Texas League Player of the Year Award

The Texas League Player of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's Texas League. In 1931, Dizzy Dean won the first ever Texas League Player of the Year Award.

First basemen, with 19 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen (16), second basemen (7), and shortstops (6). Two catchers have also won the award. Thirty outfielders have won the Player of the Year Award, the most of any position. A total of five pitchers have won the award. The Texas League established a Pitcher of the Year Award in 1933. The five pitchers who won Player of the Year Awards won the honor before its creation and during two periods in which the pitcher's award was not given.^[1]

Eight players each from the California Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the Player of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Colt .45's/Astros organizations (7); the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers organizations (6); the New York/San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics organizations (5); the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and San Diego Padres organizations (4); the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets organizations (3); the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees organizations (2); and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers organizations (1). Five players won the award on teams that were not affiliated with a major league team.

Key

*	Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[2]
^	Denotes player who is still active
Position	Indicates the player's primary position

Winners

Dizzy Dean, 1931 Texas League Player of the Year

Hank Greenberg, 1932 Texas League Player of the Year

Al Rosen, 1947 Texas League Player of the Year

Chuck Hiller, 1960 Texas League Player of the Year

Alex Gordon, 2006 Texas League Player of the Year

George Springer, 2013 Texas League Player of the Year

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Ref
1931	Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean	Houston Buffaloes	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[3]
1932	Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg	Beaumont Exporters	Detroit Tigers	First baseman	[4]
1933	Bonura, ZekeZeke Bonura	Dallas Steers	Unaffiliated	First baseman	[5]
1934	English, CharlieCharlie English	Galveston Buccaneers	Unaffiliated	Second baseman	[6]
1935	York, RudyRudy York	Beaumont Exporters	Detroit Tigers	First baseman	[7]
1936	Mallon, LesLes Mallon	Dallas Steers	Chicago White Sox	Second baseman	[8]
1937	Hillin, Harold !Harold Hillin	Oklahoma City Indians	Unaffiliated	Pitcher	[9]
1938	Trout, DizzyDizzy Trout	Beaumont Exporters	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	[10]
1939	Cullop, NickNick Cullop	Houston Buffaloes	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[11]
1940	Muncrief, BobBob Muncrief	San Antonio Missions	St. Louis Browns	Pitcher	[12]
1941	Russell, RipRip Russell	Tulsa Oilers	Chicago Cubs	Third baseman	[13]
1942	Wakefield, DickDick Wakefield	Beaumont Exporters	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	[14]
1946	Schenz, HankHank Schenz	Tulsa Oilers	Chicago Cubs	Third baseman	[15]
1947	Rosen, AlAl Rosen	Oklahoma City Indians	Cleveland Indians	Third baseman	[16]
1948	Noren, IrvIrv Noren	Fort Worth Cats	Brooklyn Dodgers	Outfielder	[17]
1949	Conyers, HerbHerb Conyers	Oklahoma City Indians	Cleveland Indians	First baseman	[18]
1950	McDougald, GilGil McDougald	Beaumont Roughnecks	New York Yankees	Third baseman	[19]
1951	Dyck, JimJim Dyck	San Antonio Missions	St. Louis Browns	Third baseman	[20]
1952	Hunter, BillyBilly Hunter	Fort Worth Cats	Brooklyn Dodgers	Shortstop	[21]
1953	Frazier, JoeJoe Frazier	Oklahoma City Indians	Unaffiliated	Outfielder	[22]
1954	Kellert, FrankFrank Kellert	San Antonio Missions	Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	[23]
1955	Murray, RayRay Murray	Dallas Eagles	New York Giants	Catcher	[24]
1956	Guettler, Ken !Ken Guettler	Shreveport Sports	Unaffiliated	Outfielder	[25]
1957	Frey, JimJim Frey	Tulsa Oilers	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	[26]
1958	Lutz, Michael !Michael Lutz	Corpus Christi Giants	San Francisco Giants	Outfielder	[27]
1959	Warwick, CarlCarl Warwick	Victoria Rosebuds	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	[28]
1960	Hiller, ChuckChuck Hiller	Rio Grande Valley Giants	San Francisco Giants	Second basemen	[29]
1961	Linz, PhilPhil Linz	Amarillo Gold Sox	New York Yankees	Shortstop	[30]
1962	Peterson, CapCap Peterson	El Paso Sun Kings	San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	[31]
1963	Beauchamp, JimJim Beauchamp	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[32]
1964	Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan	San Antonio Bullets	Houston Colt .45's	Second baseman	[33]
1965	Posada, LeoLeo Posada	Amarillo Sonics	Houston Astros	Outfielder	[34]
1966	Hutton, TommyTommy Hutton	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers	First baseman	[35]
