World Series Most Valuable Player Award
Winners

World Series Most Valuable Player Award

Section Title: Winners
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Year	Player	Team	Position	Selected statistics	Note

1955	Johnny Podres	Brooklyn Dodgers	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started; both were complete games- 1 shutout 2 earned runs allowed over 18 innings pitched 10 strikeouts

1956	Don Larsen	New York Yankees	Starting pitcher	1–0 record over 2 games started; 1 perfect game in Game 5 7 strikeouts Pitched first no-hitter in World Series history

1957	Lew Burdette	Milwaukee Braves	Starting pitcher	3–0 record over 3 games started; all were complete games- 2 shutouts 2 earned runs allowed over 27 innings pitched 13 strikeouts

1958	Bob Turley	New York Yankees	Pitcher	2–1 record and 1 save over 4 appearances (2 starts); 1 shutout 5 earned runs allowed over 16 ​1⁄3 innings pitched 13 strikeouts

1959	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	Relief pitcher	2–0 record and 2 saves over 4 appearances 1 earned run allowed over 12 ​2⁄3 innings pitched 5 strikeouts

1960	Bobby Richardson	New York Yankees§	Second baseman	.367 batting average 1 grand slam 12 runs batted in

1961	Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started; 1 shutout 14 scoreless innings pitched 7 strikeouts

1962	Ralph Terry	New York Yankees	Starting pitcher	2–1 record over 3 games started; 2 complete games- 1 shutout 5 earned runs allowed over 25 innings pitched 16 strikeouts

1963	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started; both were complete games 3 earned runs allowed over 18 innings pitched 23 strikeouts

1964	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	Starting pitcher	2–1 record over 3 games started; 2 complete games 27 innings pitched 31 strikeouts

1965	Sandy Koufax (2)	Los Angeles Dodgers	Starting pitcher	2–1 record over 3 games started; 2 shutouts 1 earned run allowed over 24 innings pitched 29 strikeouts

1966	Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	.286 batting average 2 home runs 3 runs batted in

1967	Bob Gibson (2)	St. Louis Cardinals	Starting pitcher	3–0 record over 3 games started; all were complete games; 1 shutout 3 earned runs allowed over 27 innings pitched 26 strikeouts

1968	Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers	Starting pitcher	3–0 record over 3 games started; all were complete games 5 earned runs allowed over 27 innings pitched 21 strikeouts

1969	Donn Clendenon	New York Mets	First baseman	.357 batting average 3 home runs 4 runs batted in

1970	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	Third baseman	.429 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in

1971	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	.414 batting average 2 home runs 4 runs batted in

1972	Gene Tenace	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	.348 batting average 4 home runs 9 runs batted in

1973	Reggie Jackson	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	.310 batting average 1 home run 6 runs batted in

1974	Rollie Fingers	Oakland Athletics	Relief pitcher	1–0 record and 2 saves over 4 appearances 2 earned runs allowed over 9 ​1⁄3 innings pitched 6 strikeouts

1975	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	Third baseman	.370 batting average 10 hits 2 runs batted in

1976	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	.533 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in

1977	Reggie Jackson (2)	New York Yankees	Outfielder	.450 batting average 5 home runs (3 in Game 6) 8 runs batted in

1978	Bucky Dent	New York Yankees	Shortstop	.417 batting average 10 hits 7 runs batted in

1979*	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	First baseman	.400 batting average 7 extra-base hits 7 runs batted in

1980	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	Third baseman	.381 batting average 2 home runs 7 runs batted in

1981^	Ron Cey	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	.350 batting average 1 home run 6 runs batted in

1981^	Pedro Guerrero	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	.333 batting average 4 extra-base hits 7 runs batted in

1981^	Steve Yeager	Los Angeles Dodgers	Catcher	.286 batting average 2 home runs 4 runs batted in

1982*	Darrell Porter	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	.286 batting average 1 home run 5 runs batted in

1983	Rick Dempsey	Baltimore Orioles	Catcher	.385 batting average 5 hits; all were extra-base hits- (4 doubles and 1 home run) 2 runs batted in

1984	Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers	Shortstop	.450 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in

1985	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started; both were complete games- 1 shutout 1 earned run allowed over 18 innings pitched 10 strikeouts

1986	Ray Knight	New York Mets	Third baseman	.391 batting average Series-winning home run in 7th inning of Game 7 5 runs batted in

