Roy Campanella Award Explained

The Roy Campanella Award is given annually to the Los Angeles Dodgers player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame Brooklyn Dodger catcher, Roy Campanella. The award is voted on by all Los Angeles Dodgers uniformed personnel, players, and coaches. The award has been given out since 2006.^[1]

Winners

See footnote^[2]

Year	Winner	Position	class=unsortable style=""	Ref
		Shortstop	^[3]
		Catcher	^[4]
		First baseman	^[5]
		Outfielder
		Shortstop	^[6]
		Outfielder	^[7]
		Catcher	^[8]
		Pitcher	^[9]
		Pitcher	^[10]
		Pitcher	^[11]
		Second baseman	^[12]
		Third baseman	^[13]
		Second baseman	^[14]
		Third baseman	^[15]
		Third baseman	^[16]
		Infielder / Outfielder	^[17]
		First baseman	^[18]
		Outfielder	^[19]

Other team awards for spirit in Major League Baseball

• The San Francisco Giants have given the Willie Mac Award since 1980 to "the player on the San Francisco Giants who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership consistently shown by Willie McCovey throughout his long career."
• The Oakland Athletics have given the Catfish Hunter Award since 2004 to the "player whose play on the field and conduct in the clubhouse best exemplifies the courageous, competitive and inspirational spirit demonstrated by the late pitcher, Jim "Catfish" Hunter."

See also

• Awards given to members of specific teams

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roy Campanella Award | Baseball Almanac.
2. Web site: Roy Campanella Award . 2011-10-01. Baseball-almanac.com. Baseball-almanac.com.
3. Web site: Furcal wins first Campanella Award . 2011-10-01. MLB.com. 2006-09-23 . Major League Baseball.
4. Web site: Martin wins second annual Roy Campanella Award . 2011-10-01. MLB.com. 2007-09-26 . Major League Baseball.
5. Web site: Loney wins third annual Roy Campanella Award . 2011-10-01. MLB.com. 2008-09-24 . Major League Baseball.
6. Web site: Carroll wins fifth annual Roy Campanella Award . 2011-10-01. MLB.com. 2010-09-23 . Major League Baseball.
7. Web site: Kemp wins sixth annual Roy Campanella Award . 2011-10-01. MLB.com. 2011-09-20 . Major League Baseball.
8. Web site: A.J. Ellis wins seventh annual Roy Campanella Award . 2012-10-26. MLB.com. 2012-09-26 . Major League Baseball.
9. Web site: Kershaw named Roy Campanella Award recipient . 2013-09-26. MLB.com. 2013-09-26 . Major League Baseball.
10. Web site: Clayton Kershaw wins Roy Campanella Award for 2nd straight year. Eric. Stephen. truebluela.com. September 22, 2014. September 22, 2014.
11. Web site: Zack Greinke Wins 10th Annual Roy Campanella Award. Dodgers Beat. September 30, 2015. September 30, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002073100/http://www.dodgersbeat.com/zack-greinke-wins-10th-annual-roy-campanella-award/. October 2, 2015.
12. Web site: Utley wins club's Roy Campanella Award. mlb.com. September 22, 2016. September 22, 2016.
13. Web site: Justin Turner wins Roy Campanella Award, not yet back in lineup. SB Nation. September 25, 2017. September 26, 2017.
14. Web site: Utley wins club's Roy Campanella Award. mlb.com. September 22, 2018. September 22, 2018.
15. Web site: Justin Turner wins 14th annual Roy Campanella Award. Dodger Insider. September 20, 2019. September 22, 2019.
16. Web site: Dodgers News: Justin Turner Recovered From Trouble With Hamstring Bruise. Dodger Blue. Matthew. Moreno. September 28, 2020. October 7, 2020.
17. Web site: Dodgers' Chris Taylor Wins 16th Annual Roy Campanella Award. msn.com. Michael. Duarte. October 2, 2021. October 2, 2021.
18. Web site: Freddie Freeman voted Roy Campanella Award winner by Dodgers teammates & coaches. SB Nation. Eric. Stephen. September 30, 2022. September 30, 2022.
19. Web site: Dodgers’ Jason Heyward wins Roy Campanella Award. Orange County Register. J.P.. Hoornstra. September 23, 2023. September 27, 2023.