California League Most Valuable Player Award
The California League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's California League. In 1941, John Jorgensen won the first ever California League MVP Award.
California League Most Valuable Player Award | |
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Sport | Baseball |
League | California League |
Given for | Regular season most valuable player of the California League |
Country | United States |
Presented by | California League |
History | |
First award | 1941 |
Most recent |
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First basemen, with 13 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by shortstops (6), third basemen (5), and second basemen (4). Nine catchers have also won the award. Seven players who won the award were pitchers. Twenty-six outfielders have won the MVP Award, the most of any position. Six players played during seasons for which position information is unavailable.
Sixteen players from the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the MVP Award, more than any other, followed by the San Diego Padres organization (8); the California/Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, and San Francisco Giants organizations (5); the St. Louis Cardinals organization (4); the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers organization (3); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, and New York Mets organizations (1). Six players competed for teams that were unaffiliated with Major League Baseball organizations.
Key
* | Indicates multiple award winners in the same year |
Position | Indicates the player's primary position if known |
Winners
![](../I/m/Tommy_Glaviano.jpg)
![](../I/m/Rocco_Baldelli_1.jpg)
![](../I/m/MG_7008_Paul_Goldschmidt.jpg)
![](../I/m/DSCN0045_Billy_Hamilton.jpg)
![](../I/m/Corey_Seager_on_September_5%2C_2015.jpg)
![](../I/m/A._J._Reed_on_August_18%2C_2016.jpg)
References
- General
- "California League Award Winners". California League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- Specific
- "Spider Jorgensen Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Sal Taormina Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Tommy Glaviano Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Ed Samcoff Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Earl Escalante Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Dick Wilson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Larry Jackson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Tex Clevenger Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Bob Thorpe Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Pumpsie Green Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Dick Whitman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Dick Whitman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Neil Wilson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Willie Davis Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Robert Arrighi Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Don Williams Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "William Haas Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Jose Vidal Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Ollie Brown Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Mike Epstein Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Dave Duncan Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Leron Lee Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Ted Simmons Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Junior Kennedy Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Sonny Johnson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "George Theodore Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Skip James Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "John Balaz Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Gary Alexander Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Gene Richards Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Thad Bosley Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Kelly Snider Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Steve Douglas Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Mike Marshall Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Les Pearsey Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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- "Stan Holmes Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Glenn Braggs Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Eric Hardgrave Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Ty Dabney Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Luis Lopez Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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- "John Jaha Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Frank Bolick Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Matt Mieske Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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- "Todd Greene Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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- "D.T. Cromer Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Mike Stoner Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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- "Chin-Feng Chen Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Juan Silvestre Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Xavier Nady Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Rocco Baldelli Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Josh Barfield Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Brian Stavisky Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Brandon Wood Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Reid Brignac Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Bubba Bell Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Carlos Santana Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Alex Liddi Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Paul Goldschmidt Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Kent Matthes Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Billy Hamilton Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Zach Borenstein Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Corey Seager Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "A.J. Reed Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "Luis Urias Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- "D. J. Peters Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "Rylan Bannon Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "Luis Campusano Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "Luis Castro Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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