List of Baltimore Orioles awards explained

This is a list of award winners and single-season league leaders for the Baltimore Orioles professional baseball team.

Abbreviations

•   P: pitcher
•   C: catcher
• 1B: first baseman
• 2B: second baseman
• 3B: third baseman
• SS: shortstop
• LF: left fielder
• CF: center fielder
• RF: right fielder
• IF: infielder
• OF: outfielder
• DH: designated hitter
• UTIL: utility

National Baseball Hall of Fame

See: .

Awards

MVP Award (AL) winners

See main article: MLB Most Valuable Player Award.

Note: This was re-named the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award in 1944.

• 1964: Brooks Robinson
• 1966: Frank Robinson
• 1970: Boog Powell
• 1983: Cal Ripken Jr.
• 1991: Cal Ripken Jr.

Cy Young Award (AL) winners

• 1969: Mike Cuellar
• 1973: Jim Palmer
• 1975: Jim Palmer
• 1976: Jim Palmer
• 1979: Mike Flanagan
• 1980: Steve Stone

Rookie of the Year Award (AL) winners

See main article: MLB Rookie of the Year Award.

Note: This was re-named the Jackie Robinson Award in 1987.

• 1960: Ron Hansen
• 1965: Curt Blefary
• 1973: Al Bumbry
• 1977: Eddie Murray
• 1982: Cal Ripken Jr.
• 1989: Gregg Olson
• 2023: Gunnar Henderson

Manager of the Year Award (AL)

See main article: Manager of the Year Award.

See footnote^[1]

• 1989: Frank Robinson
• 1997: Davey Johnson
• 2014: Buck Showalter
• 2023: Brandon Hyde

Silver Slugger Award (AL) winners

• 1983: Eddie Murray (1b) – Cal Ripken Jr. (ss)
• 1984: Eddie Murray (1b) – Cal Ripken Jr. (ss)
• 1985: Cal Ripken Jr. (ss)
• 1986: Cal Ripken Jr. (ss)
• 1989: Cal Ripken Jr. (ss) Mickey Tettleton (C)
• 1991: Cal Ripken Jr. (ss)
• 1993: Cal Ripken Jr. (ss)
• 1994: Cal Ripken Jr. (ss)
• 1996: Roberto Alomar (2b)
• 1998: Rafael Palmeiro (1b)
• 2004: Miguel Tejada (ss) Melvin Mora (3B)
• 2005: Miguel Tejada
• 2008: Aubrey Huff (dh)
• 2013: Chris Davis (1b) – J. J. Hardy (ss) – Adam Jones (cf)
• 2016: Mark Trumbo (DH)
• 2021: Cedric Mullins (CF)
• 2023: Gunnar Henderson (util) − Adley Rutschman (c)

Gold Glove Award (AL) winners

• 1960: Brooks Robinson (3b)
• 1961: Brooks Robinson (3b)
• 1962: Brooks Robinson (3b)
• 1963: Brooks Robinson (3b)
• 1964: Brooks Robinson (3b) – Luis Aparicio (ss)
• 1965: Brooks Robinson (3b)
• 1966: Brooks Robinson (3b) – Luis Aparicio (ss)
• 1967: Brooks Robinson (3b) – Paul Blair (of)
• 1968: Brooks Robinson (3b)
• 1969: Davey Johnson (2b) – Brooks Robinson (3b) – Mark Belanger (ss)
• 1970: Davey Johnson (2b) – Brooks Robinson (3b) – Paul Blair (of)
• 1971: Davey Johnson (2b) – Brooks Robinson (3b) – Paul Blair (of) – Mark Belanger (ss)
• 1972: Brooks Robinson (3b) – Paul Blair (of)
• 1973: Brooks Robinson (3b) – Paul Blair (of) – Bobby Grich (2b) – Mark Belanger (ss)
• 1974: Brooks Robinson (3b) – Paul Blair (of) – Bobby Grich (2b) – Mark Belanger (ss)
• 1975: Brooks Robinson (3b) – Paul Blair (of) – Bobby Grich (2b) – Mark Belanger (ss)
• 1976: Jim Palmer (p) – Bobby Grich (2b) – Mark Belanger (ss)
• 1977: Jim Palmer (p) – Mark Belanger (ss)
• 1978: Jim Palmer (p) – Mark Belanger (ss)
• 1979: Jim Palmer (p)
• 1982: Eddie Murray (1b)
• 1983: Eddie Murray (1b)
• 1984: Eddie Murray (1b)
• 1991: Cal Ripken Jr. (ss)
• 1992: Cal Ripken Jr. (ss)
• 1996: Mike Mussina (p) – Roberto Alomar (2b)
• 1997: Mike Mussina (p) – Rafael Palmeiro (1b)
• 1998: Mike Mussina (p) – Rafael Palmeiro (1b) – Roberto Alomar (2b)
• 1999: Mike Mussina (p)
• 2009: Adam Jones (of)
• 2011: Matt Wieters (c) – Nick Markakis (of)
• 2012: Adam Jones (of) – Matt Wieters (c) – J. J. Hardy (ss)
• 2013: Manny Machado (3b) – J. J. Hardy (ss) – Adam Jones (cf)
• 2014: Nick Markakis (of) Adam Jones (of) – J. J. Hardy (ss)
• 2015: Manny Machado (3b)
• 2022: Ramón Urías (3b)

All-MLB Team

See main article: All-MLB Team.

