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style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 2, 1977, for the Texas Rangers</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 20, 1984, for the Minnesota Twins</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.255</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">63</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">255</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">NPB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Batting average</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.266</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Home runs</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">37</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Runs batted in</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">121</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/putnapa01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7143934#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, 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League Baseball season">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1984 Major League Baseball season">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nippon-Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Nippon-Ham Fighters">Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> (<a href="/wiki/1986_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1986 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1986</a>–<a href="/wiki/1987_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1987</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Patrick Edward Putnam</b> (born December 3, 1953) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a>, who played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas 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Putnam also played for the <a href="/wiki/Nippon-Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Nippon-Ham Fighters">Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> (NPB). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pat_Putnam&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amateur">Amateur</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pat_Putnam&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Amateur"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Putnam attended <a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers_Senior_High_School" title="Fort Myers Senior High School">Fort Myers Senior High School</a> then the <a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Alabama" title="University of South Alabama">University of South Alabama</a>. In 1973, he played <a href="/wiki/Collegiate_summer_baseball" title="Collegiate summer baseball">collegiate summer baseball</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Orleans_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="Orleans Cardinals">Orleans Cardinals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League" title="Cape Cod Baseball League">Cape Cod Baseball League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas_Rangers">Texas Rangers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pat_Putnam&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Texas Rangers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Putnam was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/1975_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1975 Major League Baseball draft">1975 Major League Baseball draft</a>. He had been drafted a year earlier by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>, but did not sign. Putnam batted only .242 his <a href="/wiki/1975_in_baseball" title="1975 in baseball">first professional season</a> in the Rangers' farm system; however, his <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> jumped to .361 with 24 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> in <a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a>. After batting .301 with 15 home runs and 102 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">runs batted in</a> for the Triple A <a href="/wiki/Tucson_Toros" title="Tucson Toros">Tucson Toros</a> in <a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a>, Putnam made his Major League debut as the <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> batting fourth against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> on September 2. </p><p>Putnam again tore up the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">PCL</a> with Tucson in <a href="/wiki/1978_in_baseball" title="1978 in baseball">1978</a>, batting .309 with 21 home runs and 96 RBIs. He had only two RBIs with the Rangers that season; however, they were both significant. He managed to drive in the only run in their 1-0 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> on September 22,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and two days later, in the Rangers' 5-3 victory at <a href="/wiki/Arlington_Stadium" title="Arlington Stadium">Arlington Stadium</a> over the Mariners, Putnam hit his first major league home run. </p><p>Putnam mostly appeared in the line-up as a designated hitter until May 28, <a href="/wiki/1979_in_baseball" title="1979 in baseball">1979</a>, when regular Rangers <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Jorgensen" title="Mike Jorgensen">Mike Jorgensen</a> was <a href="/wiki/Beanball" title="Beanball">hit in the head</a> by a pitch from <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Andy_Hassler" title="Andy Hassler">Andy Hassler</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Putnam took over as the Rangers' regular first baseman for the next month. Putnam made the most of the opportunity and batted .277 with 18 home runs and 64 RBIs to finish fourth in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> balloting. </p><p>Putnam failed to live up to his early promise, and in <a href="/wiki/1982_in_baseball" title="1982 in baseball">1982</a> found himself back in the minors with the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Bears" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver Bears">Denver Bears</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(20th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (20th century)">American Association</a>. During the off-season, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for <a href="/wiki/Ron_Musselman" title="Ron Musselman">Ron Musselman</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_seasons">Final seasons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pat_Putnam&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Final seasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a season and a half in Seattle, Putnam was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> on August 29, <a href="/wiki/1984_in_baseball" title="1984 in baseball">1984</a>. He signed a minor league contract with the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> in <a href="/wiki/1985_in_baseball" title="1985 in baseball">1985</a>, and spent the entire season with their triple A affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Omaha Royals">Omaha Royals</a>. 