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Slocum Award

The Slocum Award is presented annually by the New York Baseball Writers Association to a person judged to have a long and meritorious service to baseball.

William J. Slocum, whom the Slocum Award is named in honor of, was a well known sportswriter in New York City during the roaring twenties. All four of Bill Slocum's sons followed their father into writing: Bill Jr. was a sports writer, Jack was a newspaper reporter, Charlie wrote for the old Arthur Godfrey Show, and Frank wrote television scripts (between stints at MLB). Bill's grandson - also Bill - is also a writer whose articles have appeared in Connecticut Magazine and the New York Times.

Note: The list below is not comprehensive. Details about the Slocum Award have been difficult to find and what research appears below will evolve as we find more accurate information.

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Slocum Award Photo of 1959 Slocum Award (Image Courtesy of Dan Yates) By The New York Baseball Writers Association
Year	Slocum Award Winner Name
1929	Miller Huggins^{(Player / HOF Manager)}
1931	Babe Ruth^{(HOF Player)}
1939	Joe McCarthy^{(HOF Manager)}
1940	Edward G. Barrow^{(Executive / HOF'er)}
1946	Al Schacht^{(Player / Clown Prince of Baseball)}
1948	Bucky Harris^{(Player / HOF Manager)}
1950	Casey Stengel^{(Player / HOF Manager)}
1953	George M. Weiss^{(Executive / HOF'er)}
1954	Paul Krichell^{(Player / Scout)}
1959	Dan Daniel^{(Baseball Writer)}
1963	Roy Harney^(Executive)
1967	Yogi Berra^{(HOF Player / Coach / Manager)}
1968	Lee MacPhail^{(American League President / HOF'er)}
1969	Johnny Murphy^{(Player / Coach)}
1972	Bob Fishel^{(American League Public Relations)}
1973	Al Kaline^{(HOF Player)}
1976	Gabe Paul^(Executive)
1979	Ralph Houk^{(Player / Manager)}
1982	Earl Weaver^{(HOF Manager)}
1989	Phil Rizzuto^{(HOF Player / Announcer)}
1990	Ralph Kiner^{(HOF Player)}
1997	Bob Sheppard^(Announcer)
1999	Bob Murphy^(Executive)
2006	Frank Robinson^{(HOF Player / Manager)}
Year	Slocum Award Winner Name
Slocum Award

Did you know that Bill Slocum was also the ghost writer for Babe Ruth? Slocum's grandson wroter in a letter, "Ruth once quipped, 'Bill Slocum writes more like me than anyone else I know.' To this date, that remains the biggest insult ever levied against the Slocum family name."

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Did you know that Bob Fishel, the 1972 receipient of the Slocum Award, also has an award named in his honor? Click to read more about the Fishel Award.

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