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Award Winners

The following are players with roots in South Carolina who won honors for their play in Major League Baseball. Award winners include All-Star appearances, Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and World Series Most Valuable Player.


ALL-STAR APPEARANCES

  • Tom Brewer - 1956
  • Lou Brissie - 1949
  • Larry Doby - 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
  • Ken Harrelson - 1968
  • Kirby Higbe - 1940, 1946
  • La Marr Hoyt - 1985 (MVP)
  • Willie Jones - 1950, 1951
  • Marty Marion - 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
  • Van Mungo - 1934, 1936, 1937
  • Bobo Newsom - 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944
  • Billy O'Dell - 1958, 1959
  • Willie Randolph - 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1989
  • Jim Rice - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
  • Bobby Richardson - 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
  • Aaron Robinson - 1947
  • Al Rosen - 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
  • Reggie Sanders - 1995
  • Mike Sharperson - 1992
  • Gorman Thomas - 1981
  • Bill Voiselle - 1944

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

  • Harry Byrd (AL 1952)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

  • Marty Marion (NL 1944)
  • Al Rosen (AL 1953)
  • Jim Rice (AL 1978)

CY YOUNG AWARD

  • La Marr Hoyt (AL 1983)

WORLD SERIES MVP

  • Bobby Richardson (1960)

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

  • Larry Doby (Cleveland)