Roberto Clemente Award
The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community. It is named for Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente , who was killed in a plane crash in 1972 while delivering supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua . The award has been given annually since 1971. From 1971-72 the award was known as The Commissioner's Award.
Previous Winners
Year
Player
1971 Willie Mays , San Francisco Giants
1972
Brooks Robinson , Baltimore Orioles
1973
Al Kaline , Detroit Tigers
1974
Willie Stargell , Pittsburgh Pirates
1975
Lou Brock , St. Louis Cardinals
1976
Pete Rose , Cincinnati Reds
1977
Rod Carew , Minnesota Twins
1978
Greg Luzinski , Philadelphia Phillies
1979
Andre Thornton , Cleveland Indians
1980
Phil Niekro , Atlanta Braves
1981
Steve Garvey , Los Angeles Dodgers
1982
Ken Singleton , Baltimore Orioles
1983
Cecil Cooper , Milwaukee Brewers
1984
Ron Guidry , New York Yankees
1985
Don Baylor , New York Yankees
1986
Garry Maddox , Philadelphia Phillies
1987
Rick Sutcliffe , Chicago Cubs
1988
Dale Murphy , Atlanta Braves
1989
Gary Carter , New York Mets
1990
Dave Stewart , Oakland Athletics
1991
Harold Reynolds , Seattle Mariners
1992
Cal Ripken Jr. , Baltimore Orioles
1993
Barry Larkin , Cincinnati Reds
1994
Dave Winfield , Minnesota Twins
1995
Ozzie Smith , St. Louis Cardinals
1996
Kirby Puckett , Minnesota Twins ¹
1997
Eric Davis , Baltimore Orioles
1998
Sammy Sosa , Chicago Cubs
1999
Tony Gwynn , San Diego Padres
2000
Al Leiter , New York Mets
2001
Curt Schilling , Arizona Diamondbacks
2002
Jim Thome , Cleveland Indians
2003
Jamie Moyer , Seattle Mariners
2004
Edgar Martinez , Seattle Mariners
