Winners of the American League Most Valuable Player Award from baseball history, as selected by the Baseball Writers of America:
2012: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
2011: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
2010: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
2009: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
2008: Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
2007: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
2006: Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins
2005: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
2004: Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim Angels
2003: Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers
2002: Miguel Tejada, Oakland Athletics
2001: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners
2000: Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics
1999: Ivan Rodriguez, Texas Rangers
1998: Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers
1997: Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners
1996: Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers
1995: Mo Vaughn, Boston Red Sox
1994: Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
1993: Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
1992: Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics
1991: Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles
1990: Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics
1989: Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers
1988: Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics
1987: George Bell, Toronto Blue Jays
1986: Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox
1985: Don Mattingly, New York Yankees
1984: Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers
1983: Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles
1982: Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers
1981: Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers
1980: George Brett, Kansas City Royals
1979: Don Baylor, California Angels
1978: Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox
1977: Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins
1976: Thurman Munson, New York Yankees
1975: Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox
1974: Jeff Burroughs, Texas Rangers
1973: Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics
1972: Dick Allen, Chicago White Sox
1971: Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics
1970: Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles
1969: Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins
1968: Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers
1967: Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox
1966: Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles
1965: Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins
1964: Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles
1963: Elston Howard, New York Yankees
1962: Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees
1961: Roger Maris, New York Yankees
1960: Roger Maris, New York Yankees
1959: Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox
1958: Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox
1957: Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees
1956: Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees
1955: Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
1954: Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
1953: Al Rosen, Cleveland Indians
1952: Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics
1951: Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
1950: Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees
1949: Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
1948: Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians
1947: Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees
1946: Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
1945: Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers
1944: Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers
1943: Spud Chandler, New York Yankees
1942: Joe Gordon, New York Yankees
1941: Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees
1940: Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers
1939: Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees
1938: Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox
1937: Charley Gehringer, Detroit Tigers
1936: Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees
1935: Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers
1934: Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers
1933: Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics
1932: Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics
1931: Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics
