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Good Guy Award

Members of the Cleveland chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America vote annually for Good Guy Award receipient. The award, which is called in full the Frank Gibbons-Steve Olin Good Guy Award, was named in honor of former Cleveland Press sportswriter Frank Gibbons and pitcher Steve Olin, both of whom had the "good guy" qualities the writers vote for each year - a player or member of the Indians staff who is the most cooperative and exhibits professional behavior through the season.

"'I checked with the Brewers for the height and weight of our new guys (Jamie Easterly & Gorman Thomas). As soon as I picked out uniforms that I thought would fit, I sent them home to my wife, Mary. She stitched the players' names and numbers on the shirts in a couple of hours." - Clubhouse Manager Cy Buynak (New York Times, Thomas Rogers, 10/10/2007)

Good Guy Award by Cleveland Baseball Writers
Year	Winner^(Quantity)	Position/Title
1968	Al Dark⁽¹⁾	Manager
1969	Lou Klimchock⁽¹⁾	Infielder
1970	Larry Brown⁽¹⁾	Infielder
1971	Hank Peters⁽¹⁾	General Manager
1972	Dino Lucarelli⁽¹⁾	Public Relations Director
1973	Bob Gill⁽¹⁾	Assistant Public Relations Director
1974	Harold Bossard⁽¹⁾	Groundskeepers
1974	Marshall Bossard⁽¹⁾	Groundskeepers
1975	Boog Powell⁽¹⁾	First Baseman
1976	Jim Warfield⁽¹⁾	Trainer
1977	Cy Buynak⁽¹⁾	Clubhouse Manager
1978	Duane Kuiper⁽¹⁾	Second Baseman
1979	Sid Monge⁽¹⁾	Pitcher
1980	Rick Manning⁽¹⁾	Outfielder
1981	Mike Seghi⁽¹⁾	Traveling Secretary
1982	Dennis Sommers⁽¹⁾	First Base Coach
1983	Don McMahon⁽¹⁾	Pitching Coach (Former Player)
1984	Andre Thornton⁽¹⁾	Designated Hitter
1985	Mike Hargrove⁽¹⁾	First Baseman
1986	Johnny Groyl⁽¹⁾	Third Base Coach
1987	Andre Thornton⁽²⁾	Designated Hitter
1988	Doc Edwards⁽¹⁾	Manager
1989	Bud Black⁽¹⁾	Pitcher
1989	Tom Candiotti⁽¹⁾	Pitcher
1990	Brook Jacoby⁽¹⁾	Third Baseman
1991	Mike Hargrove⁽²⁾	Manager (Former Player)
1992	Felix Fermin⁽¹⁾	Shortstop
1993	Cy Buynak⁽²⁾	Clubhouse Manager
1994	Not Awarded Due to Strike	--
1995	Jim Thome⁽¹⁾	Third Baseman
1996	Omar Vizquel⁽¹⁾	Shortstop
1997	Orel Hershiser⁽¹⁾	Pitcher
1998	Luis Isaac⁽¹⁾	Bullpen Coach
1999	Dave Burba⁽¹⁾	Pitcher
2000	Sandy Alomar, Jr.⁽¹⁾	Catcher
2001	Charles Nagy⁽¹⁾	Pitcher
2002	Joel Skinner⁽¹⁾	Manager (Former Player)
2003	Ellis Burks⁽¹⁾	Designated Hitter
2004	Casey Blake⁽¹⁾	Third Baseman
2005	Aaron Boone⁽¹⁾	Third Baseman
2006	Paul Byrd⁽¹⁾	Pitcher
2007	Not Yet Announced^(11-2007)	--
Year	Winner^(Quantity)	Position/Title

Only two people have won the Good Guy Award more than once, Clubhouse Manager Cy Buynak (1977 & 1993) and designated hitter Andre Thornton.

In 1971 Hank Peters won the award serving in capacity as the Vice President / Player Personnel for the Cleveland Indians and in 1975 Peters became the sixth president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.

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