Baseball’s JACKIE ROBINSON
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Rookie of the Year Award or Jackie Robinson Award as it was named in 1987 is given to the top rookies in Major League Baseball. Only 1 player was chosen in the years 1947 & 1948. Since 1949 the award was given to the top rookie in each league, American & National. There have been 2 years where there was a tie for rookie of the year in a league. There were 2 NL rookies chosen in 1976 and 2 AL rookies in 1979. The Dodger’s have had 16 players named Rookie of the Year, that’s twice as many of any other team! The Yankee‘s are second with 8. The Dodger’s also had a player named R.O.Y. for 5 straight years from 1992 - 1996, that’s the longest streak ever! In the list below the Dodger’s players are Highlited in Blue. In all there have been 116 rookies of the year. This page lists them all along with one of their rookie cards. There are still 14 cards that I don’t personally own at this time, they are highlited in Orange. With a little more time and A LOT more money I will have them all. I hope to have them all professionally graded someday. Click on the card name to see a scan of it.


1947 R.O.Y
Jackie Robinson
1948 Leaf #79
1948 R.O.Y.
Alvin Dark
1949 Bowman #67
1949 NL R.O.Y.
Don Newcombe
1950 Bowman #23
1949 AL R.O.Y.
Roy Sievers
1950 Bowman #16
1950 NL R.O.Y.
Sam Jethroe
1950 Bowman #248
1950 AL R.O.Y.
Walt Dropo
1950 Bowman #246
1951 NL R.O.Y.
Willie Mays
1951 Bowman #305
1951 AL R.O.Y.
Gil McDougald
1952 Bowman #33
1952 NL R.O.Y.
Joe Black
1952 Topps #321
1952 AL R.O.Y.
Harry Byrd
1953 Topps #131
1953 NL R.O.Y.
Jim Gilliam
1953 Topps #258
1953 AL R.O.Y.
Harvey Kuenn
1954 Topps #25
1953 NL R.O.Y.
Wally Moon
1954 Topps #137
1954 AL R.O.Y.
Bob Grim
1955 Topps #80
1955 NL R.O.Y.
Bill Virdon
1955 Bowman #296
1955 AL R.O.Y.
Herb Score
1956 Topps #140
1956 NL R.O.Y.
Frank Robinson
1957 Topps #35
1956 AL R.O.Y.
Luis Aparicio
1956 Topps #292
1957 NL R.O.Y.
Jack Sanford
1957 Topps #387
1957 AL R.O.Y.
Tony Kubek
1957 Topps #312
1958 NL R.O.Y.
Orlando Cepeda
1958 Topps #343
1958 AL R.O.Y.
Albie Pearson
1958 Topps #317
1959 NL R.O.Y.
Willie McCovey
1960 Topps #
1959 AL R.O.Y.
Bob Allison
1959 Topps#116
1960 NL R.O.Y.
Frank Howard
1960 Topps #132
1960 AL R.O.Y.
Ron Hansen
1960 Topps #127
1961 NL R.O.Y.
Billy Williams
1961 Topps #141
1961 AL R.O.Y.
Don Schwall
1962 Topps #35
1962 NL R.O.Y.
Ken Hubbs
1962 Topps #461
1962 AL R.O.Y.
Tommy Tresh
1962 Topps #31
1963 NL R.O.Y.
Pete Rose
1963 Topps #537
1963 AL R.O.Y.
Gary Peters
1960 Topps #407
1964 NL R.O.Y.
Dick (Richie) Allen
1964 Topps #243
1963 AL R.O.Y.
Pedro (Tony) Oliva
1963 Topps 228
1965 NL R.O.Y.
Jim Lefebvre
1965 Topps #561
1965 AL R.O.Y.
Curt Blefary
1965 Topps #49
1966 NL R.O.Y.
Tommy Helms
1965 Topps #243
1966 AL R.O.Y.
Tommie Agee
1965 Topps #166
1967 NL R.O.Y.
Tom Seaver
1967 Topps #581
1967 AL R.O.Y.
Rod Carew
1967 Topps #569
1968 NL R.O.Y.
Johnny Bench
1968 Topps #247
1968 AL R.O.Y.
Stan Bahnsen
1967 Topps #93
1969 NL R.O.Y.
Ted Sizemore
1969 Topps #552
1969 AL R.O.Y.
Lou Piniella
1964 Topps #167
1970 NL R.O.Y.
Carl Morton
1969 Topps #646
1970 AL R.O.Y.
Thurmon Munson
1970 Topps #189
1971 NL R.O.Y.
Earl Williams
1971 Topps #52
1971 AL R.O.Y.
Chris Chambliss
1972 O-Pee-Chee #142
1972 NL R.O.Y.
Jon Matlack
1971 Topps #648
1972 AL R.O.Y.
Carlton Fisk
1972 Topps #79
1973 NL R.O.Y.
Gary Matthews
1973 Topps #606
1973 AL R.O.Y.
Al Bumbry
