# Minnesota Twins award winners and league leaders

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## Award winners
### Most Valuable Player (AL)

* 1913 – Walter Johnson
* 1924 – Walter Johnson
* 1925 – Roger Peckinpaugh
* 1965 – Zoilo Versalles
* 1969 – Harmon Killebrew
* 1977 – Rod Carew
* 2006 – Justin Morneau
* 2009 – Joe Mauer

### Cy Young (AL)

* 1970 – Jim Perry
* 1988 – Frank Viola
* 2004 – Johan Santana
* 2006 – Johan Santana

### Rookie of the Year (AL)

* 1958 – Albie Pearson
* 1959 – Bob Allison
* 1964 – Tony Oliva
* 1967 – Rod Carew
* 1979 – John Castino (shared with Alfredo Griffin)
* 1991 – Chuck Knoblauch
* 1995 – Marty Cordova

### Manager of the Year (AL)

* 1991 – Tom Kelly
* 2010 – Ron Gardenhire
* 2017 – Paul Molitor
* 2019 - Rocco Baldelli

### Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

Team (at all positions)
* (2012)
* (2013)

### Edgar Martínez Award

* Chili Davis (1991)
* Paul Molitor (1996)
* Nelson Cruz (2019)

### Roberto Clemente Award

* Rod Carew (1977)
* Dave Winfield (1994)
* Kirby Puckett (1996)
* Nelson Cruz (2021)

### Major League Triple Crown: Pitching

* Johan Santana (2006)

### Triple Crown (AL): Pitching

* Johan Santana (2006)

### DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

DHL Hometown Heroes:
* Kirby Puckett — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

### All-Star Game MVP Award

Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
* Kirby Puckett (1993)

### All-Stars

Major League Baseball All-Star Game:

### Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team (2009)

* Joe Mauer, catcher
* David Ortiz, designated hitter (Twins–Red Sox)
* Johan Santana, starting pitcher (Twins–Mets)

### Baseball America Major League Player of the Year

* Joe Mauer (2009)

### Baseball America Manager of the Year

* Ron Gardenhire (2008)

### Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award

* Ron Gardenhire (2009)

## Team award

* 1924 – American League pennant (as Washington Senators)
* 1924 – World Series championship (as Washington Senators)
* 1925 – American League pennant (as Washington Senators)
* 1933 – American League pennant (as Washington Senators)
* 1965 – American League pennant (as Minnesota Twins)
* 1987 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
* 1987 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)
* 1991 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
* 1991 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)
* 2002 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
* 2004 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
| Preceded byNew York Yankees 1923 | World Series Champions Washington Senators 1924 | Succeeded byPittsburgh Pirates 1925 |
| Preceded byNew York Mets 1986 | World Series Champions Minnesota Twins 1987 | Succeeded byLos Angeles Dodgers 1988 |
| Preceded byCincinnati Reds 1990 | World Series Champions Minnesota Twins 1991 | Succeeded byToronto Blue Jays 1992 and 1993 |
| Preceded byNew York Yankees 1921, 1922, and 1923 | American League Champions Washington Senators 1924 and 1925 | Succeeded byNew York Yankees 1926, 1927, and 1928 |
| Preceded byNew York Yankees 1932 | American League Champions Washington Senators 1933 | Succeeded byDetroit Tigers 1934 and 1935 |
| Preceded byNew York Yankees 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964 | American League Champions Minnesota Twins 1965 | Succeeded byBaltimore Orioles 1966 |
| Preceded byBoston Red Sox 1986 | American League Champions Minnesota Twins 1987 | Succeeded byOakland Athletics 1988, 1989, and 1990 |
| Preceded byOakland Athletics 1988, 1989, and 1990 | American League Champions Minnesota Twins 1991 | Succeeded byToronto Blue Jays 1992 and 1993 |