Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award explained

Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award
Sport:Baseball
League:Minor League Baseball
Awardedfor:Player of the Year
Country:United States, Canada, Mexico
Presenter:The Topps Company
Minor League Baseball
First:1960
Firstwinner:Al Cicotte
Mostwins:Roger Freed (1970, 1976)
Sandy Alomar Jr. (1988, 1989)
Mostrecent:Byron Buxton (2013)

The Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award was presented by The Topps Company in conjunction with Minor League Baseball to a minor-league player deemed to have had the most outstanding season. It was awarded annually beginning in 1960, but does not appear to have been issued since 2013. A newspaper report of the 1972 result, the first tie in the award's history, noted that winners were selected via a poll of minor league baseball writers.

It has also been known, circa 1970 onward, as the J. G. Taylor Spink Award,[1] although use of that naming has been inconsistent over time. Namesake J. G. Taylor Spink was publisher of The Sporting News from 1914 until his death in 1962.

Recipients

This section lists players who have won the award, from its inception in 1960 through 2013 when it was last known to have been awarded. Blank entries indicate a winner is unknown, or the award may not have been issued.

1960–1979

1980–1999

2000–2013

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Awards By Topps To Continue . . . 17 . April 14, 1970 . December 13, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Scout's Honor . thetoppsarchives.com . March 25, 2014 . December 13, 2020.
  3. News: Shortstop Bob Grich Topps Trophy Winner . . . B-11 . November 30, 1971 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  4. News: Tom Paciorek Is MVP . The Valley News . . 1B . November 28, 1972 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  5. News: Reinbach Shared Honor As Top Minor Leaguer . Bob . Matthews . . . 1D . November 25, 1972 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  6. News: Texas Hand Is Honored . . 19 . November 23, 1973 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  7. News: Sports Roundup . . 3C . November 29, 1974 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  8. News: Cruz top player . . . 1D . November 26, 1975 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  9. News: Freed wins minor league award again . . . . 23 . November 16, 1976 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  10. News: Short Cuts . . . 6 . December 1, 1977 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  11. News: Champ's Champ . . 33 . November 30, 1978 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  12. News: Stockstill, Johnson are Minor League 'A' all-stars . . . 8 . November 9, 1979 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  13. Web site: Dave Stockstill Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History . . December 14, 2020.
  14. News: (untitled) . . The Daily News . . 10 . December 6, 1980 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  15. News: Kittle Topps in the minors . Norm . Cowley . . F2 . November 26, 1982 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  16. News: Edmonton Slugger Top Minor Leaguer . . . . 14 . November 29, 1982 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  17. News: Sports briefs: Baseball . . . 18 . November 29, 1983 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  18. News: Gulden, Knicely cut as Reds trim roster . Jim . Selman . . 5C . April 4, 1985 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  19. News: Padres . . Bill . Plaschke . III-21 . December 10, 1988 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  20. News: Briefly: Baseball . . D3 . December 7, 1989 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  21. News: Marlins ink vet Polidor . Robin . Brownlee . . C2 . December 3, 1992 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  22. News: Ready to see more action this season . Ian . MacDonald . . F5 . December 15, 1993 . December 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  23. News: Hart named best in minor leagues . . . 1C . December 6, 2000 . December 13, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  24. News: Marlins Notebook . . 5D . November 10, 2002 . December 13, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  25. News: Barons' Reed earns 'Topp' honor . bizjournals.com . October 27, 2003 . December 13, 2020.
  26. News: Former Kernel player named top minor-leaguer . . . 2C . October 28, 2004 . December 13, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  27. News: Baseball . . 3C . October 26, 2005 . December 13, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  28. News: Steve Pearce Named Topps/Minor League Player of the Year . oursportscentral.com . October 23, 2007 . December 13, 2020.
  29. Web site: Wild. Danny. Giants' Posey wins '09 Spink Award: Catcher skipped Double-A, dominated at San Jose, Fresno. October 28, 2009. Minor League Baseball . June 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100814201954/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091027&content_id=7560562&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp . August 14, 2010 . Wayback Machine.
  30. News: Posey Named Minor League Player Of The Year . MiLB.com . October 28, 2009 . December 13, 2020.
  31. News: Trout named 2010 Spink Award winner . MiLB.com . October 27, 2010 . December 13, 2020.
  32. News: Wil Myers wins Spink Award as Topps/Minor League Player of the Year . mlblogsroyals1 . mlblogs.com . October 23, 2012 . December 13, 2020.
  33. News: Buxton wins Spink Award as top player . MiLB.com . October 22, 2013 . December 13, 2020.

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