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class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Vander_Meer" title="Johnny Vander Meer">Vander Meer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Keller" title="Charlie Keller">Keller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hutchinson" title="Fred Hutchinson">Hutchinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Novikoff" title="Lou Novikoff">Novikoff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Rizzuto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lindell" title="Johnny Lindell">Lindell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Barrett_(baseball)" title="Dick Barrett (baseball)">Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Covington" title="Chet Covington">Covington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Ripper_Collins_(baseball)" title="Ripper Collins (baseball)">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Gil_Coan" title="Gil Coan">Coan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Sibby_Sisti" title="Sibby Sisti">Sisti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Sauer" title="Hank Sauer">Sauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Woodling" title="Gene Woodling">Woodling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Orie_Arntzen" title="Orie Arntzen">Arntzen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Saucier" title="Frank Saucier">Saucier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Conley" title="Gene Conley">Conley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Skowron" title="Bill Skowron">Skowron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: Conley</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Red_Murff" title="Red Murff">Murff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bilko" title="Steve Bilko">Bilko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Siebern" title="Norm Siebern">Siebern</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Toole" title="Jim O'Toole">O'Toole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(baseball)" title="Willie Davis (baseball)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Howie_Koplitz" title="Howie Koplitz">Koplitz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Bailey_(baseball)" title="Bob Bailey (baseball)">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Don_Buford" title="Don Buford">Buford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Stottlemyre" title="Mel Stottlemyre">Stottlemyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Foy" title="Joe Foy">Foy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Epstein" title="Mike Epstein">Epstein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Merv_Rettenmund" title="Merv Rettenmund">Rettenmund</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Walton" title="Danny Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grich" title="Bobby Grich">Grich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Paciorek" title="Tom Paciorek">Paciorek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ontiveros_(infielder)" title="Steve Ontiveros (infielder)">Ontiveros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Cruz_(baseball)" title="Héctor Cruz (baseball)">Cruz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Putnam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Landreaux" title="Ken Landreaux">Landreaux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Champ_Summers" title="Champ Summers">Summers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Bomback_(baseball)" title="Mark Bomback (baseball)">Bomback</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Marshall_(outfielder)" title="Mike Marshall (outfielder)">Marshall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kittle" title="Ron Kittle">Kittle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McReynolds" title="Kevin McReynolds">McReynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Knicely" title="Alan Knicely">Knicely</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Pyznarski" title="Tim Pyznarski">Pyznarski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Milligan" title="Randy Milligan">Milligan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Jr." title="Sandy Alomar Jr.">Alomar Jr.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: Alomar Jr.</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Offerman" title="José Offerman">Offerman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Salmon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Floyd" title="Cliff Floyd">Floyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Karim_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Karim García">García</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Grieve" title="Ben Grieve">Grieve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Kapler" title="Gabe Kapler">Kapler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ankiel" title="Rick Ankiel">Ankiel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jon_Rauch" title="Jon Rauch">Rauch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Beckett" title="Josh Beckett">Beckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Stokes" title="Jason Stokes">Stokes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Zack_Greinke" title="Zack Greinke">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_McPherson" title="Dallas McPherson">McPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wood" title="Brandon Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Bruce" title="Jay Bruce">Bruce</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Ashburn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Rookie</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Sievers" title="Roy Sievers">Sievers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Miñoso</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Clint_Courtney" title="Clint Courtney">Courtney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Kuenn" title="Harvey Kuenn">Kuenn</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Grim_(baseball)" title="Bob Grim (baseball)">Grim</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kubek" title="Tony Kubek">Kubek</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ed_Bouchee" title="Ed Bouchee">Bouchee</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Allison" title="Bob Allison">Allison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Hansen_(baseball)" title="Ron Hansen (baseball)">Hansen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tresh" title="Tom Tresh">Tresh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Crosby" title="Bobby Crosby">Crosby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Huston_Street" title="Huston Street">Street</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Pedroia</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Evan_Longoria" title="Evan Longoria">Longoria</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bailey_(baseball)" title="Andrew Bailey (baseball)">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Jackson_(baseball)" title="Austin Jackson (baseball)">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Trumbo" title="Mark Trumbo">Trumbo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Wil_Myers" title="Wil Myers">Myers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu" title="José Abreu">Abreu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Correa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Fulmer" title="Michael Fulmer">Fulmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Ohtani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Yordan_Alvarez" title="Yordan Alvarez">Alvarez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lewis" title="Kyle Lewis">Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Adolis_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Adolis García">García</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Julio Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Gunnar_Henderson" title="Gunnar Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Mason_Miller" title="Mason Miller">Miller</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Rookie</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Don_Newcombe" title="Don Newcombe">Newcombe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Black" title="Joe Black">Black</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilliam" title="Jim Gilliam">Gilliam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Moon" title="Wally Moon">Moon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Virdon" title="Bill Virdon">Virdon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">F. