In 1960, Bobby Richardson of the New York Yankees became the first and only player from a losing team to be named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP). The 1960 World Series was a matchup between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Despite the Yankees losing the World Series to the Pirates in seven games, Bobby Richardson’s outstanding individual performance earned him the MVP award. Richardson batted .367 in the series with 11 hits, 12 runs batted in, and a memorable performance in Game 3, where he hit a record-breaking six runs batted in (RBIs) in a single World Series game.
This remains a unique instance in World Series history where a player from the losing team was recognized as the MVP due to their exceptional performance during the series.