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The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community. It is named for Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente, who was killed in a plane crash in 1972 while delivering supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Originally named the "Commissioner's Award" but was renamed after Clemente's untimely death.
[edit] Previous Winners
| Year |
Player |
| 1971 |
Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants |
| 1972 |
Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles |
| 1973 |
Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers |
| 1974 |
Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1975 |
Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1976 |
Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds |
| 1977 |
Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins |
| 1978 |
Greg Luzinski, Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1979 |
Andre Thornton, Cleveland Indians |
| 1980 |
Phil Niekro, Atlanta Braves |
| 1981 |
Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1982 |
Ken Singleton, Baltimore Orioles |
| 1983 |
Cecil Cooper, Milwaukee Brewers |
| 1984 |
Ron Guidry, New York Yankees |
| 1985 |
Don Baylor, New York Yankees |
| 1986 |
Garry Maddox, Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1987 |
Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago Cubs |
| 1988 |
Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves |
| 1989 |
Gary Carter, New York Mets |
| 1990 |
Dave Stewart, Oakland Athletics |
| 1991 |
Harold Reynolds, Seattle Mariners |
| 1992 |
Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles |
| 1993 |
Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds |
| 1994 |
Dave Winfield, Minnesota Twins |
| 1995 |
Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1996 |
Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins¹ |
| 1997 |
Eric Davis, Baltimore Orioles |
| 1998 |
Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs |
| 1999 |
Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres |
| 2000 |
Al Leiter, New York Mets |
| 2001 |
Curt Schilling, Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2002 |
Jim Thome, Cleveland Indians |
| 2003 |
Jamie Moyer, Seattle Mariners |
| 2004 |
Edgar Martinez, Seattle Mariners |
| 2005 |
John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves |
| 2006 |
Carlos Delgado, New York Mets |
¹ Kirby Puckett retired prior to the 1996 season.