• 2023: Adley Rutschman (c) – Kyle Bradish (p) – Félix Bautista (p)

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

See main article: Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award.

See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves.

Team (at all positions)

• (2012)
• (2013)

Relief Man of the Year Award

See footnote.^[2]

• 1994: Lee Smith
• 1997: Randy Myers
• 2012: Jim Johnson

Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award

See main article: Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year.

• 2016: Zach Britton
• 2023: Félix Bautista

Edgar Martínez Award (designated hitter)

• 1974: Tommy Davis
• 2008: Aubrey Huff

Roberto Clemente Award

• 1972: Brooks Robinson
• 1982: Ken Singleton
• 1992: Cal Ripken Jr.
• 1997: Eric Davis

All-Star Game MVP Award

See main article: Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award.

Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002.

• 1958: Billy O'Dell
• 1991: Cal Ripken Jr.
• 2001: Cal Ripken Jr.
• 2005: Miguel Tejada

All-Star Game — Home Run Derby champion

See: Home Run Derby

• 1991: Cal Ripken Jr.
• 2004: Miguel Tejada

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

• Cal Ripken Jr. – voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

MLB All-Century Team (1999)

• 3B: Brooks Robinson
• SS: Cal Ripken Jr.

MLB All-Time Team (1997; Baseball Writers' Association of America)

• Brooks Robinson (first team; third baseman)
• Cal Ripken Jr. (first team; shortstop)

The Sporting News (TSN) Player of the Year

• 1966: Frank Robinson
• 1983: Cal Ripken Jr.
• 1991: Cal Ripken Jr.

Sporting News AL Reliever of the Year Award

See main article: The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award.

See footnote^[2]

TSN AL Reliever of the Year Award (2001–present; for all relievers)

Hutch Award

• 1997: Eric Davis

Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

• 1962: Robin Roberts
• 1966: Brooks Robinson
• 1992: Cal Ripken Jr.

Babe Ruth Award (World Series)

See main article: Babe Ruth Award.

Frank Robinson

Brooks Robinson

Rick Dempsey

TSN Manager of the Year Award

See main article: The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award.

Note: Established in 1936, this award was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball. In 1986 it was expanded to honor one manager from each league.

See footnote^[1]

• 1966: Hank Bauer (in MLB)
• 1977: Earl Weaver (in MLB)
• 1979: Earl Weaver (in MLB)
• 1989: Frank Robinson (in AL)
• 1993: Johnny Oates (in AL)
• 1997: Davey Johnson (in AL)
• 2012: Buck Showalter (in AL)

Associated Press Manager of the Year Award

See: Associated Press Manager of the Year (discontinued in 2001)

See footnote^[1]

Baseball America Manager of the Year

See: Baseball America#Baseball America Manager of the Year

• Buck Showalter (2012)

Triple Crown Champions

Batting

See: Major League Baseball Triple Crown#Batting Triple Crown winners

• 1966: Frank Robinson (.316, 49, 122)

Pitching

• N/A

Post-Season and All-Star Game MVP Award Winners

• World Series MVP
  • 1966: Frank Robinson
  • 1970: Brooks Robinson
  • 1983: Rick Dempsey
• AL Championship Series MVP

Note: This was re-named the Lee MacPhail MVP Award.

• • 1983: Mike Boddicker
• All-Star Game MVP

Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002.

• • 1991: Cal Ripken Jr.
  • 2001: Cal Ripken Jr.
  • 2005: Miguel Tejada

Team award

• 1966 – American League pennant
• – World Series championship^[3]
• 1969 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
• 1970 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
• – World Series Trophy^[3]
• 1971 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
• 1979 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
• 1983 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
• – World Series Trophy^[3]

Team records (single-season and career)

See main article: Baltimore Orioles team records.

