Roberto Clemente Award

Roberto Clemente Award
The Roberto Clemente Award
Awarded for	the award is given to a player that shows the most sportsmanship and kindness
Country	United States
Presented by	Major League Baseball
First awarded	1971
Currently held by	Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates

The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media. It is named for Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente. Originally known as the Commissioner's Award, it has been presented by the MLB since 1971. In 1973, the award was renamed after Clemente following his death in a plane crash while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaragua earthquake.^[1]

Each year, a panel of baseball dignitaries selects 1 player from 30 nominees, one from each club. Teams choose their nominee during the regular season, and the winner is announced at the

External links

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Robert Clemente Award - About the award".
^ http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/09/16/pirates-mccutchen-nominated-for-clemente-award/

Specific

"Roberto Clemente Award".
"Roberto Clemente Award winners".
"The Hutch Award, Lou Gehrig Award, Babe Ruth Award & Roberto Clemente Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
"Roberto Clemente Award Winners".

General

References

Players Choice Awards (The Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award)
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
Branch Rickey Award
Bart Giamatti Award
Baseball awards
Golden Spirit Award (similar Japanese awards)

Year	Player	Team	League	Position
1971	Mays, WillieWillie Mays ^†	San Francisco Giants	National	Outfielder
1972	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson ^†	Baltimore Orioles	American	Third baseman
1973	Kaline, AlAl Kaline ^†	Detroit Tigers	American	Outfielder
1974	Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell ^†	Pittsburgh Pirates	National	Outfielder
1975	Brock, LouLou Brock ^†	St. Louis Cardinals	National	Outfielder
1976	Rose, PetePete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	National	Third baseman
1977	Carew, RodRod Carew ^†	Minnesota Twins	American	First baseman
1978	Luzinski, GregGreg Luzinski	Philadelphia Phillies	National	Outfielder
1979	Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton	Cleveland Indians	American	First baseman
1980	Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro ^†	Atlanta Braves	National	Pitcher
1981	Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey	Los Angeles Dodgers	National	First baseman
1982	Singleton, KenKen Singleton	Baltimore Orioles	American	Designated hitter
1983	Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers	American	First baseman
1984	Guidry, RonRon Guidry	New York Yankees	American	Pitcher
1985	Baylor, DonDon Baylor	New York Yankees	American	Designated hitter
1986	Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox	Philadelphia Phillies	National	Outfielder
1987	Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe	Chicago Cubs	National	Pitcher
1988	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	National	Outfielder
1989	Carter, GaryGary Carter ^†	New York Mets	National	Catcher
1990	Stewart, DaveDave Stewart	Oakland Athletics	American	Pitcher
1991	Reynolds, HaroldHarold Reynolds	Seattle Mariners	American	Second baseman
1992	Ripken, Jr., CalCal Ripken, Jr. ^†	Baltimore Orioles	American	Shortstop
1993	Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin ^†	Cincinnati Reds	National	Shortstop
1994	Winfield, DaveDave Winfield ^†	Minnesota Twins	American	Designated hitter
1995	Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith ^†	St. Louis Cardinals	National	Shortstop
1996	Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett ^†	Minnesota Twins	American	Outfielder
1997	Davis, EricEric Davis	Baltimore Orioles	American	Outfielder
1998	Sosa, SammySammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	National	Outfielder
1999	Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn ^†	San Diego Padres	National	Outfielder
2000	Leiter, AlAl Leiter	New York Mets	National	Pitcher
2001	Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks	National	Pitcher
2002	Thome, JimJim Thome	Cleveland Indians	American	First baseman
2003	Moyer, JamieJamie Moyer	Seattle Mariners	American	Pitcher
2004	Martínez, EdgarEdgar Martínez	Seattle Mariners	American	Designated hitter
2005	Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz ^†	Atlanta Braves	National	Pitcher
2006	Delgado, CarlosCarlos Delgado	New York Mets	National	First baseman
2007	Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio ^†	Houston Astros	National	Second baseman
2008	Pujols, AlbertAlbert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	National	First baseman
2009	Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter	New York Yankees	American	Shortstop
2010	Wakefield, TimTim Wakefield	Boston Red Sox	American	Pitcher
2011	Ortiz, DavidDavid Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	American	Designated hitter
2012	Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers	National	Pitcher
2013	Beltrán, CarlosCarlos Beltrán	St. Louis Cardinals	National	Outfielder
2014*	Konerko, PaulPaul Konerko	Chicago White Sox	American	First Baseman
2014*	Rollins, JimmyJimmy Rollins	Philadelphia Phillies	National	Shortstop
2015	McCutchen, AndrewAndrew McCutchen	Pittsburgh Pirates	National	Outfielder

Winners

†	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Key

Key 1
Winners 2
See also 3
References 4
External links 5

The first winner of the award was Willie Mays, and the most recent winner is Andrew McCutchen. None of the winners have received the award more than once, so far. The first pitcher to win the award was Phil Niekro in 1980, and the first catcher to win the award was Gary Carter in 1989.^[1] To date, Clemente's former teammate Willie Stargell and McCutchen are the only members of the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the award. Stargell won his award in 1974, and McCutchen won in 2015. The Pirates themselves have been wearing Clemente-era throwback uniforms in recent years on Roberto Clemente Day, which is the day they play the game that they present their nominee to MLB.^[2] In 2014, for the first time, the award was awarded to two players instead of one. The award was awarded to Paul Konerko and Jimmy Rollins.

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