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Baseball-List of American League MVP award winners |
List of American League Most Valuable Player award winners after Justin 2011 – Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers 2010 – Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers 2009 – Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins 2008 – Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox 2007 – Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees 2006 – Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins 2005 – Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees 2004 – Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim Angels 2003 – Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers 2002 – Miguel Tejada, Oakland Athletics 2001 – Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners 2000 – Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics 1999 – Ivan Rodriguez, Texas Rangers 1998 – Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers 1997 – Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners 1996 – Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers 1995 – Mo Vaughn, Boston Red Sox 1994 – Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox 1993 – Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox 1992 – Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics 1991 – Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles 1990 – Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics 1989 – Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers 1988 – Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics 1987 – George Bell, Toronto Blue Jays 1986 – Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox 1985 – Don Mattingly, New York Yankees 1984 – Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers 1983 – Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles 1982 – Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers 1981 – Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers 1980 – George Brett, Kansas City Royals 1979 – Don Baylor, California Angels 1978 – Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox 1977 – Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins 1976 – Thurman Munson, New York Yankees 1975 – Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox 1974 – Jeff Burroughs, Texas Rangers 1973 – Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics 1972 – Richie Allen, Chicago White Sox 1971 – Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics 1970 – Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles 1969 – Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins 1968 – Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers 1967 – Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox 1966 – Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles 1965 – Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins 1964 – Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles 1963 – Elston Howard, New York Yankees 1962 – Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees 1961 – Roger Maris, New York Yankees 1960 – Roger Maris, New York Yankees 1959 – Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox 1958 – Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox 1957 – Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees 1956 – Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees 1955 – Yogi Berra, New York Yankees 1954 – Yogi Berra, New York Yankees 1953 – Al Rosen, Cleveland Indians 1952 – Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics 1951 – Yogi Berra, New York Yankees 1950 – Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees 1949 – Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox 1948 – Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians 1947 – Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees 1946 – Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox 1945 – Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers 1944 – Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers 1943 – Spud Chandler, New York Yankees 1942 – Joe Gordon, New York Yankees 1941 – Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees 1940 – Hank Greenberg, Detoit Tigers 1939 – Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees 1938 – Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox 1937 – Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers 1936 – Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees 1935 – Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers 1934 – Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers 1933 – Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics 1932 – Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics 1931 – Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics
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Gonzalez wins 14th for A’s |
OAKLAND — Athletics’ left-hander Gio Gonzalez threw only nine first-pitch strikes, struggled with his control and worked with runners on base in almost every inning.
