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All Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

The last season where two All-Star Games were played during the same season was in 1962. This was also the first year a committee of writers and executives in attendance voted for an All-Star Most Valuable Player (Award).

The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award was originally called the Arch Ward Memorial Award in honor of sportswriter Arch Ward, who is credited with the idea of having this middle of the season classic event. In 1970 the award was renamed The Commissioner's Trophy and fourteen years later it resumed its original title. In 2002, which is the only year where no player won the award, it was renamed the Ted Williams Award in honor of the recently deceased slugger.

What follows below is a complete list of the recipients, leagues, teams, and position they were playing when each All-Star most valuable player was honored at the Midsummer Classic. NOTE: The year column links to the actual All-Star Game and the names column links to a player's career stats.

"They throw the ball, I hit it; they hit the ball, I catch it." - Hall of Famer (and 1963 / 1968 All-Star Most Valuable Player Award receipient) Willie Mays

Most Valuable Player Award All-Star Game
Year	Names^(Quantity)	League	Team	Position
1962	Maury Wills⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Los Angeles	SS
1962	Leon Wagner⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Los Angeles	OF
1963	Willie Mays⁽¹⁾	N.L.	San Francisco	OF
1964	Johnny Callison⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Philadelphia	OF
1965	Juan Marichal⁽¹⁾	N.L.	San Francisco	P
1966	Brooks Robinson⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Baltimore	3B
1967	Tony Perez⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Cincinnati	3B
1968	Willie Mays⁽²⁾	N.L.	San Francisco	OF
1969	Willie McCovey⁽¹⁾	N.L.	San Francisco	1B
1970	Carl Yastrzemski⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Boston	1B
1971	Frank Robinson⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Baltimore	OF
1972	Joe Morgan⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Cincinnati	2B
1973	Bobby Bonds⁽¹⁾	N.L.	San Francisco	OF
1974	Steve Garvey⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Los Angeles	1B
1975	Bill Madlock⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Chicago	3B
1975	Jon Matlack⁽¹⁾	N.L.	New York	P
1976	George Foster⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Cincinnati	OF
1977	Don Sutton⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Los Angeles	P
1978	Steve Garvey⁽²⁾	N.L.	Los Angeles	1B
1979	Dave Parker⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Pittsburgh	OF
1980	Ken Griffey⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Cincinnati	OF
1981	Gary Carter⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Montreal	C
1982	Dave Concepcion⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Cincinnati	SS
1983	Fred Lynn⁽¹⁾	A.L.	California	OF
1984	Gary Carter⁽²⁾	N.L.	Montreal	C
1985	La Marr Hoyt⁽¹⁾	N.L.	San Diego	P
1986	Roger Clemens⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Boston	P
1987	Tim Raines⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Montreal	LF
1988	Terry Steinbach⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Oakland	C
1989	Bo Jackson⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Kansas City	LF
1990	Julio Franco⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Texas	2B
1991	Cal Ripken, Jr.⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Baltimore	SS
1992	Ken Griffey, Jr.⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Seattle	CF
1993	Kirby Puckett⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Minnesota	CF
1994	Fred McGriff⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Atlanta	1B
1995	Jeff Conine⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Florida	LF
1996	Mike Piazza⁽¹⁾	N.L.	Los Angeles	C
1997	Sandy Alomar, Jr.⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Cleveland	C
1998	Roberto Alomar⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Baltimore	2B
1999	Pedro Martinez⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Boston	P
2000	Derek Jeter⁽¹⁾	A.L.	New York	SS
2001	Cal Ripken, Jr.⁽²⁾	A.L.	Baltimore	3B
2002	Award NOT Issued^(n/a)	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	Garret Anderson⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Anaheim	LF
2004	Alfonso Soriano⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Texas	2B
2005	Miguel Tejada⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Baltimore	SS
2006	Michael Young⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Texas	2B
2007	Ichiro Suzuki⁽¹⁾	A.L.	Seattle	CF
2008	Not Yet Awarded	--	--	--
Year	Names^(Quantity)	League	Team	Position
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

Juan Marichal was the first pitcher to win the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award. 2002 was the first & only year where nobody won (game ended in a tie). Bill Madlock and Jon Matlack are the first & only players to share the award. Use this chart to create and answer countless other trivia based questions.

Did you know that since the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award started in 1962 American League players have received it twenty-three times and National League Players have received it twenty-three times?

Willie Mays was the first player to win the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award more than once and one of only four players who have won it twice. The other players were Gary Carter, Steve Garvey and Cal Ripken, Jr.

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