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League Championship Most Valuable Player Award

The League Championship Most Valuable Player Award was first given by the National League following the 1977 League Championship. The American League followed suit in 1980. The winner of this series specific most valuable honor is selected by a committee of writers and executives in attendance and announced at the conclusion of the League Championship Series.

"Thank you baseball, thank you Miami, thank you America." - Livan Hernandez after winning the 1997 National League Championship Most Valuable Player Award

A.L.C.S. Most Valuable Player Award American League Championship Series MVP
Year	Name^(Quantity)	Team	Position
1980	Frank White⁽¹⁾	Kansas City	2B
1981	Graig Nettles⁽¹⁾	New York	3B
1982	Fred Lynn⁽¹⁾	California	OF
1983	Mike Boddicker⁽¹⁾	Baltimore	P
1984	Kirk Gibson⁽¹⁾	Detroit	OF
1985	George Brett⁽¹⁾	Kansas City	3B
1986	Marty Barrett⁽¹⁾	Boston	2B
1987	Gary Gaetti⁽¹⁾	Minnesota	3B
1988	Dennis Eckersley⁽¹⁾	Oakland	P
1989	Rickey Henderson⁽¹⁾	Oakland	OF
1990	Dave Stewart⁽¹⁾	Oakland	P
1991	Kirby Puckett⁽¹⁾	Minnesota	OF
1992	Roberto Alomar⁽¹⁾	Toronto	2B
1993	Dave Stewart⁽²⁾	Toronto	P
1994	Strike Season^(n/a)	n/a	n/a
1995	Orel Hershiser⁽²⁾	Cleveland	P
1996	Bernie Williams⁽¹⁾	New York	OF
1997	Marquis Grissom⁽¹⁾	Cleveland	OF
1998	David Wells⁽¹⁾	New York	P
1999	Orlando Hernandez⁽¹⁾	New York	P
2000	David Justice⁽¹⁾	New York	OF
2001	Andy Pettitte⁽¹⁾	New York	P
2002	Adam Kennedy⁽¹⁾	Anaheim	2B
2003	Mariano Rivera⁽¹⁾	New York	P
2004	David Ortiz⁽¹⁾	Boston	DH
2005	Paul Konerko⁽¹⁾	Chicago	1B
2006	Placido Polanco⁽¹⁾	Detroit	2B
2007	Josh Beckett⁽¹⁾	Boston	P
2008	Matt Garza⁽¹⁾	Tampa Bay	P
2009	C.C. Sabathia⁽¹⁾	New York	P
2010	Not Yet Announced^(10-2010)	--	--
Year	Name^(Quantity)	Team	Position
A.L.C.S. Most Valuable Player Award

N.L.C.S. Most Valuable Player Award National League Championship Series MVP
Year	Name^(Quantity)	Team	Position
1977	Dusty Baker⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	OF
1978	Steve Garvey⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	1B
1979	Willie Stargell⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh	1B
1980	Manny Trillo⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	2B
1981	Burt Hooton⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	P
1982	Darrell Porter⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	C
1983	Gary Matthews⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	OF
1984	Steve Garvey⁽²⁾	San Diego	1B
1985	Ozzie Smith⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	SS
1986	Mike Scott⁽¹⁾	Houston	P
1987	Jeffrey Leonard⁽¹⁾	San Francisco	OF
1988	Orel Hershiser⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles	P
1989	Will Clark⁽¹⁾	San Francisco	1B
1990	Rob Dibble⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	P
1990	Randy Myers⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati	P
1991	Steve Avery⁽¹⁾	Atlanta	P
1992	John Smoltz⁽¹⁾	Atlanta	P
1993	Curt Schilling⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	P
1994	Strike Season^(n/a)	n/a	n/a
1995	Mike Devereaux⁽¹⁾	Atlanta	OF
1996	Javy Lopez⁽¹⁾	Atlanta	C
1997	Livan Hernandez⁽¹⁾	Florida	P
1998	Sterling Hitchcock⁽¹⁾	San Diego	P
1999	Eddie Perez⁽¹⁾	Atlanta	C
2000	Mike Hampton⁽¹⁾	New York	P
2001	Craig Counsell⁽¹⁾	Arizona	2B
2002	Benito Santiago⁽¹⁾	San Francisco	C
2003	Ivan Rodriguez⁽¹⁾	Florida	C
2004	Albert Pujols⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	1B
2005	Roy Oswalt⁽¹⁾	Houston	P
2006	Jeff Suppan⁽¹⁾	St. Louis	P
2007	Matt Holliday⁽¹⁾	Colorado	OF
2008	Cole Hamels⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	P
2009	Ryan Howard⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia	1B
2010	Not Yet Announced^(10-2010)	--	--
Year	Name^(Quantity)	Team	Position
N.L.C.S. Most Valuable Player Award

Did you know that Fred Lynn (1982), Mike Scott (1986) and Jeffrey Leonard (1987) each won the League Cham pionship Award while playing on the losing team?

Livan Hernandez and Orlando Hernandez are the first set of brothers to win the the L.C.S. Most Valuable Player Award, Steve Garvey is the first player to win it twice, and Dave Stewart is the first pitcher to win it twice.

1988 was the first season in which a pitcher dominated each Series and won both (American & National League) of the possible awards & 1990 was the first season where the award was split between two players (N.L.).

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