Roberto Clemente Award

The national Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to honor a major league player for performance on the field as well as charitable work in the community. In addition, a local award is given annually to one player from every major league club.

The award was originally known as the Commissioner's Award. The award's name was changed in honor of Roberto Clemente in 1973 after the Hall of Famer died in a plane crash on the way to help earthquake victims in Central America. Each club reveals its annual nominee for the award on Roberto Clemente Day, celebrated in mid-September, and the award winner is announced during that year's postseason.

Award Winners

Year	Player	Team (League)
1971	Willie Mays	Giants (NL)
1972	Brooks Robinson	Orioles (AL)
1973	Al Kaline	Tigers (AL)
1974	Willie Stargell	Pirates (NL)
1975	Lou Brock	Cardinals (NL)
1976	Pete Rose	Reds (NL)
1977	Rod Carew	Twins (AL)
1978	Greg Luzinski	Phillies (NL)
1979	Andre Thornton	Indians (AL)
1980	Phil Niekro	Braves (NL)
1981	Steve Garvey	Dodgers (NL)
1982	Ken Singleton	Orioles (AL)
1983	Cecil Cooper	Brewers (AL)
1984	Ron Guidry	Yankees (AL)
1985	Don Baylor	Yankees (AL)
1986	Garry Maddox	Phillies (NL)
1987	Rick Sutcliffe	Cubs (NL)
1988	Dale Murphy	Braves (NL)
1989	Gary Carter	Mets (NL)
1990	Dave Stewart	Athletics (AL)
1991	Harold Reynolds	Mariners (AL)
1992	Cal Ripken Jr.	Orioles (AL)
1993	Barry Larkin	Reds (NL)
1994	Dave Winfield	Twins (AL)
1995	Ozzie Smith	Cardinals (NL)
1996	Kirby Puckett	Twins (AL)
1997	Eric Davis	Orioles (AL)
1998	Sammy Sosa	Cubs (NL)
1999	Tony Gwynn	Padres (NL)
2000	Al Leiter	Mets (NL)
2001	Curt Schilling	Diamondbacks (NL)
2002	Jim Thome	Indians (AL)
2003	Jamie Moyer	Mariners (AL)
2004	Edgar Martinez	Mariners (AL)
2005	John Smoltz	Braves (NL)
2006	Carlos Delgado	Mets (NL)
2007	Craig Biggio	Astros (NL)
2008	Albert Pujols	Cardinals (NL)
2009	Derek Jeter	Yankees (AL)
2010	Tim Wakefield	Red Sox (AL)
2011	David Ortiz	Red Sox (AL)
2012	Clayton Kershaw	Dodgers (NL)
2013	Carlos Beltran	Cardinals (NL)
2014	Paul Konerko / Jimmy Rollins (tie)	White Sox (AL) Phillies (NL)
2015	Andrew McCutchen	Pirates (NL)
2016	Curtis Granderson	Mets (NL)
2017	Anthony Rizzo	Cubs (NL)
2018	Yadier Molina	Cardinals (NL)
2019	Carlos Carrasco	Indians (AL)
2020	Adam Wainwright	Cardinals (NL)
2021	Nelson Cruz	Twins / Rays (AL)