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Written by Sean Lahman   
Feb 10, 2007 at 02:50 PM
Year Player Team Position
2007  Alex Rodriguez
New York
3B

2006

Justin Morneau Minnesota 1B
2005 Alex Rodriguez New York 3B
2004 Vladimir Guerrero Anaheim RF
2003 Alex Rodriguez Texas SS
2002 Miguel Tejada Oakland SS
2001 Ichiro Suzuki Seattle RF
2000 Jason Giambi Oakland 1B
1999 Ivan Rodriguez Texas C
1998 Juan Gonzalez Texas OF
1997 Ken Griffey, Jr. Seattle OF
1996 Juan Gonzalez Texas OF
1995 Mo Vaughn Boston 1B
1994 Frank Thomas Chicago 1B
1993 Frank Thomas Chicago 1B
1992 Dennis Eckersley Oakland P
1991 Cal Ripken, Jr. Baltimore SS
1990 Rickey Henderson Oakland OF
1989 Robin Yount Milwaukee OF
1988 Jose Canseco Oakland OF
1987 George Bell Toronto OF
1986 Roger Clemens Boston P
1985 Don Mattingly New York 1B
1984 Willie Hernandez Detroit P
1983 Cal Ripken, Jr. Baltimore SS
1982 Robin Yount Milwaukee SS
1981 Rollie Fingers Milwaukee P
1980 George Brett Kansas City 3B
1979
 Don Baylor
 California
 OF
1978 Jim Rice Boston OF
1977 Rod Carew Minnesota 1B
1976 Thurman Munson New York C
1975 Fred Lynn Boston OF
1974 Jeff Burroughs Texas OF
1973 Reggie Jackson Oakland OF
1972 Richie Allen Chicago 1B
1971 Vida Blue Oakland P
1970 Boog Powell Baltimore 1B
1969 Harmon Killebrew Minnesota 1B/3B
1968 Denny McLain Detroit P
1967 Carl Yastrzemski Boston OF
1966 Frank Robinson Baltimore OF
1965 Zoilo Versalles Minnesota SS
1964 Brooks Robinson Baltimore 3B
1963 Elston Howard New York C
1962 Mickey Mantle New York OF
1961 Roger Maris New York OF
1960 Roger Maris New York OF
1959 Nellie Fox Chicago 2B
1958 Jackie Jensen Boston OF
1957 Mickey Mantle New York OF
1956 Mickey Mantle New York OF
1955 Yogi Berra New York C
1954 Yogi Berra New York C
1953 Al Rosen Cleveland 3B
1952 Bobby Shantz Philadelphia P
1951 Yogi Berra New York C
1950 Phil Rizzuto New York SS
1949 Ted Williams Boston OF
1948 Lou Boudreau Cleveland SS
1947 Joe DiMaggio New York OF
1946 Ted Williams Boston OF
1945 Hal Newhouser Detroit P
1944 Hal Newhouser Detroit P
1943 Spud Chandler New York P
1942 Joe Gordon New York 2B
1941 Joe DiMaggio New York OF
1940 Hank Greenberg Detoit OF
1939 Joe DiMaggio New York OF
1938 Jimmie Foxx Boston 1B
1937 Charlie Gehringer Detroit 2B
1936 Lou Gehrig New York 1B
1935 Hank Greenberg Detroit 1B
1934 Mickey Cochrane Detroit C
1933 Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia 1B
1932 Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia 1B
1931 Lefty Grove Philadelphia P