International League Most Valuable Pitcher Award

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International League
Most Valuable Pitcher Award
SportBaseball
LeagueInternational League
Awarded forBest regular season pitcher in the International League
CountryUnited States, Canada
Presented byInternational League
History
First award1953
Final award2019

The International League Most Valuable Pitcher Award was an annual award given to the best pitcher in Minor League Baseball's International League. Managers from the 14 International League teams voted for the winner of the award, which was then combined with 14 votes from various general managers, broadcasters, and media representatives around the league to determine a winner.[1] From 1932 to 1952, IL pitchers were eligible to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) as no award was designated for pitchers. Four pitchers won the MVP Award. In 1953, Bob Trice of the Ottawa A's won the first International League Most Valuable Pitcher Award. The final award was issued in 2019 to Mitch Keller of the Indianapolis Indians. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] and the league ceased operations before the 2021 season in conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball.[3]

One International League Most Valuable Pitcher Award winner, Tommy Lasorda, has gone on to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.[4] Seven players each from the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings were selected for the Most Valuable Pitcher Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Columbus Clippers, Tidewater/Norfolk Tides, and Syracuse Chiefs/SkyChiefs (6); the Indianapolis Indians and Toronto Maple Leafs (5); the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (4); the Charlotte Knights and Columbus Jets (3); the Durham Bulls, Richmond Braves, Richmond Virginians, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, and Toledo Mud Hens (2); and the Charleston Charlies, Gwinnett Braves, Jacksonville Suns, Louisville Bats, Montreal Royals, and Ottawa A's (1).

Eleven players from the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) organization won the Most Valuable Pitcher Award, more than any other, followed by the Boston Red Sox organization (8); the Pittsburgh Pirates organization (7); the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies organizations (6); the Baltimore Orioles organization (5); the Chicago White Sox organization (4); the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (3); the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, and Tampa Bay Rays organizations (2); and the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (1). Three award winners were not members of any MLB organization.

Key[]

Record The player's win–loss record during the regular season
Saves The number of saves earned by the player, if any, during the regular season
ERA The player's earned run average (ERA) during the regular season
SO The number of strikeouts recorded by the player during the regular season

Winners[]