Most Valuable Oriole

• 1954 – Chuck Diering
• 1955 – Dave Philley
• 1956 – Bob Nieman
• 1957 – Billy Gardner
• 1958 – Gus Triandos
• 1959 – Gene Woodling
• 1960 – Brooks Robinson
• 1961 – Jim Gentile
• 1962 – Brooks Robinson
• 1963 – Stu Miller
• 1964 – Brooks Robinson
• 1965 – Stu Miller
• 1966 – Frank Robinson
• 1967 – Frank Robinson
• 1968 – Dave McNally
• 1969 – Boog Powell
• 1970 – Boog Powell
• 1971 – Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson
• 1972 – Jim Palmer
• 1973 – Jim Palmer
• 1974 – Paul Blair, Mike Cuellar
• 1975 – Ken Singleton

• 1976 – Lee May
• 1977 – Ken Singleton
• 1978 – Eddie Murray
• 1979 – Ken Singleton
• 1980 – Al Bumbry
• 1981 – Eddie Murray
• 1982 – Eddie Murray
• 1983 – Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken Jr.
• 1984 – Eddie Murray
• 1985 – Eddie Murray
• 1986 – Don Aase
• 1987 – Larry Sheets
• 1988 – Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken Jr.
• 1989 – Gregg Olson
• 1990 – Cal Ripken Jr.
• 1991 – Cal Ripken Jr.
• 1992 – Mike Devereaux
• 1993 – Chris Hoiles
• 1994 – No award given
• 1995 – Rafael Palmeiro
• 1996 – Rafael Palmeiro
• 1997 – Randy Myers

• 1998 – Rafael Palmeiro
• 1999 – B.J. Surhoff
• 2000 – Delino DeShields
• 2001 – Jeff Conine
• 2002 – Rodrigo Lopez
• 2003 – Jay Gibbons
• 2004 – Miguel Tejada
• 2005 – Brian Roberts
• 2006 – Miguel Tejada
• 2007 – Nick Markakis
• 2008 – Aubrey Huff^[4]
• 2009 – Brian Roberts^[5]
• 2010 – Luke Scott^[6]
• 2011 – Adam Jones^[7]
• 2012 – Adam Jones^[8]
• 2013 – Chris Davis^[9]
• 2014 – Nelson Cruz^[10]
• 2015 – Chris Davis^[11]
• 2016 – Manny Machado^[12]
• 2017 – Jonathan Schoop^[13]
• 2018 – Adam Jones^[14]
• 2019 - Trey Mancini^[15]

• 2020 - Anthony Santander^[16]
• 2021 - Cedric Mullins^[17]
• 2022 - Adley Rutschman^[18]
• 2023 - Gunnar Henderson^[19]

Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame

See main article: Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.

Retired numbers

See

Ford C. Frick Award recipients

See

Associated Press Athlete of the Year

• 1966: Frank Robinson
• 1995: Cal Ripken Jr.

Hickok Belt

See footnote^[20]

• • 1966 – Frank Robinson
• 1970 – Brooks Robinson

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

See: Sportsman of the Year

Single-Season leaders

See also: Baseball statistics.

Hitters

Batting Champions

• 1966: Frank Robinson (.316)

Home Run Champions

• 1966: Frank Robinson (49)
• 1981: Eddie Murray t(22)
• 2013: Chris Davis (53)
• 2014: Nelson Cruz (40)
• 2015: Chris Davis (47)
• 2016: Mark Trumbo (47)

RBI Champions

• 1964: Brooks Robinson (118)
• 1966: Frank Robinson (122)
• 1976: Lee May (109)
• 1981: Eddie Murray (78)
• 2004: Miguel Tejada (150)
• 2013: Chris Davis (138)

Pitchers

Winning Games leaders

• 1960: Chuck Estrada (18)
• 1970: Mike Cuellar – Dave McNally t(24)
• 1975: Jim Palmer t(23)
• 1976: Jim Palmer (22)
• 1977: Jim Palmer t(20)
• 1979: Mike Flanagan (23)
• 1980: Steve Stone (25)
• 1981: Dennis Martínez t(14)
• 1984: Mike Boddicker (20)
• 1995: Mike Mussina (19)

Strikeouts leaders

• 1954: Bob Turley (185)

ERA leaders

• 1959: Hoyt Wilhelm (2.19)
• 1973: Jim Palmer (2.40)
• 1975: Jim Palmer (2.09)
• 1984: Mike Boddicker (2.79)

Baserunning

Stolen Base Champions

• 1963: Luis Aparicio (40)
• 1964: Luis Aparicio (57)
• 2007: Brian Roberts (50)
• 2022: Jorge Mateo (35)