1987	Frank Viola	Minnesota Twins	Starting pitcher	2–1 record over 3 games started 8 earned runs allowed over 19 ​1⁄3 innings pitched 16 strikeouts

1988*	Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started; both were complete games- 1 shutout 1.000 batting average; 2 doubles; 2.667 OPS 17 strikeouts

1989	Dave Stewart	Oakland Athletics	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started; 1 shutout 3 earned runs allowed over 16 innings pitched 14 strikeouts

1990	José Rijo	Cincinnati Reds	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started 1 earned run allowed over 15 ​1⁄3 innings pitched 14 strikeouts

1991	Jack Morris	Minnesota Twins	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 3 games started; 10-inning shutout in Game 7 3 earned runs allowed over 23 innings pitched 15 strikeouts

1992	Pat Borders	Toronto Blue Jays	Catcher	.450 batting average 1 home run 3 runs batted in

1993	Paul Molitor	Toronto Blue Jays	Designated hitter, first baseman, third baseman	.500 batting average 12 hits; 6 extra-base hits 8 runs batted in/ 10 runs scored

1994	—	—	—	Series cancelled due to player's strike

1995	Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started 2 earned runs allowed over 14 innings pitched 11 strikeouts

1996	John Wetteland	New York Yankees	Relief pitcher	4 saves over 5 appearances 1 earned run allowed over 4 ​1⁄3 innings pitched 6 strikeouts

1997*	Liván Hernández	Florida Marlins	Starting pitcher	2–0 record over 2 games started 13 ​2⁄3 innings pitched 7 strikeouts

1998	Scott Brosius	New York Yankees	Third baseman	.471 batting average 2 home runs in Game 3 6 runs batted in

1999	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees	Relief pitcher	1–0 record and 2 saves in 3 appearances 4 ​2⁄3 scoreless innings pitched 3 strikeouts

2000	Derek Jeter	New York Yankees	Shortstop	.409 batting average 2 home runs/ 19 total bases 6 runs scored

2001^	Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	3–0 record over 3 appearances (2 starts); 1 shutout 2 earned runs allowed over 17 ​1⁄3 innings pitched 19 strikeouts

2001^	Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks	Starting pitcher	1–0 record over 3 games started 4 earned runs allowed over 21 ​1⁄3 innings pitched 26 strikeouts

2002	Troy Glaus	Anaheim Angels	Third baseman	.385 batting average 3 home runs 8 runs batted in

2003	Josh Beckett	Florida Marlins	Starting pitcher	1–1 record over 2 games started; 1 shutout 2 earned runs allowed over 16 ​1⁄3 innings pitched 19 strikeouts

2004	Manny Ramirez	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	.412 batting average 1 home run 4 runs batted in

2005	Jermaine Dye	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	.438 batting average 1 home run 3 runs batted in

2006	David Eckstein	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	.364 batting average 8 hits 4 runs batted in

2007	Mike Lowell	Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	.400 batting average 1 home run 4 runs batted in

2008*	Cole Hamels	Philadelphia Phillies	Starting pitcher	1–0 record over 2 games started 4 earned runs allowed over 13 innings pitched 8 strikeouts

2009	Hideki Matsui	New York Yankees	Designated hitter	.615 batting average 3 home runs 8 runs batted in

2010	Edgar Rentería	San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	.412 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in

2011*	David Freese	St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	.348 batting average Game tying triple in the 9th and Walk-off home run in 11th inning of Game 6 7 runs batted in

2012	Pablo Sandoval	San Francisco Giants	Third baseman	.500 batting average 3 home runs in Game 1 4 runs batted in

2013	David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	Designated hitter	.688 batting average 2 home runs / 4 intentional walks 6 runs batted in

2014*	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants	Starting pitcher	2–0 record and 1 save over 3 appearances (2 starts); 1 shutout 1 earned run allowed over 21 innings pitched 17 strikeouts

2015	Salvador Pérez	Kansas City Royals	Catcher	.364 batting average 51 innings caught in 5 games played 3 runs scored

2016	Ben Zobrist	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	.357 batting average 10 hits; including go ahead, runs batted in double in 10th inning of Game 7 5 runs scored

2017	George Springer	Houston Astros	Outfielder	.379 batting average 5 home runs, 7 runs batted in 8 runs scored, 11 hits

2018	Steve Pearce	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	.333 batting average 3 home runs, 8 runs batted in 1.167 slugging percentage

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