American Association (20th century) Rookie of the Year Award

The American Association Rookie of the Year Award was an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1946, Jerry Witte won the first ever American Association Rookie of the Year Award. In 1997, Magglio Ordóñez won the final American Association Rookie of the Year Award.

First basemen and shortstops, with 6 winners each, have won the most among infielders, followed by second baseman and third basemen (5). Four catchers also won the award. Eighteen outfielders have won the Rookie of the Year Award, the most of any position. Two pitchers have won the Rookie of the Year Award.

Seven players each from the Denver Bears/Zephyrs and Indianapolis Indians have been selected for the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Omaha Cardinals/Dodgers/Royals (5); the Louisville Colonels/Redbirds, Milwaukee Brewers, Tulsa Oilers, and Wichita Braves/Aeros (3); the Iowa Cubs, Kansas City Blues, Nashville Sounds, Oklahoma City 89ers, Springfield Redbirds, and St. Paul Saints (2); and the Buffalo Bisons, Minneapolis Millers, and Toledo Mud Hens (1).

Eight players from the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds organizations (5); the Boston/Milwaukee Braves organization (4); the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees organizations (3); the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers organizations (2); and the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers,and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (1).

Key

	Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[1]
Position	Indicates the player's primary position

Winners

Jerry Witte, 1946 AA Rookie of the Year

Tony Kubek, 1956 AA Rookie of the Year

Carl Yastrzemski, 1960 AA Rookie of the Year

Chico Ruiz, 1961 AA Rookie of the Year

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref
1946	Witte, JerryJerry Witte	Toledo Mud Hens	St. Louis Browns	First baseman	[2]
1947	Dark, AlvinAlvin Dark	Milwaukee Brewers	Boston Braves	Shortstop	[3]
1948	Rosen, AlAl Rosen	Kansas City Blues	New York Yankees	Third baseman	[4]
1949	Hartsfield, RoyRoy Hartsfield	Milwaukee Brewers	Boston Braves	Second baseman	[5]
1950	Limmer, LouLou Limmer	St. Paul Saints	Brooklyn Dodgers	First baseman	[6]
1951	Crowe, GeorgeGeorge Crowe	Milwaukee Brewers	Boston Braves	First baseman	[7]
1952	Skowron, BillBill Skowron	Kansas City Blues	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[8]
1953	Zimmer, DonDon Zimmer	St. Paul Saints	Brooklyn Dodgers	Shortstop	[9]
1954	Score, HerbHerb Score	Indianapolis Indians	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	[10]
1955	Blasingame, DonDon Blasingame	Omaha Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals	Second baseman	[11]
1956	Kubek, TonyTony Kubek	Denver Bears	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[12]
1957	Shearer, RayRay Shearer	Wichita Braves	Milwaukee Braves	Outfielder	[13]
1958	Tasby, WillieWillie Tasby	Louisville Colonels	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[14]
1959	Carreon, CamCam Carreon	Indianapolis Indians	Chicago White Sox	Catcher	[15]
1960	Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski	Minneapolis Millers	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[16]
1961	Ruiz, ChicoChico Ruiz	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	[17]
1962	Smith, JackJack Smith	Omaha Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	[18]
1969	Simmons, TedTed Simmons	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	[19]
1970	Chambliss, ChrisChris Chambliss	Wichita Aeros	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	[20]
1971	Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell	Wichita Aeros	Cleveland Indians	Third baseman	[21]
1972	Wohlford, JimJim Wohlford	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	[22]
1973	Griffey, Sr., KenKen Griffey, Sr.	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[23]
1974	Hill, MarcMarc Hill	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	[24]
1975	Estrada, Manny !Manny Estrada	Denver Bears	Chicago White Sox	Second baseman	[25]
1976	Templeton, GarryGarry Templeton	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	[26]
1977	Hurdle, ClintClint Hurdle	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	[27]
1978	Lentine, JimJim Lentine	Springfield Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[28]
1979	Durham, LeonLeon Durham	Springfield Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[29]
1980	Raines, TimTim Raines	Denver Bears	Montreal Expos	Second baseman	[30]
1981	Francona, TerryTerry Francona	Denver Bears	Montreal Expos	Outfielder	[31]
1982	Hall, MelMel Hall	Iowa Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[32]
1983	Carter, JoeJoe Carter	Iowa Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[33]
1984	Boston, DarylDaryl Boston	Denver Bears	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	[34]
1985	Galarraga, AndrésAndrés Galarraga	Indianapolis Indians	Montreal Expos	First baseman	[35]
1986	Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin	Denver Zephyrs	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	[36]
1987	Johnson, LanceLance Johnson	Louisville Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[37]
1988	Freeman, LaVelLaVel Freeman	Denver Zephyrs	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	[38]
1989	Zeile, ToddTodd Zeile	Louisville Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	[39]
1990	González, JuanJuan González	Oklahoma City 89ers	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	[40]
1991	Maurer, RobRob Maurer	Oklahoma City 89ers	Texas Rangers	First baseman	[41]
1992	Young, KevinKevin Young	Buffalo Bisons	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	[42]
1993	Greene, WillieWillie Greene	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Third baseman	[43]
1994	Vitiello, JoeJoe Vitiello	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	First baseman	[44]
1995	Owens, EricEric Owens	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds	Second baseman	[45]
1996	Abbott, JeffJeff Abbott	Nashville Sounds	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	[46]
1997	Ordóñez, MagglioMagglio Ordóñez	Nashville Sounds	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	[47]

References

General

• "American Association Special Award Winners". Triple-A Baseball.com. Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved March 7, 2015. 

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