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Nov 12 2007

The Andre Dawson Awards 1988-2007

Posted by: Richie Rich in Andre Dawson

In 1987, Andre Dawson became the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to win a league MVP award while playing for a last place team.

In honor of that acheivement and the fact that it’s hard to soar with the eagles when you’re surrounded by turkeys … Home Run Derby has compiled a list of players who performed among the best in their league while their teams unfortunately held them down.

And here they are

Andre Dawson Awards - American League

Year	Player	Team	G	R	HR	RBI	BB	SB	BA	OBA	SPct	OPS
1988	Eddie Murray	Orioles	161	75	28	84	75	5	0.284	0.361	0.474	0.835
1989	Lou Whitaker	Tigers	148	77	28	85	89	6	0.251	0.361	0.462	0.823
1990	Kirby Puckett	Twins	146	82	12	80	57	5	0.298	0.365	0.446	0.811
1991	Albert Belle	Indians	123	60	28	95	25	3	0.282	0.323	0.540	0.863
1992	Edgar Martinez	Mariners	135	100	18	73	54	14	0.343	0.404	0.544	0.948
1993	Greg Vaughn	Brewers	154	97	30	97	89	10	0.267	0.369	0.482	0.851
1994	Tony Phillips	Tigers	114	91	19	61	95	13	0.281	0.409	0.468	0.877
1995	Kirby Puckett	Twins	137	83	23	99	56	3	0.314	0.379	0.515	0.894
1996	Tim Salmon	Angels	156	90	30	98	93	4	0.286	0.386	0.501	0.887
1997	Mark McGwire	Athletics	105	48	34	81	58	1	0.284	0.383	0.628	1.011
1998	Jason Giambi	Athletics	153	92	27	110	81	2	0.295	0.384	0.489	0.873
1999	Fred McGriff	Devil Rays	144	75	32	104	86	1	0.310	0.405	0.552	0.957
2000	Ivan Rodriguez	Rangers	91	66	27	83	19	5	0.347	0.375	0.667	1.042
2001	Alex Rodriguez	Rangers	162	133	52	135	75	18	0.318	0.399	0.622	1.021
2002	Alex Rodriguez	Rangers	162	125	57	142	87	9	0.300	0.392	0.623	1.015
2003	Alex Rodriguez*	Rangers	161	124	47	118	87	17	0.298	0.396	0.600	0.996
2004	Ichiro Suzuki	Mariners	161	101	8	60	49	36	0.372	0.414	0.455	0.869
2005	Richie Sexson	Mariners	156	99	39	121	89	1	0.263	0.369	0.541	0.910
2006	Raul Ibanez	Mariners	159	103	33	123	65	2	0.289	0.353	0.516	0.869
2007	Carlos Pena	Devil Rays	148	99	46	121	103	1	0.282	0.411	0.627	1.038

*In 2003, Alex Rodriguez actually won the AL MVP Award

Andre Dawson Awards - National League

Year	Player	Team	G	R	HR	RBI	BB	SB	BA	OBA	SPct	OPS
1988	Mike Schmidt	Phillies	108	52	12	62	49	3	0.249	0.337	0.405	0.742
1989	Lonnie Smith	Braves	134	89	21	79	76	25	0.315	0.415	0.533	0.948
1990	Ron Gant	Braves	152	107	32	84	50	33	0.303	0.357	0.539	0.896
1991	Jeff Bagwell	Astros	156	79	15	82	75	7	0.294	0.387	0.437	0.824
1992	John Kruk	Phillies	144	86	10	70	92	3	0.323	0.423	0.458	0.881
1993	Bobby Bonilla	Mets	139	81	34	87	72	3	0.265	0.352	0.522	0.874
1994	Tony Gwynn	Padres	110	79	12	64	48	5	0.394	0.454	0.568	1.022
1995	Barry Bonds	Giants	144	109	33	104	120	31	0.294	0.431	0.577	1.008
1996	Barry Bonds	Giants	158	122	42	129	151	40	0.308	0.461	0.615	1.076
1997	Tony Gwynn	Padres	149	97	17	119	43	12	0.372	0.409	0.547	0.956
1998	Jason Kendall	Pirates	149	95	12	75	51	26	0.327	0.411	0.473	0.884
1999	Sammy Sosa	Cubs	162	114	63	141	78	7	0.288	0.367	0.635	1.002
2000	Sammy Sosa	Cubs	156	106	50	138	91	7	0.320	0.406	0.634	1.040
2001	Todd Helton	Rockies	159	132	49	146	98	7	0.336	0.432	0.685	1.117
2002	Mike Piazza	Mets	135	69	33	98	57	0	0.280	0.359	0.544	0.903
2003	Richie Sexson	Brewers	162	97	45	124	98	2	0.272	0.379	0.548	0.927
2004	Geoff Jenkins	Brewers	157	88	27	93	46	3	0.264	0.325	0.473	0.798
2005	Jason Bay	Pirates	162	110	32	101	95	21	0.306	0.402	0.559	0.961
2006	Alfonso Soriano .	Nationals	159	119	46	95	67	41	0.277	0.351	0.560	0.911
2007	Miguel Cabrera	Marlins	157	91	34	119	79	2	0.320	0.401	0.565	0.966

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