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The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community. It is named for Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente, who was killed in a plane crash in 1972 while delivering supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. The award has been given annually since 1971. From 1971-72 the award was known as The Commissioner's Award.
Previous Winners
| Year
| Player
|
| 1971 | Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants
|
| 1972
| Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles
|
| 1973
| Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers
|
| 1974
| Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| 1975
| Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals
|
| 1976
| Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
|
| 1977
| Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins
|
| 1978
| Greg Luzinski, Philadelphia Phillies
|
| 1979
| Andre Thornton, Cleveland Indians
|
| 1980
| Phil Niekro, Atlanta Braves
|
| 1981
| Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| 1982
| Ken Singleton, Baltimore Orioles
|
| 1983
| Cecil Cooper, Milwaukee Brewers
|
| 1984
| Ron Guidry, New York Yankees
|
| 1985
| Don Baylor, New York Yankees
|
| 1986
| Garry Maddox, Philadelphia Phillies
|
| 1987
| Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago Cubs
|
| 1988
| Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves
|
| 1989
| Gary Carter, New York Mets
|
| 1990
| Dave Stewart, Oakland Athletics
|
| 1991
| Harold Reynolds, Seattle Mariners
|
| 1992
| Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles
|
| 1993
| Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds
|
| 1994
| Dave Winfield, Minnesota Twins
|
| 1995
| Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals
|
| 1996
| Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins¹
|
| 1997
| Eric Davis, Baltimore Orioles
|
| 1998
| Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs
|
| 1999
| Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres
|
| 2000
| Al Leiter, New York Mets
|
| 2001
| Curt Schilling, Arizona Diamondbacks
|
| 2002
| Jim Thome, Cleveland Indians
|
| 2003
| Jamie Moyer, Seattle Mariners
|
| 2004
| Edgar Martinez, Seattle Mariners
|
| 2005
| John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves
|
¹ Kirby Puckett retired prior to the 1996 season.
