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TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Year  American League    Tm     Pos   Avg   OBP   Slg  HR  RBI
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1998  BEN GRIEVE         OAK    OF   .288  .386  .458  18   89
1997  NOMAR GARCIAPARRA  BOS    SS   .306  .342  .534  30   98
1996  DEREK JETER        NY     SS   .314  .370  .430  10   78
1995  GARRET ANDERSON    CAL    OF   .321  .352  .505  16   69
1994  BOB HAMELIN        KC     DH   .282  .388  .599  24   65
1993  TIM SALMON         CAL    OF   .283  .382  .536  31   95
1992  PAT LISTACH        MIL    SS   .290  .352  .349   1   47
1991  CHUCK KNOBLAUCH    MIN    2B   .281  .351  .350   1   50
1990  SANDY ALOMAR       CLE    C    .290  .326  .418   9   66
1989  CRAIG WORTHINGTON  BAL    3B   .247  .334  .384  15   70
1988  WALT WEISS         OAK    SS   .250  .312  .321   3   39
1987  MARK McGWIRE       OAK    1B   .289  .370  .618  49  118
1986  JOSE CANSECO       OAK    OF   .240  .318  .457  33  117
1985  OZZIE GUILLEN      CHI    SS   .273  .291  .358   1   33
1984  ALVIN DAVIS        SEA    1B   .284  .391  .497  27  116
1983  RON KITTLE         CHI    OF   .254  .314  .504  35  100
1982  CAL RIPKEN         BAL    SS   .264  .317  .475  28   93
1981  RICH GEDMAN        BOS    C    .288  .317  .434   5   26
1980  JOE CHARBONEAU     CLE    OF   .289  .358  .488  23   87
1979  PAT PUTNAM         TEX    1B   .277  .319  .458  18   64
1978  PAUL MOLITOR       MIL    2B   .273  .301  .372   6   45
1977  MITCHELL PAGE      OAK    OF   .307  .405  .521  21   75
1976  BUTCH WYNEGAR      MIN    C    .260  .356  .363  10   69
1975  FRED LYNN          BOS    OF   .331  .401  .566  21  105
1974  MIKE HARGROVE      TEX    1B   .323  .395  .424   4   66
1973  AL BUMBRY          BAL    OF   .337  .398  .500   7   34
1972  CARLTON FISK       BOS    C    .293  .370  .538  22   61
1971  CHRIS CHAMBLISS    CLE    1B   .275  .341  .407   9   48
1970  ROY FOSTER         CLE    OF   .268  .357  .468  23   60
1969  CARLOS MAY         CHI    OF   .281  .385  .488  18   62
1968  DEL UNSER          WAS    OF   .230  .282  .277   1   30
1967  ROD CAREW          MIN    2B   .292  .341  .409   8   51
1966  TOMMIE AGEE        CHI    OF   .273  .326  .447  22   86
1965  CURT BLEFARY       BAL    OF   .260  .381  .470  22   70
1964  TONY OLIVA         MIN    OF   .323  .359  .557  32   94
1963  PETE WARD          CHI    3B   .295  .353  .482  22   84
1962  TOM TRESH          NY     SS   .286  .359  .441  20   93
1961  DICK HOWSER        KC     SS   .280  .377  .362   3   45
1960  RON HANSEN         BAL    SS   .255  .342  .440  22   86
1959  BOB ALLISON        WAS    OF   .261  .333  .482  30   85
1958  ALBIE PEARSON      WAS    OF   .275  .354  .358   3   33
1957  TONY KUBEK         NY     OF   .297  .335  .381   3   39
1956  LUIS APARICIO      CHI    SS   .266  .311  .341   3   56
1953  HARVEY KUENN       DET    SS   .308  .356  .386   2   48
1952  CLINT COURTNEY     STL    C    .286  .349  .395   5   50
1951  MINNIE MINOSO      CHI    OF   .326  .422  .500  10   76
1949  ROY SIEVERS        STL    OF   .306  .398  .471  16   91

Year  National League    Tm     Pos   Avg   OBP   Slg  HR  RBI