Earning his 14th win of the season sure didn’t come easily for Gonzalez. Then again, not much has this season. Not for A’s or their All-Star left-hander. “Maybe he didn’t have his best stuff and he got behind hitters but he made pitches when he had to,” manager Bob Melvin said following Oakland’s 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. “I’m surprised he got us through seven, but that’s what good pitchers do. They make it work even without their best stuff.” Gonzalez allowed eight hits over seven innings, struck out four and walked two while improving to 5-1 over his past six starts. He got plenty of help from Oakland’s defense error-prone defense, which turned three double plays while holding Detroit scoreless for the first five innings. “The defense played unbelievable,” Gonzalez said. “I felt like I was around the zone. They were swinging the bats, being aggressive so we tried to take advantage of that.” Coco Crisp drove in the deciding run with an RBI single over the head of shortstop Jhonny Peralta in the second inning while Josh Willingham singled twice and scored for Oakland. The A’s won for only the second time in five games, both coming in this series with the Tigers. Detroit still had the tying run at the plate in the ninth following Don Kelly’s pinch-hit two-run double off Bailey. Oakland’s two-time All-Star closer, who missed 53 games earlier this year with a strained forearm, got out of it by striking out pinch-hitter Alex Avila and Austin Jackson. No one could blame the Tigers for being a little off after toasting their first division title in nearly a quarter-century with a champagne-and-cigar celebration in the tiny visitor’s clubhouse at the Oakland Coliseum. Magglio Ordonez had three hits and scored a run for Detroit, who had men on base most of the afternoon but failed to capitalize. Gonzalez limited the damage to beat Detroit for the first time in five career starts. He did it despite twisting his ankle trying to make a pickoff throw to second base in the first inning. After Ordonez and Ryan Raburn hit back-to-back one-out singles, Gonzalez (14-12) tried to catch Ordonez straying off second base. He turned to throw, but slipped on the mound and appeared to roll his left ankle. Gonzalez walked around behind the mound to test his foot, threw one warmup pitch then returned to the mound. He got out of the inning when Miguel Cabrera flew out to right fielder David De Jesus, who doubled up Ordonez at second. Detroit was stymied by Gonzalez in the third and fourth and only managed one run after loading the bases with one out in the sixth. Peralta hit a sacrifice fly to score Ordonez, but that was all the Tigers could get off Gonzalez. “It was a good win, a good step in the right direction for us,” Gonzalez said. “We did our job.” Grant Balfour pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Andrew Bailey worked the ninth for Oakland. The Tigers had plenty of opportunities — they had at least two runners on base in five innings — but stranded seven runners and lost for only the third time this month. Right-hander Rick Porcello took the loss, allowing three runs over seven innings. Porcello (14-9) struck out four and walked three but was denied in his first attempt to become the second-youngest player in franchise history to reach 39 career wins before his 23rd birthday. Raburn went 2 for 4 while Victor Martinez singled twice to raise his batting average this month to .349. The A’s stranded a pair of runners in the first then took a 2-0 lead in the second on RBI singles by Scott Sizemore and Crisp. Oakland loaded the bases against Porcello with no outs the following inning, but Detroit’s right-hander allowed only a sacrifice fly to Kurt Suzuki then got Sizemore to ground out to end the inning. Jemile Weeks singled in Suzuki in the eighth to make it 4-1 and Crisp followed with his second RBI single. Weeks finished 3 for 5 while Crisp and Sizemore added two hits apiece. Thanks for reading! . Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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Roundup: Rangers down Athletics, increase AL West… |
OAKLAND, Calif. — Colby Lewis and four relievers combined on a five-hitter and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Saturday. Ian Kinsler had two hits and three RBI for Texas, which increased its AL West lead to three games over the Los Angeles Angels. Mike Napoli and Elvis Andrus hit run-scoring doubles off A’s starter Trevor Cahill as the Rangers (68-52) moved a season-best 16 games over .500 with their seventh consecutive victory over Oakland. Jemile Weeks singled, doubled and tripled for Oakland, which committed four errors, had two wild pitches and lost for the seventh time in 11 games. Lewis (11-8) has been hurt by home runs all season long but he handcuffed the A’s all afternoon, allowing one run and three hits over 6 1/3 innings while striking out eight. He did not walk a batter while beating his former team for the third time this season. The right-hander, who pitched for Oakland in 2007, was dominant after surrendering a triple to Weeks on his first pitch of the game. Lewis retired the next 17 hitters in order, including five consecutive strikeouts during one stretch. Weeks ended Lewis’ streak with a two-out double in the sixth but Scott Sizemore struck