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National League Most Valuable Player Award Winners

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Winners of the National League Most Valuable Player Award from baseball history, as selected by the Baseball Writers of America:

2011: Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers

2010: Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds

2009: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals

2008: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals

2007: Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies

2006: Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies

2005: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals

2004: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants

2003: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants

2002: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants

2001: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants

2000: Jeff Kent, San Francisco Giants

1999: Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves

1998: Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs

1997: Larry Walker, Colorado Rockies

1996: Ken Caminiti, San Diego Padres

1995: Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds

1994: Jeff Bagwell, Houston Astros

1993: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants

1992: Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates

1991: Terry Pendleton, Atlanta Braves

1990: Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates

1989: Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco Giants

1988: Kirk Gibson, Los Angeles Dodgers

1987: Andre Dawson, Chicago Cubs

1986: Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies

1985: Willie McGee, St. Louis Cardinals

1984: Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs

1983: Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves

1982: Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves

1981: Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies

1980: Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Philles

1979: Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Keith Hernandez, St. Louis Cardinals

1978: Dave Parker, Pittsburgh Pirates

1977: George Foster, Cincinnati Reds

1976: Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds

1975: Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds

1974: Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers

1973: Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds

1972: Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds

1971: Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals

1970: Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds

1969: Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants

1968: Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals

1967: Orlando Cepeda, St. Louis Cardinals

1966: Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates

1965: Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants

1964: Ken Boyer, St. Louis Cardinals

1963: Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers

1962: Maury Wills, Los Angeles Dodgers

1961: Frank Robinson, Cincinnati Reds

1960: Dick Groat, Pittsburgh Pirates

1959: Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs

1958: Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs

1957: Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Braves

1956: Don Newcombe, Brooklyn Dodgers

1955: Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers

1954: Willie Mays, New York Giants

1953: Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers

1952: Hank Sauer, Chicago Cubs

1951: Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers

1950: Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia Phillies

1949: Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers

1948: Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals

1947: Bob Elliott, Boston Braves

1946: Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals

1945: Phil Cavarretta, Chicago Cubs

1944: Marty Marion, St. Louis Cardinals

1943: Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals

1942: Mort Cooper, St. Louis Cardinals

1941: Dolph Camilli, Brooklyn Dodgers

1940: Frank McCormick, Cincinnati Reds

1939: Bucky Walters, Cincinnati Reds

1938: Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati Reds

1937: Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals

1936: Carl Hubbell, New York Giants

1935: Gabby Hartnett, Chicago Cubs

1934: Dizzy Dean, St. Louis Cardinals

1933: Carl Hubbell, New York Giants

1932: Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillies

1931: Frank Frisch, St. Louis Cardinals

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