International League MVP Award on Baseball Almanac

International League MVP

The International League is one of the oldest, most respected, and most talent filled systems in the entire country. The International League Most Valuable Player award is given annually to the best player in the league during the season and what follows below is a comprehensive list of every former International League MVP recipient.

"(Marv) Owen was the Tigers' anchor at third base for five years in the 1930s. He hit .317 and knocked in 96 runs in 1934, when his four infield mates each topped 100 RBI. During the 1934 World Series, he was involved in a celebrated scrap at third with the Cardinals' Ducky Medwick, who slid into the base unnecessarily hard on a triple when the Cardinals already had the game sewn up." - Author Ken Turetzky on BaseballLibrary.com

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Year	League MVP ^(Quantity)	Team ^(Quantity)
1932	Marv Owen⁽¹⁾	Newark
1933	Red Rolfe⁽¹⁾	Newark
1934	Ike Boone⁽¹⁾	Toronto
1935	George Puccinelli⁽¹⁾	Baltimore
1936	Beauty McGowan⁽¹⁾	Buffalo
1937	Buck Crouse⁽¹⁾	Baltimore
1938	Ollie Carnegie⁽¹⁾	Buffalo
1939	Mickey Witek⁽¹⁾	Newark
1940	Mike Ryba⁽¹⁾	Rochester
1941	Fred Hutchinson⁽¹⁾	Buffalo
1942	Red Barrett⁽¹⁾	Syracuse
1943	Red Schoendienst⁽¹⁾	Rochester
1944	Howie Moss⁽¹⁾	Baltimore
1945	Sherm Lollar⁽¹⁾	Baltimore
1946	Eddie Robinson⁽¹⁾	Baltimore
1947	Hank Sauer⁽¹⁾	Syracuse
1948	Jimmy Bloodworth⁽¹⁾	Montreal
1949	Bob Morgan⁽¹⁾	Montreal
1950	Tom Poholsky⁽¹⁾	Rochester
1951	Archie Wilson⁽¹⁾	Buffalo
1952	Jim Gilliam⁽¹⁾	Montreal
1953	Rocky Nelson⁽¹⁾	Montreal
1954	Elston Howard⁽¹⁾	Toronto
1955	Rocky Nelson⁽²⁾	Montreal
1956	Mike Goliat⁽¹⁾	Toronto
1957	Mike Baxes⁽¹⁾	Buffalo
1958	Rocky Nelson⁽³⁾	Toronto
1959	Frank Herrera⁽¹⁾	Buffalo
1960	Jim King⁽¹⁾	Toronto
1961	Ted Savage⁽¹⁾	Buffalo
1962	Tony Martinez⁽¹⁾	Jacksonville
1963	Don Buford⁽¹⁾	Indianapolis
1964	Joe Morgan⁽¹⁾	Jacksonville
1965	Joe Foy⁽¹⁾	Toronto
1966	Mike Epstein⁽¹⁾	Rochester
1967	Tommy Aaron⁽¹⁾	Richmond
1968	Merv Rettenmund⁽¹⁾	Rochester
1969	Luis Alvarado⁽¹⁾	Louisville
1970	Roger Freed⁽¹⁾	Rochester
1970	George Kopacz⁽¹⁾	Columbus
1971	Bobby Grich⁽¹⁾	Rochester
1972	Dwight Evans⁽¹⁾	Louisville
1973	Jim Fuller⁽¹⁾	Rochester
1974	Jim Rice⁽¹⁾	Pawtucket
1975	Mike Vail⁽¹⁾	Tidewater
1976	Rich Dauer⁽¹⁾	Rochester
	Mickey Klutts⁽¹⁾	Syracuse
	Joe Lis⁽¹⁾	Toledo
1977	Ted Cox⁽¹⁾	Pawtucket
1978	Gary Allenson⁽¹⁾	Pawtucket
1979	Bobby Brown⁽¹⁾	Columbus
1979	Dave Stapleton⁽¹⁾	Pawtucket
1980	Marshall Brant⁽¹⁾	Columbus
1981	Brett Butler⁽¹⁾	Richmond
1982	Tucker Ashford⁽¹⁾	Columbus
1983	Tim Teufel⁽¹⁾	Toledo
1984	Scott Bradley⁽¹⁾	Columbus
1985	Dan Pasqua⁽¹⁾	Columbus
1986	Pat Dodson⁽¹⁾	Pawtucket
1987	Randy Milligan⁽¹⁾	Tidewater
1988	Craig Worthington⁽¹⁾	Rochester
1989	Tom O'Malley⁽¹⁾	Tidewater
1990	Hensley Meulens⁽¹⁾	Columbus
1991	Derek Bell⁽¹⁾	Syracuse
1992	J.T. Snow⁽¹⁾	Columbus
1993	Jim Thome⁽¹⁾	Charlotte
1994	Jeff Manto⁽¹⁾	Norfolk & Rochester
1995	Butch Huskey⁽¹⁾	Norfolk
1996	Phil Hiatt⁽¹⁾	Toledo
1997	Roberto Petagine⁽¹⁾	Norfolk
1998	Roberto Petagine⁽²⁾	Indianapolis
1999	Steve Cox⁽¹⁾	Durham
2000	Chad Mottola⁽¹⁾	Syracuse
2001	Toby Hall⁽¹⁾	Durham
2002	Raul Gonzalez⁽¹⁾	Louisville
2003	Fernando Seguignol⁽¹⁾	Columbus
2004	Jhonny Peralta⁽¹⁾	Buffalo
2005	Shane Victorino⁽¹⁾	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
2006	Kevin Witt⁽¹⁾	Durham
2007	Mike Hessman⁽¹⁾	Toledo
2008	Jeff Bailey⁽¹⁾	Pawtucket
2009	Shelley Duncan⁽¹⁾	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
2010	Dan Johnson⁽¹⁾	Durham
2011	Russ Canzler⁽¹⁾	Durham
2012	Not Yet Announced^(11-2012)	--
Year	Name(s)	Team(s)
International League MVP

Did you know that Rocky Nelson (1953, 1955 & 1958) and Robert Petagine (1997 & 1998) are the only two players in history to win this Most Valuable Player award more than once during their career?

More than seventy-five years of history and only two players who won this award failed to make it into the big leagues — both their names are gray (non-linked).

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