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Sanford" title="Jack Sanford">Sanford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hubbs" title="Ken Hubbs">Hubbs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bay" title="Jason Bay">Bay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Willy_Taveras" title="Willy Taveras">Taveras</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Ramírez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Braun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Geovany_Soto" title="Geovany Soto">Soto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/J._A._Happ" title="J. A. Happ">Happ</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Heyward" title="Jason Heyward">Heyward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Kimbrel" title="Craig Kimbrel">Kimbrel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Miley" title="Wade Miley">Miley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(pitcher)" title="José Fernández (pitcher)">Fernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jacob_deGrom" title="Jacob deGrom">deGrom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Kris_Bryant" title="Kris Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Corey_Seager" title="Corey Seager">Seager</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Cody_Bellinger" title="Cody Bellinger">Bellinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Acu%C3%B1a_Jr." title="Ronald Acuña Jr.">Acuña Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Alonso" title="Pete Alonso">Alonso</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Cronenworth" title="Jake Cronenworth">Cronenworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_India" title="Jonathan India">India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Strider" title="Spencer Strider">Strider</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Corbin_Carroll" title="Corbin Carroll">Carroll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Merrill" title="Jackson Merrill">Merrill</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Rookie<br />Player</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Albie_Pearson" title="Albie Pearson">Pearson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Howser" title="Dick Howser">Howser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Ward" title="Pete Ward">Ward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Blefary" title="Curt Blefary">Blefary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Agee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Del_Unser" title="Del Unser">Unser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_May" title="Carlos May">C. May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Foster_(baseball)" title="Roy Foster (baseball)">Foster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Chambliss" title="Chris Chambliss">Chambliss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Fisk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Al_Bumbry" title="Al Bumbry">Bumbry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Hargrove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Wynegar" title="Butch Wynegar">Wynegar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Page" title="Mitchell Page">Page</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Molitor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Putnam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Charboneau" title="Joe Charboneau">Charboneau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gedman" title="Rich Gedman">Gedman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kittle" title="Ron Kittle">Kittle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Davis" title="Alvin Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Guillén</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">McGwire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Harvey" title="Bryan Harvey">Harvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Worthington" title="Craig Worthington">Worthington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Jr." title="Sandy Alomar Jr.">Alomar Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Knoblauch" title="Chuck Knoblauch">Knoblauch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Listach" title="Pat Listach">Listach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Salmon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hamelin" title="Bob Hamelin">Hamelin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Anderson" title="Garret Anderson">G. Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Grieve" title="Ben Grieve">Grieve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Beltrán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Quinn" title="Mark Quinn">Quinn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Hinske" title="Eric Hinske">Hinske</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Jody_Gerut" title="Jody Gerut">Gerut</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Rookie<br />Pitcher</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Ryne_Duren" title="Ryne Duren">Duren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Don_Schwall" title="Don Schwall">Schwall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Bunker" title="Wally Bunker">Bunker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Marcelino_L%C3%B3pez" title="Marcelino López">M. López</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Nash_(baseball)" title="Jim Nash (baseball)">Nash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Phoebus" title="Tom Phoebus">Phoebus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Bahnsen" title="Stan Bahnsen">Bahnsen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Nagy" title="Mike Nagy">Nagy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Blyleven</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Parsons" title="Bill Parsons">Parsons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Tidrow" title="Dick Tidrow">Tidrow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Busby" title="Steve Busby">Busby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Tanana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Eckersley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Fidrych</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rozema" title="Dave Rozema">Rozema</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gale" title="Rich Gale">Gale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Clear" title="Mark Clear">Clear</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Britt_Burns" title="Britt Burns">Burns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Righetti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Vande_Berg" title="Ed Vande Berg">Vande Berg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Boddicker" title="Mike Boddicker">Boddicker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Langston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Higuera" title="Teddy Higuera">Higuera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Eichhorn" title="Mark Eichhorn">Eichhorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Henneman" title="Mike Henneman">Henneman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Harvey" title="Bryan Harvey">Harvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gordon" title="Tom Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Appier" title="Kevin Appier">Appier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Guzm%C3%A1n_(baseball)" title="Juan Guzmán (baseball)">Guzmán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Eldred" title="Cal Eldred">Eldred</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sele" title="Aaron Sele">Sele</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Anderson_(pitcher)" title="Brian Anderson (pitcher)">B. Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_Tav%C3%A1rez" title="Julián Tavárez">Tavárez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/James_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="James Baldwin (baseball)">Baldwin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Dickson" title="Jason Dickson">Dickson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Rolando_Arrojo" title="Rolando Arrojo">Arrojo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hudson" title="Tim Hudson">Hudson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Sasaki" title="Kazuhiro Sasaki">Sasaki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">Sabathia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_L%C3%B3pez_(baseball)" title="Rodrigo López (baseball)">R. López</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Soriano" title="Rafael Soriano">Soriano</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Rookie<br />Player</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Willey" title="Carl Willey">Willey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams" title="Billy Williams">B. Williams</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Helms" title="Tommy Helms">Helms</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Lee_May" title="Lee May">L. May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Coco_Laboy" title="Coco Laboy">Laboy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Carbo" title="Bernie Carbo">Carbo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Williams_(1970s_catcher)" title="Earl Williams (1970s catcher)">E. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rader_(baseball)" title="Dave Rader (baseball)">Rader</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Matthews" title="Gary Matthews">Matthews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gross" title="Greg Gross">Gross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Carter" title="Gary Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Herndon" title="Larry Herndon">Herndon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Horner" title="Bob Horner">Horner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Leonard" title="Jeffrey Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lonnie Smith (baseball)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Ray_(second_baseman)" title="Johnny Ray (second baseman)">Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Strawberry" title="Darryl Strawberry">Strawberry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Samuel" title="Juan Samuel">Samuel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Coleman_(baseball)" title="Vince Coleman (baseball)">Coleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Robby_Thompson" title="Robby Thompson">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Benito_Santiago" title="Benito Santiago">Santiago</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Grace" title="Mark Grace">Grace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Walton" title="Jerome Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">Justice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Bagwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Karros" title="Eric Karros">Karros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Piazza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Mondes%C3%AD" title="Raúl Mondesí">Mondesí</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kendall" title="Jason Kendall">Kendall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Rolen" title="Scott Rolen">Rolen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Helton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Preston_Wilson" title="Preston Wilson">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Furcal" title="Rafael Furcal">Furcal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Pujols</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Wilkerson" title="Brad Wilkerson">Wilkerson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Podsednik" title="Scott Podsednik">Podsednik</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Rookie<br />Pitcher</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda" title="Orlando Cepeda">Cepeda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hunt_(pitcher)" title="Ken Hunt (pitcher)">Hunt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Culp" title="Ray Culp">Culp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Billy_McCool" title="Billy McCool">McCool</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Linzy" title="Frank Linzy">Linzy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Don_Sutton" title="Don Sutton">Sutton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Hughes_(baseball)" title="Dick Hughes (baseball)">Hughes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Koosman" title="Jerry Koosman">Koosman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Griffin_(baseball)" title="Tom Griffin (baseball)">Griffin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Morton" title="Carl Morton">Morton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Cleveland" title="Reggie Cleveland">Cleveland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Jon_Matlack" title="Jon Matlack">Matlack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Steve Rogers (baseball)">Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/John_D%27Acquisto" title="John D'Acquisto">D'Acquisto</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/John_Montefusco" title="John Montefusco">Montefusco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Metzger" title="Butch Metzger">Metzger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Owchinko" title="Bob Owchinko">Owchinko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Don_Robinson_(baseball)" title="Don Robinson (baseball)">D. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Sutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Britt_Burns" title="Britt Burns">Burns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Valenzuela</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bedrosian" title="Steve Bedrosian">Bedrosian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Craig_McMurtry" title="Craig McMurtry">McMurtry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Gooden" title="Dwight Gooden">Gooden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Browning" title="Tom Browning">Browning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Worrell" title="Todd Worrell">Worrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunne_(baseball)" title="Mike Dunne (baseball)">Dunne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Belcher" title="Tim Belcher">Belcher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Benes" title="Andy Benes">Benes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Harkey" title="Mike Harkey">Harkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Al_Osuna" title="Al Osuna">Osuna</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wakefield" title="Tim Wakefield">Wakefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Rueter" title="Kirk Rueter">Rueter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Trachsel" title="Steve Trachsel">Trachsel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Nomo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Benes" title="Alan Benes">Benes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Morris_(baseball)" title="Matt Morris (baseball)">Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Wood" title="Kerry Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Williamson" title="Scott Williamson">Williamson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ankiel" title="Rick Ankiel">Ankiel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Oswalt" title="Roy Oswalt">Oswalt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Jennings" title="Jason Jennings">Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Dontrelle_Willis" title="Dontrelle Willis">Willis</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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