out to end the inning. Full Story Indians 3, Twins 1 CLEVELAND — Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three-run homer and Josh Tomlin pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, leading the Cleveland Indians to a win over the Minnesota Twins. Cabrera connected in the third, driving a 1-0 pitch from Brian Duensing (8-11) over the wall in left for his 20th homer. Shin-Soo Choo hit a leadoff single and Jason Donald walked before Cabrera went deep. Tomlin (12-5) and four relievers combined for a five-hitter, with Chris Perez pitching a perfect ninth for his 25th save in 28 chances. Tomlin moved to 1-1 in five starts since losing 7-5 at Minnesota on July 20. The right-hander was charged with one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings, leaving with Twins on first and second after issuing his only walk, to Jim Thome. Phillies 11, Nationals 3 PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard homered and drove in four runs and Roy Oswalt pitched seven solid innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a victory over the mistake-prone Washington Nationals. Oswalt (5-7), making his second start since coming off the 15-day DL Aug. 6 with a back injury, gave up three runs on six hits in seven innings. He also earned the victory in his last start despite tying his career high by allowing 12 hits in a 3-1 win at San Francisco Aug. 7. The Nationals committed three costly errors that led to seven runs. John Lannan (8-8) surrendered seven runs, but just one earned run, in three innings on four hits while walking five and striking out one. He did not come out to pitch the fourth due to a possible injury. Diamondbacks 6, Mets 4 PHOENIX — Ryan Roberts hit a three-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks came from behind to win for the 33rd time this season with a victory over the New York Mets. Daniel Hudson (12-8) allowed four runs, two earned, on eight hits in eight innings as the Diamondbacks won their fifth straight to remain two games ahead of second-place San Francisco in the NL West. Hudson also had a run-scoring single, his 13th RBI of the year. J.J. Putz pitched a scoreless ninth for his 29th save in 33 attempts. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey was hit by a line drive off the bat of Gerardo Parra leading off the fifth inning and had to leave the game with a bruised right elbow. Tigers 6, Orioles 5 BALTIMORE — Miguel Cabrera homered in a five-run sixth inning that featured six consecutive two-out hits, and the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles. Detroit trailed 5-0 in the second before mounting its biggest comeback of the season. The Tigers had previously battled back from a trio of three-run deficits. Cabrera finished with three RBI to help first-place Detroit maintain its three-game edge over Cleveland in the AL Central. The Tigers’ last eight wins have all been by one run, a club record. Baltimore’s Jeremy Guthrie (5-16) took a two-hitter and a 5-1 lead into the sixth. He retired the first two batters before Magglio Ordonez doubled and Cabrera hit the next pitch over the right-field wall. Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta followed with singles, and Alex Avila hit a ground-rule double on a 3-0 pitch to cut the deficit to 5-4. Rockies 6, Cardinals 1 ST. LOUIS — Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, Jason Hammel pitched into the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals. Gonzalez also doubled in a run in the ninth to help the Rockies snap a three-game slide. Colorado also had dropped their last five games in St. Louis by a combined 22-3 score. Left-hander Jaime Garcia had a rare off night at home as St. Louis fell five games behind first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central. Gonzalez went deep in the third inning, sending an 0-2 pitch over the wall in right for his 18th homer. He also became the first lefty batter to connect against Garcia since Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard accomplished the feat on July 21, 2010. White Sox 5, Royals 4 CHICAGO — Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer and Tyler Flowers added his first home run in the majors to lead the Chicago White Sox to a win over the Kansas City Royals. Konerko went deep in the third and Flowers added a solo shot in the fifth to help the White Sox snap a seven-game home losing streak. Flowers also had a single and a walk. Juan Pierre had three singles and scored two runs for Chicago. Jesse Crain (7-3) got the win in relief after pitching out of starter Jake Peavy’s jam in the seventh and his own in the eighth. Chris Sale got the last three outs, earning his fourth save. Dodgers 6, Astros 1 LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw earned his career-high 14th victory and drove in a run with a safety squeeze, Matt Kemp ended an 11-game home run drought, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Saturday night. Kershaw (14-5) won for the sixth time in his last seven starts, allowing a run and six hits over eight innings. The All-Star left-hander struck out nine and walked one. Houston’s Wandy Rodriguez (8-9) was charged with five runs, two earned, and six hits in six innings. The left-hander is 2-6 with a 4.50 ERA over his last eight starts, after going 3-1 with a 1.80 ERA in June — including a 7-0 win at Dodger Stadium in which he pitched six innings. Gotta run!. Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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Fashion Ump: What is that thing on Coco Crisp’s… |
