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» 1981 Award Winners

Here's a list of all award winners for 1981. Admittedly, we haven't organized the awards section that well but you are able to see the awards by year and by type. There is also a list of player awards for each player on their profile page.

   


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1981 Award Winners

All-Star Game Most Valuable PlayerGary Carter
All-Star Game ParticipantsBob Knepper, Dave Parker, Willie Randolph, Rich Gossage, Steve Garvey, Pedro Guerrero, Burt Hooton, Mike Norris, Terry Kennedy, Nolan Ryan, Dave Lopes, Bill Madlock, Scott McGregor, Jack Morris, Eddie Murray, Reggie Jackson, Gorman Thomas, Tom Seaver, Ted Simmons, Mike Schmidt, Ken Singleton, Ozzie Smith, Pete Rose, Bruce Sutter, Dick Ruthven, Manny Trillo, Fernando Valenzuela, Frank White, Dave Winfield, Joel Youngblood, Fred Lynn, Dave Stieb, Vida Blue, Al Oliver, Gary Carter, Steve Carlton, Rod Carew, Britt Burns, Rick Burleson, Doug Corbett, George Brett, Dave Concepcion, Bruce Benedict, Buddy Bell, Len Barker, Dusty Baker, Tony Armas, Tim Raines, Tom Paciorek, Bill Buckner, Mike Easler, Rollie Fingers, Ken Forsch, George Foster, Carlton Fisk, Phil Garner, Bo Diaz, Andre Dawson, Bucky Dent, Ron Davis, Dwight Evans
American League Cy Young AwardRollie Fingers
American League Most Valuable PlayerRollie Fingers
American League Rookie of the YearDave Righetti
Atlantic Coast Conference All-StarsBrick Smith (1B), Jeff Schaefer (2B), Tim Gordon (3B), Scott Bradley (C), Joe Reto (DH), Bob Brower (OF), Jay West (OF), Chuckie Canady (OF), Mike Mahoney (OF), Todd Lamb (P), Joe Plesac (P), Mark Meleski (SS)
Baseball America Minor League Player of the YearMike Marshall
Comeback Player of the YearRichie Zisk (Sporting News AL), Bob Knepper (Sporting News NL)
Cy Young Award VotingSteve McCatty (AL #2), Jack Morris (AL #3), Pete Vuckovich (AL #4), Dennis Martinez (AL #5), Rich Gossage (AL #5), Britt Burns (AL #7), Ron Guidry (AL #7), Larry Gura (AL #9), Tom Seaver (NL #2), Steve Carlton (NL #3), Nolan Ryan (NL #4), Bruce Sutter (NL #5)
Elected to Hall of FameBob Gibson (337 votes - 84.04%), Rube Foster (by Veterans Committee as Manager), Johnny Mize (by Veterans Committee as Player)
Gold Glove AwardsMike Squires (AL Gold Glove Award 1B), Frank White (AL Gold Glove Award 2B), Buddy Bell (AL Gold Glove Award 3B), Jim Sundberg (AL Gold Glove Award C), Dwight Evans (AL Gold Glove Award OF), Dwayne Murphy (AL Gold Glove Award OF), Rickey Henderson (AL Gold Glove Award OF), Mike Norris (AL Gold Glove Award P), Alan Trammell (AL Gold Glove Award SS), Keith Hernandez (NL Gold Glove Award 1B), Manny Trillo (NL Gold Glove Award 2B), Mike Schmidt (NL Gold Glove Award 3B), Gary Carter (NL Gold Glove Award C), Garry Maddox (NL Gold Glove Award OF), Dusty Baker (NL Gold Glove Award OF), Andre Dawson (NL Gold Glove Award OF), Steve Carlton (NL Gold Glove Award P), Ozzie Smith (NL Gold Glove Award SS)
Golden Spikes AwardMike Fuentes
Hall of Fame Voting VotingKen Berry (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 0 votes - 0%), Johnny Briggs (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 0 votes - 0%), Dick McAuliffe (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 0 votes - 0%), Sam McDowell (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 0 votes - 0%), Bob Locker (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 0 votes - 0%), Dal Maxvill (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 0 votes - 0%), Bill Hands (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 0 votes - 0%), Lindy McDaniel (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 1 votes - 0.25%), Sonny Siebert (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 1 votes - 0.25%), Jim Northrup (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 1 votes - 0.25%), Glenn Beckert (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 1 votes - 0.25%), Gates Brown (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 1 votes - 0.25%), Leo Cardenas (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 1 votes - 0.25%), Richie Ashburn (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 142 votes - 35.41%), Maury Wills (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 163 votes - 40.65%), Jim Bunning (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 164 votes - 40.9%), Red Schoendienst (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 166 votes - 41.4%), Nellie Fox (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 168 votes - 41.9%), Vada Pinson (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 18 votes - 4.49%), Claude Osteen (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 2 votes - 0.5%), Roy Face (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 23 votes - 5.74%), Juan Marichal (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 233 votes - 58.1%), Hoyt Wilhelm (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 238 votes - 59.35%), Harmon Killebrew (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 239 votes - 59.6%), Gil Hodges (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 241 votes - 60.1%), Don Drysdale (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 