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1998  TODD HELTON        COL    1B   .315  .380  .530  25   98
1997  SCOTT ROLEN        PHI    3B   .283  .377  .469  21   92
1996  JASON KENDALL      PIT    C    .300  .372  .401   3   42
1995  CHIPPER JONES      ATL    3B   .265  .353  .450  23   86
1994  RAUL MONDESI       LA     OF   .306  .333  .516  16   56
1993  MIKE PIAZZA        LA     C    .318  .370  .561  35  112
1992  ERIC KARROS        LA     1B   .257  .304  .426  20   88
1991  JEFF BAGWELL       HOU    1B   .294  .387  .437  15   82
1990  DAVID JUSTICE      ATL    OF   .282  .373  .535  28   78
1989  JEROME WALTON      CHI    OF   .293  .335  .385   5   46
1988  MARK GRACE         CHI    1B   .296  .371  .403   7   57
1987  BENITO SANTIAGO    SD     C    .300  .324  .467  18   79
1986  ROBBY THOMPSON     SF     2B   .271  .328  .370   7   47
1985  VINCE COLEMAN      STL    OF   .267  .320  .335   1   40
1984  JUAN SAMUEL        PHI    2B   .272  .307  .442  15   69
1983  DARRYL STRAWBERRY  NY     OF   .257  .336  .512  26   74
1982  JOHNNY RAY         PIT    2B   .281  .318  .382   7   63
1981  TIM RAINES         MON    OF   .304  .391  .438   5   37
1980  LONNIE SMITH       PHI    OF   .339  .397  .443   3   20
1979  JEFFREY LEONARD    HOU    OF   .290  .360  .350   0   47
1978  BOB HORNER         ATL    3B   .266  .313  .539  23   63
1977  ANDRE DAWSON       MON    OF   .282  .326  .474  19   65
1976  LARRY HERNDON      SF     OF   .288  .337  .356   2   23
1975  GARY CARTER        MON    OF   .270  .360  .416  17   68
1974  GREG GROSS         HOU    OF   .314  .393  .377   0   36
1973  GARY MATTHEWS      SF     OF   .300  .367  .444  12   58
1972  DAVE RADER         SF     C    .259  .306  .333   6   41
1971  EARL WILLIAMS      ATL    C    .260  .324  .491  33   87
1970  BERNIE CARBO       CIN    OF   .310  .454  .551  21   63
1969  COCO LABOY         MON    2B   .258  .308  .409  18   83
1968  JOHNNY BENCH       CIN    C    .275  .311  .433  15   82
1967  LEE MAY            CIN    1B   .265  .308  .422  12   57
1966  TOMMY HELMS        CIN    3B   .284  .315  .380   9   49
1965  JOE MORGAN         HOU    2B   .271  .373  .418  14   40
1964  DICK ALLEN         PHI    3B   .318  .382  .557  29   91
1963  PETE ROSE          CIN    2B   .273  .334  .371   6   41
1962  KEN HUBBS          CHI    2B   .260  .299  .346   5   49
1961  BILLY WILLIAMS     CHI    OF   .278  .338  .484  25   86
1960  FRANK HOWARD       LA     OF   .268  .320  .464  23   77
1959  WILLIE McCOVEY     SF     1B   .354  .429  .656  13   38
1958  ORLANDO CEPEDA     SF     1B   .312  .342  .512  25   96
1957  ED BOUCHEE         PHI    1B   .293  .394  .470  17   76
1956  FRANK ROBINSON     CIN    OF   .290  .379  .558  38   83
1955  BILL VIRDON        STL    OF   .281  .322  .433  17   68
1954  WALLY MOON         STL    OF   .304  .371  .435  12   76
1953  JIM GILLIAM        BRO    2B   .278  .383  .415   6   63
1951  WILLIE MAYS        NY     OF   .274  .356  .472  20   68

Year  Major Leagues      Tm     Pos   Avg   OBP   Slg  HR  RBI
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1948  RICHIE ASHBURN     PHI-N  OF   .333  .410  .400   2   40
1947  JACKIE ROBINSON    BRO-N  1B   .297  .383  .427  12   48
1946  DEL ENNIS          PHI-N  OF   .313  .364  .485  17   73