Rookie of the Year Award from the Chronology

Nov 13, 2006 - Justin Verlander of the Tigers and Hanley Ramirez of the Marlins are named winners of the Rookie of the Year Award in the American and National League, respectively. Jonathan Papelbon and Ryan Zimmerman are runners-up.

Nov 7, 2005 - Phillies 1B Ryan Howard is named the NL Rookie of the Year. Howard hit 22 homers in 88 games filling in at first when Jim Thome was injured. The American League Rookie of the Year Award goes to Oakland closer Huston Street. It is the second straight year an Oakland player has won it. Five AL rookies got first place votes.

Nov 20, 2001 - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners is named the AL Most Valuable Player. He becomes the second player in history to win both the Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in the same season.

Nov 12, 2001 - Cardinals' 3B Albert Pujols is the unanimous choice for NL Rookie of the Year. In the AL‚ Ichiro Suzuki takes the honors.

Nov 7, 2000 - Braves SS Rafael Furcal wins the NL Rookie of the Year award.

Nov 6, 2000 - Mariners relief P Kazuhiro Sasaki wins the AL Rookie of the Year award. He is the second-oldest player to ever win rookie honors; only Sam Jethroe‚ who played in the Negro Leagues before the Braves‚ was older.

Nov 6, 1998 - Cubs fireballer Kerry Wood‚ with a 13-6 record‚ wins the NL Rookie of the Year award. Wood held batters to a NL best .196 average and was 3rd in the NL in strikeouts with 233 in just 166 2/3 innings.

Nov 11, 1995 - Minnesota's Marty Cordova is named AL Rookie of the Year‚ winning by 6 points over California's Garrett Anderson‚ who outhit him by 44 points.

Oct 22, 1994 - Bob Hamelin‚ KC outfielder‚ easily outpaces Manny Ramirez to win the AL Rookie of the Year award. Hamelin hit .282 with 24 homers in 101 games‚ the most he'll play in his ML career.

Nov 22, 1992 - The AL names Milwaukee SS Pat Listach the Rookie of the Year. Listach was recalled on April 7 to replace the injured Bill Spiers and hit .290. He was the first Brewer to steal 50 bases in a season.

Nov 19, 1992 - Eric Karros is named the NL's Rookie of the Year. The Dodgers 1B hit .257 with 20 homers‚ and was the first Dodger rookie to reach 20 HRs since Frank Howard in 1960.

Nov 7, 1990 - Cleveland's Sandy Alomar‚ Jr. wins the AL Rookie of the Year Award unanimously‚ joining Carlton Fisk and Mark McGwire as the only players to do so.

Nov 6, 1990 - Braves OF Dave Justice wins the NL Rookie of the Year award. He hit .282 with 28 HRs‚ 20 coming after he replaced Dale Murphy in RF in early August.

Nov 8, 1989 - Cubs OF Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of the Year Award‚ collecting 22 of 24 first-place votes to defeat teammate Dwight Smith. They are the first NL teammates to finish 1-2 in the voting since the Phillies Jack Sanford and Ed Bouchee in 1957. Walton is the first Cub to win rookie honors since Billy Williams‚ in 1961.

Nov 7, 1989 - Baltimore's Gregg Olson becomes the first relief pitcher to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award.

Nov 2, 1988 - Oakland SS Walt Weiss becomes the 3rd consecutive A's player to win the AL Rookie of the Year award‚ joining sluggers Jose Canseco (1986) and Mark McGwire (1987).

Nov 1, 1988 - Chris Sabo‚ who hit .271 with 11 home runs and 46 stolen bases as the Reds 3B‚ wins the NL Rookie of the Year award. Chicago's Mark Grace is runner-up.

Nov 3, 1987 - Oakland 1B Mark McGwire wins the AL Rookie of the Year Award‚ now called the Jackie Robinson Award‚ joining Carlton Fisk (1972) as the only player to win that league's award unanimously. McGwire set a rookie record with 49 homers and was the first rookie to lead the majors in homers since Al Rosen in 1950.