See also

• Baseball awards
• List of MLB awards

Notes and References

1. In 1936, The Sporting News began The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award. (In 1986, TSN expanded the award to one for each league.) In 1959, the Associated Press began its AP Manager of the Year Award, which was discontinued in 2001. (From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of MLB.) In 1983, MLB began its own Manager of the Year Award (in each league). In 1998, Baseball Prospectus added a Manager of the Year award to its "Internet Baseball Awards" (one per league). In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Charles Isham "C. I." Taylor Legacy Award for "Managers of the Year". In 2003, MLB added a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB) to its This Year in Baseball Awards. In 2007, the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh began its Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award (for all of MLB). (In 2010, it began a separate Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award.) Baseball America also has a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB). USA Today has a Manager of the Year award (one per league).
2. The Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award was discontinued in 2013. It apparently was dropped as an official MLB award after the 2006 season. Relief Man Award winners (1976–2006). Awards (The Official Site of MLB's Honors and Accolades). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLB.com). Retrieved 9 June 2010. Established in 1976, it did not appear on the MLB.com awards page for the 2010 season. 2010 Awards. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-08-21. The MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award (initially sponsored by DHL) was first given in 2005 and was replaced in 2014 by the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year and Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year awards? In 1960, The Sporting News established its Fireman of the Year Award, to recognize the best closer from each league. In 2001, the award was broadened to include all relievers and was re-named The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 2002, MLB began its This Year in Baseball Awards (TYIB Awards) (for all of MLB, not for each league), including Pitcher of the Year and Setup Man of the Year. In 2004, a Closer of the Year category was added (but was dropped in 2015) and "Pitcher of the Year" was re-named "Starting Pitcher of the Year". In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Hilton Smith Legacy Award for "Relievers of the Year".
3. The World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP.
4. https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/balitmore-orioles/huff-sole-orioles-connection-nlcs "Huff Sole Orioles Connection in NLCS," NBC Sports Washington, Monday, October 15, 2012.
5. https://www.capecodbaseball.org/news/index.html?article_id=1653 "Will free agent Roberts be re-signed by the Baltimore Orioles?" Cape Cod Baseball League, Sunday, December 15, 2013.
6. https://www.masnsports.com/blog/luke-scott-off-the-dh-board Kubatko, Roch. "Luke Scott off the DH board," Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
7. https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/orioles-2011-mvp-adam-jones-says-he-can-be-better/ "Orioles' 2011 MVP Adam Jones Says He Can Be Better," The Associated Press (AP), Saturday, March 17, 2012.
8. https://www.mlb.com/news/adam-jones-named-2012-most-valuable-oriole/c-39246802 "Adam Jones named 2012 Most Valuable Oriole," MLB.com, Tuesday, October 9, 2012.
9. https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/chris-davis-named-2013-most-valuable-oriole/c-62119858 "Chris Davis named 2013 Most Valuable Oriole," MLB.com, Sunday, September 29, 2013.
10. https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/nelson-cruz-named-2014-most-valuable-oriole/ "Nelson Cruz Named 2014 Most Valuable Oriole," WJZ-CBS 13 (Baltimore), Sunday, September 21, 2014.
11. https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/chris-davis-named-2015-most-valuable-oriole/c-152833952 Kruth, Cash. "Davis voted Most Valuable Oriole for 2nd time," MLB.com, Friday, October 2, 2015.
12. https://www.wbal.com/article/191591/6/manny-machado-named-2016s-most-valuable-oriole "Manny Machado Named 2016's Most Valuable Oriole," WBAL NewsRadio 1090, Friday, September 23, 2016.
13. https://www.mlb.com/news/jonathan-schoop-is-2017-most-valuable-oriole-c255556578 Ghiroli, Brittany. "Schoop named 2017 Most Valuable Oriole," MLB.com, Friday, September 22, 2017.
14. https://www.mlb.com/press-release/orioles-outfielder-adam-jones-named-2018-most-valuable-oriole-296405702 "Orioles outfielder Adam Jones named 2018 Most Valuable Oriole," MLB.com, Friday, September 28, 2018.
15. https://www.masnsports.com/blog/orioles-infielder-outfielder-trey-mancini-named-2019-most-valuable-oriole Land, Josh. "Orioles infielder/outfielder Trey Mancini named 2019 Most Valuable Oriole," Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Friday, September 20, 2019.
16. https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-santander-is-2020-most-valuable-oriole Trezza, Joe. "Santander named Most Valuable Oriole," MLB.com, Friday, September 25, 2020.
17. https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/featured/cedric-mullins-named-2021-most-valuable-oriole Sayers, Tessa. "Cedric Mullins Named 2021 Most Valuable Oriole," MLB.com, Wednesday, September 29, 2021.
18. https://www.mlb.com/news/adley-rutschman-named-2022-most-valuable-oriole "Rutschman named Most Valuable Oriole for '22," MLB.com, Monday, October 3, 2022.
19. https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/gunnar-henderson-2023-most-valuable-oriole Rill, Jake. "Henderson named '23 Most Valuable Oriole," MLB.com, Saturday, September 30, 2023.
20. The Hickok Belt trophy was awarded to the top professional athlete of the year in the U.S., from 1950 to 1976.