1967	Colbert, NateNate Colbert	Amarillo Sonics	Houston Astros	Outfielder	[36]
1968*	Spencer, JimJim Spencer	El Paso Sun Kings	California Angels	First baseman	[37]
1968*	Sudakis, BillBill Sudakis	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	[38]
1969*	Johnson, Larry !Larry Johnson	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	[39]
1969*	Grich, BobbyBobby Grich	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	[40]
1970	Rivers, MickeyMickey Rivers	El Paso Sun Kings	California Angels	Outfielder	[41]
1971	Cabell, EnosEnos Cabell	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	Baltimore Orioles	First baseman	[42]
1972	Elliott, RandyRandy Elliott	Alexandria Aces	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	[43]
1973	Cruz, HéctorHéctor Cruz	Arkansas Travelers	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[44]
1974	Balaz, JohnJohn Balaz	El Paso Diablos	California Angels	Outfielder	[45]
1975	Alexander, GaryGary Alexander	Lafayette Drillers	San Francisco Giants	Catcher	[46]
1976	Aikens, WillieWillie Aikens	El Paso Diablos	California Angels	First baseman	[47]
1977	Pagel, KarlKarl Pagel	Midland Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	[48]
1978	Clark, BobbyBobby Clark	El Paso Diablos	California Angels	Outfielder	[49]
1979	Brouhard, MarkMark Brouhard	El Paso Diablos	California Angels	Outfielder	[50]
1980	Leary, TimTim Leary	Jackson Mets	New York Mets	Pitcher	[51]
1981	Sax, SteveSteve Sax	San Antonio Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers	Second baseman	[52]
1982	Strawberry, DarrylDarryl Strawberry	Jackson Mets	New York Mets	Outfielder	[53]
1983	Gillaspie, Mark !Mark Gillaspie	Beaumont Golden Gators	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	[54]
1984	Steels, JimJim Steels	Beaumont Golden Gators	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	[55]
1985	Robidoux, Billy JoBilly Jo Robidoux	El Paso Diablos	Milwaukee Brewers	First baseman	[56]
1986	Stanicek, SteveSteve Stanicek	El Paso Diablos	Milwaukee Brewers	First baseman	[57]
1987	Jefferies, GreggGregg Jefferies	Jackson Mets	New York Mets	Shortstop	[58]
1988	Manto, JeffJeff Manto	Midland Angels	California Angels	Third baseman	[59]
1989	Lankford, RayRay Lankford	Arkansas Travelers	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[60]
1990	Rodríguez, HenryHenry Rodríguez	San Antonio Missions	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	[61]
1991	Jaha, JohnJohn Jaha	El Paso Diablos	Milwaukee Brewers	First baseman	[62]
1992	O'Leary, TroyTroy O'Leary	El Paso Diablos	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	[63]
1993	Petagine, RobertoRoberto Petagine	Jackson Generals	Houston Astros	First baseman	[64]
1994	Unroe, TimTim Unroe	El Paso Diablos	Milwaukee Brewers	Third baseman	[65]
1995	Damon, JohnnyJohnny Damon	Wichita Wranglers	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	[66]
1996	Smith, Bubba !Bubba Smith	Tulsa Drillers	Texas Rangers	First baseman	[67]
1997	Kinkade, MikeMike Kinkade	El Paso Diablos	Milwaukee Brewers	Third baseman	[68]
1998	Horne, Tyrone !Tyrone Horne	Arkansas Travelers	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[69]
1999	Piatt, AdamAdam Piatt	Midland RockHounds	Oakland Athletics	Third baseman	[70]
2000	Ginter, KeithKeith Ginter	Round Rock Express	Houston Astros	Second baseman	[71]
2001	Lane, JasonJason Lane	Round Rock Express	Houston Astros	Outfielder	[72]
2002	Tracy, ChadChad Tracy	El Paso Diablos	Arizona Diamondbacks	Third baseman	[73]
2003	Leone, JustinJustin Leone	San Antonio Missions	Seattle Mariners	Third baseman	[74]
2004	Shealy, RyanRyan Shealy	Tulsa Drillers	Colorado Rockies	First baseman	[75]
2005	Ethier, AndreAndre Ethier^	Midland RockHounds	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	[76]
2006	Gordon, AlexAlex Gordon^	Wichita Wranglers	Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	[77]
2007	Headley, ChaseChase Headley^	San Antonio Missions	San Diego Padres	Third baseman	[78]
2008	Ka'aihue, KilaKila Ka'aihue	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Kansas City Royals	First baseman	[79]
2009	Carter, ChrisChris Carter^	Midland RockHounds	Oakland Athletics	First baseman	[80]
2010	Moustakas, MikeMike Moustakas^	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	[81]
2011	Adams, MattMatt Adams^	Springfield Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	[82]
2012	Taveras, OscarOscar Taveras	Springfield Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[83]
2013	Springer, GeorgeGeorge Springer^	Corpus Christi Hooks	Houston Astros	Outfielder	[84]
2014	Yarbrough, AlexAlex Yarbrough^	Arkansas Travelers	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Second baseman	[85]
2015	Pinder, ChadChad Pinder^	Midland RockHounds	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	[86]
2016	Chapman, MattMatt Chapman^	Midland RockHounds	Oakland Athletics	Third baseman	[87]

References

General

• "Players of the Year". Texas League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2016. 

Specific