Allie Reynolds Award

The Allie Reynolds Award was first issued in 1969 to the top pitcher in the American Association in honor of Allie Reynolds, the AA president and a key individiual in the league's re-creation after a six-year hiatus.

A second Allie Reynolds Award begun to be issued in 1998 by the Jim Thorpe Association in honor of Oklahoma's top high school athlete.

Award Winners

Year	Player	Team
1969	Sal Campisi	Tulsa Oilers
1970	Milt Wilcox	Indianapolis Indians
1971	Garland Shifflett	Denver Bears
1972	Lloyd Gladden	Evansville Triplets
1973	Mark Littell	Omaha Royals
1974	Jim Kern	Oklahoma City 89ers
1975	Steve Dunning	Denver Bears
1976	John Montague	Oklahoma City 89ers
1977	Jim Wright	Oklahoma City 89ers
1978	Dan Warthen	Oklahoma City 89ers
1979	Dewey Robinson	Iowa Oaks
1980	Steve Ratzer	Denver Bears
1981	Bryn Smith	Denver Bears
1982	Jay Howell	Iowa Cubs
1983	Rich Barnes	Denver Bears
1984	Joe Hesketh	Indianapolis Indians
1985	Mark Huismann	Omaha Royals
1986	Pete Filson	Buffalo Bisons
1987	Pascual Perez	Indianapolis Indians
1988	Bob Sebra	Indianapolis Indians
1989	Mark Gardner	Indianapolis Indians
1990	Chris Hammond	Nashville Sounds
1991	Rick Reed	Buffalo Bisons
1992	Rene Arocha	Louisville Redbirds
1993	Roy Smith	Buffalo Bisons
1994	Scott Ruffcorn	Nashville Sounds
1995	Eric Bell	Buffalo Bisons
1996	Rick Helling	Oklahoma City 89ers

Principal Source: "The American Association" by Bill O'Neal