King of Baseball is a ceremonial title awarded by Minor League Baseball to one person each year in recognition of longtime dedication and service to professional baseball.
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The title was first awarded in 1951.[1] The winner is announced at the annual Winter Meetings awards banquet and is typically presented with an inscribed bat, as well as a crown and robe symbolizing the winner's "king" status.
The following have been awarded the title "King of Baseball":
Year | Award winner[1] | Winter Meetings site |
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1951 | Clarence "Pants" Rowland | Columbus, OH |
1952 | J. Alvin Gardner | Phoenix, AZ |
1953 | Frank "Shag" Shaughnessy | Atlanta, GA |
1954 | Shelby Pease | Houston, TX |
1955 | Herman White | Columbus, OH |
1956 | Tommy Richardson | Jacksonville, FL |
1957 | Charles Hurth | Colorado Springs, CO |
1958 | (None) | Washington, D.C. |
1959 | Bonneau Peters | St. Petersburg, FL |
1960 | Joe Engel | Louisville, KY |
1961 | Rosy Ryan | Tampa, FL |
1962 | Phil Howser | Rochester, NY |
1963 | Donie Bush | San Diego, CA |
1964 | Eddie Mulligan | Houston, TX |
1965 | Ray Winder | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
1966 | Eddie Leishmann | Columbus, OH |
1967 | Alejo Peralta | Mexico City, Mexico |
1968 | Dewey Soriano | San Francisco, CA |
1969 | Chauncey DeVault | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
1970 | George MacDonald, Sr. | Los Angeles, CA |
1971 | Phil Piton | Phoenix, AZ |
1972 | Vince McNamara | Honolulu, HI |
1973 | Ray Johnston | Houston, TX |
1974 | Fred Haney | New Orleans, LA |
1975 | Joe Buzas | Hollywood, FL |
1976 | Don Avery | Los Angeles, CA |
1977 | Bill Weiss | Honolulu, HI |
1978 | Zinn Beck | Orlando, FL |
1979 | Harry Simmons | Toronto, Ont., Canada |
1980 | Billy Hitchcock | Dallas, TX |
1981 | Jack Schwarz | Hollywood, FL |
1982 | Sy Berger | Honolulu, HI |
1983 | Oscar Roettger | Nashville, TN |
1984 | Donald Davidson | Houston, TX |
1985 | Stan Wasiak | San Diego, CA |
1986 | Lefty Gomez | Hollywood, FL |
1987 | Bill Schweppe | Dallas, TX |
1988 | Max Patkin | Atlanta, GA |
1989 | George Sisler, Jr. | Nashville, TN |
1990 | John Moss | Los Angeles, CA |
1991 | George Pfister | Miami Beach, FL |
1992 | Johnny Lipon | Louisville, KY |
1993 | George Kissell | Atlanta, GA |
1994 | Jimmy Bragan | Dallas, TX |
1995 | Gene DaCosse | Los Angeles, CA |
1996 | Sheldon "Chief" Bender | Boston, MA |
1997 | Max Schumacher | New Orleans, LA |
1998 | Leo Pinckney | Nashville, TN |
1999 | Tom Saffell | Anaheim, CA |
2000 | P. Patrick McKernan | Dallas, TX |
2001 | Roland Hemond | Boston, MA |
2002 | George Zuraw | Nashville, TN |
2003 | Bob Wilson | New Orleans, LA |
2004 | Dave Rosenfield | Anaheim, CA |
2005 | Calvin Falwell | Dallas, TX |
2006 | Paul Snyder | Orlando, FL |
2007 | Dave Walker | Nashville, TN |
2008 | Pat Gillick | Las Vegas, NV |
2009 | Milo Hamilton | Indianapolis, IN |
2010 | Don Mincher | Orlando, FL |
2011 | TBA | Dallas, TX |