243 votes - 60.6%), Don Larsen (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 33 votes - 8.23%), Bill Mazeroski (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 38 votes - 9.48%), Luis Aparicio (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 48 votes - 11.97%), Lew Burdette (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 48 votes - 11.97%), Dave McNally (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 5 votes - 1.25%), Ted Kluszewski (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 56 votes - 13.97%), Jim Perry (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 6 votes - 1.5%), Thurman Munson (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 62 votes - 15.46%), Orlando Cepeda (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 77 votes - 19.2%), Elston Howard (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 83 votes - 20.7%), Harvey Kuenn (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 93 votes - 23.19%), Roger Maris (Hall of Fame Ballot Voting 94 votes - 23.44%)
Ivy League All-StarsMarlin McPhail (2B), Jim Roberts (3B), Dave Toth (C), Hank Landers (OF), Steve Komio (OF), Rich Diana (OF), Ron Darling (P), Joe Impagliazzo (P), Brad Bauer (SS)
Minor League Manager of the Yeared nottle
Minor League Player of the YearMike Marshall
Most Valuable Player VotingTom Paciorek (AL MVP #10), Dwayne Murphy (AL MVP #11), Kirk Gibson (AL MVP #12), Steve McCatty (AL MVP #13), Bobby Grich (AL MVP #14), Jack Morris (AL MVP #15), Al Oliver (AL MVP #16), Buddy Bell (AL MVP #17), Robin Yount (AL MVP #17), Bill Almon (AL MVP #19), Rickey Henderson (AL MVP #2), Jerry Mumphrey (AL MVP #20), Mike Hargrove (AL MVP #21), Alan Trammell (AL MVP #21), Greg Luzinski (AL MVP #23), Dennis Martinez (AL MVP #23), Steve Kemp (AL MVP #23), Ken Singleton (AL MVP #23), Dave Stieb (AL MVP #27), George Brett (AL MVP #27), Dwight Evans (AL MVP #3), Tony Armas (AL MVP #4), Eddie Murray (AL MVP #5), Carney Lansford (AL MVP #6), Dave Winfield (AL MVP #7), Cecil Cooper (AL MVP #8), Rich Gossage (AL MVP #9), Mike Schmidt (National League), Pete Rose (NL MVP #10), Bill Buckner (NL MVP #10), Tom Seaver (NL MVP #10), Gary Matthews (NL MVP #13), Jose Cruz (NL MVP #14), George Hendrick (NL MVP #14), Nolan Ryan (NL MVP #16), Bill Madlock (NL MVP #17), Art Howe (NL MVP #18), Tim Raines (NL MVP #19), Andre Dawson (NL MVP #2), Keith Hernandez (NL MVP #20), Rick Camp (NL MVP #20), Tom Herr (NL MVP #22), Greg Minton (NL MVP #23), Warren Cromartie (NL MVP #24), Steve Garvey (NL MVP #25), Milt May (NL MVP #25), George Foster (NL MVP #3), Dave Concepcion (NL MVP #4), Fernando Valenzu (NL MVP #5), Gary Carter (NL MVP #6), Dusty Baker (NL MVP #7), Bruce Sutter (NL MVP #8), Steve Carlton (NL MVP #9)
National League Cy Young AwardFernando Valenzu
Pioneer League All-StarsCharlie Colclough (1B), Norman Carrasco (2B), Thomas Fettig (3B), Bill Pinkhamn (C), Herman Lewis (OF), Glen Stacheit (OF), Eric Peyton (OF), John Cerutti (P), Barry Branam (P), Sid Fernandez (P), Earnest Riles (SS)
Pioneer League Manager of the YearGary LaRocque
Playoff MVPsGraig Nettles (ALCS Most Valuable Player), Burt Hooton (NLCS Most Valuable Player), Ron Cey (World Series Most Valuable Player), Pedro Guerrero (World Series Most Valuable Player), Steve Yeager (World Series Most Valuable Player)
Roberto Clemente AwardSteve Garvey
Rolaids Relief Pitcher of the YearRollie Fingers (AL), Bruce Sutter (NL)
Rookie of the Year VotingRich Gedman (AL #2), Bob Ojeda (AL #3), Mike Jones (AL #4), Mike Witt (AL #5), Dave Engle (AL #5), Shooty Babitt (AL #5), George Bell (AL #8), Brad Havens (AL #9), Gary Ward (AL #9), Fernando Valenzu (National League), Tim Raines (NL #2), Hubie Brooks (NL #3), Bruce Berenyi (NL #4), Juan Bonilla (NL #4), Tony Pena (NL #6), Mookie Wilson (NL #7)
Silver SluggerCecil Cooper (AL Award 1B), Bobby Grich (AL Award 2B), Carney Lansford (AL Award 3B), Carlton Fisk (AL Award C), Al Oliver (AL Award DH), Rickey Henderson (AL Award OF), Dave Winfield (AL Award OF), Dwight Evans (AL Award OF), Rick Burleson (AL Award SS), Pete Rose (NL Award 1B), Manny Trillo (NL Award 2B), Mike Schmidt (NL Award 3B), Gary Carter (NL Award C), George Foster (NL Award OF), Dusty Baker (NL Award OF), Andre Dawson (NL Award OF), Fernando Valenzuela (NL Award P), Dave Concepcion (NL Award SS)
Western Athletic Conference All-StarsJohn Gary (1B Northern Division), Howard Dashefsky (1B Southern Division), Shawn Gill (C Northern Division), Collin Tanabe (C Southern Division), Phil Strom (DH Northern Division), Al Romero (DH Southern Division), Tim Hayes (IF Northern Division), Mark Adamiak (IF Northern Division), Leon Baham (IF Northern Division), Kenny Clayton (IF Northern Division), Bob Meacham (IF Southern Division), Kimo Perkins (IF Southern Division), Al Newman (IF Southern Division), Thad Reece (IF Southern Division), Lance Brewer (OF Northern Division), Scott DeLong (OF Northern Division), Steve Campbell (OF Northern Division), Danny Haygood (OF Southern Division), Greg Oniate (OF Southern Division), Tony Gwynn (OF Southern Division), Joe Whitmer (P Northern Division), Pete Kendrick (P Northern Division), Bryan Duquette (P Southern Division), Nick Harsh (P Southern Division)