1973 Topps #614
1974 NL R.O.Y.
Bake McBride
1974 Topps #601
1974 AL R.O.Y.
Mike Hargrove
1975 Topps #106
1975 NL R.O.Y.
John Montefusco
1976 Topps #30
1975 AL R.O.Y.
Fred Lynn
1975 Topps #622
1976 NL R.O.Y.
Butch Metzger
1976 Topps #593
1976 NL R.O.Y.
Pat Zachry
1976 Topps #599
1976 AL R.O.Y.
Mark Fidrych
1977 Topps #265
1977 NL R.O.Y.
Andre Dawson
1977 Topps #473
1977 AL R.O.Y.
Eddie Murray
1978 Topps #36
1978 NL
Bob Horner
1979 Topps #596
1978 AL R.O.Y.
Lou Whitaker
1978 Topps #704
1979 NL R.O.Y.
Rick Sutcliffe
1980 Topps #544
1979 AL R.O.Y.
John Castino
1980 Topps #137
1979 AL R.O.Y.
Alfredo Griffin
1979 Topps #705
1980 NL R.O.Y.
Steve Howe
1981 Topps #693
1980 AL R.O.Y.
Joe Charboneau
1981 Topps #13
1981 NL R.O.Y.
Fernando Valenzuela
1981 Topps #302
1981 AL R.O.Y.
Dave Righetti
1982 Topps #439
1982 NL R.O.Y.
Steve Sax
1982 Topps #681
1982 AL R.O.Y.
Cal Ripken
1982 Topps #21
1983 NL R.O.Y.
Darryl Strawberry
1983 Topps Traded #108-T
1983 AL R.O.Y.
Ron Kittle
1983 Topps Traded #55-T
1984 NL R.O.Y.
Dwight Gooden
1984 Topps Traded #42-T
1984 AL R.O.Y.
Alvin Davis
1984 Topps Traded #28-T
1985NL R.O.Y.
Vince Coleman
1985 Topps Traded #24-T
1985 AL R.O.Y.
Ozzie Guillen
1985 Topps Traded #43-T
1986 NL R.O.Y.
Todd Worrell
1986 Topps Traded #127-T
1986 AL R.O.Y.
Jose Canseco
1986 Topps Traded #20-T
1987 NL R.O.Y.
Benito Santiago
1987 Topps Traded #109-T
1987 AL R.O.Y.
Mark McGwire
1985 Topps #401
1988 NL R.O.Y.
Chris Sabo
1988 Topps Traded #98-T
1988 AL R.O.Y.
Walt Weiss
1988 Topps Traded #126-T
1989 NL R.O.Y.
Jerome Walton
1989 Topps Traded #123-T
1989 AL R.O.Y.
Greg Olson
1989 Topps #161
1990 NL R.O.Y.
David Justice
1990 Score #650
1990 AL R.O.Y.
Sandy Alomar
1989 Topps #648
1991 NL R.O.Y.
Jeff Bagwell
1991 Topps Traded #4-T
1991 AL R.O.Y.
Chuck Knoblauch
1990 Bowman #415
1992 NL R.O.Y.
Eric Karros
1991 Bowman #604
1992 AL R.O.Y.
Pat Listach
1992 Bowman #526
1993 NL R.O.Y.
Mike Piazza
1992 Bowman #461
1993 AL R.O.Y.
Tim Salmon
1991 Bowman #203
1994 NL R.O.Y.
Raul Mondesi
1991 Bowman #593
1994 AL R.O.Y.
Bob Hamelin
1990 Bowman #379
1995 NL R.O.Y.
Hideo Nomo
1995 Topps Traded #40-T
1995 AL R.O.Y.
Marty Cordova
1993 Bowman #345
1996 NL R.O.Y.
Todd Hollandsworth
1991 Statium Club Dome #85
1996 AL R.O.Y.
Derek Jeter
1993 Upper Deck #449
1997 NL R.O.Y.
Scott Rolen
1995 Bowman‘s Best #B87
1997 AL R.O.Y.
Nomar Garciaparra
1992 Topps Traded #39-T
1998 NL R.O.Y.
Kerry Wood
1997 Bowman #196
1998 AL R.O.Y.
Ben Grieve
1994 Topps Traded #44-T
1999 NL R.O.Y.
Scott Williamson
1998 Bowman #371
1999 AL R.O.Y.
Carlos Beltran
1995 Topps Traded #18T
2000 NL R.O.Y.
Rafael Furcal
1999 Bowman Chrome #364
2000 AL R.O.Y.
Kazuhiro Saski
2000 Fleer Update #U13
2001 NL R.O.Y.
Albert Pujols
2001 Upper Deck #295
2001 AL R.O.Y.
Ichiro Susuki
2001 Topps #726
2002 NL R.O.Y.
Jason Jennings
1999 Bowman #435
2002 AL R.O.Y.
Eric Hinske
2001 Donruss #168
2003 NL R.O.Y.
Dontrelle Willis
2002 Bowman #120
2003 AL R.O.Y.
Angel Berroa
2001 Bowman Draft Picks #
2004 NL R.O.Y.
Jason Bay
2002 Bowman #120
2004 AL R.O.Y.
Bobby Crosby
2001 Bowman Draft Picks #
2005 NL R.O.Y.
Ryan Howard
2001 UD Prospect #62
2005 AL R.O.Y.
Huston Street
2004 Topps Traded #T86
2006 NL R.O.Y.
Hanley Ramirez
2003 Bowman #285
2006 AL R.O.Y.
Justin Verlander
2005 Bowman #174
2007 NL R.O.Y.
Ryan Braun
2005 Topps Update #313
2007 AL R.O.Y.
Dustin Pedroia
2004 UD SP Prospects #340
2008 NL R.O.Y.
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