Mel Stottlemyre, who won in 1964, was later selected to play in the MLB All-Star Game five times.[5]
Dennis Martínez, the 1976 winner, pitched a perfect game in 1991.[6]
Mike Mussina, who won in 1991, was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.[7]
Jeremy Hellickson, who won in 2010, also won the 2011 American League Rookie of the Year Award.[8]
Erik Johnson won in 2015.
Year Winner Team Organization Record Saves ERA SO Ref.
1953 Bob Trice Ottawa A's Philadelphia Athletics 21–10 0 3.10 57 [9]
1954 Tony Jacobs Rochester Red Wings St. Louis Cardinals 13–1 0 2.91 48 [10]
1955 Jack Crimian Toronto Maple Leafs — 19–6 0 2.10 84 [11]
1956 Lynn Lovenguth Toronto Maple Leafs — 24–12 0 2.68 153 [12]
1957 Don Johnson Toronto Maple Leafs — 17–7 0 2.96 92 [13]
1958 Tommy Lasorda Montreal Royals Los Angeles Dodgers 18–6 0 2.50 126 [14]
1959 Bill Short Richmond Virginians New York Yankees 17–6 0 2.48 133 [15]
1960 Al Cicotte Toronto Maple Leafs Cleveland Indians 17–6 0 2.48 133 [16]
1961 Diomedes Olivo Columbus Jets Pittsburgh Pirates 11–7 0 2.01 118 [17]
1962 Joe Schaffernoth Jacksonville Suns Cleveland Indians 18–11 0 2.67 160 [18]
1963 Fritz Ackley Indianapolis Indians Chicago White Sox 18–5 0 2.76 138 [19]
1964 Mel Stottlemyre Richmond Virginians New York Yankees 13–3 0 1.42 95 [20]
1965 Sam Jones Columbus Jets Pittsburgh Pirates 12–4 0 3.04 65 [21]
1966 Gary Waslewski Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Red Sox 18–11 0 2.52 159 [22]
1967 Dave Leonhard Rochester Red Wings Baltimore Orioles 15–3 0 2.61 108 [23]
1968 Dave Roberts Columbus Jets Pittsburgh Pirates 18–5 0 3.17 133 [24]
1969 Ron Klimkowski Syracuse Chiefs New York Yankees 15–7 0 2.18 57 [25]
1970 Rob Gardner Syracuse Chiefs New York Yankees 16–5 2 2.53 126 [26]
1971 Roric Harrison Rochester Red Wings Baltimore Orioles 15–5 0 2.81 182 [27]
1972 Gene Garber Charleston Charlies Pittsburgh Pirates 14–3 0 2.26 103 [28]
1973 Dick Pole Pawtucket Red Sox Boston Red Sox 12–9 0 2.03 158 [29]
1974 Scott McGregor Syracuse Chiefs New York Yankees 13–10 0 3.44 124 [30]
1975 Craig Swan Tidewater Tides New York Mets 13–7 2 2.24 111 [31]
1976 Dennis Martínez Rochester Red Wings Baltimore Orioles 14–8 0 2.50 140 [32]
1977 Mike Parrott Rochester Red Wings Baltimore Orioles 15–7 0 3.42 146 [33]
1978 Juan Berenguer Tidewater Tides New York Mets 10–7 0 3.67 130 [34]
1979 Rick Anderson Columbus Clippers New York Yankees 13–3 21 1.63 72 [35]
1980 Bob Kammeyer Columbus Clippers New York Yankees 15–7 0 2.91 72 [36]
1981 Bob Ojeda Pawtucket Red Sox Boston Red Sox 12–9 0 2.13 113 [37]
1982 Craig McMurtry Richmond Braves Atlanta Braves 17–9 0 3.81 96 [38]
1983 Walt Terrell Tidewater Tides New York Mets 10–1 0 3.12 58 [39]
1984 Brad Havens Toledo Mud Hens Minnesota Twins 11–10 0 2.61 169 [40]
1985 Tom Henke Syracuse Chiefs Toronto Blue Jays 2–1 18 0.88 60 [41]
1986 John Mitchell Tidewater Tides New York Mets 12–9 0 3.39 83 [42]
1987 Brad Arnsberg Columbus Clippers New York Yankees 12–5 0 2.88 83 [43]
1988 Steve Searcy Toledo Mud Hens Detroit Tigers 13–7 0 2.59 176 [44]
1989 Alex Sanchez Syracuse Chiefs Toronto Blue Jays 13–7 0 3.13 141 [45]
1990 Dave Eiland Columbus Clippers New York Yankees 16–5 0 2.87 96 [46]
1991 Mike Mussina Rochester Red Wings Baltimore Orioles 10–4 0 2.87 107 [47]
1992 Sam Militello Columbus Clippers New York Yankees 12–2 0 2.29 152 [48]
1993 Aaron Sele Pawtucket Red Sox Boston Red Sox 8–2 0 2.19 87 [49]
1994 Brad Woodall Richmond Braves Atlanta Braves 15–6 0 2.42 137 [50]
1995 Jason Isringhausen Norfolk Tides New York Mets 9–1 0 1.55 75 [51]
1996 Mike Fyhrie Norfolk Tides New York Mets 15–6 0 3.04 103 [52]
1997 Brian Rose Pawtucket Red Sox Boston Red Sox 17–5 0 3.02 116 [53]
1998 Shannon Withem Syracuse SkyChiefs Toronto Blue Jays 17–5 0 3.27 113 [54]
1999 Ed Yarnall Columbus Clippers New York Yankees 13–4 0 3.47 146 [55]
2000 Jon Garland Charlotte Knights Chicago White Sox 9–2 0 2.26 63 [56]
2001 Brandon Duckworth Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Philadelphia Phillies 13–2 0 2.63 150 [57]
2002 Joe Roa Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Philadelphia Phillies 14–0 0 1.86 74 [58]
2003 Bronson Arroyo Pawtucket Red Sox Boston Red Sox 12–6 0 3.43 155 [59]
2004 Ben Hendrickson Indianapolis Indians Milwaukee Brewers 11–3 0 2.02 93 [60]
2005 Zach Duke Indianapolis Indians Pittsburgh Pirates 12–3 0 2.92 66 [61]
2006 Heath Phillips Charlotte Knights Chicago White Sox 13–5 0 2.96 102 [62]
2007 Kevin Slowey Rochester Red Wings Minnesota Twins 10–5 0 1.89 107 [63]
2008 Charlie Zink Pawtucket Red Sox Boston Red Sox 14–6 0 2.84 106 [64]
2009 Justin Lehr[a] Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Louisville Bats 		Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds 		13–3 0 3.31 60 [66]
2010 Jeremy Hellickson Durham Bulls Tampa Bay Rays 12–3 0 2.45 123 [67]
2011 Julio Teherán Gwinnett Braves Atlanta Braves 15–3 0 2.55 122 [68]
2012 Tyler Cloyd Lehigh Valley IronPigs Philadelphia Phillies 12–1 0 2.35 93 [69]
2013 J. D. Martin Durham Bulls Tampa Bay Rays 16–4 0 2.75 116 [70]
2014 Anthony Ranaudo Pawtucket Red Sox Boston Red Sox 14–4 0 2.61 111 [71]
2015 Erik Johnson Charlotte Knights Chicago White Sox 11–8 0 2.37 136 [72]
2016 Jake Thompson Lehigh Valley IronPigs Philadelphia Phillies 11–5 0 2.50 87 [73]
2017 Steven Brault Indianapolis Indians Pittsburgh Pirates 10–5 0 1.94 109 [74]
2018 Cole Irvin Lehigh Valley IronPigs Philadelphia Phillies 14–4 0 2.57 131 [75]
2019 Mitch Keller Indianapolis Indians Pittsburgh Pirates 7–5 0 3.56 123 [76]
2020 None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Lehr was traded from Lehigh Valley (Philadelphia) to Louisville (Cincinnati) on May 23, 2009.[65]

References[]

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  22. ^ "Gary Waslewski Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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  38. ^ "Craig McMurtry Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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  48. ^ "Sam Militello Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  49. ^ "Aaron Sele Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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  51. ^ "Jason Isringhausen Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  52. ^ "Mike Fyhrie Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  53. ^ "Brian Rose Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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  56. ^ "Jon Garland Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  57. ^ "Brandon Duckworth Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  58. ^ "Joe Roa Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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  60. ^ "Ben Hendrickson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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  74. ^ "Steven Brault Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
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