Executive of the Year Award by The Sporting News on Baseball Almanac

Executive of the Year Award by The Sporting News

The Sporting News is nothing short of the most respected and legendary magazine / newspaper in sports history. Their coverage of baseball has no rival and they are simply the most respected source of historical baseball statistics anywhere. Listed below in chronological order are the executives chosen by The Sporting News as recipients of the Executive of the Year Award.

"It's an organizational award and some of the things we experienced this year certainly add to this award for me individually. Unfortunately, the people who contributed to all the things that went right don't get much acknowledgement. I accepted this on behalf of the organization because that's exactly what it is. Everybody affiliated with the Minnesota Twins had a part in this and I'm proud to accept it on behalf of the organization." - Minnesota Twins Vice President & General Manager Terry Ryan

Executive of the Year Award by The Sporting News ©
Year	Name^(Quantity)	League	Team^(Quantity)
1936	Branch Rickey^{(1) *}	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽¹⁾
1937	Ed Barrow⁽¹⁾	AL	New York Yankees⁽¹⁾
1938	Warren Giles⁽¹⁾	NL	Cincinnati Reds⁽¹⁾
1939	Larry MacPhail⁽¹⁾	NL	Brooklyn Dodgers⁽¹⁾
1940	Walter Briggs, Sr.⁽¹⁾	AL	Detroit Tigers⁽¹⁾
1941	Ed Barrow⁽²⁾	AL	New York Yankees⁽²⁾
1942	Branch Rickey^{(2) *}	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽²⁾
1943	Clark Griffith^{(1) *}	AL	Washington Senators⁽¹⁾
1944	Billy DeWitt⁽¹⁾	AL	St. Louis Browns⁽¹⁾
1945	Phil Wrigley⁽¹⁾	NL	Chicago Cubs⁽¹⁾
1946	Tom Yawkey⁽¹⁾	AL	Boston Red Sox⁽¹⁾
1947	Branch Rickey^{(3) *}	NL	Brooklyn Dodgers⁽²⁾
1948	Bill Veeck, Jr.⁽¹⁾	AL	Cleveland Indians⁽¹⁾
1949	Bob Carpenter⁽¹⁾	NL	Philadelphia Phillies⁽¹⁾
1950	George Weiss⁽¹⁾	AL	New York Yankees⁽³⁾
1951	George Weiss⁽²⁾	AL	New York Yankees⁽⁴⁾
1952	George Weiss⁽³⁾	AL	New York Yankees⁽⁵⁾
1953	Lou Perini⁽¹⁾	NL	Milwaukee Braves⁽¹⁾
1954	Horace Stoneham⁽¹⁾	NL	New York Giants⁽¹⁾
1955	Walter O'Malley⁽¹⁾	NL	Brooklyn Dodgers⁽³⁾
1956	Gabe Paul⁽¹⁾	NL	Cincinnati Redlegs⁽²⁾
1957	Frank Lane⁽¹⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽³⁾
1958	Joe Brown⁽¹⁾	NL	Pittsburgh Pirates⁽¹⁾
1959	Buzzie Bavasi⁽¹⁾	NL	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽⁴⁾
1960	George Weiss⁽⁴⁾	AL	New York Yankees⁽⁶⁾
1961	Dan Topping⁽¹⁾	AL	New York Yankees⁽⁷⁾
1962	Fred Haney^{(1) *}	AL	Los Angeles Angels⁽¹⁾
1963	Bing Devine⁽¹⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁴⁾
1964	Bing Devine⁽²⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁵⁾
1965	Cal Griffith⁽¹⁾	AL	Minnesota Twins⁽²⁾
1966	Lee MacPhail⁽¹⁾	MLB	Commissioner of Baseball⁽¹⁾
1967	Dick O'Connell⁽¹⁾	AL	Boston Red Sox⁽²⁾
1968	Jim Campbell⁽¹⁾	AL	Detroit Tigers⁽²⁾
1969	John Murphy⁽¹⁾	NL	New York Giants⁽²⁾
1970	Harry Dalton⁽¹⁾	AL	Baltimore Orioles⁽²⁾
1971	Cedric Tallis⁽¹⁾	AL	Kansas City Royals⁽¹⁾
1972	Roland Hemond⁽¹⁾	AL	Chicago White Sox⁽¹⁾
1973	Bob Howsam⁽¹⁾	NL	Cincinnati Reds⁽³⁾
1974	Gabe Paul⁽²⁾	AL	New York Yankees⁽⁸⁾
1975	Dick O'Connell⁽²⁾	AL	Boston Red Sox⁽³⁾
1976	Joe Burke⁽¹⁾	AL	Kansas City Royals⁽²⁾
1977	Bill Veeck, Jr.⁽²⁾	AL	Chicago White Sox⁽²⁾
1978	Spec Richardson⁽¹⁾	NL	San Francisco Giants⁽³⁾
1979	Hank Peters⁽¹⁾	AL	Baltimore Orioles⁽³⁾
1980	Tal Smith⁽¹⁾	NL	Houston Astros⁽¹⁾
1981	John McHale^{(1) *}	NL	Montreal Expos⁽¹⁾
1982	Harry Dalton⁽²⁾	AL	Milwaukee Brewers⁽¹⁾
1983	Hank Peters⁽²⁾	AL	Baltimore Orioles⁽⁴⁾
1984	Dallas Green^{(1) *}	NL	Chicago Cubs⁽²⁾
1985	John Schuerholz⁽¹⁾	AL	Kansas City Royals⁽³⁾
1986	Frank Cashen⁽¹⁾	NL	New York Mets⁽¹⁾
1987	Al Rosen^{(1) *}	NL	San Francisco Giants⁽⁴⁾
1988	Fred Claire⁽¹⁾	NL	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽⁵⁾
1989	Roland Hemond⁽²⁾	AL	Baltimore Orioles⁽⁵⁾
1990	Bob Quinn⁽¹⁾	NL	Cincinnati Reds⁽⁴⁾
1991	Andy MacPhail⁽¹⁾	AL	Minnesota Twins⁽³⁾
1992	Dan Duquette⁽¹⁾	NL	Montreal Expos⁽²⁾
1993	Lee Thomas⁽¹⁾	NL	Philadelphia Phillies⁽²⁾
1994	John Hart⁽¹⁾	AL	Cleveland Indians⁽²⁾
1995	John Hart⁽²⁾	AL	Cleveland Indians⁽³⁾
1996	Doug Melvin⁽¹⁾	AL	Texas Rangers⁽¹⁾
1997	Cam Bonifay⁽¹⁾	NL	Pittsburgh Pirates⁽²⁾
1998	Gerry Hunsicker⁽¹⁾	NL	Houston Astros⁽¹⁾
1999	Jim Bowden⁽¹⁾	NL	Cincinnati Reds⁽⁵⁾
2000	Walt Jocketty⁽¹⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁶⁾
2001	Pat Gillick⁽¹⁾	AL	Seattle Mariners⁽¹⁾
2002	Terry Ryan⁽¹⁾	AL	Minnesota Twins⁽⁴⁾
2003	Brian Sabean⁽¹⁾	NL	San Francisco Giants⁽⁵⁾
2004	Walt Jocketty⁽²⁾	NL	St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁷⁾
2005	Mark Shapiro⁽¹⁾	AL	Cleveland Indians⁽⁴⁾
2006	Terry Ryan⁽²⁾	AL	Minnesota Twins⁽⁵⁾
2007	Mark Shapiro⁽²⁾	AL	Cleveland Indians⁽⁵⁾
2008	Andrew Friedman⁽¹⁾	AL	Tampa Bay Rays⁽¹⁾
2009	Dan O'Dowd⁽¹⁾	NL	Colorado Rockies⁽¹⁾
2010	Not Yet Announced^(11-2010)	--	--
Year	Name^(Quantity)	League	Team^(Quantity)
*Executive of the Year Award \| = Former Ballplayer**

Branch Rickey, who won first ever Sporting News Executive of the Year Award in 1936, not only signed Jackie Robinson, but also "invented" the modern farm system.

Multiple winners include George Weiss with four; Branch Rickey with three; and Ed Barrow, Bing Devine, Gabe Paul, Dick O'Connell, Bill Veeck Jr., Harry Dalton, Hank Peters, Roland Hemond, John Hart, Walt Jocketty & Mark Shapiro with two each.

Each of the executives won the Sporting News Executive of the Year Award due to actions they took to improve the game itself or their specific team. If you know specific reasons why each has won, share them with fellow fans on our message board.

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