MLB Babe Ruth Award Winners
The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the best performance in the postseason by the NY area BBWAA chapter. The statistics listed on this page are postseason statistics.
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Year | Lg | Name | Tm | HR | RBI | SB | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ||||
2020 | ML | Randy Arozarena | TBR | .377 | .442 | .831 | 10 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
2019 | ML | Juan Soto | WSN | .277 | .373 | .554 | 5 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
2019 | ML | Stephen Strasburg | WSN | .000 | .200 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 | 36.1 | 47 |
2018 | ML | David Price | BOS | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 26.1 | 23 |
2017 | ML | Jose Altuve | HOU | .310 | .388 | .634 | 7 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
2017 | ML | Justin Verlander | HOU | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.21 | 36.2 | 38 |
2016 | ML | Jon Lester | CHC | .000 | .222 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.02 | 35.2 | 30 |
2015 | AL | Wade Davis | KCR | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 10.2 | 18 |
2014 | NL | Madison Bumgarner | SFG | .000 | .063 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.03 | 52.2 | 45 |
2013 | AL | David Ortiz | BOS | .353 | .500 | .706 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
2012 | NL | Pablo Sandoval | SFG | .364 | .386 | .712 | 6 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
2011 | NL | David Freese | STL | .397 | .465 | .794 | 5 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
2010 | NL | Tim Lincecum | SFG | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.43 | 37.0 | 43 |
2009 | AL | Alex Rodriguez | NYY | .365 | .500 | .808 | 6 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
2008 | NL | Cole Hamels | PHI | .111 | .111 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 35.0 | 30 |
2007 | AL | Jonathan Papelbon | BOS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 10.2 | 7 | ||||||
2006 | AL | David Eckstein | STL | .254 | .338 | .365 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
2005 | AL | Jermaine Dye | CHW | .311 | .415 | .444 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
2004 | AL | Keith Foulke | BOS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.64 | 14.0 | 19 | ||||||
2003 | NL | Josh Beckett | FLA | .182 | .250 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.11 | 42.2 | 47 |
2002 | AL | Troy Glaus | ANA | .344 | .420 | .770 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
2001 | NL | Randy Johnson | ARI | .067 | .067 | .067 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.52 | 41.1 | 47 |
2001 | NL | Curt Schilling | ARI | .067 | .067 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 48.1 | 56 |
2000 | AL | Derek Jeter | NYY | .317 | .427 | .571 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
1999 | AL | Mariano Rivera | NYY | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 12.1 | 9 | ||||||
1998 | AL | Scott Brosius | NYY | .383 | .400 | .660 | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
1997 | NL | Moises Alou | FLA | .228 | .279 | .456 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
1996 | AL | Cecil Fielder | NYY | .308 | .390 | .519 | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
1995 | NL | Tom Glavine | ATL | .125 | .300 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.61 | 28.0 | 19 |
1993 | AL | Paul Molitor | TOR | .447 | .527 | .851 | 3 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
1992 | AL | Dave Winfield | TOR | .239 | .327 | .413 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
1991 | AL | Jack Morris | MIN | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.23 | 36.1 | 22 |
1990 | NL | Billy Hatcher | CIN | .519 | .567 | .889 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
1989 | AL | Dave Stewart | OAK | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 32.0 | 23 |
1988 | NL | Orel Hershiser | LAD | .250 | .308 | .417 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.05 | 42.2 | 32 |
1987 | AL | Frank Viola | MIN | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.31 | 31.1 | 25 |
1986 | NL | Ray Knight | NYM | .277 | .314 | .362 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
1985 | AL | Bret Saberhagen | KCR | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 | 25.1 | 16 |
1984 | AL | Jack Morris | DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 25.0 | 17 | ||||||
1983 | AL | Rick Dempsey | BAL | .280 | .357 | .560 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
1982 | NL | Bruce Sutter | STL | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 12.0 | 7 |
1981 | NL | Ron Cey | LAD | .316 | .422 | .421 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
1980 | NL | Tug McGraw | PHI | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.87 | 15.2 | 15 |
1979 | NL | Willie Stargell | PIT | .415 | .435 | .927 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
1978 | AL | Bucky Dent | NYY | .333 | .350 | .359 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
1977 | AL | Reggie Jackson | NYY | .306 | .405 | .750 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
1976 | NL | Johnny Bench | CIN | .444 | .464 | .926 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
1975 | AL | Luis Tiant | BOS | .250 | .400 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | 34.0 | 20 |
1974 | AL | Dick Green | OAK | .091 | .200 | .091 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1973 | AL | Bert Campaneris | OAK | .308 | .368 | .538 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
1972 | AL | Gene Tenace | OAK | .225 | .311 | .550 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
1971 | NL | Roberto Clemente | PIT | .383 | .420 | .596 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
1970 | AL | Brooks Robinson | BAL | .485 | .471 | .788 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
1969 | NL | Al Weis | NYM | .417 | .529 | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
1968 | AL | Mickey Lolich | DET | .250 | .308 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 27.0 | 21 |
1967 | NL | Lou Brock | STL | .414 | .452 | .655 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
1966 | AL | Frank Robinson | BAL | .286 | .375 | .857 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
1965 | NL | Sandy Koufax | LAD | .111 | .200 | .111 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.38 | 24.0 | 29 |
1964 | NL | Bob Gibson | STL | .222 | .222 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 27.0 | 31 |
1963 | NL | Sandy Koufax | LAD | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 18.0 | 23 |
1962 | AL | Ralph Terry | NYY | .125 | .222 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 25.0 | 16 |
1961 | AL | Whitey Ford | NYY | .000 | .167 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 7 |
1960 | NL | Bill Mazeroski | PIT | .320 | .320 | .640 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
1959 | NL | Larry Sherry | LAD | .500 | .500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.71 | 12.2 | 5 |
1958 | AL | Elston Howard | NYY | .222 | .263 | .222 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
1957 | NL | Lew Burdette | MLN | .000 | .111 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 27.0 | 13 |
1956 | AL | Don Larsen | NYY | .333 | .333 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.2 | 7 |
1955 | NL | Johnny Podres | BRO | .143 | .143 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 18.0 | 10 |
1954 | NL | Dusty Rhodes | NYG | .667 | .714 | 1.667 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
1953 | AL | Billy Martin | NYY | .500 | .520 | .958 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
1952 | AL | Johnny Mize | NYY | .400 | .500 | 1.067 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
1951 | AL | Phil Rizzuto | NYY | .320 | .393 | .440 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
1950 | AL | Jerry Coleman | NYY | .286 | .375 | .357 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
1949 | AL | Joe Page | NYY | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 8 |
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