As selected by the Baseball Writers Association of America:
2002 -- Miguel Tejada, SS, Oakland
2001 -- Ichiro Suzuki, RF, Seattle
2000 -- Jason Giambi, 1B, Oakland
1999 -- Ivan Rodriguez, C, Texas
1998 -- Juan Gonzalez, RF, Texas
1997 -- Ken Griffey Jr., CF, Seattle
1996 -- Juan Gonzalez, RF, Texas
1995 -- Mo Vaughn, 1B, Boston
1994 -- Frank Thomas, 1B, Chicago
1993 -- Frank Thomas, 1B, Chicago
1992 -- Dennis Eckersley, RHP, Oakland
1991 -- Cal Ripken, SS, Baltimore
1990 -- Rickey Henderson, LF, Oakland
1989 -- Robin Yount, CF, Milwaukee
1988 -- Jose Canseco, RF, Oakland
1987 -- George Bell, LF, Toronto
1986 -- Roger Clemens, RHP, Boston
1985 -- Don Mattingly, 1B, New York
1984 -- Willie Hernandez, LHP, Detroit
1983 -- Cal Ripken, SS, Baltimore
1982 -- Robin Yount, SS, Milwaukee
1981 -- Rollie Fingers, RHP, Milwaukee
1980 -- George Brett, 3B, Kansas City
1979 -- Don Baylor, LF, California
1978 -- Jim Rice, LF, Boston
1977 -- Rod Carew, 1B, Minnesota
1976 -- Thurman Munson, C, New York
1975 -- Fred Lynn, CF, Boston
1974 -- Jeff Burroughs, RF, Texas
1973 -- Reggie Jackson, RF, Oakland
1972 -- Dick Allen, 1B, Chicago
1971 -- Vida Blue, LHP, Oakland
1970 -- Boog Powell, 1B, Baltimore
1969 -- Harmon Killebrew, 3B, Minnesota
1968 -- Denny McLain, RHP, Detroit
1967 -- Carl Yastrzemski, LF< Boston
1966 -- Frank Robinson, RF, Baltimore
1965 -- Zoilo Versalles, SS, Minnesota
1964 -- Brooks Robinson, 3B, Baltimore
1963 -- Elston Howard, C, New York
1962 -- Mickey Mantle, CF, New York
1961 -- Roger Maris, RF, New York
1960 -- Roger Maris, RF, New York
1959 -- Nellie Fox, 2B, Chicago
1958 -- Jackie Jensen, RF, Boston
1957 -- Mickey Mantle, CF, New York
1956 -- Mickey Mantle, CF, New York
1955 -- Yogi Berra, C, New York
1954 -- Yogi Berra, C, New York
1953 -- Al Rosen, 3B, Cleveland
1952 -- Bobby Shantz, LHP, Philadelphia
1951 -- Yogi Berra, C, New York
1950 -- Phil Rizzuto, SS, New York
1949 -- Ted Williams, LF, Boston
1948 -- Lou Boudreau, SS, Cleveland
1947 -- Joe DiMaggio, CF, New York
1946 -- Ted Williams, LF, Boston
1945 -- Hal Newhouser, LHP, Detroit
1944 -- Hal Newhouser, LHP, Detroit
1943 -- Spud Chandler, RHP, New York
1942 -- Joe Gordon, 2B, New York
1941 -- Joe DiMaggio, CF, New York
1940 -- Hank Greenberg, LF, Detroit
1939 -- Joe DiMaggio, CF, New York
1938 -- Jimmie Foxx, 1B, Boston
1937 -- Charley Gehringer, 2B, Detroit
1936 -- Lou Gehrig, 1B, New York
1935 -- Hank Greenberg, 1B, Detroit
1934 -- Mickey Cochrane, C, Detroit
1933 -- Jimmie Foxx, 1B, Philadelphia
1932 -- Jimmie Foxx, 1B, Philadelphia
1931 -- Lefty Grove, LHP, Philadelphia
League Award
1928 -- Mickey Cochrane, C, Philadelphia
1927 -- Lou Gehrig, 1B, New York
1926 -- George Burns, 1B, Cleveland
1925 -- Roger Peckinpaugh, SS, Washington
1924 -- Walter Johnson, RHP, Washington
1923 -- Babe Ruth, RF, New York
1922 -- George Sisler, 1B, St. Louis
Chalmers Award
1914 -- Eddie Collins, 2B, Philadelphia
1913 -- Walter Johnson, RHP, Washington
1912 -- Tris Speaker, CF, Boston
1911 -- Ty Cobb, CF, Detroit