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All Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

The last season where two All-Star Games were played during the same season was in 1962. This was also the first year a committee of writers and executives in attendance voted for an All-Star Most Valuable Player Award.

The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award was originally called the Arch Ward Memorial Award in honor of sportswriter Arch Ward, who is credited with the idea of having this middle of the season classic event. In 1970 the award was renamed The Commissioner's Trophy and fourteen years later it resumed its original title. In 2002, which is the only year where no player won the award, it was renamed the Ted Williams Award in honor of the deceased slugger.

What follows below is a complete list of the recipients, leagues, teams, and position they were playing when each All-Star most valuable player was honored at the Midsummer Classic. NOTE: The year column links to the actual All-Star Game, the player names link to the player's career stats, the team name links to the franchise home page, and quantity data is displayed in columns where applicable.

"They throw the ball, I hit it; they hit the ball, I catch it." - Hall of Famer (1963 / 1968 All-Star Most Valuable Player Award Recipient) Willie Mays

Most Valuable Player Award All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
Year	Names^(Quantity)	League^(Qty)	Team^(Quantity)	Position
1962	Maury Wills⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽⁰¹⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽¹⁾	SS
1962	Leon Wagner⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽⁰¹⁾	Los Angeles Angels⁽¹⁾	OF
1963	Willie Mays⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽⁰²⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽¹⁾	OF
1964	Johnny Callison⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽⁰³⁾	Philadelphia Phillies⁽¹⁾	OF
1965	Juan Marichal⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽⁰⁴⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽²⁾	P
1966	Brooks Robinson⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽⁰²⁾	Baltimore Orioles⁽¹⁾	3B
1967	Tony Perez⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽⁰⁵⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽¹⁾	3B
1968	Willie Mays⁽²⁾	N.L.⁽⁰⁶⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽³⁾	OF
1969	Willie McCovey⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽⁰⁷⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽⁴⁾	1B
1970	Carl Yastrzemski⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽⁰³⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽¹⁾	1B
1971	Frank Robinson⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽⁰⁴⁾	Baltimore Orioles⁽²⁾	OF
1972	Joe Morgan⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽⁰⁸⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽²⁾	2B
1973	Bobby Bonds⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽⁰⁹⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽⁵⁾	OF
1974	Steve Garvey⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽¹⁰⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽²⁾	1B
1975	Bill Madlock⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽¹¹⁾	Chicago Cubs⁽¹⁾	3B
1975	Jon Matlack⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽¹¹⁾	New York Mets⁽¹⁾	P
1976	George Foster⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽¹²⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽³⁾	OF
1977	Don Sutton⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽¹³⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽³⁾	P
1978	Steve Garvey⁽²⁾	N.L.⁽¹⁴⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽⁴⁾	1B
1979	Dave Parker⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽¹⁵⁾	Pittsburgh Pirates⁽¹⁾	OF
1980	Ken Griffey⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽¹⁶⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽⁴⁾	OF
1981	Gary Carter⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽¹⁷⁾	Montreal Expos⁽¹⁾	C
1982	Dave Concepcion⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽¹⁸⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽⁵⁾	SS
1983	Fred Lynn⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽⁰⁵⁾	California Angels⁽²⁾	OF
1984	Gary Carter⁽²⁾	N.L.⁽¹⁹⁾	Montreal Expos⁽²⁾	C
1985	La Marr Hoyt⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽²⁰⁾	San Diego Padres⁽¹⁾	P
1986	Roger Clemens⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽⁰⁶⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽²⁾	P
1987	Tim Raines⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽²¹⁾	Montreal Expos⁽³⁾	LF
1988	Terry Steinbach⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽⁰⁷⁾	Oakland Athletics⁽¹⁾	C
1989	Bo Jackson⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽⁰⁸⁾	Kansas City Royals⁽¹⁾	LF
1990	Julio Franco⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽⁰⁹⁾	Texas Rangers⁽¹⁾	2B
1991	Cal Ripken, Jr.⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽¹⁰⁾	Baltimore Orioles⁽³⁾	SS
1992	Ken Griffey, Jr.⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽¹¹⁾	Seattle Mariners⁽¹⁾	CF
1993	Kirby Puckett⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽¹²⁾	Minnesota Twins⁽¹⁾	CF
1994	Fred McGriff⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽²²⁾	Atlanta Braves⁽¹⁾	1B
1995	Jeff Conine⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽²³⁾	Florida Marlins⁽¹⁾	LF
1996	Mike Piazza⁽¹⁾	N.L.⁽²⁴⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽⁵⁾	C
1997	Sandy Alomar, Jr.⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽¹³⁾	Cleveland Indians⁽¹⁾	C
1998	Roberto Alomar⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽¹⁴⁾	Baltimore Orioles⁽⁴⁾	2B
1999	Pedro Martinez⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽¹⁵⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽³⁾	P
2000	Derek Jeter⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽¹⁶⁾	New York Yankees⁽¹⁾	SS
2001	Cal Ripken, Jr.⁽²⁾	A.L.⁽¹⁷⁾	Baltimore Orioles⁽⁵⁾	3B
2002	Award Not Issued^(n/a)	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	Garret Anderson⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽¹⁸⁾	Anaheim Angels⁽³⁾	LF
2004	Alfonso Soriano⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽¹⁹⁾	Texas Rangers⁽²⁾	2B
2005	Miguel Tejada⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽²⁰⁾	Baltimore Orioles⁽⁶⁾	SS
2006	Michael Young⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽²¹⁾	Texas Rangers⁽³⁾	2B
2007	Ichiro Suzuki⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽²²⁾	Seattle Mariners⁽²⁾	CF
2008	J.D. Drew⁽¹⁾	A.L.⁽²³⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽⁴⁾	RF
2009	Not Yet Awarded^(07-2009)	--	--	--
Year	Names^(Quantity)	League^(Qty)	Team^(Quantity)	Position
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

Juan Marichal was the first pitcher to win the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award. 2002 was the first & only year where nobody won (game ended in a tie). Bill Madlock and Jon Matlack are the first & only players to share the award. Use this chart to create and answer countless other trivia based questions.

Did you know that since the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award started in 1962 American League players have received it twenty-three times and National League Players have received it twenty-four times?

Willie Mays was the first player to win the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award more than once and one of only four players who have won it twice. The other players are Gary Carter, Steve Garvey and Cal Ripken, Jr.

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