Avg   OBP   Slg  HR  RBI
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1991  CAL RIPKEN        BAL  SS    2  .323  .374  .566  34  114
1990  CECIL FIELDER     DET  1B    1  .277  .377  .592  51  132
1989  RUBEN SIERRA      TEX  OF    1  .306  .347  .543  29  119
1988  JOSE CANSECO      OAK  OF    1  .307  .391  .569  42  124
1987  GEORGE BELL       TOR  OF    1  .308  .352  .605  47  134
1986  DON MATTINGLY     NY   1B    3  .352  .394  .573  31  113
1985  DON MATTINGLY     NY   1B    2  .324  .371  .567  35  145
1984  DON MATTINGLY     NY   1B    1  .343  .381  .537  23  110
1983  CAL RIPKEN        BAL  SS    1  .318  .371  .517  27  102
1982  ROBIN YOUNT       MIL  SS    1  .331  .379  .578  29  114
1981  TONY ARMAS        OAK  OF    1  .261  .294  .480  22   76
1980  GEORGE BRETT      KC   3B    1  .390  .454  .664  24  118
1979  DON BAYLOR        CAL  OF    1  .296  .371  .530  36  139
1978  JIM RICE          BOS  OF    1  .315  .370  .600  46  139
1977  ROD CAREW         MIN  1B    1  .388  .449  .570  14  100
1976  THURMAN MUNSON    NY   C     1  .302  .337  .432  17  105
1975  FRED LYNN         BOS  OF    1  .331  .401  .566  21  105
1974  JEFF BURROUGHS    TEX  OF    1  .301  .397  .504  25  118
1973  REGGIE JACKSON    OAK  OF    1  .293  .383  .531  32  117
1972  DICK ALLEN        CHI  1B    1  .308  .420  .603  37  113
1971  TONY OLIVA        MIN  OF    2  .337  .369  .546  22   81
1970  HARMON KILLEBREW  MIN  3B    2  .271  .411  .546  41  113
1969  HARMON KILLEBREW  MIN  3B    1  .276  .427  .584  49  140
1968  KEN HARRELSON     BOS  OF    1  .275  .356  .518  35  109
1967  CARL YASTRZEMSKI  BOS  OF    1  .326  .418  .622  44  121
1966  FRANK ROBINSON    BAL  OF    2  .316  .410  .637  49  122
1965  TONY OLIVA        MIN  OF    1  .321  .378  .491  16   98
1964  BROOKS ROBINSON   BAL  3B    1  .317  .368  .521  28  118
1963  AL KALINE         DET  OF    2  .312  .375  .514  27  101
1962  MICKEY MANTLE     NY   OF    2  .321  .486  .605  30   89
1961  ROGER MARIS       NY   OF    2  .269  .372  .620  61  142
1960  ROGER MARIS       NY   OF    1  .283  .371  .581  39  112
1959  NELLIE FOX        CHI  2B    1  .306  .380  .389   2   70
1958  JACKIE JENSEN     BOS  OF    1  .286  .396  .535  35  122
1957  TED WILLIAMS      BOS  OF    2  .388  .526  .731  38   87
1956  MICKEY MANTLE     NY   OF    1  .353  .464  .705  52  130
1955  AL KALINE         DET  OF    1  .340  .421  .546  27  102
1954  BOBBY AVILA       CLE  2B    1  .341  .402  .477  15   67
1953  AL ROSEN          CLE  3B    1  .336  .422  .613  43  145
1952  LUKE EASTER       CLE  1B    1  .263  .337  .513  31   97
1951  FERRIS FAIN       PHI  1B    1  .344  .451  .471   6   57
1950  PHIL RIZZUTO      NY   SS    1  .324  .418  .439   7   66
1949  TED WILLIAMS      BOS  OF    1  .343  .490  .650  43  159
1948  LOU BOUDREAU      CLE  SS    1  .355  .453  .534  18  106
1945  EDDIE MAYO        DET  2B    1  .285  .347  .405  10   54
1944  BOBBY DOERR       BOS  2B    1  .325  .399  .528  15   81