Jul 14, 1987 - The BBWAA votes to rename the Rookie of the Year Award in honor of Jackie Robinson‚ who broke baseball's color barrier on the way to winning the first Rookie of the Year Award in 1947.

Nov 25, 1986 - Jose Canseco wins the AL Rookie of the Year Award‚ becoming the first A's player to do so since Harry Byrd in 1952.

Nov 24, 1986 - Cardinals reliever Todd Worrell‚ who led the NL with 36 saves‚ is named NL Rookie of the Year. Worrell had helped St. Louis to the 1985 World Series as a late-season call-up but was still a rookie as defined by the BBWAA.

Nov 27, 1985 - Vince Coleman‚ who stole 110 bases for the Cardinals‚ joins Frank Robinson‚ Orlando Cepeda‚ and Willie McCovey as the only unanimous winners of the NL Rookie of the Year Award.

Nov 25, 1985 - White Sox SS Ozzie Guillen‚ who hit .273 with just 12 errors in 150 games‚ is named AL Rookie of the Year. Milwaukee lefty Ted Higuera finishes 2nd.

Dec 6, 1984 - The White Sox trade 1983 AL Cy Young Award winner LaMarr Hoyt and 2 minor leaguers to the Padres for P Tim Lollar‚ IF-OF Luis Salazar‚ and minor leaguers Ozzie Guillen and Bill Long. SS Guillen will win the AL Rookie of the Year Award next season and hold down the Sox shortstop spot till the end of the 1990s. Workhorse Hoyt will be out of baseball in two years‚ amidst rumors of drug use.

Nov 22, 1984 - Seattle's Alvin Davis easily wins the AL Rookie of the Year Award over Mark Langston and Kirby Puckett.

Nov 20, 1984 - Four days after his 20th birthday‚ Mets P Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest player ever to win the NL Rookie of the Year Award. Gooden was 17-9 with a 2.60 ERA and a ML-leading 276 strikeouts.

Nov 22, 1983 - White Sox OF Ron Kittle‚ who hit .254 with 35 HRs and 100 RBI‚ but also struck out a league-leading 150 times‚ wins the AL Rookie of the Year Award. Cleveland's Julio Franco and Baltimore's Mike Boddicker finish 2nd and 3rd.

Nov 21, 1983 - Darryl Strawberry becomes the first non-Dodger since 1978 to win the NL Rookie of the Year Award. Strawberry hit .257 for the Mets with 26 home runs and 74 RBI and also stole 19 bases.

Nov 15, 1983 - Cal Ripken, Jr. is named MVP of the AL‚ edging Orioles teammate Eddie Murray. Ripken hit .318 and led the league in hits (211) and runs (111) while playing every inning of every game‚ and is the first player ever to win the Rookie of the Year and MVP Awards in consecutive seasons.

Nov 24, 1982 - Cal Ripken, Jr.‚ who hit .264 with 28 HRs as a SS-3B for the Orioles‚ is named AL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 22, 1982 - 2B Steve Sax is named NL Rookie of the Year‚ the 4th consecutive Dodger to win the award. Sax hit .282 and stole 49 bases as Davey Lopes' replacement in the Los Angeles infield.

Mar 24, 1982 - Fernando Valenzuela ends his holdout and reports to the Dodgers' spring training camp in Vero Beach‚ Florida. After earning just $42‚500 while winning the NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Awards last season‚ the 21-year-old lefthander had asked for a raise to $1 million in 1982. The Dodgers unilaterally renewed his contract for a reported $350‚000 instead.

Dec 9, 1981 - The Dodgers trade 1979 Rookie of the Year Rick Sutcliffe‚ unhappy with his exile to the Dodger bullpen‚ and infielder Jack Perconte to the Indians for OF Jorge Orta. Orta will hit just .217 for the Dodgers next season‚ while Sutcliffe will lead the AL in ERA.