 The first time I heard anything about what Coco Crisp(notes) had going on his neck was early last week when the Oakland Athletics played the Detroit Tigers. Tigers blogger Samara Pearlstein spotted what looked like a piercing and posted her observation on Twitter. Since then, others have taken notice. It’s a tattoo! It’s a piercing! It’s both! Larry Brown Sports noticed it on Friday while the A’s were playing the New York Yankees. And of course, any time something happens within the Yankees’ big spotlight, it tends to draw more notice. So we have what appears to be a piercing — or more specifically, as Sam noted, a surface piercing — in the middle of a neck tattoo. The question everyone is asking upon noticing is whether or not Crisp should be allowed to play with that thing in his neck. It’s not something that would cause a distraction to opposing pitchers. Heck, Barry Bonds’ dangling cross earring arguably drew more attention back in its day.  But what about safety? What if Crisp slides across grass or dirt, coming into contact with that area? What about a glove when a tag is being applied? Or how about just the normal sweat and dirt that results from playing baseball? Not to mention (based on my minutes of Internet research) that the skin tends to reject surface piercings, pushing out what it perceives as a foreign object, much like what would happen with a splinter. As Pounded Ink points out, even a simple bump can kickstart the rejection process. One would assume that the A’s front office and training staff has seen Crisp’s piercing and signed off on it. (There has been no comment from the team or Crisp himself.) Or they — along with MLB — figure Crisp is an adult and can do whatever he wants, as long as he’s aware of the possible repercussions. Surface piercings tend to be a temporary accessory anyway, due to the piercing eventually growing out. Is this just a phase for Crisp, as his bountiful Afro was just three months ago? Follow Ian on Twitter — @iancass — and engage The Stew on Facebook Related: Coco Crisp, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, BallMedia, injuries, Ballpark Mischief, Blown Calls What do you guys think about this. Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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Athletics vs. Tigers: Jemile Weeks Out Of Lineup… |
Read More: Eric Sogard (2B – OAK), Duane Below (P – DET), Brandon McCarthy (P – OAK), Detroit Tigers The Oakland Athletics look to split their two-game series against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday without their most explosive player. Jemile Weeks fouled a pitch off his right foot on Tuesday and is still feeling a bit sore. However, he did state he would be available off the bench if needed. Eric Sogard will get the start at second base in place of Weeks. This is the first game Weeks will have missed since he was called up in early June. The A’s will send out Brandon McCarthy to face recently recalled Duane Below who is making his major league debut. Below underwent Tommy John surgery in 2009 shortly after his promotion to Double-A and has finally worked his way back. In 18 starts at Triple-A Toledo, Below was 9-4 with a 3.13 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 115 innings. The A’s will look to figure out a way to get some offense going against the new starter. Oakland Athletics Detroit Tigers If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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Athletics vs. Tigers: Jemile Weeks Out Of Lineup… |
Read More: Eric Sogard (2B – OAK), Duane Below (P – DET), Brandon McCarthy (P – OAK), Detroit Tigers The Oakland Athletics look to split their two-game series against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday without their most explosive player. Jemile Weeks fouled a pitch off his right foot on Tuesday and is still feeling a bit sore. However, he did state he would be available off the bench if needed. Eric Sogard will get the start at second base in place of Weeks. This is the first game Weeks will have missed since he was called up in early June. The A’s will send out Brandon McCarthy to face recently recalled Duane Below who is making his major league debut. Below underwent Tommy John surgery in 2009 shortly after his promotion to Double-A and has finally worked his way back. In 18 starts at Triple-A Toledo, Below was 9-4 with a 3.13 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 115 innings. The A’s will look to figure out a way to get some offense going against the new starter. Oakland Athletics Detroit Tigers Thanks for visiting our blog =). Posted in athletics-news | Comments Off
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