Year  National League   Tm   Pos  No   Avg   OBP   Slg  HR  RBI
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1991  BARRY BONDS       PIT  OF    2  .292  .410  .514  25  116
1990  BARRY BONDS       PIT  OF    1  .301  .406  .565  33  114
1989  KEVIN MITCHELL    SF   OF    1  .291  .388  .635  47  125
1988  ANDY VanSLYKE     PIT  OF    1  .288  .345  .506  25  100
1987  ANDRE DAWSON      CHI  OF    2  .287  .328  .568  49  137
1986  MIKE SCHMIDT      PHI  3B    2  .290  .390  .547  37  119
1985  WILLIE McGEE      STL  OF    1  .353  .384  .503  10   82
1984  RYNE SANDBERG     CHI  2B    1  .314  .367  .520  19   84
1983  DALE MURPHY       ATL  OF    2  .302  .393  .540  36  121
1982  DALE MURPHY       ATL  OF    1  .281  .378  .507  36  109
1981  ANDRE DAWSON      MON  OF    1  .302  .365  .553  24   64
1980  MIKE SCHMIDT      PHI  3B    1  .286  .380  .624  48  121
1979  KEITH HERNANDEZ   STL  1B    1  .344  .417  .513  11  105
1978  DAVE PARKER       PIT  OF    1  .334  .394  .585  30  117
1977  GEORGE FOSTER     CIN  OF    2  .320  .382  .631  52  149
1976  GEORGE FOSTER     CIN  OF    1  .306  .364  .530  29  121
1975  JOE MORGAN        CIN  2B    1  .327  .466  .508  17   94
1974  LOU BROCK         STL  OF    1  .306  .368  .381   3   48
1973  BOBBY BONDS       SF   OF    1  .283  .370  .530  39   96
1972  BILLY WILLIAMS    CHI  OF    1  .333  .398  .606  37  122
1971  JOE TORRE         STL  3B    1  .363  .421  .555  24  137
1970  JOHNNY BENCH      CIN  C     1  .293  .345  .587  45  148
1969  WILLIE McCOVEY    SF   1B    1  .320  .453  .656  45  126
1968  PETE ROSE         CIN  OF    1  .335  .391  .470  10   49
1967  ORLANDO CEPEDA    STL  1B    1  .325  .399  .524  25  111
1966  ROBERTO CLEMENTE  PIT  OF    1  .317  .360  .536  29  119
1965  WILLIE MAYS       SF   OF    2  .317  .398  .645  52  112
1964  KEN BOYER         STL  3B    1  .295  .365  .489  24  119
1963  HANK AARON        MIL  OF    2  .319  .391  .586  44  130
1962  MAURY WILLS       LA   SS    1  .299  .347  .373   6   48
1961  FRANK ROBINSON    CIN  OF    1  .323  .404  .611  37  124
1960  DICK GROAT        PIT  OF    1  .325  .371  .394   2   50
1959  ERNIE BANKS       CHI  SS    2  .304  .374  .596  45  143
1958  ERNIE BANKS       CHI  SS    1  .313  .366  .614  47  129
1957  STAN MUSIAL       STL  1B    3  .351  .422  .612  29  102
1956  HANK AARON        MIL  OF    1  .328  .365  .558  26   92
1955  DUKE SNIDER       BRO  OF    1  .309  .418  .628  42  136
1954  WILLIE MAYS       NY   OF    1  .345  .411  .667  41  110
1953  ROY CAMPANELLA    BRO  C     1  .312  .395  .611  41  142
1952  HANK SAUER        CHI  OF    1  .270  .361  .531  37  121
1951  STAN MUSIAL       STL  OF    2  .355  .449  .614  32  108
1950  RALPH KINER       PIT  OF    1  .272  .408  .590  47  118
1949  ENOS SLAUGHTER    STL  OF    1  .336  .418  .511  13   96
1948  STAN MUSIAL       STL  OF    1  .376  .450  .702  39  131
1945  TOMMY HOLMES      BOS  OF    1  .352  .420  .577  28  117
1944  MARTY MARION      STL  SS    1  .267  .324  .362   6   63