Dec 2, 1981 - Fernando Valenzuela becomes the 3rd consecutive Dodger to win the NL Rookie of the Year Award. Expos OF Tim Raines‚ who hit .304 with 71 stolen bases‚ is 2nd.

Nov 30, 1981 - Yankees P Dave Righetti (8-4‚ 2.06 in 1981) wins the AL Rookie of the Year Award.

Dec 3, 1980 - Indians outfielder "Super Joe" Charboneau‚ who hit .289 with 23 HR and 87 RBI‚ is named AL Rookie of the Year.

Dec 1, 1980 - Dodgers pitcher Steve Howe wins the NL Rookie of the Year Award‚ edging the Expos Bill Gullickson and the Phillies Lonnie Smith. Howe was 7-9 with a 2.65 ERA and 17 saves.

Mar 8, 1980 - While waiting for the team bus outside his hotel during the Cleveland Indians 3-game exhibition series against the Mexico City Reds‚ a crazed fan wielding a ballpoint pen stabs rookie OF Joe Charboneau. The pen penetrates one inch and strikes a rib‚ sidelining Charboneau for 4 days‚ but he will recover to win the AL Rookie of the Year award.

Nov 28, 1979 - P Rick Sutcliffe‚ who went 17-10 for the sub-.500 Dodgers‚ receives 20 of 24 votes to earn the NL Rookie of the Year honors.

Nov 26, 1979 - 3B John Castino‚ who batted .285 for the Twins‚ and SS Alfredo Griffin‚ who hit .287 for the Blue Jays‚ tie for the AL Rookie of the Year Award‚ each receiving 7 of the 28 votes. The two rookies share one other distinction: both of them hit their first ML homers inside-the-park. The deadlock precipitates a change in the voting system‚ effective in 1980.

Nov 22, 1978 - 2B Lou Whitaker‚ who batted .285 for the Tigers‚ wins the AL Rookie of the Year Award‚ receiving 21 of 28 votes.

Nov 21, 1978 - Braves INF Bob Horner edges Padre Ozzie Smith to win the NL Rookie of the Year Award. Horner batted .266 with 23 HRs in just 323 at bats.

Nov 22, 1977 - Montreal's Andre Dawson wins the NL Rookie of the Year Award by one vote over New York's Steve Henderson.

Nov 21, 1977 - The Orioles Eddie Murray is named AL Rookie of the Year. Murray garners 12 1/2 points to beat out runner-up Mitchell Page of Oakland‚ who polled 9 1/2 votes.

Nov 27, 1974 - Cardinals OF Bake McBride wins the NL Rookie of the Year Award.

Nov 25, 1974 - Mike Hargrove of the Rangers takes AL Rookie of the Year honors.

Nov 28, 1973 - Orioles OF Al Bumbry beats out 5 other vote-getters to win AL Rookie of the Year honors. The OF played just 110 games‚ but tied for the league lead in triples (11) and batted .337.

Nov 27, 1973 - Gary Matthews outpolls 8 other vote-getters‚ receiving 11 of 24 nominations for the NL Rookie of the Year Award. The Giants OF batted .300 in 145 games.

Nov 21, 1972 - Boston's Carlton Fisk is the unanimous choice for AL Rookie of the Year‚ the first time this has happened. The catcher hit 22 HRs and led the AL East with a .293 average. Jon Matlack of the Mets is named the NL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 24, 1971 - C-INF Earl Williams‚ who belted 33 HRs and knocked in 87 runs for the Braves‚ wins the NL Rookie of the Year Award. Williams gets 18 of 24 votes‚ with the others going to the Phillies Willie Montanez.

Nov 22, 1971 - Indians 1B Chris Chambliss outpolls 4 other vote-getters to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award. Chambliss‚ who batted .275 in 111 games‚ receives 11 of 24 votes.

Nov 27, 1970 - Carl Morton‚ who was 18-11 for the last-place Expos‚ receives the NL Rookie of the Year Award. Morton beats out Reds OF Bernie Carbo‚ 11 votes to 8. Both Rookies of the Year will be dead by 1983.

