Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award

Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award
SportBaseball
LeagueMajor League Baseball
Awarded forBest player of the month in National League and American League
CountryUnited States, Canada
History
First award1958 (NL)
1974 (AL)
Most winsBarry Bonds (13)
Most recent

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the Player of the Month Award is given monthly during the regular season to two outstanding players, one each in the National League (NL) and American League (AL). The NL first awarded the honor during the 1958 season, when league president Warren Giles conducted a poll of media members covering the then-eight NL teams and awarded winners an engraved desk set.[1][a] The AL did not issue its own award until 1974. The NL created a Pitcher of the Month Award in 1975 and the AL did likewise in 1979. Pitchers have not been eligible for the Player of the Month Award since then.

  1. ^ "Musial And Mays Tie For 'Player-Of-Month Award". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. UPI. June 5, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Musial, Mays Tie For Honor". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. UPI. June 5, 1958. p. 2A. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via newspapers.com.


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