Country United States Last awarded 1997 | First awarded 1946 Currently held by Magglio Ordóñez | |
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Awarded for American Association's Regular Season Rookie of the Year | ||
The American Association Rookie of the Year Award was an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1946, Jerry Witte won the first ever American Association Rookie of the Year Award. In 1997, Magglio Ordóñez won the final American Association Rookie of the Year Award.
First basemen and shortstops, with 6 winners each, have won the most among infielders, followed by second baseman and third basemen (5). Four catchers also won the award. Eighteen outfielders have won the Rookie of the Year Award, the most of any position. Two pitchers have won the Rookie of the Year Award.
Seven players each from the Denver Bears/Zephyrs and Indianapolis Indians have been selected for the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Omaha Cardinals/Dodgers/Royals (5); the Louisville Colonels/Redbirds, Milwaukee Brewers, Tulsa Oilers, and Wichita Braves/Aeros (3); the Iowa Cubs, Kansas City Blues, Nashville Sounds, Oklahoma City 89ers, Springfield Redbirds, and St. Paul Saints (2); and the Buffalo Bisons, Minneapolis Millers, and Toledo Mud Hens (1).
Eight players from the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds organizations (5); the Boston/Milwaukee Braves organization (4); the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees organizations (3); the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers organizations (2); and the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers,and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (1).