Nov 25, 1970 - Yankees C Thurman Munson receives 23 of 24 votes in being named AL Rookie of the Year. Munson batted .302 in 132 games.

Jan 17, 1970 - Major league teams select a record 357 players in the January phase of the annual free-agent draft. Some notable choices: Cleveland spends the top pick on first baseman Chris Chambliss‚ and San Francisco chooses shortstop Chris Speier. Both Chambliss and Speier will star in the major leagues in 1971. Chambliss will win the A.L. Rookie of the Year Award; the rangey (4.85 chances per game) Speier will help to stablize the infield for the N.L. Western division champion San Francisco Giants. In the first round, the Yankees pick one of the gems of the draft but Fred Lynn decides not to sign with them.

Nov 28, 1969 - Los Angeles 2B Ted Sizemore becomes the 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of the Year honors.

Nov 25, 1969 - Kansas City OF Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 22, 1968 - Cincinnati C Johnny Bench is named NL Rookie of the Year‚ getting 10 1/2 votes to edge out New York's Jerry Koosman who had 9 1/2. One voter splits his vote giving a half vote to each. Bench is the 3rd Reds' player in 6 years to be named the top rookie.

Nov 19, 1968 - Yankees P Stan Bahnsen‚ who was 17-12‚ is named AL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 22, 1967 - Minnesota 2B Rod Carew (.292) is the runaway choice for AL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 20, 1967 - Mets P Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 25, 1966 - Cincinnati INF Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 23, 1966 - Chicago OF Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of the Year‚ gathering 16 of the 18 votes. Kansas City P Jim Nash gets the other 2. Agee had been brought up briefly the past 4 seasons before finding a permanent spot this year.

Nov 26, 1965 - Dodgers 2B Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 22, 1965 - Baltimore OF Curt Blefary edges Angels P Marcelino Lopez for the AL Rookie of the Year Award.

Nov 27, 1963 - Chicago P Gary Peters edges teammate 3B Pete Ward and Minnesota OF Jimmie Hall for AL Rookie of the Year honors.

Nov 26, 1963 - Cincinnati 2B Pete Rose is a landslide winner of NL Rookie of the Year honors‚ taking 17 of 20 votes.

Nov 30, 1961 - Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 23, 1960 - Dodgers OF Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of the Year with 12 of 24 votes.

Nov 18, 1959 - OF Bob Allison of Washington is voted the AL Rookie of the Year . Cleveland's Jim Perry is a distant 2nd.

Nov 17, 1959 - Giants slugger Willie McCovey is the NL Rookie of the Year. McCovey gets all 24 votes to make him the 2nd Giant in a row to win the award unanimously.

Dec 7, 1957 - The AP votes Tony Kubek of the Yanks as the Rookie of the Year . Frank Malzone of the Red Sox‚ who was declared ineligible‚ receives one vote. Malzone‚ with better offensive numbers‚ will later claim that he was robbed by New York writers‚ when the BBWA changes the minimum number of at-bats during the season‚ thus excluding him.

Dec 1, 1956 - Cincinnati slugger Frank Robinson is unanimously voted the NL Rookie of the Year. White Sox SS Luis Aparicio is voted AL Rookie of the Year with 22 points‚ beating out Orioles OF Tito Francona and Indian Rocky Colavito.

Nov 21, 1956 - Don Newcombe‚ who won the 1949 Rookie of the Year Award‚ wins the NL MVP and the first-ever Cy Young Award. Newcombe gets 223 points for MVP‚ easily outdistancing Sal Maglie with 183 points. Newk gets 10 votes for the Cy Young Award‚ with Maglie picking up 4.

Nov 22, 1952 - The writers vote Harry Byrd of the Athletics as the AL Rookie of the Year. Byrd‚ with 9 points‚ just beats out Clint Courtney with 8.

Nov 21, 1952 - Dodgers P Joe Black‚ who had a record of 15-4‚ easily wins the NL Rookie of the Year.

Nov 15, 1951 - The baseball writers name Gil McDougald as AL Rookie of the Year.