Major_League_Baseball_Player_of_the_Month_Award

Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award

Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award

Award in Major League Baseball

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the Player of the Month Award is given monthly during the regular season to two outstanding players, one each in the National League (NL) and American League (AL). The NL first awarded the honor during the 1958 season, when league president Warren Giles conducted a poll of media members covering the then-eight NL teams and awarded winners an engraved desk set.[1][lower-alpha 1] The AL did not issue its own award until 1974. The NL created a Pitcher of the Month Award in 1975 and the AL did likewise in 1979. Pitchers have not been eligible for the Player of the Month Award since then.

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Awards by month

Players listed with multiple occurrences are denoted in parentheses:

The most Player of the Month awards won by a single player have been 13 by Barry Bonds. He is followed by Alex Rodriguez (10), Frank Thomas (8), Albert Pujols (7), and Albert Belle (7).

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See also

Notes

  1. The desk set that Giles awarded to early winners featured a clock, a month-and-day calendar, and two pens.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Musial And Mays Tie For 'Player-Of-Month Award". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. UPI. June 5, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "Musial, Mays Tie For Honor". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. UPI. June 5, 1958. p. 2A. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "Player of the Month". MLB.com.
  4. [4]
    "MLB Player of the Month Award". Baseball Almanac.
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